Avram
“But how should the non-Jewish religious observance of New Years Day affect us as Jews?”
I’m not sure what you mean by “should” If it doesn’t it doesn’t. I never said we all should be wishing each other New year’s greetings at this time.
LF said And I quote ““It’s not our new year at all. We are not allowed to consider it as such” That we are NOT ALLOWED to consider it a “new year” surprised me. IF you say it is inappropriate , we reall shouldn’t, it doesn’t pas. I hear that (perhaps agree) This idea that we only have the New years in the mishna isn’t true (as you agree) The idea that we are not allowed to commemorate additional New years surprised me, and I would like a source
(“because all of those new years are religious in nature,” speaking of quibbles, I’m not sure thats true R”H leshanim is how to date financial documents, shtaros etc arguably this isnt ” religous”)
” as is New Years Day.”
R’ Moshe disagrees see Even Haezer 2 : 13 (Though he notes a Baal Nefesh should be machmir this is clearly not “We are not allowed to consider it as such”)