Israel has launched a campaign to have Yom Kippur recognized as an official holiday on the United Nations calendar.
The U.N. officially recognizes 10 holidays, including Christmas and Eid al-Fitr. Absent from the official holidays is a Jewish one. A holiday at the U.N. entails a day without meetings, committee hearings, or official events. Several members of Israel’s delegation to the U.N. have said being compelled to show up to work on Yom Kippur is troublesome.
The U.N. General Assembly convenes annually in September. On years in which such meetings have conflicted with Yom Kippur, special requests are submitted to postpone the assembly to allow the Israeli prime minister to participate.
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Ron Prosor has distributed a letter among U.N. ambassadors as a first step in a comprehensive campaign to highlight Israel’s request, paving the way to bring it for a General Assembly vote. There are three monotheistic religions, but just two of them appear on the U.N. calendar, Prosor said, adding that such discrimination must come to an end.
{Matzav.com Newscenter}
This is what Israel is worried about? Man, its over!
If you want a Jewish holiday for the goyim, pick Succos, not Yom Kippur. That’s when 70 bulls were offered in the Beis Hamikdosh on behalf of the 70 nations of the world. As the gemara says, if the goyim would have realized what merit they get from the Jews offering sacrifices on their behalf, not only would they not have destroyed the Beis Hamikdosh, they would have posted armed guards around it to protect it.
they are not”goress” israel and you want yom kippur
Before asking the goyimm to remember Yom Kippur make sure that your own do.
Albert, this whole thing is nuts
#2 or Rosh HaShanah when the entire world is judged.
Now you can absolutely sure that powers-that-be at the UN are likely busy loading up the schedule with hearings, meetings, and events for October 4!
No this is beautiful the israelis doent want to be forced to work on uom kipor its a start
Jews seeking Israel’s recognition of Shabbos !!!