| Show A QUESTION OF THEOLOGY JEWS abo attempt to live according to the ceremonial law do not make fire or light a candle jn their boy houses d during I 1 ng their sabbath they eat eat food pr prepared red beforehand and ignite their lights or of lamps previous the entrance of the sabbath A question has baa now been put by an english jew aking whether the mosaic law aw teedee the use of electric light during the sabbath 1 id 11 order border tobaie to have this question answered he addressed la a letter to professor 4 crooker stating his hie scruples the learned t professor gay hys 8 that in the ancient orl oriental religious fire sud and light always were considered in the nature natu re of 0 f ft a process of the tb e electric light cannot according to his bla view bec be so BO considered and hence he thought that even the most moet orthodox jew could press a button and have bave the benefit of the electric light in their houses without breaking the ancient law jaw what do jewish rabbis say to this exegesis this is what might be called a rather fine point in religion |
