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Old 10-05-22, 01:28 PM
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Israeli Bikers get the roads to themselves on Yom Kippur

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I have been in Israel on their Independence Day. Very impressive. Everything shuts down in the afternoon and everyone stops their cars at the same time, gets out, and has a moment of silence.

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I believed that they could not drive on the sabbath. Did something change?
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I believed that they could not drive on the sabbath. Did something change?
"Saturday, Donny, is Shab bos, the Jewish day of rest. That means that I don't work, I don't get in a car, I don't ride in a car, I don't pick up the phone, I don't turn on the oven, and I sure as sh-- DONT F----NG ROLL! SHOMER SHAB BOS!" - Walter Sobchak
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I believed that they could not drive on the sabbath. Did something change?
No: they're un-observing.
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