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Originally Posted by Locke
I've heard of some of the wacky rules with the hardcores (Hasidics) that technically operating a light switch or whatever is 'work' and cannot be permitted on the Sabbath.
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Apart from the workaround, the one kinda amusing thing about the whole no-electronics rule was that one of the world's biggest photo/electronics stores (B&H) was across town... operated by and employing many of the same Hasidics.
Closed every Saturday btw (even the website doesn't take orders that day).
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I'm not 'Anti-Religion' in any sense, but guys, come on, lets dial 'er back a little here.
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Yeah, I'm with you. But hey, it's not just the hardcore Jews. Every religion has its quirks and obsessions....Hindus have their cows, Mormons have their caffeine, Environmentalists have their single-use plastics...