Re: Proposal To Curtail Commercial Activity on Shabbat in Israel

In article <1146226287.465517.141080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
levin.jj@xxxxxxxxx <levin.jj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
YM wrote:
My arguments are NOT "socialistic". My arguments are from
the Torah, which means the realm of justice. It is inconceivable
that in a Jewish state, people should be coerced directly or
indirectly to desecrate Shabbat and that Jewish business owners
should be discriminated against because they don't open
their businesses on Shabbat. The arguments presented
here are by NON-RELIGIOUS people who support this position.
Yes, they do use "socialistic" arguments. If this brings
them indirectly to the Torah position, then that's fine with me.
NO ONE has a "right to shop" when he wants if that
prevents another Jew from observing Shabbat. PERIOD.


But everyone has the right to shop on shabbat if the store owner wans
to keep his store open. No one has forced stores to open on shabbat.
For the most part, those which do are inundated with customers, so the
demand is there.

"Halakhic" laws do not generally affect Gentiles in
Israel. Buses in Muslim areas run on Shabbath. To
the extent that there are Shabbath laws now in Israel,
Druze police, who are exempt from such laws, are used
to find and cite the offenders. So all such laws
discriminate against Jews. A Jewish state proposes
to INCREASE discrimination against Jews!

Stores which open on shabbat in neighborhoods which do not want shabbat
shopping will soon feel the economic boycott of observant people who
shop elsewhere.

You want to observe shabbat? Fine. But don't force me to. Freedom OF
religion also implies freedom FROM religion.

Jay



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