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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
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>>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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>I believe the issue is the spark that gets created when you flip the switch. That's "making fire," which is one of the kinds of work that's prohibited.
I still don't get it. Although it's good to know, it does not shed another 'light' on the issue. The issue remains: Why is this (causing a spark, causing a mini-fire) regarded as work. I guess that also implies that lighting a cigarette is associated with work?
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