Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!rna!rocky2!cucard!aecom!teitz From: teitz@aecom.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Re: When is the Sabbath? Message-ID: <1124@aecom.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 09:51:10 EST Article-I.D.: aecom.1124 Posted: Tue Feb 5 09:51:10 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Feb-85 06:20:54 EST References: <76@mot.UUCP> <1095@aecom.UUCP> <307@moscom.UUCP> Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 17 I never knew that time was variable, except maybe according to Einstein. The fact that an Israeli keeps seven days is not a good analogy. He does not keep it according to Israel time, but rather, local time. So too in space. Eliyahu Teitz. > > > As for space, the question does not yet apply. An Israeli, on a visit to > the US, will celebrate only seven days of Passover, not eight. Astronauts > are on a visit to space, and should follow their custom and time, since > time is a variable in space. They should follow the example cited above > and declare a certain time sunrise, and another sunset and daven > accordingly. >