“Now, you claim that you live near Syracuse, NY and I’m not sure what time sundown was last Friday and Saturday, for the sake of this exercise we’ll just say it was around 7:00 PM EDT. “
Say it ain’t so.....
Some stats on daylight for the Syracuse area....
Astronomy
September 2, 2011 ........Rise:..........Set:
Actual Time..................6:29 AM EDT ......7:37 PM EDT
Civil Twilight...............6:00 AM EDT ......8:06 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight............5:26 AM EDT ......8:41 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight...4:49 AM EDT ......9:17 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light:...........14h 05m
Length of Day......................13h 07m
Tomorrow will be 2m 49s shorter.
10thAmendment dude is no longer a practicing Jew, or at least not Orthodox. So that is kind of moot.
I am a practicing Orthodox Jew, but my situation is a little different from some of the Observant Jews here on FR.
For one, there is no Synagogue within 50 miles of where I live, which is pretty remote. I do make sure that all my work is done and food prepared before sundown. At the proper time, I light the candles and recite the prayers. When the baby is in bed, I DO post on FR. It is my worst vice, but I think G-d will forgive me. It certainly isn’t work, and I have no family except for FR.
As I pray constantly, anytime, all the time, I do not fear that I will be foresaken. If this is the worst thing I ever do, I think I will be okay.