No room

[mamadeb]

This is insane. I tried to reserve two different hotel rooms for two different conventions.

Both are sold out for Saturday night. Just Saturday.

One of the cons is in January. *Sigh*


ETA:
Crisis averted. I tried a different type of room (Active vs. Quiet) since the Shabbat block instructions only said "nonsmoking", and I made the reservation for Arisia.

Comments

[magid.livejournal.com]

Is the January one Arisia?

[gingicat]

Oh aaaargh! I hope it works out.

[randominity.livejournal.com]

Not really on the topic at hand, but I hope it's okay with you if I ask this question here, as I'm genuinely curious from a religious perspective. What is the Orthodox perspective on neglecting a commandment or series of commandments, say, like if you decided you really REALLY wanted to go to this con/event/whatever and it's on Shabbat, so you'll just "skip" Shabbat this week so you can go?

I mean, from my former Catholic perspective it would be WRONG, of course, to break a commandment on purpose, but you feel badly about it and then you go to confession and promise to do your best not to do it again, and you're forgiven and can start over. From a Muslim perspective it's mostly the same, only without the confession part; repent and go back and try better next time. Is it a "bigger deal" in Orthodox Judaism, or should I say, a more grave transgression to do this sort of thing, or does it actually happen among frum folks?

Sorry if I've overstepped any boundaries here!