tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post3413265592333653141..comments2024-02-23T04:39:49.329-05:00Comments on Conversations in Klal: Being Blue in New JerseyProfKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-53644535140118743502009-07-28T17:57:44.889-04:002009-07-28T17:57:44.889-04:00Trust me--way more irritating than interesting. An...Trust me--way more irritating than interesting. And I don't care if Paramus's stricter rules were instituted to get rid of Rt. 4 traffic. It's an argument I find specious (not least because the law is worded to prohibit "worldly employment"). <br /><br />If the traffic were the sole reason, then the government could easily switch the Blue Laws to Saturday instead of Sunday--not many Christians nowadays refrain from shopping on Sunday...at least not in Bergen County. Except they were originally put in to protect the Christian "sabbath" and it gets left on Sunday to accommodate a Christian majority. I can't understand how anyone couldn't find that unconstitutional. Plus, I really wanted that mop!profk_offspingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-48523686149266229362009-07-28T14:57:17.626-04:002009-07-28T14:57:17.626-04:00My father told me stories of Blue Laws, but I have...My father told me stories of Blue Laws, but I haven't any personal experience with them. It sounds like it is a mix of interesting and irritating.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-48196083407933587562009-07-27T06:44:09.548-04:002009-07-27T06:44:09.548-04:00Keeping the Bergen County malls closed on Sunday w...Keeping the Bergen County malls closed on Sunday wasn't a religious matter but a practical one. The traffic caused by those shopping in the malls is horrendous and at least on Sunday county residents get a break from the traffic. But I agree that if a store is already open then why can't it sell everything that is in the store. Why pick on mops?Trudynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-46713965649807187622009-07-26T23:29:48.772-04:002009-07-26T23:29:48.772-04:00Interestingly, you can only get beer from a liquor...Interestingly, you can only get beer from a liquor store. Not being a native of Bergen Cty, lulei demistafina, I did not know this and went on a fruitless hunt Sat night for beer at grocery and convenience stores (as my custom is to make Havdallah on beer during the Nine Days).CJ Srullowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851508109666827492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-21474281877724656232009-07-26T22:23:36.149-04:002009-07-26T22:23:36.149-04:00thats insane. i am surprised they are able to sell...thats insane. i am surprised they are able to sell beer, though.frum single femalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-48775612596150287912009-07-26T20:32:58.929-04:002009-07-26T20:32:58.929-04:00I think it is only in Bergen County. It just drive...I think it is only in Bergen County. It just drives me crazy. There is a store in Teaneck I like, but I ususally can only get up there on Sundays. Of course it is closed. I think the restaurants and Judaica shops are allowed to be open on Sundays.naviwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-91202719073013221112009-07-26T18:20:35.727-04:002009-07-26T18:20:35.727-04:00Bergen County blue laws are so weird. I mean, thi...Bergen County blue laws are so weird. I mean, this county is more chock full of malls than anywhere I can think of. They must do so much business 6 days a week that it's worth it to be closed the 7th.<br /><br />It's a pain for me though because I work full time and if I need Nordstrom (not often, but occasionally) it's a big hassle to make the time to get there. Otherwise, Willowbrook Mall in a regular county has everything Bergen County has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-13774982414522766702009-07-26T18:09:34.051-04:002009-07-26T18:09:34.051-04:00I don't get the chochma here. The store is al...I don't get the chochma here. The store is already open on Sunday so people are shopping in it. So why say that some items can be sold and some can't? So little sense in this provision that I could almost see saying--almost--Christians and others who hold Sunday as Sabbath can't buy mops, but everyone else can. Makes about as much sense.<br /><br />You can dump on NYC for other things but at least we got the shopping thing right.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-22314969702767956082009-07-26T17:53:37.171-04:002009-07-26T17:53:37.171-04:00"You've got to love a County where drinki..."You've got to love a County where drinking beer is apparently less of a "Sabbath breaker" than mopping is."<br /><br />Why not? That works in judaism, particularly if its wine or vodka instead of beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com