are Jews allowed to vote on Saturdays?

[© tweed]

are Jews allowed to vote on Saturdays?



if the answer is 'no' it could be a somewhat minor issue in primary elections

[Keystone Phil]

Most Jews aren't religious so it really doesn't matter.

[Purple State]

Absentee ballots.

Otherwise, I believe the answer is no.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, the orthodox Jews do not vote, but the conservatives and reforms usually don't keep Shabbat.

Absentee ballots.

Otherwise, I believe the answer is no.

You are not allowed to work on Shabbat, period, and that includes writing.  One time a very religious Rabbi told me that the orthodox don't even clip their nails, or are not even able to spend money on Shabbat.

[Purple State]

Yeah, the orthodox Jews do not vote, but the conservatives and reforms usually don't keep Shabbat.

Absentee ballots.

Otherwise, I believe the answer is no.

You are not allowed to work on Shabbat, period, and that includes writing.  One time a very religious Rabbi told me that the orthodox don't even clip their nails, or are not even able to spend money on Shabbat.

I am aware as I am an Orthodox Jew. By absentee ballot I meant we can fill them out beforehand and send them in.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Saturday is part of my normal work week. Good thing I'm not a Jew.

[memphis]

Saturday is part of my normal work week. Good thing I'm not a Jew.

It's part of my normal work week and I am Jewish.  I'm not too worried about it.

[Yamor]

Do conservative Jews  not also keep Shabbos?
Btw, purple state how orthodox do you consider yourself?

[memphis]

Do conservative Jews  not also keep Shabbos?

Most conservative Jews don't "do" anything other than attend services and even then at much lower rates than Protestants.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Reform Jews go to services on Saturday, but not much else.  Some have a special dinner Friday night, but none of the Reform Jews that I know take the day off.

[Purple State]

Do conservative Jews  not also keep Shabbos?
Btw, purple state how orthodox do you consider yourself?

I would put myself on the cusp of Conservative and Orthodox, Conservadox if you would. It is kinda a complicated mix.

But I've grown up in the Jewish private school setting and can pass as pretty Orthodox if I wanted to.

[Verily]

Reform Jews go to services on Saturday, but not much else.  Some have a special dinner Friday night, but none of the Reform Jews that I know take the day off.

Most Reform Jews don't go to services regularly. Some do, certainly, but Reform Jews have levels of attendance similar to those of self-declared Anglicans in Britain. Which should come as no surprise.

Most Conservative Jews do attend services. I've known a few who observed Shabbat, but none who were particularly rigorous about it. Usually the interpretation was "no major physical labor" and "no employment", but driving a car, shopping, using a computer, etc. were all fine.

Orthodox Jews usually observe Shabbat strictly.

[Yamor]

I'd say orthodox Jews more then just usually keep Shabbat. The most used qualification for an orthodox Jew is 'Shomer Shabbat' - i.e. keeps Shabbat.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Do conservative Jews  not also keep Shabbos?
Btw, purple state how orthodox do you consider yourself?

I would put myself on the cusp of Conservative and Orthodox, Conservadox if you would. It is kinda a complicated mix.

But I've grown up in the Jewish private school setting and can pass as pretty Orthodox if I wanted to.

I'm even more mixed - I don't keep Kosher, or observe the Sabbath (although I should try to), I'm more focused on Torah than many Reform Jews, I believe in the eventual coming of a Messiah, I always go to services on the High Holy Days, fast on Yom Kippur (and, now, the other fasting days), and I believe, to an extent, the Creatin account in Genesis.

So, I'd probably call myself Reserveadox.

[Yamor]

I'm definitely Orthodox, maybe even ultra-orthodox.

[Verily]

I'd say orthodox Jews more then just usually keep Shabbat. The most used qualification for an orthodox Jew is 'Shomer Shabbat' - i.e. keeps Shabbat.

I'm referring to local Orthodox Jews, some of whom are "lax", relatively speaking. But bear in mind that this includes children/teenagers in Orthodox families who are often not particularly devout themselves.