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TAHLIBRosh Hashanah was this past week, and my CEO surprised me by taking off both days. Yes, he is Jewish but he also claims to be
anti-religious, so it was a surprise. How do you deny religion yet still abide by religious prohibitions such as "
not-working" on
holydays? I believe he is religious but wants to hide (and protect) certain parts of himself, even in this city of
2 million Jews. I believe he honors these
High Holydays because they allow him to reveal his true self to himself. Public denials linked to contradictory practices make
Elaine Reichek's "
Sampler" (above) at The Jewish Museum of New York my
NEWS OF WEEK.
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