{"id":49688,"date":"2019-06-21T16:59:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T22:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=49688"},"modified":"2019-06-21T16:59:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T22:59:41","slug":"off-the-pulpit-cellphones-in-the-torah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/off-the-pulpit-cellphones-in-the-torah\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Pulpit: Cellphones in the Torah?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE<\/p>\n

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But I think the same verse can be used explicitly to outlaw cellphone use on Shabbat. Because according to the Sfat Emeth (R. Yehuda Alter), that verse also means that one should not allow oneself to become angry on the Sabbath. We should not light the fire of rage in our dwellings.<\/p>\n

Now it is virtually impossible to get on social media without becoming angry. Apparently this is the explicit intent of many who lurk there \u2013 how can I infuriate another human being? Since rage is forbidden on Shabbat, it seems pretty clear that cellphone use is prohibited. And for God\u2019s sake, please \u2013 no picture taking, even if the Bar Mitzvah is your cousin.<\/p>\n

(Rabbi David Wolpe is the senior rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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