> *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. >>>> It is important to remember that this list goes out to Jews across the spectrum of attitudes towards Halakhah. For the Orthodox the issue is cut and dry - no writing, no carrying, no way. For the Reform there is no issue. For the others, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Renewal, independent the situation is more complex. The Rabbi of the synagogue can set out a position on Halakhah that is much more literal in the reading of the Halakhah. The Rabbi may or may not be in congruence with the community. The Librarian should follow the lead of the Rabbi. If the Rabbi is not concerned with this the Librarian should follow their own conscience. Additionally, there is an issue of encouraging use of the library. If the library is open on Shabbat (a decision which in unassailable from a Halakhic point of view) it is inevitable that some congregants will want to check out books. There will always be some Guerrilla check-outs. However, the librarian should work with the Rabbi to develop a policy that the Librarian can assert with full institutional authority. A variety have been suggested in this forum in times past and I will not rehash them. However, what is most essential to say, is that this is a librarianship listserve and not a halakhah listserve and certainly not a halakhah listserve of a specific stream of Judaism. Discussion of halakhah is certainly welcome here, but only when it is considerate towards klal yisrael. All the best, Henry Henry Hollander. Bookseller 843 Twenty-Fourth Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121 415-831-3228 tel [email protected] http://www.hollanderbooks.com ALL KINDS OF JEWISH BOOKS ------=_20120418143759_14692 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <br />> *Alex wrote*<br />> <br />> To my mind, public and open violation of Shabbat is NOT the way to bring<br />> more Jews to study! It the other way around: those in visible “Jewish”<br />> positions must demonstrate their respect for Jewish laws to encourage<br />> serious attitude to the study of Jewish beliefs, culture, history, laws,<br />> etc.<br />> <br /> It is important to remember that this list goes out to Jews across the spectrum of attitudes towards Halakhah. For the Orthodox the issue is cut and dry - no writing, no carrying, no way. For the Reform there is no issue. For the others, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Renewal, independent the situation is more complex. The Rabbi of the synagogue can set out a position on Halakhah that is much more literal in the reading of the Halakhah. The Rabbi may or may not be in congruence with the community. The Librarian should follow the lead of the Rabbi. If the Rabbi is not concerned with this the Librarian should follow their own conscience. Additionally, there is an issue of encouraging use of the library. If the library is open on Shabbat (a decision which in unassailable from a Halakhic point of view) it is inevitable that some congregants will want to check out books. There will always be some Guerrilla check-outs. However, the librarian should work with the Rabbi to develop a policy that the Librarian can assert with full institutional authority. A variety have been suggested in this forum in times past and I will not rehash them.<br /><br />However, what is most essential to say, is that this is a librarianship listserve and not a halakhah listserve and certainly not a halakhah listserve of a specific stream of Judaism. Discussion of halakhah is certainly welcome here, but only when it is considerate towards klal yisrael.<br /><br />All the best,<br />Henry<br /><br /><br /><br />Henry Hollander. Bookseller<br />843 Twenty-Fourth Avenue<br />San Francisco, CA 94121<br />415-831-3228 tel<br />[email protected]<br />http://www.hollanderbooks.com<br /><br />ALL KINDS OF JEWISH BOOKS ------=_20120418143759_14692-- Henry Hollander. Bookseller 843 Twenty-Fourth Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121 415-831-3228 tel [email protected] http://www.hollanderbooks.com ALL KINDS OF JEWISH BOOKS
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