tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post6410524748223387145..comments2024-03-18T19:59:12.814+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Judging Shabbos ObservanceRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-55298500195218113382012-12-18T12:15:58.683+02:002012-12-18T12:15:58.683+02:00I would say that "contradiction" in too ...I would say that "contradiction" in too strong a term. People aren't perfect. I know very few people who keep shabbos 100%.<br /><br />It was a bit foolish on his part, though, to do something widely viewed as against shabbos to defend his keeping it. I don't think it would have taken very much trying on his part to wait until after shabbos to do it.yoni r.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-85244147941897290952012-12-18T05:23:12.265+02:002012-12-18T05:23:12.265+02:00Only incandescent lights are clearly d'oraysa ...Only incandescent lights are clearly d'oraysa - most if not all lights on a computer are LEDs. dlzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269900740743979382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-41782602277834817752012-12-17T17:24:30.313+02:002012-12-17T17:24:30.313+02:00it would take a lot of effort to make sur eit stay...it would take a lot of effort to make sur eit stays only a drabanan or less. your usage of the computer causes lights to flash which would likely be the biggest problem. it might sometimes be a grama, but other lights affected might not be. the rest of the computer activity is probably a drabanan at worst, as long as one leaves the computer on in advance, doesnt turn on/off caps and num lock...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-32251913260944218032012-12-17T16:42:32.115+02:002012-12-17T16:42:32.115+02:00It may not even be a D'Rabanan! It might just...It may not even be a D'Rabanan! It might just be a very strong minhag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-42393840946322386752012-12-17T15:52:45.465+02:002012-12-17T15:52:45.465+02:00On a purely halachik level, lighting a fire is D&#...On a purely halachik level, lighting a fire is D'Oraisa, while posting to Facebook is quite possibly a D'Rabanan.BRnoreply@blogger.com