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[sageandsea]

Help me FriendsList...of the Jewish & Muslim persuations...you're my only hope.

I (read: my boss) made the mistake of scheduling something with required travel and attendance during Rosh Hashana. The event dates are 10/2 - 10/6. I know very little about Judaism and would like to be able to reassure my guests that I will be fine if they can't arrive on time, or need to attend Temple rather than evening events - but I know don't know when they can travel, when they need to go to services, etc.

Oh, and, looking at my calendar, Ramadan starts that week as well. I know even less about Islam. What arrangements might I need to make there?

Enlighten me, please?

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[juuro.livejournal.com]

Rosh Hashana, it seems to me, falls this year on 4. and 5. of October -- beginning at sunset of 3rd, of course. For someone who is observant, the 4th and 5th are definitely Temple days.

(For some reason VirtualJerusalem is again showing different dates.)

[silme.livejournal.com]

Oops. It's going to depend on how devout they are. If they're Orthodox, they most likely will not travel. If they aren't Orthodox and would need to reach you from afar, yet want to attend services, the problem is that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are kind of like Christmas and Easter in that people will come out of the woodwork to attend services. Unless the synagogue is huge (as in a huge building), they often sell tickets in advance to make sure they're not overcrowded. If you're a member, the tickets usually are free, but you have to claim them. And if you're not a member of that synagogue, then you need to get tickets. So, if they live in another city and are members of a synagogue there, they might have trouble getting to services full stop.

Also, there are day services for Rosh Hashanah. When I was being devout, I used to be able to get the day off as a religious holiday and go to the synogogue.

At least you're not dealing with fasting on Yom Kippur. :)

For Ramadan, I remember when I taught at the American school, where we had a high Muslim concentration, we made sure they could eat when it was 'legal'.

[lady-b-ashley.livejournal.com]

Large quantities of alchohol will fix everything (for you).