Supermarkets are open in Tel Aviv on Shabbat!! :(

I found this out recently by reading the French news here in Israel and I am very surprised that this is like a non-issue!

As an immigrant, who was discriminated against in the United States because I didn't want to work on Shabbat, that the Jewish State, which has United Torah Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-fourth_government_of_Israel  in the government, to allow this fragrant violation of Shabbat is a SHANDA!   

The Sufersal chain is open on Shabbat, that means that they  pressure workers to work on Shabbat, and   cause them to violate Shabbat too.  The pressure of making a living eventually overrides all other considerations. This is a known fact, and happens all the time, in other countries and also here in Israel. 

If this issue bother you as it does me, then we need to boycott Shufersal all over the country.  If not, then by buying in this chain we are helping them to violate Shabbat! There are many branches of this supermarket which are open on Shabbat.  I will not buy anything from this company store any longer. I hope that you will join me!    

Why do we need this?  Israel is a special country and one of the attractions is that we have a complete day of Rest, Shabbat.   It is not necessary to have supermarkets open on Shabbat.  If we have supermarkets open on Shabbat, then the smaller stores will want to open so they don't lose money. The logical conclusion will be that  Israel will be even worse than other countries in working conditions, because we already work six days, and then we will have seven days of work without any break.  The millionaire families will not voluntarily close their stores at all.  

Is this the society that we want?  I don't think so. The Jewish State has to reflect Jewish values and one of the most important Jewish value is the sanctity of Shabbat.  The greed for more money has a limit, the greed of more selling has a limit.  The limit is that one day out of  Seven  we stop buying and selling.   

I sign my name: 

Rachael Alice Orbach

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We need Quiet Erev Shabbat!

After a break of many years, the loudspeakers started again this Friday right before Shabbat!

See this innocent looking circle on top of the building?  Well it is not so innocent!  It can blast out sound at over 200 decibels!  

For some stupid reason, someone decided that we in our neighborhood like to have chassidic music blasted at our ears 20 minutes before Shabbat!  

There are many problems with this. 

1. Many people don't like this music, 

2. Many people take Shabbat in early in the summer, and are in the middle of their evening Shabbat prayers, and don't want to have music blaring so loud that you can't concentrate on anything else. 

3. Many people like to use the last 20 minutes before Shabbat to rest. 

4. Families with young children and babies sometimes put their kids to bed or have them take a nap at this time. The loud earsplitting noise wakes them up. 

5. Who gets to decide which music and how loud it is? 

6. Was there a vote?  Did the residents of the neighborhood get to choose to have this noise? 

For all these reasons, I took it upon myself to call the Police last Friday so that they could be witness to the distraction and aggravation that this caused the neighborhood. 

The noise stopped within two minutes!

I told many of my neighbors, and they thanked me. 

Next time you hear this noise, call the police! 

Rachael Alice Orbach

Bezeq Store refuses to sell to Under 18 year olds!

This is funny, but also sad.

Bezeq Store refuses to sell to Under 18 year olds! 

Y'all ever hear 'bout this?  I n'evr ever even thout 'bout it!

I sent my daughter to buy something from the Bezeq store here, behind the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem.
First she didn't know where it was, so we did a reconnaissance mission, and I walked there with her.
Then, she went a few days later.

She came home in tears.  It took a few days before she consented to tell me her problem.

I know it wasn't nice, but I started laughing, it is just the stupidest thing I have ever heard!

Just because she is 14, the store refused to sell her any merchandise.   What do they have a bar with drinks?

Why can't a person under 18 buy earphones at Bezeq?

This is crazy!!!


Rachael Alice Orbach 

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