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Old 02-21-2024, 11:35 AM   #2710
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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.
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.
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...
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