<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Lisa is of course quite right, A guy who smokes at home during Shabbat is afraid of what people will say, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">but not of Hashem's judgement, while a guy who walks down the street on </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Shabbat smoking a cigar just doesn't really care.</span><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature">So here we have the convergence of our relationship with HKBH and our relationship with the Kehilla</div><div class="gmail_signature">It is reasonable to consider that wanting to comply and even feeling coerced to comply with Kehilla standards is acceptance of Ol Malchus Shamayim</div><div class="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature">whilst the guy who does not care is clearly rebelling - which implies he recognises HKBH and is defiant, or could not care because he really does not believe</div><div class="gmail_signature">either way that would be a MShB</div><div class="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature">but our co-relgionists who pledge loyalty of sorts - do not fit into either of these categories - so I think we can say they are not to be classified as Halachic MShB</div><div class="gmail_signature"><br>Best,<br><br>Meir G. Rabi</div></div>
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