Your comfort level with Jewish Law, and Shabbat
Shabbat Shalom! Just curious as to everyone's different ways of keeping Shabbat. For example, I'm into the candle, meal, temple, go home and relax/read/internet sort of thing for Fridays. On Saturdays, I just relax at home - with lights, yes. My rabbis always mentioned if you're not going to do something, have a reason why and why not you're going to do it, expect for just not doing it. My reasoning behind using electricity and spending money is that I don't need to stop doing those things to feel that God is close to me, and to "rest". I still separate Shabbat from the rest of the week by the other things I do.
Also, one time I went to a Shabbat dinner, and this girl tells my friend " well, I keep Shabbas, so I don't feel comfortable giving you my phone number." - What? No one asked her to write anything or pull out her Blackberry. I just never heard of anyone refusing to give information because of Shabbat.
Also, one time I went to a Shabbat dinner, and this girl tells my friend " well, I keep Shabbas, so I don't feel comfortable giving you my phone number." - What? No one asked her to write anything or pull out her Blackberry. I just never heard of anyone refusing to give information because of Shabbat.