The federal government says its offices in the Washington area will be closed Tuesday due to the winter storm bearing down on the mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S.
The Office of Personnel Management says non-emergency personnel in and around the District of Columbia are granted excused absences for the day.
Emergency employees and telework-ready employees are expected to work.
The National Weather Service predicts Washington could get between 4 and 8 inches of snow Tuesday, with higher amounts north of the nation’s capital.
(AP)
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For all the bad he has done to the country and the world, we need to admit that the Obama administration is clearly doing its best to faciliate frum civil servants being able to get to minyan in the morning (also note, there are no morning minyanim in downtown DC). The shutdown, the dubious snow days — he at least is doing something right.
#1: Actually, civil servants working in the DC area have plenty of Shacharis minyanim to choose from in nearby areas. There is no facilitation here, intentional or otherwise.
OTOH, with another day off, there’s more time for learning Torah.
At least the fed govt can’t do any damage if they’re closed.
shazam: The only minyan in DC is in Gerogetown, and isn’t even close to where the jobs are. There are plenty of minyanim for mincha, but not for scharis. There are early minyanim in both Silver Spring (in Montgomery County, Maryland) and in Baltimore (where many bnei Torah who commute live), but even in May and June it is hard to daven with a minyan and get to work by the 6:30 a.m. opening (fortunately, most civil servants have a flexible schedule and can come as late at 9:30) and at this time of year, the earliest minyanim don’t allow you to get to work before 7:30 or 8 a.m. — which in many agencies mean you are among the late arrivals (and remember that frum people need to make up time for Erev Shabbos and yuntufs – so early arrival is useful). This is a plug for a minyan at Union Station (a Netz minyan for commuters, a later one for tourists).