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Many of us come from different backgrounds and thus see Shabbat in different perspectives. So I've created this thread so people can openly state their positive views in relation to it. You can cover how you enjoy it or simply give weekly salutations. So lets see how this version goes.
I absolutely enjoy making Challot every Friday morning in preparation for Erev Shabbat blessings. Going to shul Friday night and Saturday morning are highlights of my week. I must say I don't mind the relaxation of not working Friday and Saturday either!
Cancer doesn't have a day of rest, so like every Shabbat, I spend mine visiting with young adult cancer inpatients at a major cancer center where I now receive follow-up care. Normally I go wherever I'm needed (typically the blood cancer or bone marrow/stem cell transplant floors) but this week I spent visiting a friend who was admitted less than a month after finishing a year of treatment for leukemia. There's a good chance the cancer is back and she needed someone who gets it to sit with her through appointments because her parents were in no state to be helpful (she just had her 23rd birthday and had to drop out of college and move home when treatment began).
I'd say the majority of the teens and young adults I spend time with are Jewish (and the oncologists too, for that matter) - especially when dealing with blood or reproductive cancers. Unfortunately, there are several Orthodox people who I visit whose families/communities do not come because they are not within walking distance of the hospital. They would be alone without the time of volunteers.
It might not be traditional, but it's also far from "work." I know from experience what it is like to go through cancer treatment and scary treatments by yourself. No one should have to go through that alone, no matter how old you are.
Charlostra, your usage of the word "unfortunately" in your above post is thru your eyes, not theirs. I would be aghast if an Orthodox Jew drove on Shabbos to come visit me if I were in the hospital.
You do what is proper in your eyes, but to describe the situation above as unfortunate is discounting the value if G-d's direct words in the eyes of an Orthodox Jew.
Charlostra, your usage of the word "unfortunately" in your above post is thru your eyes, not theirs. I would be aghast if an Orthodox Jew drove on Shabbos to come visit me if I were in the hospital.
You do what is proper in your eyes, but to describe the situation above as unfortunate is discounting the value if G-d's direct words in the eyes of an Orthodox Jew.
Actually he is correct in this situation since visitation is not part of saving a life, but to comfort the ill. Thus an ill Jewish person would not expect any Jewish person to visit them on Shabbat. They may be nice to you and not say anything about you visiting them on Shabbat, but in their mind you have violated the Shabbat by driving there.
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