Everyone is free to believe what they want, it's really easy to see how religion is rooted in the most basic question of the meaning of life... So it gives you all the answers of what to do and how to live lol I won't pretend to know for sure, but I can see both sides really easily having been educated extensively in a dual curriculum growing up I guess?
On this day you're not supposed to cook or even warm up pre cooked dishes ?
Orthodox means fundamentalism ( except for Christian orthodox, who can also be fundamentalist btw). Indeed all about the letter of the law and I guess not so cannabis compatible in any religion. Except maybe hindou Sadous who are fundamentalists and smoke hash shiloms.
I think Judaism is pretty unique though in the way it functions and the different levels of Orthodox, with each person, I know there's a lot of variety with Christianity and others too but I don't think all Jewish Orthodox are necessarily fundamentalist as you say (like there was the reformed movement and the conservative movement which names can also be confusing and a million others lol)
As I said above, many times the ‘trusted council of scholars’ is just politically, financially, or power motivated. The va’ad here allows the ‘sale‘ of your kosher business to a goyim on Friday afternoon (for $1), who then is allowed to run your business on the sabbath and then ‘sell’ it back to you on Sunday morning. Heck the entire benefit for the Hasidic is to be excused from life to ’study’ talmud and Tora. Even excused from the IDF requirement in Israel.
Yes, but I am talking about historically, like the earliest interpretations of text from the old rabbis and the councils they used to have, not like the modern councils today although there could be overlap... We don't have those wise sages in the same way so that's what I mean it's individual people discussing interpretation and passing on opinions for others to follow, there has always been splits
It’s supposed to be a day of rest. Ten commandments. Remember the sabbath and keep it holy. So one of the many the wordings/interpretations was not being allowed to ‘create or destroy’. Originally meant don’t chop wood for a fire, rest. No creating sparks for fire.. Don’t make your wife cook, rest. Don’t make your beast plow your field 6 days and then carry you to shul on sabbath. You walk to allow the donkey to rest.
but now, I can create a spark and drive my inanimate car to shul? I can press buttons on a microwave?
nope. But I can ride in an elevator that opens on every floor so i don’t have to push a button. and i can pay the goyim to come in on Saturday morning and turn on the ovens too…
right.…..
Well, that's what I mean, they are rooted in people discussing what the laws of the day actually are, somewhere they decided what it meant to work was the list of things they would do to build the mobile temple, so none of those things were allowed but then you had to examine what those things actually meant (like you can't tear but can you tear if it is to be useful right then in the moment? Things like writing and others have so many different interpretations) is electricity a form of fire or is it a convenience of something else? Many people would not think paying a non-jew to do something is actually okay, some people hint about things, there are so many different strategies and acceptances and it can vary by each family tradition truly
edit: my sister who is a student of Judaism would say the commandment to keep it holy, means different ultimately. If you remember the day and keep it different you make it holy in that sense by setting it apart. By following the rules as a voluntary and joyful way.
Yeah so everything's open to interpretation, one thing Judaism does do is encourage everyone to ask questions and think more about these things, there are certain things you're supposed to just do but it depends who you're learning from, for me it became easy to just do what made sense to me, and as you get older that changes based on convenience and environment... Yeah if the day is different for you and it is rest in your own way that can be enough of an observance for many people but there are so many different levels and I've seen even more here in California than I did on the east coast