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Thursday, December 23, 2010

To E-read or not to E-read?

To E-read or not to E-read?

That is the question, on the minds of many observant Jews. Should reading from an e-book be allowed on the Sabbath, many different religious scholars have many different opinions.

"So how are Jews responding? Some are thinking of ways to accommodate emerging technology within the structure of traditional Sabbath observance while others wrestle with the implications of the shifting media landscape for Jewish law and observance. A number stress that, regardless of legal considerations, the Sabbath's rules and spirit have never been more important they are today, when technology saturates our lives."

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/12/people-of-the-e-book-observant-jews-struggle-with-sabbath-in-a-digital-age/68289

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