Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!dave From: dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Halloween - what to do? Message-ID: <437@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Nov-84 17:55:52 EST Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.437 Posted: Thu Nov 8 17:55:52 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Nov-84 20:55:43 EST References: <1071@akgua.UUCP> <2333@mcnc.UUCP> <1664@ucf-cs.UUCP> Reply-To: dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) Organization: The Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto Lines: 20 In article <1664@ucf-cs.UUCP> yiri@ucf-cs.UUCP (Yirmiyahu BenDavid) writes: || Byron asks a question which has often bothered me. What SHOULD we do || when 'trick-or-treaters' come to the door. Our approach has always been || to turn off the lights in the main room, retire to the bedroom or study || to watch TV or whatever and not answer the door. What are some other || ideas? (Giving them treats is out as I will not encourage the || practice.) If the kids are Jewish, you could give them either a lecture or literature about Judaism. How about handing them a little card that says, "Sorry, we don't hand out treats on Halloween because of its non-Jewish origins. But if you leave your name and address on this card, we'll deliver you some treats on Purim, the Jewish holiday on which it's a special mitzvah to *give* food to others." Dave Sherman -- { allegra cornell decvax ihnp4 linus utzoo }!utcsrgv!dave