When people ask me why I’m converting to Judaism, a year into the entire process of it all, I just mumble “I dunno, just feels like I’ve always been here, been home.”
Then I pause and consider for a minute-
“But mostly because of the challah.”
Yes, today is the seventh day of Sukkot, Hoshana Raba! Hoshana Raba is the day on which it is said that the divine judgement which was “sealed” on Yom Kippur is delivered. Outside of Israel, Shemini Atzeret begins at sundown. In Israel, Simchat Torah begins at sundown. Please note timing and observances of these holidays may vary by congregation.
So, as a Jewish Club board member at my college , I was tasked with making a sukkot meal flyer but the details kept on changing.
At first we were getting bagels catered, then it was pizza, and now it’s completely unknown. Then the dates kept changing - from the 19th to the 20th to the 18th ETC .
So this is what I have so far.
I really don’t know how we made it out of the desert.
im not an orthodox jew (im conservative/masorti) nor am I a woman, but it is wild to me how often ill see an orthodox woman explain why she chooses to do something and why it brings her joy/comfort/empowerment, and literally every goy is like "ummm that sounds sooo horrible i could never do that you must be suffering so much". no she literally just said she liked it why are you convinced that every woman who is willingly part of a religion must be trapped.
like yall claim to be feminists but dont actually support women making their own choices, especially when those choices can impact men. so what if that orthodox woman isn't gonna have sex with her husband for a bit? so what if she likes to cover her hair a wig instead of a tichel? is it your place to judge her at all? the answer is no!! leave her the fuck alone. if you truly care about autonomy then learn to support it even when it's not a choice you'd personally made. do it without snarky comments about how you can't imagine how she does it, and actually try to respect the real person that she is
also please listen to actual orthodox women on this more than you listen to me. they are the ones with front row seats to this antisemitic misogyny, and they should be taken seriously when they talk about their issues
I don't think people on this website understand what "you should love jewish people more than you hate nazis" means
do you hate nazis because they're fun to hate on and easy to ratio? or because of the material harm they have caused, are causing, and will continue to cause? when you see a nazi, do you see an acceptable target? or do you see an active threat? what do you do to help jewish people outside of these situations? anything at all? do you have positive views on judaism? do you try to better yourself by listening to jewish voices on topics of bigotry?
I'm not going to complain about a nazi getting punched for being a nazi, but the issue isn't as simple as just punching nazis. you need to love jewish people more than you hate nazis if you want to address the root causes of antisemitism
How Hebrew names are structured:
[Hebrew name] [ben (son of)/bat (daughter of)/bet (house of)] [father's first Hebrew name] v'(functions like an 'and')[mother's first Hebrew name]
Bucky's full Hebrew name:
Ya’akov Chaim Shabtai ben Gavriel v’Śośana
Meanings & Pronunciations
-> Ya'akov | Pronunciation: Yah-kov, audio | Hebrew for the anglicized 'Jacob' or 'James' | Meaning 'He who follows'
-> Chaim | Pronunciation: High-em (will a rolled 'h'), audio | Hebrew | Meaning 'Life'
-> Shabtai | Pronunciation: Shab-tie, audio | Hebrew | Meaning 'Born on the Sabbath'
-> Gavriel | Pronunciation: Gah-vree-elle, audio | Hebrew for the anglicized 'Gabriel' | Meaning 'God's man'
-> Śośana | Pronunciation: Show-shan-uh audio | Polish spelling of the Hebrew name 'Shoshanah' | Meaning 'A lily' or 'A rose'