*Alex wrote* To my mind, public and open violation of Shabbat is NOT the way to bring more Jews to study! It the other way around: those in visible “Jewish” positions must demonstrate their respect for Jewish laws to encourage serious attitude to the study of Jewish beliefs, culture, history, laws, etc.
*Let me tell you a story* Many years ago, we spent Shabbat in* Bayit V'gan *with lifelong [O] friends. Their shul honored me with an aliyah. The *gabbai *had a card with a sliding paperclip. *Gabbai* *kamma*? *Me* *kamma mah*? I don't remember *exactly* what he responded, but I got the idea and named a figure in NIS. I was delighted to do so. *Motzei shabbat, *I left the contribution with my friends. I saw nothing wrong then and see nothing wrong now with the various check-out systems. Given that prayer and study are inextricably linked, I would love to see fellow Jews check out books to read Shabbat afternoon. [I'll leave aside for the moment the issue of an *eruv *because that is a much larger issue.] NOTE: I receive mail on *[email protected]* but send mail from * [email protected]* -- *___________________________________________ Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. & Eng. 1520 Sherwood Ave., East Lansing MI 48823-1885 Ph. 517.337.1545 FAX 517.337.1665 [email protected] http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weinshan Anybody who is not paranoid about PHISHing is crazy.*
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