Sunday, September 14, 2008
Ramapo cop wants same religious considerations as colleague
Ramapo Police Officer Ernst Tenemille wants Friday nights and Saturdays off - just like rookie Police Officer Baile Glauber.
Tenemille said he's a practicing Seventh-Day Adventist and those two days are his Sabbath - just like Glauber claims those Sabbath days as a Jew.
The difference is that after starting work in June, Glauber almost immediately got her requested days off from Police Chief Peter Brower, with support from town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence.
Tenemille, an officer for seven years, said he made his request known in June, using Glauber's modified schedule as his model.
So far, documents show, Tenemille's paperwork for Friday and Saturday off has been turned down on technicalities, but not on the merits of his request.
"My request is not being taken seriously at all," Tenemille said. "They told Officer Glauber to submit her days off and she was approved immediately."
The town's position is that Tenemille's request will be considered, as will the other requests from officers based on religious issues. Several police officers on the 125-member force have put in for religious holidays off since Glauber set a precedent for the department.
"Anyone can make a request," Town Attorney Michael Klein said. "The town will do the best it can to respect a person's religious beliefs and religious observances. Whether his situation is identical to Glauber's, I don't know."
Glauber, 30, a single mother with a 9-year-old boy, was raised as a Satmar Hasidic Jew. Glauber no longer is part of the Satmar community, but she told the department she's observant.
For Jews, the weekly Sabbath from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday is extremely holy and involves prayer, rest and no work. The Orthodox don't touch money, drive or even turn light switches on or off during the Sabbath
Seventh-Day Adventists also view their Sabbath as a day of worship. Tenemille said they also follow a dietary code that prohibits pork, don't wear jewelry that doesn't have a practical purpose and they attend services.
Ramapo Policemen's Benevolent Association President Dennis Procter said the police administration and town officials know what Tenemille wants. Procter said Tenemille's case could end up before a state arbitration hearing and eventually in civil court.
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Tenemille said he's a practicing Seventh-Day Adventist and those two days are his Sabbath - just like Glauber claims those Sabbath days as a Jew.
The difference is that after starting work in June, Glauber almost immediately got her requested days off from Police Chief Peter Brower, with support from town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence.
Tenemille, an officer for seven years, said he made his request known in June, using Glauber's modified schedule as his model.
So far, documents show, Tenemille's paperwork for Friday and Saturday off has been turned down on technicalities, but not on the merits of his request.
"My request is not being taken seriously at all," Tenemille said. "They told Officer Glauber to submit her days off and she was approved immediately."
The town's position is that Tenemille's request will be considered, as will the other requests from officers based on religious issues. Several police officers on the 125-member force have put in for religious holidays off since Glauber set a precedent for the department.
"Anyone can make a request," Town Attorney Michael Klein said. "The town will do the best it can to respect a person's religious beliefs and religious observances. Whether his situation is identical to Glauber's, I don't know."
Glauber, 30, a single mother with a 9-year-old boy, was raised as a Satmar Hasidic Jew. Glauber no longer is part of the Satmar community, but she told the department she's observant.
For Jews, the weekly Sabbath from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday is extremely holy and involves prayer, rest and no work. The Orthodox don't touch money, drive or even turn light switches on or off during the Sabbath
Seventh-Day Adventists also view their Sabbath as a day of worship. Tenemille said they also follow a dietary code that prohibits pork, don't wear jewelry that doesn't have a practical purpose and they attend services.
Ramapo Policemen's Benevolent Association President Dennis Procter said the police administration and town officials know what Tenemille wants. Procter said Tenemille's case could end up before a state arbitration hearing and eventually in civil court.
http://lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080914/NEWS03/809140361/-1/newsfront
Comments:
I do not blame him..... He has
every right to demand certain
days off for religious beliefs.
the town will regret to first
allowing Jewish officer Baile
Glauber off on the Sabbath.
Being a Police Officer requires
one to work all shifts and days.
every right to demand certain
days off for religious beliefs.
the town will regret to first
allowing Jewish officer Baile
Glauber off on the Sabbath.
Being a Police Officer requires
one to work all shifts and days.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by 
: September 14, 2008 2:13 PM
: September 14, 2008 2:13 PM
I believe whenever possible both officers should be afforded the opportunity to practice their religious faith. As a Christian who has wavered between Adventism, Messianic Judaism, and Protestantism I have often felt convicted when I have worked on either Saturday or Sunday. As a cop though, I serve a needed role in the community. Public safety and crime prevention do not take days off due to the fallen nature of this world so sometimes I have to work.
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