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Chief rabbi of Russia walks 19 miles after landing in airport minutes before Shabbat [Sabbath]
Your Jewish News ^ | Debbie Gross

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at yourjewishnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Russia
KEYWORDS: berellazar; jewish; judaism

1 posted on 07/23/2013 5:43:42 AM PDT by expat1000
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To: Nachum; justiceseeker93

Of possible interest for your ping lists


2 posted on 07/23/2013 5:44:39 AM PDT by expat1000
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To: expat1000

Isn’t the allowable distance to walk on Sabbath considerably less than 19 miles?


3 posted on 07/23/2013 5:52:43 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: expat1000

What would it have meant, halakhically speaking, if he had landed 10 minutes after Shabbos began?


4 posted on 07/23/2013 5:54:09 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: SharpRightTurn

Forgot about that. Of course, who would want to spend Shabbos in an airport lounge?


5 posted on 07/23/2013 5:55:41 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: SharpRightTurn; wideawake

>>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!


6 posted on 07/23/2013 6:01:03 AM PDT by expat1000
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To: SharpRightTurn

“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.


7 posted on 07/23/2013 6:12:34 AM PDT by Tucker39
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To: expat1000

Gee I learned a new site Askmoses.


8 posted on 07/23/2013 6:13:40 AM PDT by ncfool (Obama's aMeriKa 2012 The land of entitlement for the 51% crowd.)
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To: Tucker39
Your ox falling into the ditch meant that he might die and that you would not be able to plant your fields and your family might go hungry.

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.

9 posted on 07/23/2013 6:20:05 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: expat1000

Couldn’t he have paid the cabbie in advance?


10 posted on 07/23/2013 6:23:41 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: ncfool

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”...

;)


11 posted on 07/23/2013 6:23:53 AM PDT by homegroan (Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option....)
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To: homegroan
"I'm Shomer Shabbos!"
12 posted on 07/23/2013 6:30:26 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: homegroan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmULYr1nsZ0


13 posted on 07/23/2013 6:30:59 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: expat1000

19 miles? Someone should buy the Rabbi some new shoes.


14 posted on 07/23/2013 6:33:03 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: PghBaldy

A very contemplative walk, one hopes.


15 posted on 07/23/2013 7:08:56 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: EEGator

“I don’t roll on Shabbos”!!

Walter Kolchak


16 posted on 07/23/2013 7:11:08 AM PDT by markoman (The man with the rubber glove was....surprisingly gentle.)
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To: markoman

“...who’s in charge of scheduling?”

“Burkhalter.”

“I told that Kraut a f*****g thousand times that I don’t roll on Shabbos!”


17 posted on 07/23/2013 7:21:38 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: expat1000

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?


18 posted on 07/23/2013 7:52:45 AM PDT by edwinland
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To: edwinland

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.


19 posted on 07/23/2013 11:16:15 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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