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I always keep hearing from everyone that when there's a mayor Jewish holiday, the streets and cars are almost empty on Manhattan (NYC). Is it really true?
Are non-private(Jewish) companies closed on Jewish holidays in NYC, or Jewish employees have to take a day off?
I know it might sound wierd and funny, but I'm really curios!
Thanks for respond and God Bless!
I always keep hearing from everyone that when there's a mayor Jewish holiday, the streets and cars are almost empty on Manhattan (NYC). Is it really true?
Are non-private(Jewish) companies closed on Jewish holidays in NYC, or Jewish employees have to take a day off?
I know it might sound wierd and funny, but I'm really curios!
Thanks for respond and God Bless!
Is this a serious thread?
Do some stores close? Yes. Look at the huge store B&H, which closes for all Jewish holidays and does not process orders during the closure, even online purchases. Do non-Jews work there? Sure. They should have known this when they accepted the job.
Do a lot of stores close? Of course not. I personally haven't noticed ANYTHING closed. Maybe the kosher deli down the street is. Don't know.
I have a few people out yesterday and today from the office for Rosh Hashana but honestly? It's a BAU day. Majority of people are in, and even most of the senior executives that are Jewish are in today.
I highly doubt you heard from "everyone" that the streets are empty.
I would say the city is noticably slower during the Jewish holidays..and it's more about the industry you are in. If you are in commercial RE or Wall St/Finance...then lots and lots of people are home, and things are much slower. If you are in retail, service industry, or other blue collar professions, then you really don't notice anything.
I always keep hearing from everyone that when there's a mayor Jewish holiday, the streets and cars are almost empty on Manhattan (NYC). Is it really true?
Are non-private(Jewish) companies closed on Jewish holidays in NYC, or Jewish employees have to take a day off?
I know it might sound wierd and funny, but I'm really curios!
Thanks for respond and God Bless!
Since you are ignorant, let us presume these things to be true. lets also preusume there are a million Jewish people in NYC.
Why then, "...might [it] sound weird and funny...."?
Where do you keep "hearing" and from whom?
what the heck is a "non-private (Jewish) company?
What is strang and weird is the lack of worldliness and ignorance you display.
The trains are noticably emptier during the High Holy Days because the public schools are closed. I used to wonder why, since there are not that many Jewish students. But someone told me that they started doing this years back because so many teachers and administrators were Jewish that there wouldn't be enough of them to keep the schools open. Don't know if that was true or still is.
But its a measure of how New York has changed that even though I don't think they get major Muslim or Hindu holidays off at the schools, those holidays have achieved the ultimate mark of validation in New York: Alternate side of the street parking is suspended for Eid al-fitr (the end of Ramadan) and Diwali (the return of Lord Rama to conquer evil).
Last edited by citylove101; 09-30-2011 at 02:29 PM..
IF you work in either Finance, Insurance and Real eastate industries things might feel slow on Jewish holidays because in those industries have a huge substantial number of Jews especially here in NYC. Also in NYC public school system Jewish holidays the schools are closed except for chanukah. You need to understand that NYC is a Jewish place according to my professor.
I work in Finance. Most people, including Jewish, are in today. It is also rather a busy time for us. So it all depends really.
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