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   Richard Gerald Jordan(en.wikipedia.org)

   1 points by _hijk 4y ago|0 comments
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   by _hijk 5y ago

   The answer to that question is quite tricky because the spirit of the law gets much less discussion in the literature compared to the letter. A simple explanation is that God restricted Jews from 'work' that affects the world in c
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   by _hijk 5y ago

   For sure, the main reason for Shabbat elevators is for people who have trouble taking the stairs. My alternative approach still does hit every floor, just on every second pass allowing people who can take the stairs one floor to decrease th
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   by _hijk 5y ago

   I wanted to post an alternative approach to 'rules lawyering' in Judaism in contrast to the 'loophole' approach taken by some comments in the thread: God does not have a vendetta against elevators. God decreed specific
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   by _hijk 5y ago

   Someone checks the eruv every week before Shabbat[1] and they have a weekly announcement if it is operational [2]. [1] https://www.npr.org/2019/05/13/721551785/a-fishing-line-enci... [2] https:/&#x
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   by _hijk 5y ago

   I am an orthodox Jew who lives in an apartment building with a Sabbath elevator. I usually takes the stairs on the Sabbath, but use the elevator occasionally. While in it, I always contemplate other possible strategies the elevator could us