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How exactly would the Sabbath be defined for a voyager who circumnavigated the globe?

In terms of practical halachah this can be broken down into three situations:

1. The international date line in halachah

2. Sabbath in space (eulogy for astronaut Ilan Ramon A"H)

3. Sabbath near the Arctic Circle (where there is 6 months day and 6 months night)

Now that's cool.

When I was at the University of Michigan, I sometimes went to Chabad House for Shabat and once for Pesach. As a science fiction fan, I had to ask the Rabbi, what Judaism said about the possibility of life on other planets.

His response was, something like, "We don't know. When we get there, we'll see what is there and then figure things out though the Torah."

The one thing I remember exactly is that he said, "When we get there." Not "If," "When." I've always liked that.

Your references to Halakha are quaint. The learned Rabbis must have been well rewarded for such important scholarship. Maybe they spent decades contemplating such lofty legal issues ? Who knows ?

By the way, jurisprudence is my specialty.

How much do you know about the Halakahic interpretations regarding sexual abuse of a child ?

Do you know what punishment is recommended in the Pentateuch for this crime ?

How many adults in the Holy Land have sexually abused a child ?

How many acts of child sexual abuse have been committed ?

How much rope would be needed to strangle the perpetrators of such acts in the Holy Land ?

What are the opinions of the Chief Rabbis of the State of Israel on this very important commandment ?

P.S. As Napoleon said, "Strategy is the art of using time and space well."

The Master of the Universe is the Grand Strategist. He will soon cast judgment on how time and space is used in the Holy Land.