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munity Member in the August issue: I “victim” in 21st-century America’s most the person who wasn’t allowed to bring
can understand her frustration over the recently-discovered “oppression”? Is a in pizza to the bowling alley. She writes,
inconvenience of having to serve her rule against bringing kosher pizza to a “....why are we giving our local bowling
family their pizza dinner at home rath- bowling alley some virulent new strain of alley business when we aren’t even al-
er than at the bowling alley. However, it anti-Semitism? lowed to eat pizza there like other human
does not mean that frum Jews are being beings? Are we second-class citizens?” I
treated as second-class citizens if no one I always learned that, in Yiddishkeit, don’t really hear the question. Why are
else is allowed to bring in outside food we have obligations, not rights – that we giving them business? Because we
either. Religious requirements of cus- our job in this world is to pursue peace, enjoy bowling. I don’t go bowling to eat
tomers are not the concern of the pro- ameliorate suffering, and contribute to pizza; I go to bowl. They have rules: no
prietors. Such a distinction works to our the dignity of others, not to go around outside food. Enforcing rules does not
benefit as well, when we require that no demanding our “rights.” We only have to a second-class citizen make. What if
outside food be brought into kosher es- look at the news to observe American so- someone threw a fit because they weren’t
tablishments. If the bowling alley were ciety’s obsession with victimhood. As the allowed to bring their own food into a
to provide a room where outside food categories of victims metastasize, this kosher restaurant? (In fact, I know that
could be used, that would be thoughtful “war of the oppressed” can reach absurd at least one place in town does not al-
of them, and perhaps good for business, extremes, with people taking offense at low even baby bottles from the outside
but it is not something they should be the most minor of “microaggressions.” to be brought in.) The bowling alley sells
compelled to do. We Jews should not buy into this mental- food – they specifically have a pizzeria.
ity. We should protest only when a true It’s very nice that you keep kosher, but
COMMON SENSE denigration of our status has occurred or where do they draw the line? Can a Mus-
when Jewish lives or our ability to prac- lim family bring their own because they
TO THE EDITOR, tice our religion are at stake. keep halal? Can a family with allergies
I was very disappointed by the let- bring their own? Someone who is vegan?
ALSO A COMMUNITY MEMBER Etc, etc.
ter from the parent who whined that a
private business did not allow outside TO THE EDITOR, I think it’s nice of the bowling alley
food. Are we vying to become the latest I was surprised to read the letter from to allow snacks in. I know of an amuse-
$ A TO Z SAVINGS $PRICES BELOW WHOLESALE
One Stop 3 Hole We have
Yomim Puncher Shanah Tovah expanded to
Tovim
1$A to Z 99 Long Sleeved Elegant serve you
Shopping ea. Assorted paper goods better.
for your Rosh
100 Ct. Smocks Sukkah
Hashana
7 oz. Plastic Cups 5$A to Z 99 table.
ea.
1$A to Z 79
ea.
By the case only.
160 Ct. A large We carry a large decorations
selection of selection of hot pumps, at below
Shabbos sweet candy for wholesale
Facial Tissues the new year. electric plates, crock prices
79A to Z¢ pots and a lot more
ea. at below wholesale
Per case only. prices.
410-358-6611 We accept BY Penguin Cards. STORE HOURS:
Sunday - Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
6307 Reisterstown Rd.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
(Next to Kosher Bite) Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
28 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
can understand her frustration over the recently-discovered “oppression”? Is a in pizza to the bowling alley. She writes,
inconvenience of having to serve her rule against bringing kosher pizza to a “....why are we giving our local bowling
family their pizza dinner at home rath- bowling alley some virulent new strain of alley business when we aren’t even al-
er than at the bowling alley. However, it anti-Semitism? lowed to eat pizza there like other human
does not mean that frum Jews are being beings? Are we second-class citizens?” I
treated as second-class citizens if no one I always learned that, in Yiddishkeit, don’t really hear the question. Why are
else is allowed to bring in outside food we have obligations, not rights – that we giving them business? Because we
either. Religious requirements of cus- our job in this world is to pursue peace, enjoy bowling. I don’t go bowling to eat
tomers are not the concern of the pro- ameliorate suffering, and contribute to pizza; I go to bowl. They have rules: no
prietors. Such a distinction works to our the dignity of others, not to go around outside food. Enforcing rules does not
benefit as well, when we require that no demanding our “rights.” We only have to a second-class citizen make. What if
outside food be brought into kosher es- look at the news to observe American so- someone threw a fit because they weren’t
tablishments. If the bowling alley were ciety’s obsession with victimhood. As the allowed to bring their own food into a
to provide a room where outside food categories of victims metastasize, this kosher restaurant? (In fact, I know that
could be used, that would be thoughtful “war of the oppressed” can reach absurd at least one place in town does not al-
of them, and perhaps good for business, extremes, with people taking offense at low even baby bottles from the outside
but it is not something they should be the most minor of “microaggressions.” to be brought in.) The bowling alley sells
compelled to do. We Jews should not buy into this mental- food – they specifically have a pizzeria.
ity. We should protest only when a true It’s very nice that you keep kosher, but
COMMON SENSE denigration of our status has occurred or where do they draw the line? Can a Mus-
when Jewish lives or our ability to prac- lim family bring their own because they
TO THE EDITOR, tice our religion are at stake. keep halal? Can a family with allergies
I was very disappointed by the let- bring their own? Someone who is vegan?
ALSO A COMMUNITY MEMBER Etc, etc.
ter from the parent who whined that a
private business did not allow outside TO THE EDITOR, I think it’s nice of the bowling alley
food. Are we vying to become the latest I was surprised to read the letter from to allow snacks in. I know of an amuse-
$ A TO Z SAVINGS $PRICES BELOW WHOLESALE
One Stop 3 Hole We have
Yomim Puncher Shanah Tovah expanded to
Tovim
1$A to Z 99 Long Sleeved Elegant serve you
Shopping ea. Assorted paper goods better.
for your Rosh
100 Ct. Smocks Sukkah
Hashana
7 oz. Plastic Cups 5$A to Z 99 table.
ea.
1$A to Z 79
ea.
By the case only.
160 Ct. A large We carry a large decorations
selection of selection of hot pumps, at below
Shabbos sweet candy for wholesale
Facial Tissues the new year. electric plates, crock prices
79A to Z¢ pots and a lot more
ea. at below wholesale
Per case only. prices.
410-358-6611 We accept BY Penguin Cards. STORE HOURS:
Sunday - Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
6307 Reisterstown Rd.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
(Next to Kosher Bite) Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
28 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
