Shabbat spirit

Asked by Zvi · October 6, 2002 · Shabbat

Question

How do you know if something is not in the Shabbat spirit? For example, it is halakhically permissible to pay for coffee at Starbucks before Shabbat,and pick it up on Shabbat, but it seems like this is not part of the Shabbat spirit.

Answer

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