“We were called up this morning, so all we have is army rations,” he said
AT a Thursday evening shiur I was giving at the shul, one of the participants asked a question about leaving his computer on all through Shabbos to periodically check the newsfeed.
After going through a brief discussion of the possible halachic issues involved, I asked cluelessly, “Why are you asking this now? Things seem relatively quiet.”
Everyone looked at me and said, “Rabbi, Israel is attacking Iran!”
I managed to get through the shiur. I was even able to maintain my late-night chavrusa by phone with someone who lives far outside any Jewish neighborhood. But I barely slept on Thursday night.
Create a free account to keep reading.
