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Its true that we don't sleep enough, sleep makes one restful, reflective, and at peace
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2. More than a praying issue
Eric , |
Bet Shemesh |
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(09.20.05) |
As Olim from the US, we had to adjust from a 5-day work-school week to a 6-day week here. Life here is non-stop.
In the US, the traditional work-day begins at 9:00 AM, here more like 8:00 AM or earlier.
It's not just an issue of people going to pray early in the AM - when I walk to the synagogue at 6:15 AM, there are already throngs of people queued at the bus stops, heading to work and school.
It's common knowledge that teenagers need huge amounts of sleep, yet my high-school child has a first class at 7:30 AM - it is not possible for half-awake teachers or students to be productive so early in the morning, why even bother?
Alas, It will be difficult to change our cultural and societal time clocks.
24-hour TV, the Internet, 24-hour shopping just make it all worse.
Even if we move to a shorter and later work-school week, we will always find other things to keep us awake much too late.
I fear that we are doomed to live in a sleep deprived world, and thus and irritable, grouchy and non-productive one.
Whatever happened to the concept of the "siesta"? My father has a 30-minute nap each afternoon, maybe we should follow his example!
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3. Sleepless in the U.S. too
I always marvel when a foreign associate from Europe has an automated email reply that says their office is closed for a 2 week holiday. This would never happen in the U.S.
My teens also start school at 7:30 - after catching the school bus at 6:30 a.m. to get them there on time.
My husband works for big blue working nearly around the clock, including weekends and when on vacation.
I work in an intellectual property law firm and attorneys send email to my private email account regarding work, long after I've left the office. I need to set boundaries.
We are not observant, but the concept of shabbat makes a lot of sense .
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4. Sleep
Birdi , |
Israel |
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(09.20.05) |
Brilliant article, the truth is out about sleep.Of course we Israelis dont sleep enough.
Goodnight.
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5. Sleep on Shabbos. There is no requirement for women to
Bunnie Meyer , |
Santa Monica, CA |
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(09.21.05) |
attend shul on Shabbos and from Friday night to Saturday night I get about 18 hours sleep and it is wonderful.
G-D gave us Shabbos to rest one day and anyone who wants to work on Shabbos needs some Ortrhodox instruction on how to enjoy the day off.
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6. your writing put me to sleep Alan!
Josia , |
Israel |
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(09.22.05) |
But seriously - very informative piece ... I'm off to bed.
J.
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Sleep deprivation is important and serious.
However, don't blame the Rabbis/religion. Place blame where it belongs - the elctric light bulb/Thomas Edison....
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