Catching up with the news
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- July
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Back from a week with the kids. A good time was had by all (you know, most of the time).
There’s a lot of news to catch up with. A papal encyclical is coming tomorrow on how Catholic ideas about social justice apply to the economy.
I see my colleague Randi Weiner is reporting that the East Ramapo Board of Education wants to reschedule next year’s budget/school board elections because it would conflict with the first night of Shavuot. Observant Jews would not be able to vote after sundown.
Apparently, all school districts in NYS hold their votes on the third Tuesday of May but can seek a change if there is a conflict with a religious holiday.
East Ramapo is a unique place because many residents of the district are Hasidic or otherwise Orthodox Jews, none of whom send their children to the public schools.
Nathan Rothschild, president of the school board, told Weiner that some 10,000 voters in last year’s elections were Orthodox Jews, including Hasidim.
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on Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 9:47 am by Gary Stern.
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The world of religion, we don't have to tell you, is vast. The purpose of this blog is for Stern to note, flag and comment on some of the more interesting religious developments on the scene – weighty and quirky, somber and laughable, far away and just down the road. He won't interpret Scripture, take sides in conflicts or judge anyone. But he will take advantage of the journalist's license to observe.
