Posted on 07/23/2013 5:43:42 AM PDT by expat1000
The chief rabbi of Russia had no choice but to walk 19 miles from Moscow airport after his plane unexpectedly landed just minutes before the beginning of Shabbat.
The rabbi, Berel Lazar, walked from the airport to his home, after landing about 10 minutes before Shabbat.
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Isn’t the allowable distance to walk on Sabbath considerably less than 19 miles?
What would it have meant, halakhically speaking, if he had landed 10 minutes after Shabbos began?
Forgot about that. Of course, who would want to spend Shabbos in an airport lounge?
>>Isn’t the allowable distance to walk on Sabbath considerably less than 19 miles?
Doubtless there are people that spend hours debating and researching this stuff.
http://www.askmoses.com/en/article/208,146/How-far-am-I-allowed-to-walk-on-Shabbat.html
Perhaps a knowledgeable person on the subject will join in - I’m not in that category!
“If thy ox falleth into a ditch on the Sabbath, pull him out.”
Even under the Law, there were common sense allowances for true emergencies.
Gee I learned a new site Askmoses.
Somewhat different than a delayed international flight.
At the same time, this flight was not due to the Rabbi's poor planning - it was due to the civil obligation that Putin had effectively imposed on him to attend that Belgrade event.
Had he refused to go, it could have had negative implications for his community.
Couldn’t he have paid the cabbie in advance?
wow-askmoses...that’s a new one! I love FR-learn something new everyday!
I learned all about Shabbos from one of my favorite movies “The Big Lewboski”...
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19 miles? Someone should buy the Rabbi some new shoes.
A very contemplative walk, one hopes.
“I don’t roll on Shabbos”!!
Walter Kolchak
“...who’s in charge of scheduling?”
“Burkhalter.”
“I told that Kraut a f*****g thousand times that I don’t roll on Shabbos!”
This is literally an exercise in obedience to God over the false god of convenience. How many of us would walk 19 miles to synagogue or church if our car broke down? And yet what is more important?
I respect those who live by their own rules, even when it is inconvenient or downright painful. With the exception of Islam, whose rules call for them to enslave or kill me if I won’t convert.
I wonder how many Russian non-Jews along the way came out to offer the rebbe a drink of water.
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