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To: kollmhn who wrote (110849)	10/2/2008 10:33:40 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	3 Recommendations Respond to of 206184

We'd all be better off if THIS Congress took a holiday EVERY day.....

To: kollmhn who wrote (110849)	10/3/2008 3:03:29 AM
From: Paul Senior	3 Recommendations Respond to of 206184

"Should this country's critical affairs take a back seat to a HOLIDAY, religious, or not?" I'll respond, since no one else has, and the post got 11 recommendations so far. The answer is no it should not take a back seat, and it is not. I'm responding to give information as I understand it relative to this instance with this particular holiday of a minority group, although the question is general and could be asked of any congressional problem that could occur on a Christian holiday. I give my opinion, although I claim no expertise or appropriate religious training: Of course, Congress being a body that gets things done through compromise, has rules to get around holidays that can impede critical affairs. In the link below, the author states, "Lawmakers can adjust the schedule as needed and suspend holidays in case of an emergency. " This link gives some relevant information as to what's been scheduled and what's been happening: "Does Congress Always Take Off for Rosh Hashanah?" slate.com ====================================== Rosh Hashana is commonly described as the Jewish New Year. It is a serious holiday for Jewish people in that it is the "first of the High Holidays which are days specifically set aside to focus on repentance." When I see the expression "HOLIDAY, religious or not", and note the capitalized word HOLIDAY and I mix it with "Jewish New Year", I get the impression that non-Jews might believe this "holiday" is a "HOLIDAY" as in a Jan 1 New Year's Holiday -- a time akin to partying, football, beer. Rosh Hashana is not partying time for Jews: It's a time of prayer. I assume there are at least a few conservative or religious people on this thread. If these people consider that Rosh Hashana is significantly religious for Jewish senators/congresspeople, and then look at "HOLIDAY, religious or not", conservative religious people here also might consider the priority of the three great loyalties - the first always among the three: Gd, family, country. I speak for myself here: Congress has a way of working out these things. I expect no Jewish senator/congressman(woman?) would want by their absence to be put in the position where they, and by inference - "The Jews", are holding up the country at a critical point in a crisis.