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How does sabbath work in space? If you are not on Earth, but it is Saturday on Earth, is it sabbath?
by 29athrowaway 6y ago
How does sabbath work in space?
If you are not on Earth, but it is Saturday on Earth, is it sabbath?
- bradrn 6y agoNot sure about the exact rule, but I believe Jewish astronauts use the time zone of the place they launched from.
- 29athrowaway 6y agoWhat if they settle on Mars?
- TchoBeer 6y agoThis is very much an open question in halacha. I'd assume they'd use Mars time for sunrise/sunset, but how the calendar would work I have no idea. Halacha is very earth-centric and I don't know what it would look like in space.
- TchoBeer 6y agoThis is a great question, not just in space but also very far up north where it doesn't always have a sunrise and sunset. I don't remember exactly what the answer was, but I do remember reading something good about it. Maybe I'll go look for it.
- nostrebored 6y agoBeyond shabbat, there are other interesting ramifications for making when to make brachot, time based positive commitments, etc.
- pR1vaCy_1000 6y agohttps://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/632169/jewish/Shabbat-in-Space.htm https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/632169/jewish...
- rswail 6y agoThink about the Jews that were on American Samoa when they skipped Friday and changed to Saturday (moving the international date line) so that they matched with the rest of Samoa...