I have come full swing on Shabbas observance.
From a child who did not know anything about shabbas overall other than a Friday night service and maybe Saturday services to a full blown "shomer Shabbas" with no electricity and no driving and alot more in my 30s.
In effect, I came full circle for today, I keep the sabbath of course, but without a ban on electricity and without a ban on even driving today.
I realize that the uber religious will call your author of the heresy files a heretic himself, but in reality, I feel a guiding hand on my life.
If you do not like that, I am sorry for you. I sort of feel that a child whose daddy might only be home with him on sabbath might enjoy going to the Zoo with his father or mother.
Either way, lets get rid of the sabbath abuses of 'power'.
I feel that the name "shomer shabbas" while clearly denoting a certain lifestyle is really a misnomer.
Noone is the protector of the sabbath. That is G-ds job.
Calling youself shomer shabbas is in effect a great way to try to inflate your self worth.
And for that, I do not use the term and I feel it is a bridge to falsification of religious orthodoxy.
(p.s. I do not light a fire in my home on sabbath, I do not work on sabbath. I do enjoy a kiddish and maybe challah and time with my family). Candles too of course. Havdalah also.
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