re: #21 Flavia

Ah, yes.
The high holidays are an annual ritual in which observant Jews argue, cajole, beg, and badger their teachers, employers, or childrens’ teachers (depending on age) over the fact that they will not be present and will not be working on those days, and yes it’s a lot of days, but it’s only once a year, and no, this is not the Jewish day school, but do you really believe Jews should be forced either to violate core tenets of their faith or attend only segregated institutions and very well we *will* go talk to the Dean of Students…

Sorry, I’m just a little bitter. :P
My wife’s getting a lot of grief over it this year. That, and the catch-up work that follows, always put a damper on the holiday spirit.