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[quote=Anonymous]I repeat:  Someone else's birthday is not about you.

It doesn't matter if it is a major religious holiday for some subset of the population.  The hosts get to decide when they want to host a party.  You get to decide whether you will attend or not.  The hosts schedule their event for the most convenient time for their family and you either pleasantly accept or respectfully decline.  If you feel that they were just clueless about the holiday you can say in your RSVP "Sorry, but due to the Yom Kippur holiday, we will not be able to join you," but that's about the extent of how far you can respectfully decline.  If 25% of the guest list cannot attend due to the hoidays, then the next year, they can decide whether to avoid the holiday or not.

It's not rude to plan an event for another culture's major holiday, unless it is a mandatory or major event (a wedding when a significant portion of the guest list would have a real issue).  A child's birthday party is just not important enough to cause such a conflict.  You decide how observant a Jew you are and you accept or decline.

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