Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site masscomp.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!grkermit!masscomp!trb From: trb@masscomp.UUCP (Andy Tannenbaum) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: How do you deal with Jewish Holidays and WORK? Message-ID: <202@masscomp.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 18:42:17 EST Article-I.D.: masscomp.202 Posted: Tue Feb 28 18:42:17 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Mar-84 02:36:40 EST References: <963@pegasus.UUCP> Organization: MASSCOMP, Littleton, MA Lines: 50 Avi and everyone, I don't work on any of the Yomim Tovim (holidays that you're supposed to stay home from work). I do NOT take vacation days, I INSIST on working compensatory time. I have always been extremely steadfast about this, and my supervision (in the Bell System) has usually been cooperative. No Yomim Tovim have cropped up since I've started here at Masscomp, but I wouldn't come interview them during Sukkos, and I made it clear to them why. If my supervision wasn't cooperative, then I would just tell them that they were interfering with my religious practices. The Bell System has high moral standards about such things, if you stand up for your religious rights, they will work it out with you so that you can get home before Shabbos starts, etc. There are many precedents to fall back on here, just ask around. Be adament. For the information of you all out there who don't know, these are the holidays that you should take off: The "High Holy days": Rosh Hashana (2 days) Yom Kippur The "Three Festivals": Succos (4) Pesach (4) Shevuos (2) These are the popular holidays that you don't (!) take off: Chanuka Purim Yes, friends, Chanuka is a minor holiday, it's not as important as the five above it. The fact that it is coincident with Christmas is coincidence. Chanuka is NOT Jewish Christmas, and giving presents, other than the normal modest Chanuka trappings, is ridiculous, and only serves to confuse children and dilute Judaism. I don't have the dates handy for this year, but I'll get them and post them to this newsgroup. Btw, the reason I don't have the dates is because the Jewish calendar is lunar, and it slides around wrt our calendar from year to year, though over the long haul it is in fine sync. A description of the Jewish calendar will make interesting reading in this space if you've never seen it before. Andy Tannenbaum Masscomp Inc Westford MA (617) 692-6200 x274 just a hymie from old hymietown