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UK chief rabbi will sleep over at King Charles’ house to attend coronation, which falls on Shabbat

posted 2 years ago by Porsche911 (3618)
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https://stljewishlight.org/news/world-news/uk-chief-rabbi-will-sleep-over-at-king-charles-house-to-attend-coronation-which-falls-on-shabbat-2/

King Charles III wants to make sure that the United Kingdom’s chief rabbi can make it to his coronation ceremony — so much so that he’s letting the Jewish leader sleep over at his house.

King Charles’ current residence, before he moves into Buckingham Palace, is Clarence House, located a few minutes’ walk from the palace. So the sleepover allows the Mirvises to walk to the ceremony.

[–] Otter (24464) 2 years ago

A TRULY hospitable host would have put up an Eruv around the route, so the Rabbi could enjoy a posh limo like everyone else!

There's an Eruv around the town I grew up in, right around the city limits, so every Jew in town can go out and enjoy the day on the Sabbath.

[–] Information-Police (4890) 2 years ago

I'm not sure you can just throw up an eruv for a special event. And you still can't ride in a car with an eruv. (I live within one of the largest eruvs in the US)

[–] Otter (24464) 2 years ago

If you're king, all you have to do is ask and the right people take care of it!

And I thought that was the whole point of an Eruv, that you could travel and use technology within its limits, use electricity. But of course, probably no two rabbis agree.

[–] Information-Police (4890) 2 years ago

My understanding is that you cannot "carry" things on Shabbat unless you are within a courtyard, which is the eruv. Is one fault is visiting another family for dinner, they cannot bring food with them out side an eruv. They still must walk. But as you say, there are difference between different Jewish traditions and within in each one , no two rabbis agree on everything.

I'm not Jewish, but 40% of the people in my party of town are. This is a vibrant urban neighborhood and I think part of the reason is because of all the conservative and Jewish families who want to live wetting walking distance of their synagogue so they never fled to the suburbs like in other parts of the city.

[–] Otter (24464) 2 years ago

I'm not Jewish either, but I've been to a hell of a lot of Shabbat dinners, and how could I not volunteer to be Shabbas Goy while there! That meant, uh, flipping switches on lights and electronics, taking things in and out of the oven, occasionally running to the store for something, it's been long enough that I've forgotten the details.

When the Eruv was put up around the town I grew up in, apparently there was a raging debate about what exactly that meant. Some people thought it meant using everyday technology on the Sabbath, others thought it meant being able to take stuff out of the oven, and bitching at the people who drove on the Sabbath. Well, more power to the people who want to argue this stuff out rather than blindly obeying, and if the Chief Rabbi of the UK wanted to be extra-observant on Coronation Day, well. If that isn't a special occasion, what is!

[–] Porsche911 (3618) 2 years ago

Hopefully there is a Eruv there today.
TRULY hospitable host would also invite and cover the cost for more more Israelis if they wanted to attend.