Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site azure.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!teklds!azure!eugenez From: eugenez@azure.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Sending Xmas Cards to Jews Message-ID: <11@azure.UUCP> Date: Tue, 18-Dec-84 11:18:56 EST Article-I.D.: azure.11 Posted: Tue Dec 18 11:18:56 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 21-Dec-84 00:18:17 EST Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 48 < > Subject: Re: Sending Xmas Cards to Jews [ > Personally, I'm not insulted if a Christian friend sends [ > me a Christmas present or card. I see it as he/she showing [ > that s/he's thinking of me, in his/her own "language." [ > It doesn't take a Christmas card sent by someone else [ > to make me any less Jewish. [ > [ > So don't be afraid! Just show your friends that you love them, [ > whichever way you know how. [ > [ > [ > Pooh [ > [ > "Walla, Walla, Wash., and Kalamazoo. . .~" [ I disagree. If your friends know that you're Jewish it's just as easy for [ them to buy you a Channukah card or even "Seasons Greetings". The extra [ two seconds it takes shows they truly care.... [ Dave Bloom [ Bell Labs, Holmdel ** Dave: ** Unfortunately I am quite unfamiliar with the Jewish faith. ** And I would be unaware that I was insulting a Jewish friend ** by taking the time and care to send them a card at Christmas. ** In fact, I may not even know the faith of some of my friends. ** I do not require that a friend be of a certain faith and so ** it isn't an issue. ** Fortunately my friends are capable of tolerating me ** when I make a mistake---and at worst would tell me ** in a friendly manner that something that I did was not ** "kosher". But mostly, I think they would simply ** overlook it because they know what's in my heart. ** Those who build barriers in their relationships because ** of unintentional errors are really quite immature. ** Eugene C. Zinter