Hi,
Am I
allowed to give a "holiday" gift or bonus to my non-Jewish employee?
We
encourage the development of positive relations between Jews and their
neighbours, for the sake of creating a healthy society. However, we are
restricted from strengthening our neighbours' loyalty to that which we consider
idolatrous.
Because of
these rules, we are prohibited from sending a non-Jew a gift on the day of his
holiday. However, one may send it before the holiday. Further, there are no
concerns regarding sending a gift if one knows that the recipient does not
personally observe that holiday as a religious event, and there is no concern
that the recipient will think that the sender observes the holiday as a religious
event.
(Avodah
Zarah 6a-b, 64b-65a; Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 148:5, 8, 12; Shach Yoreh Deah
148:13; Rabbi Mordechai Willig at http://bit.ly/sgvoiX)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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