Very close friends are having an event tonight in celebration of a couple of big milestones. They mean a lot to us, so i was thinking how to make it work to show up for them and still keep Shabbat.
Since the event is close to my relative’s home, I figured those of us in my family who keep shabbat can go to the party, offer well wishes and give our gifts, hang out a bit, then walk to relative’s home for shabbat din and spend night there. My husband (who does not keep shabbat) and kids are on board with this, will come to the relative’s home whenever they want to leave the party, so all is ok I thought.
The issue is I’ve now been lectured by my older, well-intentioned family members that this is not fair or right to my husband and I’m being a bad wife to leave earlier than him, etc etc.
What should I do?
I was thinking another option would be for everyone to have Shabbat dinner at the relative’s home and then everyone go to the party afterwards (so a couple hours late) and hang and socialize but I kind of don’t feel right doing that either.
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