room ▁walls ▁was ▁plain ly ▁religious . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Jewish ▁Law ▁and ▁Stand ards ▁of ▁Conserv ative ▁J uda ism ▁ruled : ▁“ Ref ra ining ▁from ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁S abb ath ▁spirit ▁of ▁rep ose . ▁Such ▁rest raint ▁a ids , ▁moreover , ▁in ▁keeping ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁together ▁on ▁the ▁S abb ath . ▁However ▁where ▁a ▁family ▁res ides ▁beyond ▁reasonable ▁walking ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁syn agog ue , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁syn agog ue ▁attend ance ▁shall ▁in ▁no ▁wise ▁be ▁constru ed ▁as ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁S abb ath ▁but , ▁on ▁the ▁contrary , ▁such ▁attend ance ▁shall ▁be ▁de emed ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁our ▁faith . ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁[ I ] n ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁a ▁living ▁and ▁developing ▁Hal ach ah ▁respons ive ▁to ▁the ▁changing ▁needs ▁of ▁our ▁people , ▁we ▁declare ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁permitted ▁to ▁use ▁electric ▁lights ▁on ▁the ▁S abb ath ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁en han cing ▁the ▁enjoy ment ▁of ▁the ▁S abb ath , ▁or ▁reducing ▁personal ▁dis com fort ▁in ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁a ▁mit z v ah .” ▁ ▁Command ments ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Se fer ▁ha - Ch in uch , ▁there ▁are ▁ 3 ▁positive ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁negative ▁command ments ▁in ▁the ▁par