Fires and Keeping the Sabbath

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 25, 2015

 J.J. Goldberg, columnist and blogger for The Jewish Daily Forward , talks about the heightened risk of fire associated with the use of hot plates as part of a strict observance of the Sabbath and how the Orthodox community has responded to the tragic fire of this past weekend that claimed seven lives.

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