36 years ago I started becoming a BT in San Francisco. at the time I worked for a company that required working on occasional Saturdays. at first, I was able to get a non-Jewish friend to take my Saturdays for me, but then she turned on me– saying it was unfair- & subsequently, I lost my job because I wouldn’t work on Saturdays. somewhere in my oh-too-much-stuff basement, I remember having paperwork discussing the whole situation, but, bottom line: I DID get un-employment benefits.
