I have a running joke that every year a non-Jew will remind me it’s Rosh Hashanah when it’s already started (as I am a bad and forgetful Jew). This year it was anotification from the social media app for my daughters preschool.
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 18 September 2023 15:05 (eight months ago) link
I had a non-Jew ask me last night if it was too late to wish someone "Shona Tovah," and I said sure, why not, it's basically just "Happy New Year."
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 18 September 2023 15:13 (eight months ago) link
I only this morning learned of the provenance of “Who By Fire?” and that is very interesting!
I worked with a cantor on an album of liturgical songs and became obsessed with “Ashamnu”, listening to it this morning
― my best wishes to all (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 18 September 2023 15:31 (eight months ago) link
there are some very cool and dramatic songs in the high holiday repertoire. mogwai already did a doom-y post rock "avinu malkeinu," but someone should try their hand at "unetanah tokef"
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Monday, 18 September 2023 17:04 (eight months ago) link
curmudgeon, Elana Brody is an acquaintance of mine via her sister and brother-in-law who are very close friends. Very cool that you got to see her do her thing. At our service (which was generally very nice), the cantor did that piece in Hebrew to the tune of "Dust in the Wind" which was pretty corny.
In any case, shana tovah to all!
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 18 September 2023 21:45 (eight months ago) link
Haven't read this yet, but it seems apropos
https://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2023/9/20/dead-words-and-haunting-melody
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 22:11 (seven months ago) link
Every time I see this thread in SNA, I sing it to the tune of New Orders “Hey Joe” in my head, then feel a little weird about it
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 23:01 (seven months ago) link
Here's another good Jew link, to this good personal essay in Defector about Jews and Krusty the Clown. Hopefully this archived link works:
https://archive.ph/ktMaQ
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 22 September 2023 22:42 (seven months ago) link
Kol Nidre tonight
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 24 September 2023 22:38 (seven months ago) link