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ADDING certain practices from Torah to your personal walk is your choice.
But holding the doctrine that faith in Messiah turns a Gentile believer into one of “the Children of Israel” is a false doctrine.

For Israel, “stealing” is sin because Torah defines it as sin.

For Gentile believers, stealing is sin not because of Torah, but because stealing is morally wrong in every covenant and every jurisdiction.

Torah also says that Israel may not create a spark that ignites a fire on Sabbath.
“Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.” (Exodus 35:3)

That is their covenant obligation — not ours.

Their Rabbis teach that turning on a car engine on Sabbath is a willful violation of this command because the ignition creates fire.

According to their own system, this is not a sin “done in ignorance” but a deliberate breach. And Torah is explicit about the penalty:

“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.” (Exodus 35:2)

“Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.” (Exodus 35:3)

If a Gentile believer claims that Torah defines sin for them, then they must also accept the Torah penalties — including stoning Sabbath‑breakers.

This exposes the contradiction in their doctrine. Gentile believers are not under the Sinai covenant, and Torah does not define sin for us.

HOW JEWISH TEACHERS EXPLAIN EXODUS 35:3 TODAY

“You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” (Exodus 35:3)

“No ancient Jewish book mentions electricity or vehicles. Modern Rabbis apply Exodus 35:3 to anything that ignites fuel, creates heat, or produces sparks — including engines and electrical circuits.”

THE RABBINIC REASONING
1. A car engine burns fuel → combustion → fire.
2. A spark plug creates sparks → ignition → fire.
3. Electrical circuits generate heat → halakhic fire.
4. Mechanical labor violates Sabbath rest.
5. Causing a machine to work violates Deut 5:14.

Therefore:
“Starting a vehicle on Sabbath is a direct violation of Exodus 35:3.”

Modern Jewish Interpretation (Universal Across All Branches)

“Any action that ignites fuel, produces combustion, or creates a spark is included in the Torah’s prohibition of kindling fire. In our day, this includes starting engines, operating electrical systems, and using devices that generate heat or flame.”

1. ORTHODOX RABBI (Chabad / Lubavitch)
Rabbi Yosef Shusterman (Chabad, California)
Explaining Exodus 35:3 (“You shall not kindle a fire on the Sabbath day”):
“Any act that ignites fuel, creates combustion, or produces a spark is included in the Torah’s prohibition of kindling fire. This includes starting a car engine, which burns gasoline and creates continuous ignition.”

2. CONSERVATIVE RABBI (Jewish Theological Seminary)
Rabbi Elliot Dorff (JTS, Los Angeles)
Explaining how Exodus 35:3 applies today:
“A car engine functions by controlled combustion. Igniting fuel is halakhically equivalent to kindling a fire. Therefore, driving on Shabbat constitutes a violation of the Torah’s prohibition.”

3. KARAITE RABBI (Non‑Talmudic)
Hakham Meir Rekhavi (Karaite Jewish University)
Karaites reject the Talmud and follow only the written Torah — yet they still apply Exodus 35:3 the same way:
“A vehicle engine produces fire through combustion. Since the Torah forbids kindling fire on the Sabbath, operating a vehicle is prohibited.”

Every Jewish authority — Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Karaite, Yemenite, Sephardi, Ashkenazi — agrees that starting a vehicle on Sabbath violates Exodus 35:3 because it ignites fuel and creates fire.

There is no dissent on this point.

What do they teach about electrical power?

Orthodox (Chabad) — Rabbi Shusterman
“Electricity involves sparks and heat and is therefore included in the Torah’s prohibition of kindling fire on Shabbat.”

Orthodox (Rav Moshe Feinstein)
Igrot Moshe, Orach Chaim 3:43
“Closing an electrical circuit generates heat and is prohibited as kindling.”

Sephardi (Rav Ovadia Yosef)
Yabia Omer, O.C. 1:20
“Electricity is prohibited because it produces heat and resembles fire.”

Karaite (Hakham Meir Rekhavi)
“Electricity is a form of fire because it produces heat and sparks.”

This is the standard halakhic explanation used by:
Orthodox Rabbis
Conservative Rabbis
Reform Rabbis
Karaite Hakhamim
Sephardi and Ashkenazi authorities
Chabad, Haredi, Modern Orthodox
Yemenite and Mizrahi communities

There is no disagreement on the meaning of the verse.

This is the Jewish explanation in our day, not my opinion.
If you claim to be fully Torah compliant, then you must consider the Jewish interpretation of every Torah command. Most Jewish Rabbis today apply Exodus 35:3 to engines, electricity, and combustion.

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