Shabbat issues

[savotinaRN]

I am RN for the last five years. Recently i went back to my jewish roots, and started observing Shabbat meaning I cannot work fridays evening and until saturday evening. I was working two part times positions and was able to manage it with a lot of stress to switch all those days. Now I got married to an observant jew. I started looking for a full time position and I realized that I am not getting any jobs because of my religion.

What can I do? If someone was ever in the same situation plese share how you managed. Thanks a lot.

[liberated847]

If god didn't want you to work on the Sabath, he/she would not have allow you to be an RN. There, perfect flawless logic....god told me to say this...fact

[mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN]

The problem with Christmas, it has become too secularized. When I was in high school, we had to make a choice: Christian or Jewish holidays. If you were neither, you chose one anyway. It can be hard to get a schedule you want, but doable.

[Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN]

I'm curious. For the Jewish people who say they agree to work Easter and Christmas. What happens if Passover and Easter overlap?

Do you still work Easter? Or do you expect it off because of Passover?

what happens when Christmas is on a Friday or Saturday? Do you get it off because it is your Sabbath? Or do you work it?

[Ruas61, BSN, RN]

I'm curious. For the Jewish people who say they agree to work Easter and Christmas. What happens if Passover and Easter overlap?

Do you still work Easter? Or do you expect it off because of Passover?

what happens when Christmas is on a Friday or Saturday? Do you get it off because it is your Sabbath? Or do you work it?

Being Jewish does not automatically equate to not working on Shabbos or Holy Days.

There is a whole continuum of observance level that is possible.

It can go from no issues with working to absolutely no working.

The individual Jew decides what to do for themselves.

[ceccia]

I think this is sad that it even has to be an issue. I believe in God but am not really into organized religion, and I am almost always willing to work other peoples' religious holidays because I know how important it is to them. OP, best wishes and I hope you find a position that allows you to honor your beliefs.

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

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[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

It appears the OP has not returned to comment on thread

Perhaps when it turned in a decidedly unpleasant manner (which has now been 'cleansed'), she chose to leave; maybe that wasn't it. But it's a reasonable guess.

[edmia, BSN, RN]

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Umm, it was the shabbos! She couldn't log in and reply.

OP: I know it can work out. From experience, I've seen that Jewish organizations are more willing to work with your observance. But, you must be willing to offer a compromise, like working every Sunday and Christmas for example.

Of course, talking to your rabbi is your first step so you know where you stand.

Per diem is a great option if you can do without health benefits.

For an Orthodox Jew, Shabbat is a huge deal and really non-negotiable. Maybe the ER or ICU would do it, but regular inpatient? I'd have a hard time justifying working then.

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[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Umm, it was the shabbos! She couldn't log in and reply.

LOL....she posted on Thursday evening, and had until sundown on Friday to reply--or anytime after sundown today

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

I knew one nurse who was able to do this. She worked every Friday until 3 and every Sunday.

[Ruas61, BSN, RN]

IF the OP wants to find a way to make it work for her. I got the distinct impression that the OP is looking for dispensation for taking off every Friday, Saturday and Jewish holiday.

Yes, she can find a way to work out being a nurse while maintaining her religious standards.

However, I would like to know how you gleam that she is seeking a 'dispensation'.

I don't get that impression at all.

[subee, MSN, CRNA]

Every religion has a 1,000 ways to observe (after all, it's all made up anyway). I used to work in an Orthodox Jewish hospital where we had lots of Jewish nurses. Since I figured if there really is a Grand Engineer, he/she would prefer me to be of use on Shabbos and then the Orthodox girls could have Saturdays off. However, retaining some level of superstition (and I try hard to avoid that old country stuff), I never work Yom Kippur or Rosh Hashanah. I really need those two days a year concentrate on the things I did wrong and what I'm going to do about it in the future. It would seem very disrespectful to the OP that the hospital cannot make that simple accommodation for her.