17 April 2011

Seasonal Programming Note:

The Jewish holiday of Pesach, or Passover, falls on the Hebrew calendar dates of Nissan 15-22 which this year begin on Monday April 18th on the Gregorian Calendar and coincide with the Western Christian Holy Week (Semana Santa in Mexico). It also just so happens that this year the date of Greek Orthodox Holy Week and Easter Sunday (Pascua in Mexico) are the same as the Western Church which is not always the case. It is my belief that we should pay attention to the religious observances of others and have the same respect for the beliefs of all people as we would have them respect ours. In that spirit to all my Jewish friends I say "Chag sa'may'ach". To all of my Muslim brothers and sisters for whom I have the same respect I say As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم). To my Hindu family I say "Namaste" and to everyone else I say, "May God be with you and may you keep peace always in your heart".

6 comments:

The Last Quarter said...

And may the road rise to meet you, and the wind be always at your back.
Thanks for the kind sentiments, Bob.

Dan in NC said...

Bob, I'm not even going to ask where you got the Arabic script! And to paraphrase Tom - "may the wind at yer back niver be yer own!"
Merry Meet, Merry part, and Merry Meet again! Blessed Be!
Dan in NC

Calypso said...

Felices Pascuas para ti amigo!

Bob Mrotek said...

Thanks guys!

Don Cuevas said...

Thank you, Bob. You are a mensch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensch

Saludos,
Don Cuevas

Bob Mrotek said...

Don Cuevas,

A shaynem dank!

Blog Archive

About Me

My photo
I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. I have been living in Mexico since January 6th, 1999. I am continually studying to improve my knowledge of the Spanish language and Mexican history and culture. I am also a student of Mandarin Chinese.