A Paris butcher offers a lesson in interfaith ties

PARIS (RNS) — On Fridays, the Boucherie de l'Argonne closes early. Its Muslim workers head to afternoon prayers. The Jews prepare for Shabbat — a practical accommodation for staff sharing similar roots and cultural references. "We work well together," says Philippe Zribi, a Tunisian-born Jew whose family runs the butcher's store that employs eight people: three Jews, three Muslims and two Catholics.

PARIS (RNS) — On Fridays, the Boucherie de l'Argonne closes early. Its Muslim workers head to afternoon prayers. The Jews prepare for Shabbat — a practical accommodation for staff sharing similar roots and cultural references. "We work well together," says Philippe Zribi, a Tunisian-born Jew whose family runs the butcher's store that employs eight people: three Jews, three Muslims and two Catholics.…