HEY JEWS

J4J?

Looks like it :/

Has to be. Guy seems like complete ass hat

That's all definitely bad shofarery

dear strangers on the street: stop asking me if i'm jewish plz

When I was a kid, the shofarist was a jazz trumpet player who would circular breathe for the last blast

lots of interesting numbers in here:
http://www.pewforum.org/essay/american-and-israeli-jews-twin-portraits-from-pew-research-center-surveys/

Yes. Israel as red state and US as blue does sorta explain Netenyahu , although it seems a bit simplistic.

In unrelated US news, I feel like ugly Chanukah sweaters, jammies, etc. seem to have taken off as a big deal this year. Saw a pic of a DC rabbi wearing a “challah” sweater, and several college age relatives in Chanukah fashions

One of my favorite things our Rabbi does at services every year is to remind us that "this is your time," and encourage us to let our minds wander, to read and follow along if we want to but not to feel terrible if we take some of these few hours to think about stuff, any stuff, related to the holiday or not. I really like that, it's a nice sentiment. My kids are both well into the age where they're stuck with us, not in any junior congregation, but I'm going to make sure to remind them what a gift it is to spend time in such a solid community, with so many friends, free from distraction.

gmar chasimah tovah!

Hey jews!

I took my daughter to the adult erev rosh hashanah services this year (rather than the shorter family service). The rabbi gave a sermon about recognizing when it was appropriate to embrace anger ... we are a v lefty political congregation :)

Hey Jews!

Hi. They’re asleep. What?

_ One of my favorite things our Rabbi does at services every year is to remind us that "this is your time," and encourage us to let our minds wander, to read and follow along if we want to but not to feel terrible if we take some of these few hours to think about stuff, any stuff, related to the holiday or not_
This is great !

https://www.jweekly.com/2000/05/12/interrupters-linguist-says-it-s-jewish-way/

ok lol

my wife is always getting on me for interrupting and I'm like what

Clash of interrupting vs waiting cultures is a pretty useful paradigm to be conscientious of

so here's a fun thing my fellow ILX Jews will appreciate - at the company xmas dinner/party this year somehow I ended up having to "explain" Judaism to the table I was seated at, ppl were asking me about what you do for Hannukah, what does it commemorate, oh it's not such a big holiday? well what are the major holidays? Yom Kippur? What's that? Passover? how does that work? what do you mean the Last Supper was a seder, I thought that was a Christian thing? Wait, Jesus was a JEW?

*sigh*

my wife got very visibly irritated and was like "let me google this for you"

…adults?

Though that puts me in mind of Twain, “properly speaking the Jew ought never to have been heard of” or whatever

…adults?

yes. in their 60s.

If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one per cent. of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of star-dust lost in the blaze of the Milky Way. Properly the Jew ought hardly to be heard of; but he is heard of, has always been heard of.

can't entirely disagree with his stats there, but surely our longevity counts for something

That’s where he ends up

He has made a marvellous fight in this world, in all the ages; and has done it with his hands tied behind him. He could be vain of himself, and be excused for it. The Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed, and made a vast noise, and they are gone; other peoples have sprung up and held their torch high for a time, but it burned out, and they sit in twilight now, or have vanished.

The Jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age, no weakening of his parts, no slowing of his energies, no dulling of his alert and aggressive mind. All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?

brisket iirc

Just made some Sunday actually, had been too long. Still no idea if I’m taking it out at the right moment tbh

Any thoughts about the Women’s March and the 2 National Board members that are Farrakhan supporters?

Not a fan of The Tablet website, but I see an article from there circulating.

I have lots of thoughts but I'm wondering what in particular you're wondering about? There are a lot of uncomfortable fault lines here but the quick takeaway for me is that it seems legit, confirmed and gross.

My thought is I (liberal Jewish Zionist) care about as much about it as about the politics of ANSWER, which organized a lot of protests against the Iraq War. Women's March took place in tons of cities, including my own; the one here was an organic expression of solidarity that was fundamentally local and had nothing to do with Farrakhan, Israel, or Jews.

^^^

well I don't consider myself a Zionist but otm to the rest of it

While I would like those particular National Board members to be removed, thankfully their personal views have not overly influenced the tenor of the Women’s Marches. I was not and am not a fan of Answer as well.

It was either here or the anti-semitism thread, but this thread seems better. Remarkable story about an invisible hero:

https://www.omaha.com/columnists/hansen/hansen-an-omahan-saved-countless-jews-during-the-holocaust-then/article_357296fc-cd60-563a-a221-8c18456c5c9a.html

one thing i'll say about Jumaane Williams, who just won the public advocate special election, is that nobody consistently shouts out obscure Jewish holidays like he does https://t.co/UHaM8IYObj

— Sam Raskin (@samraskinz) February 27, 2019

If you represent Midwood and East Flatbush, you better know the Hebrew calendar like the back of your hand lol

tru

(tru is on april 14 btw, stock up on eggnog now)

tru bishvat

What are the best nuanced portrayals of reform or conservative judaism in film and literature? I feel like the standard schtick is either "look at this overly lavish bar mitzvah" or some other kind of cynical and simplistic take. A Serious Man might be an exception even though it is arguably a negative portrayal.

transparent does a pretty good job of incorporating a realistic view of reform/conservative judaism into its larger story.

related: can anyone confirm/deny the quality of Shtisel? some of the ol' ladies from queens in my ceramics studio seem to like it a lot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/arts/television/shtisel-netflix-orthodox-judaism-hasidim.html

my wife loved it

transparent does a pretty good job of incorporating a realistic view of reform/conservative judaism into its larger story.

― Neus Anneus (voodoo chili), Tuesday, March 26, 2019 1:03 PM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah actually that's a fair point. Rabbi Raquel is probably the most likeable character on the show.

I guess as someone who actually found conservative judaism meaningful when I was younger, I never see anyone in fiction find it meaningful. I also never really see the sort of serious, reserved, inward quality of it captured. I guess reform is more commonly portrayed than conservative though, in part because it's the most common form in hollywood and media circles.

A Serious Man is like the most Jewish movie ever made.

People in my community are so over the moon for Shtisel that I've been resisting watching it because I don't want to be a cliche.

watch shababnikim instead. i actually have links to see the first four eps with subs. it's so good. (and v true to my experiences from yeshiva.)

if u want i can webmail u them

if it's not a hassle, would be curious