לחבוש כיפה אבל לא לשמור שבת – לדוברי אנגלית בלבד

Rabbi Shlomo Chein: Welcome. I'll be with you in a moment…what's on your mind? Matt: Good afternoon. I first want to say that I think this web-site is wonderful. Rabbi Shlomo Chein: thank you! Matt: That one may speak directly with a rabbi one-on-one is marvelous. Matt: You are welcome. Matt: i wanted to talk about Kippah and Shabbos [Ed. note: Shabbat] and stuff Rabbi Shlomo Chein: ok – let's go through one piece of "stuff" at a time 🙂 Matt: My first question is as follows: I am not shomer shabbos [Shabbat observant] though I want to be. I have only recently started to observe Kashrut. That said, I like wearing a kippah. But, since I am not shomer shabbos, I feel wrong doing so. Especially when shabbos comes and I take it off. What do you think I should do? wear one or not? Rabbi Shlomo Chein: In my opinion you should absolutely wear one, and here is why: 1) Just because you can't have a million dollars, that doesn't mean you should throw out the thousand that you have – i.e. just because right now you are not able to fulfill all the commandments you want to, that doesn't mean you should stop fulfilling the ones you are able to The kippah is to remind us that G-d is constantly watching us. In practical terms wearing a Kippah will be a good and positive encouragement to continue to grow and do more of G-d's will Rabbi Shlomo Chein: 2) the point of the kippah is to remind us that G-d is constantly watching us. In practical terms wearing a Kippah will be a good and positive encouragement to continue to grow and do more of G-d's will Matt: am I not committing a chilul Hashem [desecration of G-d's name]? on thursday people see me with a kippah on and the on saturday those same people see me driving my car! Rabbi Shlomo Chein: as in point 2) perhaps that will make you drive the car less 🙂 Matt: Also, I have a girlfriend. Is it not wrong for me to be seen with a girl, holding hands, eating-dinner etc., etc. with a kippah on? Matt: (Kosher dinner of…