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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just want to say that I like this thread and I am learning a lot. The stuff on timers or hiring someone as a workaround reminds me of the amish- sure they are off the grid, but then they get their propane in so that in can power their washing machines, etc. Is there a lot of other examples "technicality" versus the "spirit of the religion" that go on?[/quote]
But the "spirit of the religion" is the technicalities.  We're a religion of endless debates over technical details.  We aren't allowed to have chametz on Passover so we sell it.  We just lock it up in a closet for the duration of Passover.  And then buy it back as soon as Passover is over!  Done![/quote]

Interesting! At least there are lots of debates, right? That makes it a little more progressive? So do you "have" chametz and lock it away or does it have to leave the house entirely and be sold/bought back? Not understanding that part. [/quote]
I'm a person who gets rid of chametz altogether before Passover, so I don't do the selling/buying back. BUT! A large part of Judaism is based on reading the teachings and arguing about what they mean. There are while books just made up of transcripts of rabbis' arguments. That's part of the reason that (1) Jews value education, and (2) the religion is ever- changing and -evolving. It can be pretty exciting. [/quote]

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