Teens texting on Shabbat?

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Published: 28 November 2015

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Shabbat is a day of rest - but does that mean I can't text my friends? –Shira Telushkin – Tablet Magazine 12.09.15
Some Modern Orthodox teens observe ‘half-Shabbat,’ using cell phones in private.

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