#a meaningful yom kippur to you all

[gay-david-tennant]

[Image ID: A meme of Bugs Bunny in a tuxedo which says 'i wish all Jews a very meaningful Yom Kippur'. /End ID]

גמר חתימה טובה

gmar chatima tova (a good final sealing)

[bonefall]

NGL: Stuff like Brambleclaw being a terrible namer is like. really fun but also kinda hits with the 'he;s not some meglomaniacl villain hes just a shitty guy'. like. you could see squirrelflight finding that really endearing. IDK if this is some mastermind shit, or if i'm just reading wayyyyy to into this, but i like how you give characters that are pretty bad dudes very humanising qualities. Especially when they're silly/cute. Kinda reminds you that like. theyre like. a person. well. cat but yknow. and they chose to do bad shit, with influence from their past, rather than being inherently terrible. 👍

YEAH MAN, that's what I'm SAYING

Abusers, ideologues, and other terrible people are not masterminds. They aren't born evil. They're not inherently smart OR stupid. They can love, they can be funny and polite, they do things they believe are justified and want to be good people. They don't think of themselves as villains.

Evil isn't complex. It's really, really not. I feel like that's the #1 cause of confusion when I get a question like, "Why does this person do this malicious act, when it's bad/inconsistent/mean?" The answer is always simple;

They wanted to control someone.

They wanted something and didn't mind who they hurt.

Spite and short-sightedness.

Look for anything deeper and you will not find it. Heroics are complex, being a good person is ongoing and changes over time. We're in a constant state of growing. Malice is childishly simple; it feels good to get what you want.

With Bramblestar especially... it always goes back to what I said here, when talking about the idea of an Evil!Bramble. He's a person, and you ruin everything that's so interesting about him by stripping away that nuance. Squilf and Bramble loved each other, truly, and legitimately. He can be charming. He can be nice. He still hurts her. Reconcile with this.

He is not wiser for what he went through, as a child. His pain doesn't make him better. Man's just a jerk... that's it.

[disgruntled-detectives]

Tonight-pur is Yom Kippur.

To all my fellow Jews, If you are fasting tonight and tomorrow, I wish you a meaningful fast.

If you are not fasting for any reason, I wish you a meaningful mitzvah of eating and taking care of yourself.

To everyone, I wish you all a meaningful day of prayer, introspection, reflection on the holiest day of the year.

Love you guys.

[askjumblr]

Hoping you all have a meaningful yom kippur.

גמר חתימה טובה 📖

See you after shabbat! 👋

[storravoid]

Depends. It would be against a lot of things to fast, if it would cause you harm. [I can't remember the names this late at night lol] I would say that with last year's lesson learned, try to do a smaller fast, maybe 8-10 hours? It's also permitted during fasting to have 1.5 fl oz of water every 9 minutes and "one cheek full" of water every 7 minutes, and it would still be permitted for the fast.

guys my doctor said that im not allowed to fast for yom kippur cos of what happened last year but im seriously considering not listening to her cos i know my limits but i want yalls opinion whether i should ignore her or not

[keshetchai]

I think a huge problem in internet Judaism (also sometimes irl!) discussions is often that we're so focused on fighting or pushing back on misconceptions, Christian normativity, and distorted Christian ideas about our theology — that sometimes in the pursuit of this, we forget to approach a more complicated internal reality, or we overlook parts of our own religion while trying to not assimilate.

Things like the Talmud talking about Yom Kippur being a happy day. A lot of folks were surprised and didn't know there's a huge tradition that YK is supposed to be a positive holiday and many Jews observe with joy. Then some folks went on to elaborate that if someone wished them a happy Yom Kippur and they were Jewish it was fine, but if they were gentiles who simply didn't know anything and didn't bother to learn, then they were annoyed by the lack of care re: cultural nuance or whatever.

But like...of all the annoying christian-normative bullshit that exists — someone trying to wish me a happy holiday on a holiday that is noted to be solemn AND positive, but not really knowing anything about my religion — that doesn't really make a list of things I have time to be mad about! Or even irked by!

There's a lot of ways in which people are shitty and careless or make it obvious they consider our non-christian holidays an annoying quirk they have to acknowledge, but "happy yom kippur!" Is not one of them. Sometimes I just have to remind myself that I want other people to assume the best of me, even when I am the one who is socially awkward or ignorant, or stumbling around just trying to be an okay person. And sometimes I am the clueless one who has only a shallow understanding of someone's interior life/culture and I said/did nothing actually offensive but treated the situation the same way I treat similar ones in my own life because everyone has cultural blinders somewhere.

So sometimes, I have to look at other people doing The Thing and ask myself if it's at all malicious or harmful, and if it ISN'T, shouldn't I assume the best of another human bumbling around like I do all the time? "Hey thanks. Yeah I had a meaningful holiday."

Likewise, YES, we do have a history of wrestling with G-d and pushing back and asking questions and so on, but no, stiff-necked isn't wholly complimentary, it's...frequently the opposite of that. And the knee-jerk reaction is often to push back against Christianity and Islam vilifying Jews and their stubbornness/failures/wrongs in the Bible. Which is totally reasonable, there's a huge history of a theology of antisemitism and blaming there that impacts us today.

HOWEVER, we can push back against the antisemitic theologies and interpretations of these stories without necessarily having to recharacterize everything beyond recognition?

Yes, Abraham yelled at G-d that one time, and it was great. It may have even been a test of Abraham. Yes, Israel wrestles with G-d. Yes, the Jews in the desert complain to Moses they are dying of thirst and ask what was the point of leaving Egypt if they should only die while wandering instead?

Great. Love that. BUT ALSO: yes stiff-necked is not always a compliment. Yes, the Israelites struggled and made mistakes, and are utterly and painfully human just like people are today. Flawed. We are not so stiff-necked as to say we have not sinned!

Is anything as scary as a group that admits no flaws? No errors of judgment? Never questions themselves or learns from past mistakes? Idk to me, it's all very "with great responsibility comes great accountability, and power isn't the point here." Yes? If we take pride in the moments of arguing and the pushing back, then by that same token, we have to own the failings just as much to learn from. The relationship between G-d and Jews is a two way street.

It's not a failing to be an imperfect human, but it would be a failing to screw something up and then never admit it or keep doing it when you can change.

Idk I just...there's got to be ways we can dig into meaty and interesting stuff without having to constantly be like "just because some ancestors screwed up and G-d was angry at them doesn't mean you can say Jews lost the love of God and the covenant and were replaced you absolute weirdos."

[jewish-vents]

wishing you all a meaningful and easy Yom Kippur❤️

this year was hard but hopefully this year will be happier and easier🫶 we got through it, we can go through this one even stronger

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[jewreallythinkthat]

Making the macaroni and cauliflower cheeses for breaking the fast tomorrow. Rip to all of you with lactose intolerance but I simply take the hit to my guts for the pleasure of eating pure fat and carbs 😋

I've broken every single Yom Kippur fast on this for over a decade lol - probably over two but I didn't fast when I was 8

(wishing y'all a meaningful fast and a safe Yom Kippur)

[storravoid]

Hey yall. With Yom Kippur coming up, I just wanted to get on here and make a quick reminder. You are required to eat or drink if fasting makes you sick.

If you know already that fasting makes you sick but you still want to try, it's permitted to eat 1.5 fl oz of food every 9 minutes and one cheek full of water every 7 minutes.

Also, if it is your first fast, take breaks. Don't jump straight into a 25 hour fast. This isn't supposed to be an absolutely miserable experience. Take breaks, work yourself up to it, learn what you body can or can't take.

Above all else, stay safe. You are required to break your fast if it would put you in danger.

That said, have a meaningful Yom Kippur, everyone.

[spacelazarwolf]

Maybe not the place to ask, sorry if so! Do you know what the "hey it’s weird to worship the miscarriage demon from a culture you’re not in" thing is about? I think I missed that one. Also I hope you had a meaningful Yom Kippur and are able to stay sane with All of the Horrors (life in general)

yeah, here’s an article that gives some background.

for a lot of jewish folks, the problem is that gentiles are like?? worshipping her?? as the Ultimate Feminist Figure without knowing anything at all whatsoever about the character of lilith, where she comes from, who reclaimed her and why (it was jewish women), and then shit their pants when jews are uncomfortable with the way they talk abt lilith.

[unbidden-yidden-deactivated20240]

Please only vote if you're Jewish (or a convert-in-progress) and observe these traditional fasts.

[Edit: I left Yom Kippur off of here because it's the only fast that's a "happy" fast in some sense - yes, it's penitential but it's also because we are emulating the malachim. It's the whole "on Tisha b'Av we fast because we're so grieved that who can eat? But on Yom Kippur we fast because we are so happy to be forgiven that who can eat?" thing.]

Here's an explanatory link for those who are curious and don't know.

[graciereadshannigram]

wishing all my Jewish loves a meaningful observation of Yom Kippur, whether you are fasting or not.

may you be sealed in the book of life <3

[jellybeanium124]

to all the jewtuals and jollowers, may you have an easy fast if you're fasting, and a meaningful yom kippur.

[disgruntled-detectives]

To all my Jewish friends.

May you all have a meaningful and reflective Yom Kippur.

If you are fasting, may your fast be easy and meaningful.

If you cannot fast, may you perform the mitzvah of eating and drinking to preserve life joyfully. Because that’s exactly what you’re doing. I’ve seen a lot of Jewish people online expressing guilt about not being able to fast for one reason or another, and l hope you all remember it’s not only a mitzvah to eat and drink to preserve life, it is a *requirement* health and safety supersede everything else.

Overall, may HaShem inscribe you in the book of life, and may you have a beautiful, meaningful Yom Kippur.

[somewhere-south-of-neutral]

So, at least in the Eastern US, it's a few hours from erev Yom Kippur, so a reminder to all of my Jewish followers to hydrate and eat a good meal soon. Also, remember that the purpose of the fast is not to hurt yourself or self-flagellate. If for any reason, either physical or mental, you do not feel up to fasting or fasting will hurt you, DON'T. Pikuach nefesh is always the greater mitzvah. Anyway, stay safe. An unchallenging fast to those able, and a meaningful Yom Kippur to all.

Gamar Chatima Tova!

[giyrut-girlie]

yom kippur starts in about an hour and half where I am, so I just wanna come on here and say that I hope everyone has an easy fast (and that those who are obligated not to fast have a meaningful day of prayers and reflection) and of course to say that i am very sorry for any and all hurt I may have caused any of you in this past year

gmar chatimah tovah