Sentences with phrase «religious holiday observances»

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And yes, regrettably Christmas has in many cases become a commercial holiday without religious observance.

SUNYAB closed early on Fridays in observance of Rosh Hashanah and / or Yom Kippur, but observed no other religious holidays I can recall.

The observance of religious holidays should be allowed for and recognized, but not on a «wholesale» basis.

There should be NO school days off for observance of any religious holiday, period.

Harris - Shapiro suggests that the best way for Jews to «combat» Messianic Judaism is to strengthen the religious institution at the center of Jewish life: the home, with its weekly Shabbat worship and observance of other Jewish holidays.

Focus on what the holidays signify to you For some, the holidays are about time spent with family; for others, religious observance is key.

In the Judaeo - Christian and Islamic religious traditions, fasting is an act of observance, atonement, penance, self - control, or preparation for rituals or holidays.

Far more common instead is a seemingly random selection of disparate elements, often superficial or exotic: clothing styles, food, holidays, religious observances, leisure activities, rituals, and other customs.

Note that the employer's ability to require employees to work on a public holiday is subject to the employee's right to take a day off for purposes of religious observance under the Ontario Human Rights Code, and to the terms of the employee's employment contract.