Sign the Petition! Help Make Eid an Observed School Holiday in NYC.

I just got an email about a petition all of you should sign.

As all of you might know already their has been aggressive efforts to make Eid al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha an observed school holiday. This comes by no surprise,  since their are around 800,000 Muslim New Yorkers and about 10% percent of children who attend NYC public schools are Muslim.

Recently, the resolution was almost passed until Mayor Bloomberg pulled a stunt on the Muslim community and rejected it. His excuse? It will give too many days off for students when added to existing school holidays. Come on Mr.Mayor, keep it real! Your jewish, listen to Rabbi Moshe Edelman.

We even have own U.S. postal stamps =), I’ll mail you a petition with the Eid Stamp, ha.

“If someone believes in something, you have to fight for it. I am sure there was a fight from the Jews to get their days off.”

Rabbi Moshe Edelman, Director of Congregational Standards for the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, says the conservative Jewish community would be supportive “of our brothers and sisters” in the Muslim community.

“With the growing number of Muslims, the mayor should have said yes, out of respect to the Islamic community,” he told IOL.

On a side note, A one week spring break is also scheduled every year to coincide with Easter and Passover.

So what can you do? Click on the link below to get the petition.

Eid-Al-Fitr Petition

Print it, sign it, pass it on to your friends and build the buzz.

You can send your signed copy to the following address:

The Honorable Micheal Bloomberg

Office of the Mayor

City Hall

New York, NY, 10007

insh’Allah the resolution gets past and Mayor Bloomberg stops being shady, after all American Muslims are productive members of society.