Jewish holiday in MCPS
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Anonymous
| We got homework on Rosh Hashanah. I was shocked actually, because I am Jewish, but I had my 1st grader do it after the holiday was over. |
Anonymous
| This is the difference. A catholic would not be shocked or offended to get homework over catholic holidays. |
Anonymous
They are not the same religion. Different religions, different standards, and even within the religions, different levels of observance. I would also point out that I am quite sure that a very religious Catholic (such as my mother) would be shocked to get assigned homework to do e.g. on Easter Sunday (if it were not on a weekend as the Jewish holidays are not this year). |
Anonymous
| I didn't say I was offended, I said I was shocked, and I was shocked b/c I thought MCPS had a policy against it. But as I stated, I had my 1st grader do the assignment. I didn't protest or anything. |
Anonymous
| I think the policy is that the work can be late without penalty not that it can't be assigned. |
Anonymous
They aren't really Christmas eggs. They are reindeer poop. Mystery solved! |
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No, there is no holy day of obligation in the Catholic cycle that requires a day off from school/work that isn't already given. I grew up extremely observant, and never missed school. Ash Wednesday services are frequesntly held in the evenings. Usually, kids do not fast, only abstain from meat. The Jewish holidays, however, are much more strict and the services are much longer. And you know what? We get Christmas off, and spring break is centered around Easter! So lighten up and let them have Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. |
Anonymous
| Yes, lighten up. Let's have a Muslim holiday as well. It is just one day. |
Anonymous
I'd say there's a strong overt anti-Catholic stance, too. As a Catholic I say whatever! And I don't complain about honoring Jewish holidays, especially since my son attends Jewish preschool. If we keep fighting over such simple things as honoring a tradition, then we'll get nowhere. |
Anonymous
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No, there is no holy day of obligation in the Catholic cycle that requires a day off from school/work that isn't already given. I grew up extremely observant, and never missed school. Ash Wednesday services are frequesntly held in the evenings. Usually, kids do not fast, only abstain from meat. The Jewish holidays, however, are much more strict and the services are much longer.
And you know what? We get Christmas off, and spring break is centered around Easter! So lighten up and let them have Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. ******************* You have missed the point completely - I believe that we (not they) should have Yom Kippur and Rosh Hassanah off. Because we are a society and we honor and respect each other differences. My problem is if I say - hey why do we have these days off - because I don't know why and I question the validity it does not make me anti-semetic it just makes me open to learning and understanding. When soembody screams racism (and I know Jewish is not a race) or calls names "anti-semetic" I think the inability to have the conversation is ignorant and rooted in your own insecurities. I also think that way of thinking builds walls and keeps our society from coming together. I am willing to keep my kid home from school when there is no snow on the ground because I don't want a kid in Poolesville to get hit by a car. I am also willing to keep my non-Jewish kids home from school on Yom Kippur becuase I honor my neighbor as well. Maybe you should honor other's need to question something and our our society wouldn't be so angry all the time. |
Anonymous
| This point may have already been made, so apologies in advance if I"m repeating. I grew up in a town where there was a large Jewish population (I am Catholic). We had all the major Jewish holidays off. I was always under the impression that we had these days off since such a large percentage of the student population would be taking these days off and that would disrupt the academic schedule if a large portion of a class were missing. This does not happen for Christian holidays, as others have pointed out. We either already have the day off, the holiday falls on a Sunday, or the services are offered pretty much at night. For other religious holidays (Muslim, etc), we did not have the day off, but children who observed these holidays were given a day pass for any homework that was given on that day. Also, no tests or quizzes could be scheduled for the day after any type of religious holiday (not just Jewish and Christian). I guess because I grew up in this situation, I really don't understand why people are so annoyed by it. |
Anonymous
Nobody is annoyed by the Jewish holidays - just a question as to why they were days off in MCPS. The annoyed person (people) think that it is anti-semetic to even ask the question - why do we have these days off. HOW DARE YOU EVEN ASK! |
Anonymous
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(Jews) Montgomery County, Maryland 83,800 9.1%
a good chunk |
Anonymous
From somebody who's neither catholic nor jewish, I agree that the anti-catholic posts on DCUM are much more blatant and ugly. In fact, just last week there was a self-identified jewish woman mocking communion. How do you like them apples? |
Anonymous
The problem wasn't with the OP or others who were asking. It's pretty obvious why MCPS gives two of the many Jewish holidays off- the first day of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. The problem was with the posters who expressed that it's a Christian nation and those who still complained about having a day off. I could see their point more except there are so many days off in MCPS. |