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February 20, 2022 | by Aish.com
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10 comments on “Closing Our Store on Shabbat Changed Our Lives”

  1. "After October 7th, Tops Liquor ran a promotion on Israeli wines, offering an 18% sale to raise money for pro-Israel organizations." As a Christian, and a supporter of MANY Jewish organizations that range from Jews for repatriation (Russia/Ethiopia) to planting trees, I find this to be somewhat surprising. It's been my understanding that once you commit to your Jewishness....YOU MUST submit to ALL of it from that moment. How does one reconcile this with our Creator? Praying and forgiveness.

    1. I am not sure exactly what you are asking, or how it relates to the quotation at the beginning. In any case, Jews are NOT offered the option of not committing. Forgiveness is an important part of the picture because no human is perfect.

    2. Everyone connects to their Judaism at their own pace, the knowledge they have or don't have, and their own individuality. In our religion, no one goes to Hell for not doing this or that mitzva. Ideally, everyone keeps all the mitzvot. If not, that's what teshuva and forgiveness are for. We, as opposed to some religions, believe in a forgiving God who we connect to directly.

    3. Wade, i commend you for your support of many Jewish causes. in reply to your query, returning to following Gd's commandments is NOT an all-or-nothing process, in many cases. while doing a 180-degree pivot is certainly admirable, in many people's lives the commitment to follow all mitzvot is most often gradual & according to what makes a person feel more connected to Judaism, Jews & Gd. as we are fond of saying, (observing/keeping) ONE mitzva leads to ((observing/keeping) the NEXT [mitzva].

      i also agree with E.R....a true convert to Judaism must commit to observing every mitzva possible today.

      if you are interested, Chabad online courses offered through JLI that might give you more insight into various mitzvot, specifically courses taught by Rabbi Ari Sollish.

  2. Wonderful how an initial idea to take a day off from the daily business routine (AKA 24/7 rat race) in order to spend quality time with family, burgeoned into a spiritual and communal awakening.
    The Cohens could hardly have written a better script to describe our Creator's purpose in giving us a day of rest, whereby we have a chance to better appreciate each other and forge a closer connection to Him -- and nothing can be more important than that!

  3. Omg.Why am I crying???? I think its bc we appreciate he just took a risk of pure faith and trust with his business.Its unbelievable how that stores been open from the time of the holocaust amd it took the next worst attack on Jews for that store to keep shabbat!!
    Mi k'amcha yisrael!! I wonder if it was opened by someone who fled the holocaust.

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