Comments on: Illegal Questions to Ask: America vs. Israel http://jewneric.com/illegal-questions-to-ask-america-vs-israel/2008/02/27/ A New Platform for the Jewish Voice Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dave Weinberg http://jewneric.com/illegal-questions-to-ask-america-vs-israel/2008/02/27/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Dave Weinberg Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:27:36 +0000 http://jewneric.com/illegal-questions-to-ask-america-vs-israel/2008/02/27/#comment-272 The most uncomfortable, religiously, I have been in interview situations were: I have been asked about the likelihood of my wearing my kippa (yalmulka/skull cap) by someone at the company I was interviewing with. At an interview to work at a local (DC) Jewish organizations, I have been asked whether or not I would be comfortable working with people who were not Orthodox, basically was I narrow minded and a religious zealot or open minded and cool with everyone and everything. What I wear on my head should not be a target of discrimination, especially when looking for work within our own community. The most uncomfortable, religiously, I have been in interview situations were:

I have been asked about the likelihood of my wearing my kippa (yalmulka/skull cap) by someone at the company I was interviewing with.

At an interview to work at a local (DC) Jewish organizations, I have been asked whether or not I would be comfortable working with people who were not Orthodox, basically was I narrow minded and a religious zealot or open minded and cool with everyone and everything.

What I wear on my head should not be a target of discrimination, especially when looking for work within our own community.

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