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Originally Posted by dlish
intersting to see the similarities between islam and judaism with the obligation for men to pray at the place of worship.
i think levite mentioned that within an erev you can push a stroller and other such things. is carrying a baby on a sabbath considered work and thus not allowed?
now that you mention it, so what is the difference between a priest and a rabbi? apart from what you mentioned. are they considered in the same way that the shiites hold the 'ahl al bayt' or 'family of the house' which is the lineage of muhammad in higher esteem than other people?
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With an eruv I can push a stroller or carry my daughter. But carrying outside is not allowed on Shabbos without an eruv, and while a lot of places have one, there is more often then not an erev. Also please note an Erev is very technical to make and very often requires using a lot of less stringent rules for use, so a lot of people may be more strict upon themselves and not use an erev at all unless they MUST.
When you have a religeous question, you ask a Rabbi. Basically they must have 'x' amount of knowledge as I mentioned before. And there are some Rabbi who may lead a synagogue, and some who may be the big Rabbi of an entire town. Some may study a single topic and be an expert on it, that other Rabbi's when they have a question will go to him. In my community we have 2 Rabbi's who people from all over the world call with the most intricate questions, concerning everything including pulling the plug, medical questions abortion etc...
A priest (KOHEN) role is to help be an inter-mediator in the time of the temple between us and G-d for bringing sacrifices, etc... They still give blessings to the congregation on the holiday services (everyday in Israel), but they are not a Rabbi as far as knowladge goes, and being able to answer questions. Of course a Kohen can study be a Rabbi, and answer questions and there have been numerous Great Rabbi's through history who were Kohen as well.