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Survey Shows Deep Split among Israeli Jews over Shabbat Soccer

By JNi.Media

The Smith Institute survey proves for the Nth time that the polls yield results based on how you write the questions, or, in this case, how you cut your random sample of respondents.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Business and Economy

Survey: Vast Majority of Israeli Businesses Prefer to Stay Shut on Shabbat

By JNi.Media

The vast majority of respondents said staying closed or open on Shabbat should be left to them to decide, while 19% preferred that the decision be enforced by the authorities.

Halacha & Hashkafa

An Almost Successful Baal Teshuvah

By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen

Question: Someone tried to observe Shabbat but could not hold out from violating its laws in the latter part of the day. Does he receive a reward for the amount of Shabbat he observed? Or is reward based on the principle of “all or nothing”? In other words, does Shabbat observance require a total commitment such that partial observance is comparable to not observing Shabbat altogether?

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter VIII

By Ruchama Feuerman

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