wolfish= because the ones you listed are either educational, non-addictive hobbies.
Mi keamcha,
Thanks for the reply. However, I see that now you’re switching your tune. You made a very emphatic statement earlier on page 4 of this thread… that handheld electronic games are assur because of bittul z’man. In fact, your exact words were:
handheld games are bitul ZMAN and ASSUR for EVERYONE.
You did NOT say that they were assur because they were addicting. Based on that, I am asking you why the other activities I mentioned are not assur because of bittul z’man.
Put it this way — I am an avid photographer. I enjoy taking pictures of people, animals, plants, nature or really just about anything. I think we can agree that for most people, photography is not addictive. But what I am asking you is why is it permitted for me (or anyone else) to engage in photography because of bittul z’man? Why is photography (or any of the other activities I mentioned) any different than handheld games based solely on a bittul z’man perspective?
The Wolf