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Position of Newly-Observant Airport Authority Employee in Jeopardy

by Betzalel Kahn

The Airport Authority plans to dismiss an airport employee who has begun to keep Shabbos. The employee, a driver for the airplane maintenance department, claims that the Authority refuses to release him from duty on Shabbosim and yomim tovim, and as a result, he runs the risk of losing his job.

MK Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz sent a letter to the director of the Airport Authority, Avi Kostelitz, informing him of the seriousness of the matter. "This policy contradicts the work and ethics rules customary in the State of Israel. In a Jewish state, it is inconceivable not to respect a person due to his religious beliefs," Rabbi Ravitz explained.

Rabbi Ravitz added that the man had not objected to working on Shabbos in the past and that it is wrong to deny the livelihood of one who wants to keep Shabbos as a principle of his faith. "I ask that you examine his claim and respect his wishes," Rabbi Ravitz concluded.


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