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The odd thing is that such a simple act as turning on a light is regarded as work. Or is it not allowed for another reason?>>
>>I may be off base here, but back in the day I remember learning (or hearing) that turning on a light is an act of creation (i.e. closing the circuit to create light). So, the act of
not turning on the light honors the fact that no creation/work took place on the 7th day.
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>>Perhaps someone else might be able to clarify.
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>The act of turning a light on is falls under the heading of work and so is not allowed - the spirit of Shabbos is that we should refrain from doing all those things that we associate with our workday lives
So there's no other reason?! Then the remaining question is why it's regarded as work. Personally I do not associate it with my workdays.
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