Kraft Kosher

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Finding My Place

I usually don't pray on site, successfully making it to a Minyan either at shul or at another office building. But sometimes the stars don't align, and I'm forced to make do in my office before the prayer time elapses. Since I have a cubicle, there isn't much privacy in my own territory. In the past, I've either prayed in my boss' office or used Kraft's room reservation service to book a conference room. However, today the system was down. I took another track, and asked the Muslim guy down the hall what he does. I've noticed him lately carrying a rolled up cloth under his arm, which I figured was his prayer rug. It was, and he pointed me towards a row of empty offices, which turned out perfect for my needs. He was actually very happy to share this information, and more importantly, seemed happy to share in such concerns. I'll admit, it's nice to find somebody who shares in my same religious dilemmas.

This is exactly the type of reason why I think Kraft could benefit from a Religious Diversity Council, and this is just the type of relationship that I think could make it happen.