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I’m not gonna argue that you have some existential obligation not to schedule things on Jewish holidays but I am gonna say that when you do it, it makes Jews a little less welcome in your space

And this is especially an issue in a space that is already for a marginalized group and is trying to be intersectional, eg. an LGBTQ group

And like, I know there are Jewish people who’d still go, but tbh that’s kind of part of the issue — by scheduling things this way, you’re contributing to the stress of having to choose, the pressure to assimilate, and the tension of being a Jew in the diaspora

Non-Jews can reblog this

If you’re like me, then your first reaction to this was “Okay, but there are a lot of holidays and a lot of religions, how do I schedule around all of them?”

So I went and found an Interfaith Calendar of Holy Days for major religions.

(More under the cut.)

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Thank you for this addition! I was actually thinking of linking this exact calendar. And very good point about checking in with someone from the religion — many holidays are minor or at least don’t really get in the way of going to events. Like, scheduling something on Chanukah or Tu Bishvat would be totally fine.

Also! When scheduling events where you’re going to be feeding people, make sure to check dietary restrictions for any holiday it overlaps. Once I went to a school-organized thing during Passover and all they had for people to eat was pizza. It’s not fun watching everyone eat pizza when you can’t eat bread.

And going off that, if you’re going to be holding an event anytime, then make sure to think of people who can’t eat a certain foods because of their religion. Don’t just use beef and pork. Some people wanna be able to eat and follow the rules of their religion