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Evelyn C. Leeper (eleeper@starship.dnrc.bell-labs.com) wrote:

: And here is my problem with all this.  The Christians basically seemed
: to feel that their *desire* to be home with their families was more
: important than your *requirement* to not violate Shabbos.  This is
: their homeless shelter, they get credit for it, yet when the rubber
: hits the road, *they* decide to stay home.

well, while true that these Jews seem to treat Shabbat lighter than Xmas,
recall that those Xians who run the shelter for the whole year while
these guys showed up for a day.

I wonder whether these Jews were doing as much volunteer work for
the Jewish poor all year round. Maybe Joel can estimate number of
person x hours spent on, say, helping recent emigrants, unemployed,
etc in his community - if they are as active the whole year, then
at least they are consistent in their attitude. 

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