BCEFA Flea Market falls on Rosh Hashanah- Page 2

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 2:25pm

I'm not Jewish - so excuse the ignorance - but what about Rosh Hashanah makes it so that observant Jews cannot go to the event? Are there certain rules that state you must stay at home?

[BJC899]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 2:40pm

You must stay in temple rather...

[MaronaDavies]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 2:42pm

I do feel badly for those who are going to be affected by this, but I don't see the cause for offense here. I thought the BC/EFA explanation was perfectly reasonable. The Flea Market's always held at a certain time, other dates were considered and discarded.

Also, as others have said...this is a secular event. People on Broadway routinely have to work on major holidays and holy days for all faiths: Easter, Passover, Christmas, etc. I don't think they could possibly change their calendars to accommodate every religion's holidays and needs.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 2:43pm

All day? What do they do?

[ElphabaRose]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 2:53pm

Even if you're not in Synagogue, you're not supposed to work. Its also traditional to spend time with family. You don't go out shopping or to a party or anything like that.

MaronaDavies, its also the response that BJC899 got from someone at BCEFA, saying that they checked with someone's Jewish friends to see which date they would prefer and generalized off of that, and some of that information was wrong.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 6:36pm

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. In America, it's a 2-day holiday, beginning at Sundown the night before. In Israel, they only celebrate 1 day. Being reformed, I only celebrate one day (not that that's relevent).

Yom Kippur, on the otherhand, is the Day of Atonement. Even the least religious Jews celebrate this one.

[wally]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 9:04pm

"Yom Kippur, on the otherhand, is the Day of Atonement. Even the least religious Jews celebrate this one."

Not true. I don't celebrate.

Like others have pointed out, the flea market is always this weekend...holy day or not. Even if I was observant, I wouldn't expect them to change to date. So you miss it one year, big deal.

[MissNY]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 2:04pm

"Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. In America, it's a 2-day holiday, beginning at Sundown the night before. In Israel, they only celebrate 1 day. Being reformed, I only celebrate one day (not that that's relevent)."

Actually it's celebrated as 2 days in Israel as well. All other Jewish holidays are pretty much 2 days here and 1 day in Israel.

[Alix7272]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 3:53pm

ifyoubelieve, being upset that the Flea Market was on Rosh Hashanah is not at all accusing anyone of anti-semetism.

I understand that this is a fixed event and it just sucks that it was Rosh Hashanah this year, but along with Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah is the other major holiday that secular institutions tend to be cognizant of. Would any event that happens at the end of December not move for Chirstmas?

[Plum]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 4:16pm

Sucks to have a lunar calendar in a solar world. As people were saying, this event falls on the third Sunday in September every year. This year it happened to fall on the second day of an important Jewish holiday. Such is life- there certainly isn't any bigotry in it.

And no one in their right mind schedules a non-Christmas related event in this country in late December because that holiday consumes everything at that time of year.

And yes, I guess I'm a bit nonchalant because I don't celebrate the second day of Rosh Hashannah any more than I celebrate Sukkot for 7 days. If you're observant enough to really get into all the days of all the holidays, down to the Fast of Esther...well, whatever people say, this is a Gentile country, and other people aren't going to make adjustments for you. End of story.

[Alix7272]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 4:30pm

I think I was surprised at the date more than anything, but I understand what you're saying and I agree. Just to clarify the first part, I absolutely don't think that there was any bigotry involved. I was just saying that being upset about the conflict and/or voicing those opinions doesn't imply that one thinks there is bigotry involved and isn't accusing anyone of it.

[iheartamc10]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 10:57pm

I absolutely do not find that funny, Copeman.

Seriously folks... just look at any calendar... In New York City, you just don't plan an event as big as this on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur. Just like you wouldn't plan that on Christmas Day or Easter Sunday.

[Mateo2]

Posted: 9/26/06 at 1:29am

I think this whole think is much ado about nothing. Being Jewish is not only following religion and traditions but it is also what you feel in your heart. To many Jews the second day of Rosh Hashanah is not as important as the first day and I’m sure if you really wanted to go, to this charitable event, you would have been forgiven. After all, quite a few Jewish actors participating in the flea market because they probably felt the mitzvah was also important. It is obvious that the scheduling of this event was not intended to be on a Jewish Holiday. So if you felt you had to miss this flea market, there will be one next year. Live and be well!