Tag: Electricity on Shabbat
New Project Brings Shabbat Home in 1,600 Cities Worldwide November 6-7
In a world reeling from a pandemic and a divisive U.S. election, the 7th annual international Shabbat Project offers unity, optimism, and a much-needed break from the 24-hour news cycle.
Biggest Shabbat Project Ever Included Jews in 1,685 Cities, 106 Countries
From November 15-16, the 7th annual international Shabbat Project outdid its predecessors on all fronts, attracting record numbers of participants.
IDF Chef Who Cooked on Shabbat Confined to Base for Two Weeks
The cook lit a fire on Shabbat and cooked a packet of chickpeas for a vegetarian soldier. An officer who noticed this reported the incident to the battalion commander and the cook was court martialed.
Former Shas MK: Solve Train Problem the Jewish Way – Use Goyim
Amsalem suggested that the clash over the railroad works over the past two Shabbat days was mostly about politics.
Orthodox Rabbi Teaching Halakha Beyond the Shulkhan Arukh, Judaism Beyond the Commandments
"I'm sure that if Maimonides, or Rabbi Yosef Karo lived today, they would say: We never wrote our codifications for a time when the State of Israel would be established."
