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When couples disagree on how structured Sabbath should be

My wife wants to do elaborate Sabbath meals with candles and rituals but I just want one day where we don't plan anything at all, and every Friday we argue about whether Sabbath should be intentional or completely spontaneous.

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Different temperaments seek the sacred through opposing paths of form and freedom.

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