>>>>>>Yes I do - but I married into a family which were not very observant - Shabbos is very peaceful if you follow the spirit
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>>>>>>But then it its necessary to earn a living and this is more important than pure observance - that's why orthodoxy is now in a minority
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>>>>>See what I wrote here: message #1420300
>>>>>Apparently even nowadays an orthodox way of living is a luxury?!
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>>>>I think that non-orthodox way of living is more a matter of convenience than a necessity.
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>>>That's an interesting difference in pov. As I understood from my father, only the more wealthy jews could afford:
>>>1) not working on sabbath
>>>2) eat only kosjer food
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>>>Admitted, that was 80-90 years ago, here in Amsterdam. Times have changed. But it might still be the case. Perhaps not in your city, but in other places, yes.
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>>I don't think it was a matter of social inequality. I cannot say for Amsterdam, but in schtetl environment Sabbat observation was quite universal. Naturally, our days, when 5-day workweek is very common and kosher food is available in supermarkets, it is even more difficult, in my opinion, to find income lines in this issue.
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>Kosher food in supermarkets? Unknown to me. In the Netherlands you have to live in one of the few jewish neighboorhoods to get kosher food. I guess that's one of the main reasons why orthodox jews live together in a jewish neighboorhood.

I didn't talk about Netherlands. My point was specifically to the proposition that observant behavior is available for rich people only. Jewish communities in your country are very small, so they don't have kosher supermarkets. It is different in NYC. I guess that Antverpen should have kosher grocery stores, (maybe supermarkets?) it's probably nearest example to your location.