Hi,
[Yes, the following requires some commentary...]
"Wicked Turnus Rufus also asked this question of Rabbi
Akiva: Why is one day different from other days? He replied: Why are you different from other men?
"He replied: Because my master [Caesar] wishes it.
[Rabbi Akiva:] The same is true for Shabbat; my Master wishes it.
"Turnus Rufus said: This is what I mean to ask: Who
says that today is Shabbat? Rabbi Akiva replied: The Sabatyon River proves it [for it rests on Shabbat],
the baal ov proves it [speaking to the dead is not effective on Shabbat], and your father's grave proves it for it does not
produce smoke on Shabbat.
"He replied: You have disgraced him, you have shamed
him, you have cursed him!"
(Talmud, Sanhedrin 65b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
