https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 05:59:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298737 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:09:39 +0000 lolabee 298737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm self employed so that definitely makes things easier. Most clients are very understanding of Jewish holidays, although there are certain instances when I have to work due to timing. No complaints from me.</p> <p>As someone mentioned above, that's wonderful that your company has postings to swap holiday time, makes perfect sense!</p> <p>L'Shanah Tovah to all fellow MOT! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298713 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:52:39 +0000 Rubies 298713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few of my students didn't come to school and one teacher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298649 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:16:26 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 298649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should have said "Shana Tova" to our Jewish Bees :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298563 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:37:43 +0000 blackbird 298563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our company doesn't observe rosh hashanah, but we get 10 days off for "winter break" around the holidays! We also don't get days like Martin Luther King Day off, either. Nor is there a large Jewish population </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298549 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:31:45 +0000 heffalump 298549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a SAHM so I don't get any days off. DH took the day off though!</p> <p>We went to brunch with my in laws, children's services (where LO "walked" down the aisles the entire time), and as soon as she's up from her nap we have an annual party at a family friend's house :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298524 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:22:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 298524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I live in an area where there doesn't seem to be a very big Jewish population. I believe we only have two synagogues in our city of 300K plus people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298518 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:17:58 +0000 Trailmix 298518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup!! Gotta love being a teacher today :) Although I am also Jewish so should probably be at synagogue but I didn't go, got caught up on work and school, yeah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298456 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:40:41 +0000 Adira 298456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only "religious" holiday we get off is Christmas, but we have the whole week off and call it "Winter Break". I haven't noticed anyone not here today, but I'm not super observant, nor am I really aware of other's religions. I'm guessing people have to use vacation though for the day off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298450 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:37:46 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 298450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: isn't it so sad? I hate using my vacation days for my religious holidays:/<br /> @eiko2010: oh no, now they call it "winter break" instead of Christmas break so we technically cant complain about it anymore but it's totally Christmas break. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298441 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:32:57 +0000 Alivoo01 298441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're proceeding with business as usual so it's not any quieter than normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298431 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:28:44 +0000 MrsCastro 298431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i wish but no...it is pretty quiet at work...so i am multi-taking: reading up on HB, getting a work project done and on hold with the IRS (minute 13 oh hold hell!)..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298429 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:27:54 +0000 JoJoGirl 298429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@eiko2010: This! I'd gladly work on Christmas and not have to use up my vacation time today :-/ ah well, such is life! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298427 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:27:00 +0000 littlebug 298427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are up and fully running, but we're a hospital so we're never closed. (c: I was in the nurse's lounge a few minutes ago and overheard one of the environmental workers complaining that the school district is off today and "Why should my kid be home today? I'm not Jewish, I don't practice Jewish holidays, the school isn't Jewish..." I wanted to butt in and say, "I bet I wouldn't hear you complaining when your kids are off at Christmas, which Jewish kids don't observe." Pissed me off. I think it's nice that the school district recognizes other religious. Better than the Jewish children having to miss/make up school work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298420 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:22:12 +0000 JoJoGirl 298420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: haha fair enough!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298417 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:20:41 +0000 Andrea 298417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: maybe it was Sat and not Fri. Ah well. She was far from a model employee in many ways so she just irked me! :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298398 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:10:49 +0000 MamaMoose 298398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work in financial services so we only close for market holidays. But the financial advisor I work for is Jewish, so things are pretty quiet for me today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298396 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:08:51 +0000 JoJoGirl 298396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Well technically she could party after sundown on Saturday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298392 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:06:53 +0000 yin 298392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister's school has off today, and I was surprised. I don't remember having off for any Jewish holidays when I was in school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298391 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:05:48 +0000 Andrea 298391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I don't think she was that religious either. I am pretty sure that she partied sometimes before Sunday based on her Facebook activity! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298388 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:05:16 +0000 calsmom 298388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Not cool :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298381 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:01:26 +0000 DillonLion 298381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. Helps to be Jewish and have a Jewish boss. There are only 4 people that work at my law firm so 50% of the staff is out today...and tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298379 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:00:11 +0000 JoJoGirl 298379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: I can see why a super-observant jew would do that (you need time to do all the cooking/preparing and whatnot before the sun goes down, esp since you can't do any of that again til Sunday and need to feed your fam or whatever the whole weekend). I've never known anyone that religious, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298371 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:57:35 +0000 Andrea 298371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm technically Buddhist and there are no holidays for that either!</p> <p>I worked with one Jewish girl who left at 2 pm every day Friday because of the sunset. It seemed like she was taking advantage of her religion but maybe someone can correct me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298355 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:51:46 +0000 JoJoGirl 298355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. :( I had to use a day of vacation time so I could observe. That ticks me off every year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298353 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:51:15 +0000 mediagirl 298353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. When I worked at TV stations, we could swap our days off with other employees. My Jewish co-workers usually put their names up on the board stating they were available for Christian holidays if we would swap with them for the Jewish holidays. It worked out well. My brother has the same experience being a doctor with his co-workers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298347 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:49:18 +0000 mrsjyw 298347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only get Christmas off around here. My last job we used to get Good Friday off... here it's a half day usually. Today is a normal Monday. BLAHHh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298344 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:47:54 +0000 wheres_c 298344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only two religious holidays we get off here are Easter and Christmas, any others PTO must be used.<br /> I haven't noticed anyone out today, or it being any less busy, but we are in South Florida. Most people here are of latin american descent and Catholic/Christian/Atheist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298305 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:21:42 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 298305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I don't currently work but when I did we never had it off because we were gov. employed and we only took the "american holidays" off which obviously are Christian mainly (some patriotic). Anyways----my Jewish co-workers took the day off just like I took my Islamic holidays off. It was always sucky because I'd come back to work after a holiday and I would have so much to make up and catch up on! It was like I'd have to think twice about taking my holiday off:( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298295 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:16:38 +0000 Running Elley 298295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Not less busy either....it feels like a regular day here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-rosh-hashanah-off#post-298293 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:15:52 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 298293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our current nanny is Jewish and we gave her today off.. so I'm at home with the kidlets. Which reminds me, I also have to find coverage for Yom Kippur, since it's coming up too. </p>