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Shawn Green won't play on Yom Kippur

Whoops!  The original article I quoted from below was from 2001 - thanks a lot Google.  But...  Shawn Green is still deciding if he should take off both or one of the games this weekend.   Below is an article from today...

Green will play Friday, sit Saturday
Non-orthodox Jew celebrating Yom Kippur by sitting 1 day
Image: Green
David Kadlubowski / AP
Dodgers outfielder Shawn Green will miss Saturday's game against the Giants in observance of Yom Kippur.

The Associated Press
Updated: 7:48 p.m. ET Sept. 23, 2004

SAN
DIEGO - Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shawn Green will sit out Saturday
afternoon’s game against the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom
Kippur.

For the full story you can click here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6048934/

Now I'm not a baseball fan, but I say "Go Shawn!" I hope that the Dodgers and the fans support his decision. Previously he donated his salary for that day to a charity (It's only about $70,000.) it would be nice if he did the same thing again this year.

Lastly, in 2001 he said:
"I would feel guilty playing on that day anyway but it's definitely the
right example to set. There are a lot of Jewish kids out
there who don't want to go to synagogue that day or on a holiday. I
think Sandy [Koufax] set a precedent on that and made my decision so much easier."

May those of you who are observing have an easy fast.
 
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