Yom Kippur at Reformed Synagogue

The Friday evening service from Autumn 2010 at the Reformed Synagogue in Warsaw. The footage has been partially obscured so as not to compromise unduly the privacy of worshippers.

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• Yom
• Kippur
• reformed
• Judaism
• Warsaw
• synagogue

[Quaddrator]

Interesting that you went to and recorded a Shabbat service! I am often in a dilemma when I attend Jewish events on Friday nights whether or not to follow the basic Shabbat rules (or rather the ones that I know of, like not using electronic items and writing). Though I am entitled as a non-Jew to do what I like, while at a Jewish event I generally switch off my mobile and avoid intentionally breaking Shabbat rules out of respect for those for whom keeping the Shabbat laws are important.

[usenetposts]

@Quaddrator Well, remember that this is a Reformed Synagogue. I don't expect I'd be given permission by the rabbi (which I was by the way, as long as the device was held discretely, so that people would not notice and be distracted by it, which it was) among the Orthodox. Also, the reason this has kept for many months is that I didn't want to upload it until my post-production had been cleared. It was, without any cuts. But it took a while to get together with the person checking.

[alanheath]

Last year on Yom Kippur the catering was an absolute disgrace. Total foul up - nothing there at all to eat.  I hope that they will be better organised this year, if not I shall be spending Yom Kippur down at the local church in future.

[alanheath]

@usenetposts No he did not. He parked his donkey on a double yellow line. Traffic wardens fined him three sesterces.

[alanheath]

@Quaddrator I certainly do not light a fire when I turn the lights on - indeed it is likely to cause a dangerous fire in itself. As turning the lights on is not forbidden I shall continue to do so. And even if it becomes forbidden I shall do it anyway.

[NightShiftMoggy]

@usenetposts Well some dont!

[alanheath]

@Quaddrator Your Torah is different from mine. Mine says nothing about not turning on electrical instruments.

[usenetposts]

@Quaddrator Nevertheless, Christ himself appeared to the Pharisees to be a sabbath-breaker, and yet we know He perfectly kept the law.

[Quaddrator]

@usenetposts Good point!

[Quaddrator]

@alanheath I don't know how ridiculous the prohibition on using electrical items is, after all Exodus 35:3, not to say Halakic law, make it pretty clear that lighting a fire (including igniting an electrical spark) on the Shabbat is forbidden...

Liberal Jews may choose to not follow certain Halakic stipulations but if one believes that the Torah and the rabbinical tradition have a divine origin then following the letter of the word seems quite sensible.

[alanheath]

@longlat39 But Monty Python did not use Newcastle accents. Have a look at the website of Viz which is our alma mater.