Hugo House response
Yesterday I posted about Richard Hugo House scheduling a class on Jewish identity on the Sabbath. I wrote them, asking them if this was a deliberate choice, and today I received a response from Brian McGuigan, who manages programming and marketing for Hugo House. He says that it was a deliberate choice--on the part of the instructor, who is also Jewish. He also says, "We will offer it again in the future, probably on a different day as we tend to rotate class schedules."
I don't know why this gets under my skin so much. It really bugs me. It's not like I'm an especially observant Jew.
As I think about it, I find myself going back to wondering if it's regional. A class on this subject would never have been scheduled for Saturdays in New York, Philadelphia, or other major east coast cities, especially with a Jewish instructor. It's like assimilation is more important . . . except that the class is on Jewish identity. And this is part of that.
I don't know. Maybe I'm a hypocrite. I'll take that criticism if it comes my way. But it's the principle of the thing, you know?
I don't know why this gets under my skin so much. It really bugs me. It's not like I'm an especially observant Jew.
As I think about it, I find myself going back to wondering if it's regional. A class on this subject would never have been scheduled for Saturdays in New York, Philadelphia, or other major east coast cities, especially with a Jewish instructor. It's like assimilation is more important . . . except that the class is on Jewish identity. And this is part of that.
I don't know. Maybe I'm a hypocrite. I'll take that criticism if it comes my way. But it's the principle of the thing, you know?