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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm Orthodox, so losing the days in September would just mean I run out of personal leave and go into unpaid leave at the beginning of Sukkos instead of Shemini Atzeres. I'm in a position that works with students but doesn't require a sub, so as long as nobody gives me a hard time about the days off I have to take (and nobody ever has yet), I can't really complain. This is life if you're Orthodox.

But as has been said upthread, there is a reason MCPS has historically closed on those two days and it isn't because they want everybody to hear tekias shofar. If that operational concern has suddenly disappeared and there's data to prove it, then fine, but otherwise it seems like shooting themselves in the foot.[/quote]

Orthodox people take off almost three WEEKS for the holidays (Rosh Hashanah through Shemini Atzeret)? I know no one who does this. Maybe my Orthodox family isn't really Orthodox. Also, Sukkot is 7 days long. They're talking about taking away 2 days. How does that move you from the end of the holiday to the beginning in terms of leave?[/quote]

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