- We did not have a baby
- Walking to mincha, someone passed me on the sidewalk, walking in the opposite direction and talking into his cell phone. As he passed me, he said “Shabbat Shalom”.
- Walking to maariv (still definitely Shabbat) someone was parking a car on the sidewalk next to me. There was a bumper sticker on the back: “Put the brakes on Lashon Harah”. (Regarding the last two – kind of makes me sad when Jews who are descrating Shabbat in public go out of their way to let other people know that they are Jewish).
- My wife came with me to Shul for maariv (just to get out of the house – it was 100 degrees today in Boston so it was much better to stay inside with the AC). I had gone to the early Kabbalat Shabbat, early Shacharit and early Mincha, so this was the first time on Shabbat that we had seen many of our friends in the community. It turns out that many of our friends, speculating about our absence from Shul, thought that we may have been in the hospital already. When they saw us, we were given a very warm welcome, with very sincere concerns about our wellbeing. It was very very nice to know that we have friends that care about us so much. For all of you out there (and you know who you are) – thank you very much
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July 7th, 2005 at 18:28
As to #2 and #3 – I am also saddened when Jews violating Shabbat make a public statement, at the same time, that they are Jewish. Still, I am somewhat heartened by the fact that at least the guy in #2 remembered it was Shabbat. That says something.
There is also the possibility that the driver in #3 was borrowing a car, and was not, in fact, Jewish.