#Jewish Holy Days

[ceaseless-exhauster]

I love Simchat Torah so much. We prayed for the Oct 7 victims in our circle; being in the middle while that happened since I had been taking these pictures beforehand was really powerful.

Our Torah is over 300 years old and survived in Poland through the Shoah, it was found in a town that had no Jews left. The man who brought it from where it landed in Cincinnati to our temple wasn’t entirely sure what to do with it overnight in a hotel so he stayed awake and hugged it instead.

I’m so glad we have it and get to love it and let it shine for the world. Chag Sameach, and don’t forget to carry the joy of Torah into the year ahead.

[zebratoys]

גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה אָמֵן שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל Gmar Chatima Tovah A good sealing May we will be sealed in The Book of Life for a good and blessed year 🤍✨בְּסִיַּעְתָּא דִּשְׁמַיָּא

[fanchonmoreau]

Jewish time is continuous, not linear. The temple was destroyed in 586 BCE, and then again in 70 CE, but it's also being destroyed every day in the Jewish world. Because every time a Jewish person gets married and steps on a glass, the temple is destroyed again.

That's how Jewish memory works. We've embedded our history so completely into our lives that we've made it so the past stretches infinitely into the future. And for a moment, you think it's depressing: who wants their worst moments to just... keep going?

That's not why we do it, and that's not what it feels like. We break the glass, and we remember that we had a temple in the first place. Every time we destroy it, we get to resurrect it.

Hundreds of years from now, Jews around the world will mark October 7, the Simchat Torah pogrom. They will remember the dead, the kidnapped, the survivors. They will recite old prayers and write new songs; they will bring them back to life. And in this way, the Jewish people will keep every single person we lost alive long after the rest of the world has forgotten them. They'll be alive in Jewish memory long after we're all gone.

Am Yisrael Chai.

[shalom-iamcominghome]

The funny difference between protestantism (what I grew up with) and judaism is how both conceive of work

For many protestant-influenced scenarios, you must work - the sabbath day? That's just another weekend to spend as you please (work. chores, which is work, too). There's no real excuse to stop working, working is inherently G-dly and Good.

Judaism? Don't you even think about working on the hours of shabbos. (Certain) Holidays? Same deal. Actually, working is explicitly impermissible, g-d literally said so.

Anyway, I just think those small differences in how work and what constitutes work contributes to attitudes about working. I don't think protestantism or judaism are inherently like those examples, just that in my experience, the protestant attitude towards work is that it is what makes you worthy, good, and holy and non-work (laziness, sloth) is A Sin.

[jewish-sideblog]

Jewish women

[secular-jew]

Here's a photo of an observant Yemenite Jew blowing a shofar. This photo was taken in the 1930s in the Land of Israel.

#Jews#jewishhistory

Photo credit: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection, Library of Congress

[angryjewishcockroach]

My favorite part about the High Holy Days is that the Torot get to wear their holiday best 🥰

[pomegranateandhoney]

שנה טובה

✨🍎🍏🍯✨

אם אשכחך ירושלים תשכח ימינ

“We are all Zionists. In our services, in our prayers, three times a day we mention the name of Zion and we hope for the rebuilding of Zion.”

–Rav Meir Franco, the only Sephardic Rabbi to survive the 1929 Hevron pogrom

צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽחְיֶה֙ וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃

[kick-a-long]

I tried to break my fast with a BLT but my goy husband burned the bacon and i took that as a sign from the big guy and kept fasting till dinner where I had very kosher fish and sake wine with my family.

I'm not usually kosher or superstitious but I'm not about to ignore a warning shot when it's clearly communicated. i took the hint.

[haorev]

Whether or not I was actually gonna end up going to services today was kind of a toss up (I don’t wake up early and it’s like an hour drive to the synagogue I go to for HHD), but basically I woke up this morning, took my meds, got some water, and pretty much promptly went back to bed and slept for like 3 more hours

Gut yontiff, g’mar chatima tova, Shana tova, Shabbat Shalom

If you’re fasting: may your fast be easy and meaningful. If you aren’t: may this day be holy and meaningful. May all of us be inscribed in the Book of Life, and may we all have a peaceful 5785.

[oak1985]

When the grocery store knows something Jewish is happening but they don’t know what. Here, have some matzo-halvah-Dr Browns-yahrzeit candles. Hey, they don’t eat wheat at their holidays, right? Throw some rice cakes in there, too.

[ceaseless-exhauster]

🚨 Important question!!! 🚨

We’re holding the “great Jewish bake-off” at my temple next week, it’s an annual tradition for us in the time leading up to the High Holy Days - my Rabbi has just asked me if I can help secure some fun prizes for it. They also asked if I could come up with some fun/silly names for the different prize levels, since a lot of kiddos participate!

My important question is this: does anyone know of some good Hebrew or Yiddish pun-type names I could assign for prize tiers? I’m thinking there’ll be 1st/2nd/3rd place, and then I’d like to have cute “honorable mentions” for all the other participants

Thanks in advance lovely ppl of Jumblr

[iwieldthesword]

"Oh wow OP sounds like you weren't Their Good Jew™ enough to avoid experiencing antisemitism in antizionist spaces, I guess you'll change your mind about antizionism now!"

Actually this is so crazy, but my political activism isn't actually based on what will personally benefit me or if I'm rewarded for it, but is in fact a reflection of my moral compass and what I think is right. Way to tell on yourself that your political views and activism are 100% based on other people's approval and what you think will personally benefit you best, though! Couldn't be me.

[glownery]

wishing everyone who celebrates a happy easter and an even happier transgender day of visibility 🐣🪩🫶🪽

[ponyboi-69]

Shana Tovah! 🍎🍯 Happy Rosh Hashanah from your anti-Zionist Jew! 🍉🍉🍉 Gaza should be free and Palestine is its own country! Enjoy my apples that were on sale, frozen bread dough, Walmart honey, and pomegranate juice (bc who has the money for the fruit itself)

[hebrewbyinbal]

As we approach Jerusalem Day this Wednesday, let’s reflect on a verse that captures the essence of our connection to Jerusalem:

"If I forget you, Jerusalem..." is how this powerful declaration starts.

We say the complete verse in Jewish weddings just before the groom breaks the glass — a symbol of joy mingled with our historical sorrows;

A testament to the enduring bond between the Jewish people and their holy city;

A promise of remembrance and devotion that has echoed through the ages.

This Sunday’s email will be dedicated to Jerusalem, and as part of it - I will dive into the full verse, exploring its significance and teaching it in Hebrew.

Here's to you, Jerusalem! 🥂