Sunday, June 26, 2011

For Many Orthodox Teens, ‘Half Shabbos’ Is A Way Of Life

The practice has become so widespread – some say half of Modern Orthodox teens text on Shabbat – that it has developed its own nomenclature – keeping “half Shabbos,” for those who observe all the Shabbat regulations except for texting; “gd Shbs,” is the shorthand text greeting that means good Shabbos. full article