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Mack

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It depends on the day & time that you log on to their website. B&H closes early on Friday and is closed on Saturdays for observance of the Jewish ritual of not working after sundown on Fridays and all day Saturday. They reopen on Sunday. They also close for various other Jewish holidays throughout the year.

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It is a matter of respect - Some of the employees might be Hasidic Jewish, some might not be. But it is respectful to be aware of the more restrictive tenets of their faith.

 

Not allowing the computer ordering system to operate or run transactions is the same as a Jewish (or Amish, they do this too) farmer that doesn't work his animals or allow his animals to work on the Sabbath. Everyone gets a day of rest.

 

I like their store and convenience too... But the service at our "usual suspects" like Pro-Sound and Gotham is better and more personal. The staff also tend to be more informed about the products and how we might use them.

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Not allowing the computer ordering system to operate or run transactions is the same as a Jewish (or Amish, they do this too) farmer that doesn't work his animals or allow his animals to work on the Sabbath. Everyone gets a day of rest.

Ah yes, that makes sense. Although it still seems odd to put the rest-deservedness of computers on the same level as that of animals.
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Ah yes, that makes sense. Although it still seems odd to put the rest-deservedness of computers on the same level as that of animals.

It's a strange balance. For example a strict observant Jewish won't just not use electronics during sabbath, they have electronic stoves that power down (or they disconnect them).

I guess the website is online because it's a "catalog", but you can't actually buy/checkout during that time..... Well, they can't do their side of the transaction during this time period.

I can only imagine the discussions when internet shopping really hit and people had to adapt old ways to things like this.

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