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[desh]

I'm not a bad Jew if I go to a friend's home to watch the Eagles game on Sunday (during the last day of holidays, as I observe Judaism, after 3.5 weeks of very frequent holdays), right? Especially if I keep the letter of the law (as I observe it) as to what can and can't be done on holidays, and all I'd be violating is the spirit of the law and of the holiday? Does your answer change if my reasoning is as much about being sick of the holidays as it is about not wanting to miss my third straight Eagles game?

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[jdcohen.livejournal.com]

I eat bacon cheeseburgers, browse the internet on my iPhone on Shabbos, and am in a serious relationship with a Quaker... and I don't consider myself to be a "bad Jew". Just a... rather loose one. Do whatever doesn't break state or federal law, and then feel guilty about it later.

--Jeff

[desh]

Before I clicked the link to this comment, I set the over/under at how many words into it I'd find the word "bacon" at 10.5. WAY under. I'm proud of you, Jeff.

Also, I shouldn't have used the shortcut phrasing "bad Jew" and you're a great reason why. You're not a bad Jew, you're just a largely non-practicing one. Big difference. And I'm not a bad Jew either way; I'm just trying to figure out what to do that's most commensurate with my practices, beliefs, emotions, needs, self-imposed obligations, and enjoyment.

[jdcohen.livejournal.com]

And now you see why I jumped on the phrasing "bad Jew". :-)

...and why I believe so strongly in bacon. And shiksahs.

--Jeff