[consulting] SF DrupalCon Proposal is During Passover Seders

[Alex Urevick-Ackelsberg]

I didn't even check the dates, but yeah, that's a deal killer for me.

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On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Shai Gluskin <shai at content2zero.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> A great group of Drupal folks from San Francisco are putting together what
> looks like a fantastic proposal for DrupalCon 2010.
>
> They've got a web site launched at: http://drupalconsf2010.org/
>
> Unfortunately, the proposed conference dates, March 29 - 31, are during the
> first two nights of Passover when Jews gather with their families and
> friends to conduct the Passover "seder," a reenactment of the leaving of
> Egypt. This is probably the most compelling Jewish ritual there is and even
> very assimilated Jews take part in this ceremony. There has been a lot of
> creativity around this ritual in recent years which makes it even more
> compelling for even marginally religious Jews.
>
> I'm Jewish and I personally know a lot of Jewish Drupal developers. I just
> think it would be a shame to force us to have to make this choice.
>
> Anyway, it would be great if folks advocated against these dates in support
> of Jewish Drupal developers.
>
> I think the best way to voice this right now is on Twitter, though I think
> I'll start a thread on drupal.org and post back here. The relevant Twitter
> accounts are @DrupalConSF and maybe @dries as well.
>
> Thanks in advance for those who are supportive of this objection.
>
> Shai
>
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