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The only admonition in Scripture is to not forsake the assembling of ourselves together. It says NOTHING about having to go once a week.

If someone is going to be picky about obeying the Ten Commandments, they they need to be particular to observe ALL the Law including the command of rest on the Sabbath, which is not Sunday.

And if anyone thinks that by obeying the Law, they're pleasing God or earning salvation, they need to read again what Jesus said to and about the Pharisees who were masters at keeping the Law.

The kept the Law to the letter, and it still didn't save them because the Law CAN'T save anyone. that was never it's intended purpose. The reason the Law was given was to lead us to Christ, not as a means of procuring salvation by obedience to it.

So, no, nobody is obligated or obliged to obey the Law.

Galatians 2:15-26 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

Galatians 2:19-21 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.

Galatians 2:19-25 19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator. 20 A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one.

21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

23 Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. 24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.

The Law was put into effect to show us our sinfulness and lead us to Christ for salvation in Him through faith.

When God put the Law into effect, He KNEW we'd never be able to keep it and that it could not impart spiritual life. Sin already had caused spiritual death. Life is not imparted based on works.