Holidays offer a time for a fresh start
Write to the Point
Last updated 3/28/2013 at 6:16pm
This is an interesting week as it marks the juxtaposition of two religious observances important to two different faiths, yet very intertwined.
Tuesday, March 26, marked the beginning of Passover for members of the Jewish community, an important holiday, if you can call it a holiday that runs through April 2. The same goes with the other holiday, Easter, which for many Christians begins today with Maundy Thursday and culminates Sunday with Easter.
I raise the issue of calling these observances holidays because, unlike other holidays, most people don’t receive time off from work and most b...
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