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What a thrilling wild ride for the biking community over the last few weeks!
Boulder Jewish News wants to know – what’s your opinion of biking on Shabbat?
Leave a comment below – “talk amongst yourselves.”
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The question is whether to bike or not with the “biking community” on Shabbat? The Commandment is “Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy” (meaning set apart). Isaiah 58; 13-14 tells me personally to “be still….avoid doing my own pleasure on HIS holy day”…..etc. This, my husband and I do. This would not include a “thrilling, wild bike ride with the biking community.”
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the biking issue on Shabbat. Cathy