tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post116996532633766206..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: Friday Night Spirituality vs. Friday Night Spirituality: An Internal StruggleJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-27786998051067384692007-01-29T10:31:00.000+02:002007-01-29T10:31:00.000+02:00Wow Gumby,
You shure have it rough! Especially th...Wow Gumby,<br /><br />You shure have it rough! Especially this time of year when Shabbos starts at 4:30pm. <br /><br />How can you justify making Mrs. Gumby and the Chicklets wait for you until the wee hour of 6:30pm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1169979590904117992007-01-28T12:19:00.000+02:002007-01-28T12:19:00.000+02:00What a beautiful dilemma to have to face! It's a ...What a beautiful dilemma to have to face! It's a great thing about living in Israel...<BR/><BR/>I'll admit, I don't get to shul for <I>kabbalat shabbat</I> very often... my wife spends all day Friday preparing Shabbat dinner and lunch (unless we're invited somewhere), and someone has to watch Big Girl and Sabra Baby...<BR/><BR/>But when we light the candles, and my sings and dances with the girls, and we all sit down together as a family (along with whoever we've invited for dinner that week), <I>then</I> it feels that Shabbat has come...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314897574215489135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1169967657444494012007-01-28T09:00:00.000+02:002007-01-28T09:00:00.000+02:00Is there a third option? Maybe a shul that has mor...Is there a third option? Maybe a shul that has more uplifting davening but shorter/earlier Shabbat evening services? Or maybe you could talk to the other men at the chasidishe shul to see how their families accomodate the longer/later davening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1169965551117210922007-01-28T08:25:00.000+02:002007-01-28T08:25:00.000+02:00It can be helpful to have the children nap on erev...It can be helpful to have the children nap on erev shabbat, and give your wife some extra time to relax when you know u will be home later with more spirituality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com