On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Amir E. Aharoni amir.aharoni@mail.huji.ac.il wrote:
(Orthodox Jews would also appreciate if it wouldn't be on Saturday, but everybody understands that it's not practical.)
Same might go with Eastern Orthodox. Regretfully I had no copy at hand but I'd like to cite from Bishop Kalistos Ware, in his short essay "On Fasting", he begins (recalling memory) as follows: there is no written set rules on Fasting, the Tradition and Holy Fathers have agreed etc.". Also priesthood have been recommended to consider oikonomia (original Greek word of economy) of each observant, boldly in other word practicality, the exact fasting rules therefore may vary from person to person under instruction of their priests. Shortly there is no general rules, the Orthodox hierarchy have agreed for centuries. The efforts of the organizer team is awesome, but Wikimania is no religious event anyway? Let us focus on our own mission, which is not bind to any religious rules in principal.
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