A recent visit to New York City gave evidence of the diversity of nationalities and religions sharing the same sidewalks and bike lanes. The hospital we visited had five elevators - one designated as a
Sabbath elevator and as we were leaving on a Saturday we were told that that car was programmed to stop at every floor so that people practicing religious beliefs would not have to touch the "buttons". I had not heard of the practice and at first thought a child might be playing the "button" trick. In a related vein, the NY Times ran a recent article on a course sponsored by a Jewish non-profit that teaches dogs commands in Yiddish.
As Jack Paar used to say "I kid you not!"
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