#time to celebrate yom kippur for jesus

[jellybeanium124]

the more I think about it the more I absolutely fucking hate how I'm forced to deal with jesus christ all the time every day all day every day all the time for one sixth of the year. and I'm still getting some jesus shoved down my throat in october. and also a background hum of jesus the rest of the year. jews rn are having our four holiday in a row sprint, imagine if if you couldn't get away from rosh hashanah, yom kippur, sukkot, and simchat torah for the entirety of august thru october. that isn't even a good comparison because those holidays haven't been commercialized and they never will be because we're not a religion that does advertising. this is some fuckin bullshit can everyone shut up about christmas this year? I want one year where I don't have to deal with christmas. play normal music in the stores. stop assuming I celebrate it. just one wonderful year where christmas is celebrated quietly and I don't have to deal with it 😌

[iwillsingforhim]

A Short TedTalk

Ok so I was looking at the Prince Of Egypt tag on here and a lot of people were talking about how it's a Jewish film and story and we shouldn't be bringing Jesus/Christianity into it and in doing so, it's Jewish erasure. But here's the thing. The story of Moses that is found in the original Torah is part of Christianity as well. Now if you want to know how that is, you must understand some stuff. Many people tend to separate the Old Testament and the New Testament, saying one is for the Jews, the other for Christians. In reality, the entire Bible is for Christianity. It was given to us by God.

To associate only part of the Bible with our religion is like reading only part of a letter. You miss important information that relates to the part you read. In the same way, the Bible (which is like a letter from God) needs to be read as a whole. I once heard a pastor describe it like as artwork in a museum. The Bible is not a bunch of random, unconnected pieces of art to be viewed separately. It's a mural that is connected and ultimately tells one story, the story of God's love for humanity and the price His Son paid to save us from eternal suffering.

SO the Old Testament isn't just random stories that we teach kids in Sunday school. It's all relevant to Christianity today. From the Levitical laws that give us context for things in the New Testament, to the Psalms and their beautiful praises of God, and even the prophets who reference the coming of the Messiah, it's all relevant.

If you still think that its not, you need to remember: Jesus was Jewish! He came from the line of Judah who was one of the 12 sons of Jacob. Jesus followed the Law of Moses and participated in Passover and Sukkot and Yom Kippur. It was only when He sacrificed Himself, died on the cross in place of us, and rose again that Christianity began. Judaism was the main religion of most of the New Testament figures. They grew up just as Jesus and thousands of others did over the course of hundreds of years!

Now that we know that Jesus Himself was Jewish and that Him and His Father's story starts at the beginning of time, you can understand why many Christians classify the Prince Of Egypt as a "Christian" movie. Its because it is a fantastic testimony to the wonder and power of our God. And by doing so, we are not removing the Jewish aspects of the film. Rather, we're celebrating and remembering the rich culture and history that our Savior grew up in. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

[dick-helmet-magneto]

Erik teaching Charles about Judaism!

one, this ended up a bit short so i thought i'd just post it here two, i did some research and hope i got everything right. i will accept constructive criticism if delivered nicely.

Hope you enjoy!

“So…what? I thought Hanukah was like the Jewish equivalent of Christmas,”  Charles states, looking up at Erik with wide eyes. “I thought it was something that was really important to you.”

Erik holds up a finger, stopping Charles, there’s a smirk on his face though. “Okay, those are two different things. First of all, no. We don’t celebrate the birthday of Jesus. I mean you don’t celebrate the birthday of Jeff who lived fifty years ago, though I’m sure he might have done something important in his lifetime. We don’t really have an equivalent. That being said, the holiday is important to me. I have a lot of happy memories attached to it. Time spent with my parents and sister. And I happen to like what the celebration is based on.” 

“What’s that?” Charles asks. 

Erik smiles softly. He hadn’t expected a discussion about decorating the mansion for Christmas and Hanukah to lead to a teaching moment for the professor, nevertheless, he’s not going to complain. He rather likes talking about his beliefs and culture. Plus, anytime he knows more about something than Charles, he’s going to take it. 

“It’s celebrating liberation, freedom, and finding light, happiness,” He replies, “Something that maybe I struggle with, but I think it’s important.” 

Charles looks at him for a moment, eyes narrowing before he asks, “Sort of like at thanksgiving when we all say what we’re thankful for?” 

“…Liebling, I love you, but that’s a lot to unpack and I think I’m going to need some time to think about where to start on that one.�� Best not to make comparisons there. He could come up with some that would have Charles regretting mentioning that holiday at all. 

Though the food is good, he’ll give them that. 

For a moment, Charles is silent, but Erik doesn’t dare return to the book he’s holding in his hands. He knows as soon as he does, there will be more questions. Maybe he should have broke out the chess set if they’re going to do this. 

Before he gets the chance to move though, more questions are flying at him. 

“So what holidays do you give gifts on? And what are the big holidays?” Leave it to Charles to be asking about gifts. 

“The biggest holiday? Or the most important? The most important I think is Yom Kippur. A day of atonement. It’s a day dedicated to self-examination and gives up the ability to start the new year off without the past weighing us down.” 

“It’s on New Year’s then? New Year’s Eve?” He asks. 

“Normally late September,” Erik replies and laughs at the look on Charles’s face. “Hebrew calendar is different. That’s the first according to it.” 

“And you just confess your sins?” Charles continues to ask. 

“I’m beginning to think I should just buy you a book. It would do better explaining all of this in order and make it make sense,” He replies, sighing and trying to decide how to answer this question. He feels like he’s already left a trail of unanswered questions. Maybe this could be another one. 

“It’s not like…Catholics, is it? We have ten days of repentance, this is the last day of it. We make amends with what we’ve done. We ask forgiveness and then out fate is decided. We don’t wait until we’re dead to be judged or whatever it is. It happens during life and we have time to make things right. The holiday has five rules.” 

“Holidays with rules?” Charles asks, as though it’s a ridiculous thing and Erik can only roll his eyes. 

“As though other holidays don’t have rules. Imagine Christmas with no presents or that obnoxious music or decorations. Your thanksgivings without the turkey. Only ours are proper rules instead of guidelines.” 

The look on Charles’s face says he clearly doesn’t believe Erik, but he seems to accept that he has to ask as he sighs and shrugs, “Let’s hear it then. What are they.” 

“Prohibitions. No eating or drinking, bathing, wearing leather shoes, anointing with oil or sex,” Erik states. 

“So I suppose that means no sex in a tub filled with oil while wearing leather shoes? Erik, most of those things are things you don’t tend to do anyway,” He states. 

“I didn’t say some of them weren’t dated rules. Just that there are rules. Are you thinking of converting or something?” Erik asks, making his way over to Charles, sitting next to him and sliding an arm around his shoulders. 

Charles leans in, against Erik, shaking his head. “No, darling, I really am a man of science and evolution,” He assures him with a smile. “I just thought I don’t know much about your beliefs and Jewish holidays. It could be nice to learn more about them and celebrate with you. Besides, there are other Jewish children at the school as well. It’s not fair to celebrate the holidays of some and not others.” 

The thought of Charles caring about something like that is enough to bring a smile to Erik’s face and he nods, kissing the top of the smaller man’s head. “Give me some time to think everything through and I can give you a rundown of it. We can start celebrating them next year and make sure to include everything.” 

Charles smiles, Erik is sure he catches onto his happiness at the idea, but can’t be bothered to try hiding it. There are a lot of traditions he’s lost, holidays he hasn’t celebrated in years, and customs that he’ll need a bit to remember properly, but he’s glad for the chance to do this again. And, maybe, some of the kids can help him remember everything. 

[feedingtheflockministry]

Traveling 3,000 miles to meet the Messiah

The year was 1970, and the post-Woodstock hippie movement swept America. Searching for meaning in his life, a young hippie named Mitch Glaser, along with a friend, dropped out of college in Connecticut and hitchhiked across the country to San Francisco.

Their journey was about more than just a change of venue. Mitch, only 17 years old at the time, sought answers he wasn’t finding in his Jewish roots.

Growing up in a traditional Jewish home in New York City, he regularly attended synagogue and observed traditional holidays like Yom Kippur and Passover. Mitch was proud of his heritage, but something was missing.

He was entrenched in religion, but never felt connected to God. Questions surfaced like, “What is the meaning of life?” So the scraggly bearded youth headed west, bringing only what he could carry on his back, in hopes of finding answers.

In California, Mitch and a few other friends built a houseboat, living for free by “borrowing” utilities from their neighbors, and delved into the hippie lifestyle. Meanwhile, Mitch still strongly identified himself as a Jew. Today, about 5 million Jews live in the United States. Less than 20 percent regularly attend synagogue.

Eventually, a building inspector condemned the houseboat. Shortly after, a Jewish friend named Joan visited. After spending time with some Christians, Joan had come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, and couldn’t wait to share her discovery.

“She preached heavily to us about the end times,” Mitch says. “I thought she was absolutely nuts.”

It was as if Joan were turning her back on her roots.

“I said, ‘Of course I’m not a Christian. I’m Jewish,’” he remembers.

As a Jew, Mitch’s attitudes toward Christianity were largely shaped by his grandparents’ history in Europe. To them, Christianity was a foreign and hostile religion responsible for horrific events like the Holocaust and the Crusades.

“I was raised to believe Jesus was not only not Jewish, but anti-Jewish,” he said.

Yet Mitch’s friends were drawn by Joan’s personal experience. She made Jesus sound hip – after all, He was a revolutionary. So they decided to visit her Christian friends in Oregon to hear more. Mitch tagged along suspiciously.

“Mitch probably thought we were involved in something dangerous,” Joan remembers.

That night at dinner with the group of Christians, Mitch had an encounter with God. While the owner of the house prayed, Mitch sat with his eyes open. It was strange to him; the man talked out loud to God, as if he knew Him. Mitch could sense a strong presence in the room. He knew it was God.

From then on, Mitch was determined to know this God. So he began reading the Old Testament, something few Jews do outside of the synagogue. He yearned to connect with God like Abraham and Moses did.

At one point, Mitch approached some young, ultra-Orthodox rabbis for help. The spiritual leaders disdained his questions.

“I tried giving traditional Judaism a chance to talk me out of accepting Jesus,” he says. “Instead, by cutting me off, it made me think they were trying to hide something.”

A little while later, Mitch took a job as a counselor at an ecology camp in the Redwood Forest. As he approached a phone booth one night, the moon illuminated something on the ledge where a phone book should have been. It was a copy of the New Testament, which Mitch began reading regularly.

Through his reading he discovered that Jesus was actually Jewish. He celebrated Passover. He fit the descriptions in the Old Testament prophecies. And although Christ’s claims were beginning to make sense to Mitch, believing in Jesus felt like an act of betrayal of his heritage and family. While hiking in the forest one evening, Mitch wrestled with God.

“You don’t understand,” Mitch prayed. “You don’t have a Jewish mother.”

But Jesus did have a Jewish mother, he realized. God understood, and could help him in his new faith. From then on, Mitch’s beliefs solidified. Today he serves as president for Chosen People Ministries, an international Christian outreach to Jewish people.

Jews doubt that Jesus was the Messiah because He wasn’t a military leader, like their tradition expected. Yet Scripture is clear. More than 300 Old Testament references prophesying details about the Messiah were all fulfilled by Jesus.

For a Jewish person to develop faith in Jesus, they need to see Christ as the completion of their roots, says Mitch, not a step away from those roots. Believing in Jesus doesn’t mean you stop being Jewish. In fact, it completes the tradition.

“The irony is that people say you cannot believe in Jesus and be Jewish,” says Joan, who moved to Israel 21 years ago to reconnect with her Jewish heritage. “We have found pertinence to Jewish festivals that we never found before.”

Jews who believe Jesus is the Messiah are called Messianic Jews, or Jewish believers. But terminology can sometimes mislead. “I don’t like labels,” says Joan. “But know two things about me: I am a Jew, and I believe in Yeshua as the Messiah of Israel.”

It was enough for a searching hippie to understand 30 years ago. He found meaning in the Messiah and still serves Him today.

[patwrites]

It’s the 5th night of Hanukkah. Education time for some of y’all or maybe a lot of y’all:

Hanukkah is not Jewish Christmas. Don’t call it that.

Hanukkah is not the most important high holy day for Jews, nor is Christmas for Christians. That would be Yom Kippur and Easter, respectively.

Hanukkah is about Jerusalem and the rededication of the Second Temple

Again, it is not “Jewish Christmas”

Christmas is about the observation of the birth of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe fulfilled the prophecy of the coming of the Jewish Messiah. Hence, Christ-mas. Literally the Mass of Christ. Jews do not believe this.

Many non-Christians celebrate Christmas in a secular, cultural manner. Non-Jews do not celebrate Hanukkah.

For the third time, these 8 nights do not comprise “Jewish Christmas”.

There’s a big difference between making an innocent ignorant mistake and being deliberately offensive and obtuse. Being raised secularly or “not knowing anything about religion” (how? 🙄) is no excuse for disrespect. Even then, Judaism is more than “just a religion”. It’s an entire ethnic group and a whole culture!!!

[dfroza]

A link to my personal reading of the Scriptures

for the 14th of October 2024 with a paired chapter from each Testament (the First & the New Covenant) of the Bible

[The Book of Matthew, Chapter 22 • The Book of Judges, Chapter 15]

along with Today’s reading from the ancient books of Proverbs and Psalms with Proverbs 14 and Psalm 14 coinciding with the day of the month, accompanied by Psalm 23 for the 23rd day of Astronomical Autumn, and Psalm 138 for day 288 of the year (with the consummate book of 150 Psalms in its 2nd revolution this year)

A post by John Parsons:

Shavuah tov, chaverim. On the Torah’s calendar, there is a (very) quick transition from the somber time of the Jewish High Holidays (Yom Teruah through Yom Kippur) to the week-long festival of Sukkot (i.e., “Tabernacles”). If the High Holidays focus on the LORD as our Creator, our Judge, and yet the merciful Savior who atones for our sins, Sukkot is the time when we joyously celebrate all that He has done for us. Prophetically understood, the seven days of Sukkot picture olam haba, the world to come, and the Millennial Kingdom reign of Mashiach ben David. If Yeshua was born during Sukkot (i.e., conceived during Chanukah, the festival of lights), then another meaning of the "word became flesh and 'tabernacled with us" (John 1:14) extends to the coming kingdom age, when He will again “sukkah” with us during his glorious reign from Zion.

This year Sukkot begins just after sundown on Wednesday, October 16th (i.e., Tishri 15 on the Jewish calendar). The festival is celebrated for seven days (i.e., from Tishri 15-21) during which we "dwell" in a sukkah -- a hut of temporary construction, with a roof covering (schach) of raw vegetable matter (i.e., branches, bamboo, etc.). The sukkah represents our dependence upon God’s shelter for our protection and divine providence. We eat our meals in the sukkah and recite a special blessing (leshev Ba-Sukkah) at this time.

In addition to the Sukkah, the most prominent symbol of Sukkot is the arba'at ha-minim (אַרְבַּעַת הַמִּינִים) - "the Four Species," or four kinds of plants explicitly mentioned in the Torah regarding the festival of Sukkot: “On the first day you shall take: 1) the product of goodly trees (etrog), 2) branches of palm trees (lulav), 3) boughs of leafy trees (hadas), and 4) willows of the brook (aravot), and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days” (Lev. 23:40). We wave the “four species” (held together as a bouquet with the etrog) and recite a blessing (netilat lulav) to ask God for a fruitful and blessed year.

Sukkot is effectively the conclusion of the Fall Holiday season and is the last of the three Shelosh Regalim [the three annual pilgrimage festivals: Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot (Deut. 16:16)]. It can be argued that Sukkot is the climax of all the festivals in Scripture.... Everything leads to it as a culmination in God’s prophetic plan. It is interesting to compare the use of words relating to simchah (joy) in the description of these three festivals. Regarding Pesach, the word simchah does not appear at all (Deut. 17:1-8); regarding Shavuot (Pentecost), it appears only once (Deut. 17:11); but, regarding Sukkot, the word simchah appears several times:"You shall keep the Feast of Sukkot seven days, when you have gathered in the produce... You shall rejoice in your feast... because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful" (Deut. 16:13-15).

In fact, in ancient Israel, the joy of Sukkot was so great that it became known simply as "the Feast" (1 Kings 12:32). It was a time of many sacrifices (Numbers 29) and a time when (on Sabbatical years) the Torah would be read aloud to the people (Deut. 31:10-13).

From a spiritual perspective, Sukkot corresponds to the joy of knowing our sins were forgiven (during Yom Kippur) and also recalls God’s miraculous provision and care after the deliverance from bondage in Egypt (Lev. 23:43). Prophetically, Sukkot anticipates the coming kingdom of Yeshua wherein all the nations shall come up to Jerusalem to worship the LORD during the festival (see Zech. 14:16). Today Sukkot is a time to remember God’s Sheltering Presence and Provision for us for the start of the New Year. May the Lord our God help us all to receive the grace and blessing of his glory.

[ Hebrew for Christians ]

Deut. 16:13a Hebrew reading:

https://hebrew4christians.com/Blessings/Blessing_Cards/deut16-13a-jjp.mp3

Hebrew page:

https://hebrew4christians.com/Blessings/Blessing_Cards/deut16-13a-lesson.pdf

More about Sukkot (Tabernacles):

https://hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Fall_Holidays/Sukkot/sukkot.html

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from Today’s email by Israel365

Today’s message (Days of Praise) from the Institute for Creation Research

[yhwhrulz]

Worthy Brief - October 4, 2024

The Lord Himself provided!

Genesis 22:7-13 And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. Then he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and placed the wood in order, and he bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And He said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me. Then Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

One of the major themes of Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets) is called Akedat Yitzchak, which means the Binding of Isaac. According to Jewish tradition, God told Abraham that the ram's horn – otherwise known as a shofar – should be blown on Feast of Trumpets to remind people of the sacrifice that God provided Himself when Abraham was about to offer Isaac on Mount Moriah. It's abundantly clear that this event in the life of Abraham and Isaac foreshadowed God the Father's offering of His Son, providing Yeshua (Jesus) as a sacrifice for all men.

As we now are in the midst of the "Days of Awe" – traditionally, a time of repentance between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur – let us take the time to examine ourselves, turning from sin again, toward our loving Creator, as we celebrate the fact that our names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. Through His perfect sacrifice, the Lamb of God, Yeshua, God's forgiveness is eternal and His love, everlasting.

Shabbat Shalom and have a great weekend!

Your family in the Lord with much agape love,

George, Baht Rivka, Obadiah and Elianna (Baltimore, Maryland)

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[yahwehscholar]

I’ve been listening to a lot of Christian music lately. It’s kind of like my church right now. My husband still wants to start a church with me. But even the two of us don’t see eye to eye on issues like who Jesus was and is. I believe he was created first by Yahweh in heaven as an angel, and then was born to Mary, and then after he died and the 40 days after he returned to heaven as an angel, where he is now. My husband doesn’t believe he had a life before being born to Mary, or even that his sacrifice had value.

We do both believe that Yahweh is the Father who created us all, and he alone is God. The holy spirit is not a person, but marijuana smoke. It is not essential for worship, but it is the incense that is offered with prayers of the holy ones. If you don’t want to do it, don’t, but please don’t tell me to quit. It is part of my spiritual worship of Yahweh the One True God of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. The trinity is blasphemy.

Because I believe this way, I don’t have a church I can worship with in good faith. I even have to change the name Jesus to Yahweh in most of the Christian songs I listen to make it true. And I can’t go back to the Jehovah’s Witnesses because I can’t quit smoking tobacco or marijuana.

It’s a JW teaching about “The Appointed Times of the Nations” that lasted seven times, that they teach ended in 1914. The time comes from a calculation of a year for each day in 7 years, or 2,520 years. This time is also 1,260 years, twice, and that number appears in Revelation 12:6.

This is not the full extent of the seven times for Yahweh’s punishment, because at Daniel 12:11,12 specifically say it would last 1,290 days and 1,335 days. There is a minor fulfillment of the prophecy at Daniel 4 in Nebuchadnezzar, but the major fulfillment of this prophecy is Yahweh being represented by the tree that is cut down, and that lasts a year for each day.

The beginning of the seven times started when God’s king was first overthrown by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, dated at Daniel 1:1 and Jeremiah 25:1, in 607BCE. Jeremiah goes on to prophesy 70 years of desolations for Jerusalem, and they stared at the same time. How interesting that now, at the end of the 2,625 years, Israel has been a modern nation for a little over 70 years.

This year there is another solar eclipse on April 8. It’s inbetween Easter and Passover, which are about 3 weeks apart this year, when they usually are the same week. Please, don’t celebrate Easter. The Babylonian fertility goddess Ishtar, pronounced Easter, has eggs and bunnies as symbols. Also, the whole point isn’t that he rose again, the point is that he died a sacrificial death to fulfill the law, one last blood sacrifice for all time. Jesus isn’t here anymore, but he did say he was returning and that every eye will see him. The time is ripe for this prophecy to be fulfilled. There was a solar eclipse last October 14, but I missed that one. I did see the one on August 21, 2017. I counted the days from the 2017 eclipse, and I added 1,290 days, and I added another 1,335 days, and I arrived at October 27, 2024. That’s still in the future. It’s not too long after Yom Kippur on October 12,2024. I believe these are the two most important Hebrew holidays, and we should all observe them. Over the Passover meal is when Jesus instituted the Last Supper.

I still believe most of what the Jehovah’s Witnesses teach. It makes sense. I proved it to myself. But the religion is not doing good. They dumbed down their translation of the bible in 2013. They only used their 1984 translation of the bible as reference to write the 2013 translation. What a joke, it’s so much worse. The new songbook is another sore spot for me. I absolutely loved the 1984 book Sing Praises to Jehovah. And now, the new songbook is also so much worse. It feels like the whole religion lacking good leadership. It’s a sign of the times, I guess.

Take care, keep praying, make good choices so good things happen. Yahweh awesome!

יהוה מדהים אהבה

[kingdom-uk]

God's Water Carrier

God's Water Carrier the book which explains Inspirational; touching; relationship with God was written by Susannah Ralph. BUY ON AMAZON ORDER YOUR E-BOOK I felt the Lord said, ' it was for ordinary people with open and willing hearts,' to know Him and how He can use them for His Glory and a relationship with Him It was written from my journals from all the times God would send me out to pray for different people at different times, it's my personal walk with God over a 10 yrs. Span. It's an honour to work with Him and watch Him at work. This book relating to the which explains Inspirational; touching; relationship with God. Author : Susannah Ralph Susannah is a person who loves God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. She is a prayer warrior and intercessor. She doesn't see herself as qualified but called to write this book as led by the Lord and Holy Spirit. She has been married to Ian for 51years and they have 2 daughters together, unfortunately losing their older daughter at the age of 17yrs old. Living is South Africa for 26yrs was sent back to the U.K. in 2010 to work and minister at Ellel Ministries in Frensham   Table of contents 1. Encountering God 2. Start of my journey 3. Meeting the Holy Spirit 4. Healing touches 5. New seasons 6. Going to the U.K. for Christmas 7. The Fast 8. New Direction 9. Birth Days 10. What's next Lord 11. New season ---New Year 12. Spending time with Jesus 13. My Testimony 14. First Fruits Fast 15. Being ready to hear and do 16. The crossing over 17. Celebration for the Nations 18. A Jubilee Year 19. Behold I will do a new thing 20. The Gatekeeper 21. Butterflies and Transformation 22. A New Season 23. Yom Kippur 24. Hiddenness and Manifestation 25. A Year of Progress and Acceleration 26. Praying for open Doors 27. When God gives a New Name 28. The Battle is the Lord's 29. Times and Seasons 30. All Change 31. This is your year a Year of knocking on doors 32. In the Witing room Read the full article

[chloeworships]

Jesus and Peter walking on water was a MIRACLE. A miracle turnaround will occur. Have faith and BELIEVE in that.

The neon yellow lights represent God’s light 🕯️ in the darkness 🕎 = HOPE

Don’t doubt, claim the victory - with God it’s already yours. Your name won’t be forgotten, your courage and bravery will be remembered forever

I heard “marines” today as well — Whatever is being planned now, God said it’s not time yet. He is trying to save lives including someone by the name of Christina and those in the military on water. This is crucial. Wait. This could also be a travel advisory.

The goblets also stand for a CELEBRATION 🍾 Prepare for victory.

Someone in the military is going to find love 💕🥰

Now the goblets weren’t exactly like this but the colour was the SAME GORGEOUS 🏆

The roots - I was told to share this.

Yom Kippur = the day of the previous attack two years prior.

[itsyourchoicedevotionals]

Is Enough

“���Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people” Matthew 24:11NIV

One relative has discovered— we Christians have been deceived for the last 2000 years about everything to do with serving God. Royal anger rages because of this supposed deception, and that especially because Lou and Debbie will end in hell by the deception. I have been looking seriously into the allegations.

— “Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy,” Exodus 20:8NLT. I’m seriously considering this— not because it’s a requirement of Law. As a new Christian, I put Sunday dinner in the oven before church. After church we relaxed, visited with friends, played games, napped went to Sunday evening service— no work all day other than cooking and washing dishes. 

Over the years, I’ve become lax and break the commandment, in that I don’t like to cook Sunday dinner anymore, preferring rather to eat out. I’ve been known to write devotionals on Sunday. (Could the ‘keep the day holy’ be an open door for satan to attack through?) Per ‘Relative,’ I’ve become seriously deceived, sinful, headed for hell. Especially because I consider Sunday to be the “Sabbath” day, not Saturday, the supposed Sabbath. Decision… Jesus’s blood is enough, period.

— “Thus says the Lord: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them, for the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot move.” Jeremiah 10:2-4ESV. ‘Relative’ believes Jeremiah is speaking of Christmas trees— freaks out because I put up a Christmas tree. Yes, the Romans and Druids put pine trees in their homes in worship of their gods. Jeremiah’s point had nothing to do with the “tree” but with what was created out of the tree— an idol to be overlaid with silver and gold— object worshipped.

—Spiritually, decorating with lights has special meaning, supposedly started by Martin Luther declaring ‘Jesus is the light of the world.’ Green stands for God’s mercy; gold or yellow lights represent God’s shekinah glory; blue represents the hope we have in Christ Jesus; red represents Jesus’ blood shed for us; purple represents our Savior’s royalty. 

—FYI: Christmas is not celebrated in all parts of the world on December 25. ‘Relative’s’ big gripe here is— December 25 isn’t really Jesus’ actual time of birth, plus it’s very close to pagan celebrations. —True Christ’s birth was probably around Yom Kippur. My thought— Jesus’s blood is enough, period. 

‘Relative’s’ ‘religion’ screams against Resurrection Sunday, (pagan holiday), screaming we must be — “…a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light:” 1Peter 2:9KJV. 

— “Do not be conformed to this world,..” Romans 12:2ESV.

Most peculiar of all peoples, those who love in contrast to this evil world— loving even enemies. Meanwhile ‘Relative’ adheres to the following Law is being peculiar, hating non-conformity like the rest of the world. Peculiar — “By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another” John 13:35NIV. ‘Agape’ love—unconditional, not brotherly love, or romantic— sermon on the mount kind of love.

— “…A Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.” Romans 2:29ESV. Jesus’s blood is enough.

What Jesus did on Calvary is left out of ‘Relative’s’ every equation— making His death in vain. Ephesians 2:8-9 —erased along with Colossians, Philippians, Corinthians. The religion of law is from a false prophet deceiving many. Don’t be one of them. It’s your choice. You choose. 

LET’S PRAY: Father God please save ‘Relative’ from this deception and everyone else being deceived by this, I pray in the name of Jesus Christ.

by Debbie Veilleux 

Copyright 2023 You have my permission to reblog this devotional for others. Please keep my name with this devotional, as author. Thank you.

[abasilence-ministries]

Christians and YOM KIPPUR 2023 (5784) - The Day of Atonement

I am a believer and follower of King Jesus Christ who is learning to celebrate the Appointed Times of the Lord. How? Why? When? For starters it's today 9/24/2023 at 6p through the next 24 hours. As for the rest, allow me to share what I've learned...

TONIGHT is the night ,YAY!!! All year I have looked forward to this date.I actually have been thinking about and excited about this date since Spring (Nisan, 2023) Tonight at 6pm is the 10th of Tishri Tonight is Yom Kippur September 24-25, 2023 Tonight is the night of our appointment before the Lord. It’s what I, and many, call our annual doctor’s appointment. It’s the night that Father…

[josaprcat]

Adding some unnecessary response from a third generation atheist b/c I'm surprised how much a lot of these points are similar to the beliefs/experiences I was brought up with. Definitely have OP's part of the post be the takeaway though:

1. This is the science/historical take on Jesus, so matches up there.

2. We only celebrate his birthday as a tradition-based excuse to visit family. But also the description of Jesus as "Just some guy" is sending me in a way I can not and will not explain

3. Brought up in an area with not only roughly equally large christian and muslim populations, but a sizable enough jewish population, as well as having a non-denominational church in walking distance of all of my grade school buildings, it didn't even occur to me until later in life that people *could* take offense to a lack of celebration. But the reason for it is brought up in 6, I think.

4. Again, with where I grew up, I could name a couple more major Jewish holidays, even before I sat down to do a little studying on them at one point in high school (I also looked into a bunch of other major religious and national holidays around the same time), and so it's consistently surprising and disappointing to me that people are unaware of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, at the very least. Those are even on most calendars as part of the basic holidays packs of events, so you have no excuse for not having heard of them, at least.

5. Having grown up in a fairly spiritually-diverse population for a suburb in the US, as I said, one of the first inequalities I ever noticed was the fact that all major holidays are based on only Christian holidays (or the occasional patriotism holiday like independence day or Presidents day), and the school system's "solution" to this was to excuse religious absences. It was an insultingly small band-aid on a particularly mean injury, and I could recognize that by age 10. We either need a bunch more holidays added to federal/common break holidays, or we need a couple removed, but it's pretty horrible as is.

6. And this is absolutely the issue. (I do see the irony of my agreement with this statement, while adding long, convoluted, personally-relevant information, but I wanted to get my thoughts out there, so here we are. OP is the definitely one to focus on here, I'm just providing my thought process on the off chance it helps somehow.) The fact that a number of people (including myself, at times, I'll admit), and especially Christian cis white people, think of themselves as the most important person on an emotional level. While there are other things this expresses as that are bad, the refusal to believe that anyone but them can be the victims, especially in the case of Antisemitism is pretty high on the list of most damaging banal human evils. This is particularly egregious because a lot of these same people, especially the Christian cis white ones, are the ones with power over communities and government in the US and often enough Canada, meaning that this issue becomes a systemic likelihood and pattern of detrimental behavior and consequences.

In short: Karen mindsets of entitlement lead to systemic Antisemitism, as well as many other problems, many of which are also systemic. (And again OP is more important to listen to)

Happy first day of the war on Christmas everyone

Yearly reminder to gentiles that

1. Jews do not recognize Jesus as anything but a human man who probably existed in some capacity at some point

2. We do not celebrate his birthday. He is just some guy to us.

3. It is not a personal attack on you if we don’t celebrate your favorite holiday.

4. Chanukah is not the most important Jewish holiday, its just the only one you know by name because it happens roughly around Christmas time.

5. You can say or do whatever you want, we just think you’re annoying. At the end of the day, you’re still gonna get school or work off on Christmas and Easter while I have to chose between my religion and my schoolwork every year on Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.

6. You are not the victim. However, unfortunately you are usually the main character.

[hazel2468]

Hi okay so tonight Yom Kippur begins and I’m fucking salty about everything so here we go. This is going to be long, but I am PISSED. In the same vein as my last post-

If I see one more goy trying to say that you cannot apply cultural appropriation to Jewish things because “Jewish isn’t a culture” or “Religion is universal”- I am going to shit a brick. 

Cultural appropriation is defined as “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.” 

Now, am I going to get all bent up about other people using a six pointed star, or a tree, or a hand, as a symbol? Fuck no- shockingly, people come up with similar things (literally every culture has some kind of dumpling that they invented) all the time. But what I WILL get up in arms about is when I see Christians online (specifically the Book of Faces) talking about “celebrating” certain holidays (this includes Rosh Hashana, Passover, Channukah, and yes also Yom Kippur) to “honor” the fucking memory of Jesus. 

Taking the highest, holiest day of the Jewish people, ignoring the actual meaning and rules of practice, and changing it to be about your religious figure, who is not a meaningful figure in Jewish tradition, is the very fucking definition of cultural appropriation. It is the inappropriate adoption of the customs of a marginalized group by the dominant group. Jewish holidays are also more than a religious thing- our religious practices can have more cultural significance than they do spiritual significance. Jews who do not believe in Gd (atheist, agnostic, etc.) or Jews who are still trying to figure out what the fuck they believe (hi there) STILL take part in Jewish holidays not out of some obligation to Gd, but because it is something we do AS JEWS. It is our culture. 

The idea that Jewish practices cannot be subject to cultural appropriation because they are “strictly religious” is a majorly Christian-normative way of viewing religion. In a Christian-normative view of religion, religion and culture are separate (which btw is fucking ridiculous, I invite every goy who has EVER told me that religious Christianity has nothing to do with culture to look at how massive Christmas is, and NO Christmas is in no fucking way “secular”) and do not interact. Which not only is antithetical to much of Jewishness, but I would say to other cultures as well. 

If you are not Jewish (and just so I am perfectly clear, converts ARE JEWISH. I will not have people being shitty about converts on my posts- people who are converts, who are in the process of converting, who have just started their journey in converting, who are looking to explore their Jewishness that they have not had access to before for any number of reasons, people in interfaith families- this isn’t about them) you should NOT be celebrating Yom Kippur. You should not be celebrating Passover or Rosh Hashana or Channukah. You most CERTAINLY should not be celebrating those holidays and fucking trying to make it about Jesus and Christianity. It is appropriation, it is rude, and it is just antisemitic to do so. 

[bailey-writes]

So You Want Your OC to be Jewish

So you’re writing a story and you want to make a Jewish character—great! I’m here to help. I always want more Jewish representation but I want good Jewish representation, so this is my attempt to make a guide to making a Jewish character. What are my credentials? I’m Jewish and have been my whole life. Obligatory disclaimer that this is by no means comprehensive, I don’t know everything, all Jews are different, and this is based on my experiences as an American Jew so I have no idea, what, if any, of this applies to non-American Jews. 

If there’s anything you want me to make a post going more into detail about or if there’s anything I didn’t mention but you want to know please ask me! I hope this is helpful :) Warning, this is long.

Jew PSA

If you are Jewish you can use the word Jew(s), e.g. “She’s dating a Jew.” If you are not Jewish you cannot use the word Jew(s). This is not up for debate. Non-Jews calling us Jews has a negative connotation at best. Don’t do it and don’t have your characters do it.

Basics, Plus My Random Thoughts that Didn’t Fit Anywhere Else

A confusing enduring issue is, what is Judaism? It’s a religion, but some Jews aren’t religious; is it a race? A nationality? A culture? A heritage? The only constant is that we are seen as “other.” There’s a lot of debate, which makes it confusing to be Jewish and as such it’s common for Jews to struggle with their Jewish Identity. However many people agree that Jews are an ethnoreligious group, aka Judaism is a religion and an ethnicity.

Temple/Synagogue/Shul = Jewish place of worship. Shul is usually used for Orthodox synagogues.

Keeping kosher = following Jewish dietary rules: meat and dairy can’t be eaten together and you can’t eat pork or shellfish. Fish and eggs are pareve (aka neutral) and can be eaten with meat or dairy (but again not both at the same time.) When eating meat it has to be kosher meat (e.g. kosher Jews are allowed to eat chicken, but not all chicken is kosher. I know it’s kinda confusing I’m sorry.) Kosher products in stores will have symbols on them to identify them as kosher. If someone is kosher they’ll probably have separate sets of utensils/plates/cookware/etc. for meat and dairy

Shabbat/Shabbos/Sabbath = holy day of the week, day of rest, lasts from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Depending on observance Jews might have Shabbat dinner, attend Shabbat services, or observe the day of rest in its entirety (making them shomer Shabbat)

Someone who is shomer Shabbat will refrain from any of the prohibited activities. These can easily be looked up but include: working, writing, handling money, cooking, and using technology.

Bat/Bar/B’nai Mitvzah = tradition where a Jewish boy/girl becomes a man/woman. Celebrated at 13-years-old for boys, 12- or 13-years-old for girls. Girls have Bat Mitzvahs (bat means daughter in Hebrew), boys have Bar Mitzvahs (bar means son in Hebrew) and twins or two or more people having one together have a B’nai Mitzvah. They will study for this for months and then help lead services and, depending on observance level, read from the Torah. The ceremony is often attended by family and friends and followed with a celebration of sorts (in America usually this means a brunch and/or party.)

Goy/gentile = non-Jew. These words are not slurs, they are literally just words. Plural of goy is goyim and is a Yiddish word, plural of gentile is gentiles.

Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar, meaning that according to the current solar/Gregorian calendar the dates of our holidays are different each year.

Jewish law recognizes matrilineal inheritance. This means that Jewish law states your mother has to be Jewish for you to be Jewish. This is because of reasons from biblical times that I can explain if you wanna come ask, but as you can imagine is a bit outdated. While Orthodox Jews might embrace this idea and only consider someone Jewish if their mom is Jewish, many Jews are more flexible on the idea (and yes, this does cause tension between Orthodox Jews and other Jews at times.)

Judaism =/= Christianity

Some people think Judaism is just Christianity without Jesus (some people don’t even realize we don’t believe in/celebrate Jesus so newsflash, we don’t) and that’s just wrong. Yes both religions share the Old Testament, so they also share some history and beliefs, but the entire ideologies of the religions are different. In brief, they are similar in some ways but are not the same.

What seems to me to be the biggest difference is that Christianity (from what I understand) has a heavy focus on sins, more specifically repenting for/gaining forgiveness for your sins. In Christianity you are born tainted by original sin. In Judaism we believe everyone is born pure and free from sin and everyone is made in God’s image. Judaism has some concept of sin, but doesn’t focus on them and instead focuses on performing Mitzvot (plural, singular form is mitzvah. Direct translation is “commandment” but basically means good deed or act of kindness. It also relates to the commandments, so following the commandments is also performing mitzvot.) Examples of mitzvot include anything from saying a prayer or lighting Shabbat candles to helping a stranger or donating to charity (called tzedakah). One of the main tenets of Judaism is tikkun olam, which directly translates to “repair the world” and means exactly what it says on the tin. Instead of focusing on being forgiven for doing bad Judaism focuses on doing good. The only day we focus on past wrongdoings is Yom Kippur, one of our most holy holidays, discussed below.

Holidays

Rosh Hashanah – The Jewish New Year, occurs around September and lasts for two days, though Reform Jews often only celebrate the first day. Day of happiness and joy, celebrated by eating sweet things for a “sweet new year” (often apples dipped in honey) and circular challah to represent the end of one year and beginning of another. Also celebrated with services and blowing the shofar (rams horn.) Some spend the day in prayer and/or silent meditation. Possible greetings: chag sameach (happy holiday; can be said on almost any holiday), Shana Tovah, or happy new year (which is what Shana Tovah means, some people just say it in English.)

Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement. Occurs ten days after the start of Rosh Hashanah. One of if not the most solemn day for Jews, but also the most holy. The day is spent reflecting on yourself and any past wrongdoings and atoning. The day (sundown the night before to sundown the day of) is spent fasting, a physical way of atoning. We do this in hopes of being “written in the Book of Life” and starting the year with a clean slate. The shofar is blown at the end of the holiday. Most Jews will end the fast with a grand meal with family and friends. Most common greeting is “have an easy fast,” but happy new year is still appropriate.

Sukkot – Celebrates the harvest, occurs on the fifth day after Yom Kippur and lasts seven days. Celebrated by building a temporary hut outdoors called a sukkah and having meals inside it, as well as shaking palm fronds tied together (called a lulav) and holding a citrus called an etrog. Very fun and festive holiday. Possible greetings include chag sameach or Happy Sukkot.

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah – Some Jews (mostly Reform Jews and Jews living in Israel) combine both holidays into one day while some celebrate them as two separate days. Either way they occur immediately after Sukkot. Shemini Atzeret is similar but separate from Sukkot and features a prayer for rain; Sukkot is not mentioned in prayers and the lulav isn’t shaken but you do eat in the sukkah. Simchat Torah celebrates finishing reading the Torah, which we will then begin again the next day. It’s a festive holiday with dancing and fun. Some Temples will roll the entire Torah out and the children will run under it. Appropriate greeting for both would be chag sameach.

Rosh Hashanah through Simchat Torah are referred to as the High Holidays.

Chanukah – We all know about Chanukah, celebrating the reclaiming of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil lasting eight days. The most represented Jewish Holiday there is. Unfortunately it’s one of the least significant holidays for us. Occurs around November or December and lasts eight days and nights. Celebrated by lighting candles in the Menorah each night with a prayer and kids usually get gifts each night. Also celebrated with spinning tops called dreidels, fried foods like doughnuts (sufganiyot in Hebrew; usually the jelly filled ones) and potato pancakes called latkes. Greetings: happy Chanukah or chag sameach.

Tu B’Shevat – Birthday of the trees, basically Jewish Arbor Day. Minor but fun holiday, sometimes celebrated by planting trees. Occurs around January or February.

Purim – Celebrates how Queen Esther of Persia defeated Haman and saved her people, the Jews. Occurs in Spring. Festive holiday traditionally celebrated by dressing in costumes, eating sweets, and giving tzedakah (it’s also technically commanded you get drunk so woohoo!) Whenever Haman’s name is mentioned you make a lot of noise, booing and using noisemakers called groggers. Greetings: happy Purim, chag Purim, or chag sameach.

Passover/Pesach – Celebrates the Jews being freed from slavery in Egypt. Occurs in Spring and lasts eight days. The first two nights (some only celebrate the first night) are celebrated with seder, a ritual meal with certain foods, practices, prayers, and readings from a book called the Haggadah and often attended by family and friends. Most famous prayer/song of the holiday is the four questions, which ask why that night is different from all other nights and is traditionally sung by the youngest child at the seder. The entire holiday is spent not eating certain foods, mostly grain or flour (the food restrictions are complicated and differ based on denomination so look it up or ask a Jew.) We eat a lot of matzah during Pesach, which is like a cracker kinda. I personally hate it but some people actually like it. Greetings: happy Passover, chag pesach, or chag sameach.

Tisha B’Av – Anniversary of the destruction of the Temple. Occurs in Summer. Very sad, solemn day. Some celebrate by fasting from sunrise to sunset. Not the most widely celebrated holiday. Some also commemorate the Holocaust (also called the Shoah) on this day as it was the destruction of a figurative temple.

Denominations

There are a bunch of denominations in Judaism, we’ll go into it briefly.

Religious denominations:

Reform/Reformed: This is the least religiously observant level. Often Reform Jews don’t keep kosher or observe Shabbat, their services on Shabbat will use instruments. Reform Jews probably attend services for the high holidays at the very least and probably had a Bat/Bar Mitzvah. Might say they consider themselves more culturally Jewish. Their Temple/Synagogue will be the most “liberal”—aka have more female/diverse Rabbis and a more diverse congregation. I’m Reform and my Temple’s lead Rabbi is a woman and we used to have a Rabbi who’s a queer single mother.

Conservative: More religiously observant and more generally traditional. Might keep kosher or observe Shabbat, but not necessarily. Services likely won’t use instruments (not supposed to play instruments on Shabbat). Most likely had a Bat/Bar Mitzvah, but girls might not read from the Torah, though this depends on the congregation. They do allow female Rabbis, but in my experience it’s less common.

Modern Orthodox: Very religiously observant but also embrace modern society. Will keep kosher and observe Shabbat. Men will wear kippot (singular=kippah) and tzitzit under their shirts. Women will cover their hair (if they’re married), most likely with a wig, and wear modest clothing (only wear skirts that are at least past their knees and long sleeves). Emphasis on continued study of Torah/Talmud. Parents will likely have jobs. Might have larger families (aka more children) but might not. Services will be segregated by gender, girls won’t read from the Torah publicly, and female Rabbis are very rare. Children will most likely attend a religious school. Will attend shul services every Shabbat and for holidays.

note: there are some people who fall somewhere between modern Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox, or between any two denominations really. as you can imagine people don’t all practice the exact same way.

Ultra-Orthodox: Very religiously observant and not necessarily modern. Will keep kosher and observe Shabbat. Men will wear kippot or other head coverings and tzitzit under their shirts, and are also often seen wearing suits. Women will cover their hair (if they’re married) with a wig or scarf and wear modest clothing (only wear skirts that are at least past their knees and long sleeves). Emphasis on continued study of Torah/Talmud. Men might have jobs but might instead focus on Jewish studies, while women most often focus on housework and child-rearing. Don’t believe in contraception (but this is kinda nuanced and depends). Will often have very large families because having children is a commandment and helps continue the Jewish people. Might be shomer negiah which means not touching members of the opposite sex aside from their spouse and some close family members. Services will be segregated by gender, girls won’t read from the Torah publicly, and there won’t be female Rabbis. Children will attend a religious school. Will attend shul services every Shabbat and for holidays.

Ethnic denominations (the different denominations do have some differences in practices and such but tbh I don’t know much about that so this is just the basics):

Ashkenazi: Jews that originate from Central/Eastern Europe. Yiddish, a combination of Hebrew and German, originated from and was spoken by Ashkenazim and while it’s a dying language it’s spoken among many Orthodox Jews and many Jews of all levels know/speak some Yiddish words and phrases. Majority of Jews worldwide are Ashkenazi.

Sephardi/Sephardic: Jews that originate from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, and southeastern Europe. Ladino, a combination of Old Spanish and Hebrew, originated from and was spoken by Sephardim. It is also a dying language but is still spoken by some Sephardim. After Ashkenazi most of the world’s Jews are Sephardic.

Mizrahi: Jews that originate from the Middle East and North Africa.

Ethiopian Jews: Community of Jews that lived in Ethiopia for over 1,000 years, though most have immigrated to Israel by now.

Stereotypes/Tropes/Controversies/Etc.

There are so many Jewish stereotypes and shit and I ask you to please be mindful of them. Stereotypes do exist for a reason, so some people will fit stereotypes. This means your character might fit one or two; don’t make them fit all of them. Please. Stereotypes to keep in mind (and steer away from) include:

All Jews are rich.

All Jews are greedy.

All Jews are cheap/frugal.

All Jews are [insert job here]. We’ll go into this more below.

All Jews hate Christians/Muslims/etc.

All Jews are white. 

First of all Ethiopian and Mizrahi Jews exist, many Sephardi are Hispanic, and today with intermarriage and everything this just isn’t true.

All Jews have the same physical features: large and/or hooked nose, beady eyes, droopy eyelids, red hair (this is an old stereotype I didn’t really know existed), curly hair.

Many Jews do have somewhat large noses and curly hair. I’m not saying you can’t give these features to your characters, but I am saying to be careful and don’t go overboard. And don’t give all of your Jewish characters these features. As a side note, it is common at least among American Jews that girls get nose jobs. Not all, but some.

Jews are secretly world elite/control the world/are lizard people/new world order/ any of this stuff. 

STAY AWAY FROM. DO NOT DO THIS OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS. If you have a character that’s part lizard, do not make them Jewish. If you have a character that’s part of a secret group that controls the entire world, do not make them Jewish.

Jews have horns. If you have characters with horns please don’t make them Jewish.

Jews killed Jesus.

The blood libel. Ew. No.

The blood libel is an antisemitic accusation/idea/concept that back in the day Jews would murder Christian children to use their blood in religious rituals and sometimes even for consumption (did I mention gross?) Not only did this just not happen, but it’s actually against Jewish law to murder, sacrifice, or consume blood. Yes these accusations really happened and it became a main reason for persecution of Jews. And some people still believe this shit.

Jews caused The Plague.

The reason this conspiracy exists is because many Jews didn’t get The Plague and the goyim thought that meant it was because the Jews caused it/cursed them. The real reason Jews didn’t get it is because ritual hand-washing and good hygiene kept them from getting it. Sorry that we bathe.

Jewish mother stereotype.

Ok, listen. I know stereotypes are mostly a bad thing but I have to admit the Jewish mother stereotype is not far off. Jewish moms do tend to be chatty and a little nagging, are often very involved in their children’s lives, and they are often trying to feed everyone (although they don’t all cook, my mom hates cooking.) They also tend to be big worriers, mostly worrying about their family/loved ones. They also tend to know everyone somehow. A twenty minute trip to the grocery store can turn into an hour or two long trip because she’ll chat with all the people she runs into.

Jewish-American Princess (JAP) ((I know calling Japanese people Japs is offensive. Jews will call girls JAPs, but with a completely different meaning. If that’s still offensive I am sorry, but just know it happens.))

This is the stereotype that portrays Jewish girls/women as spoiled brats basically. They will be pampered and materialistic. Do these girls exist? Definitely. I still recommend steering away from this stereotype.

Names

Listen. Listen. There are some names that Jews just won’t have. I won’t speak in definites because there are always exceptions but you’ll rarely find a Jew named Trinity or Grace or Faith or any form of Chris/Christopher/Christina etc. Biblical names from the Old Testament? Absolutely Jews will have those names they’re actually very common.

I’m in a Jewish Sorority. My pledge class of ~70 girls had five Rebeccas and four Sarahs. Surprisingly only one Rachel though.

When it comes to last names I have two thoughts that might seem contradictory but hear me out: a) give your Jewish OC’s Jewish surnames, b) don’t give your Jewish OC’s the most Jewish surname to ever exist.

By this I mean I would much rather see a character named Sarah Cohen or Aaron Levine than Rachel Smith. Just that little bit of recognition makes a happy exclamation point appear over my head, plus it can be a good way to hint to readers that your OC is Jewish.

On the other hand, please don’t use the most stereotypical Jewish names you’ve ever heard. If you have five Jewish OCs and one of them is Isaac Goldstein then fine. If Isaac Goldstein is your only Jewish OC I might get a little peeved. There are tons of common Jewish surnames that are recognizable and easy to look up, so don’t revert to the first three that come to mind. Maybe it’s just me, but I find it yucky, for lack of a better word.

Jobs

We all know there are certain jobs that are stereotypical for Jews to have. We’re talking lawyer, dentist, doctor, banker type stuff. To an extent these stereotypes exist for a reason, many Jews go into those careers. Do not make these the only careers your Jewish OCs have. Stereotypes might have reasoning behind them but it doesn’t mean they aren’t harmful. If you have multiple Jewish OCs some of them can have these careers, but not all of them. I do know a lot of Jewish lawyers, dentists, and doctors. I also know accountants, people involved in businesses (“mom, what does Brad do?” “he’s a businessman” sometimes there just aren’t more specific words), people involved in real estate. I don’t actually know any bankers personally, and with money and stuff being one of the most common and harmful Jewish stereotypes I would suggest steering away from that.

These are common fields for Jews, but Jews can have literally any job. Please feel free to get creative. And if you have more than one Jewish OC you can think about making one of them a Rabbi, but DON’T do this if they’re the only Jewish OC. Please.

Yiddish

So I mentioned Yiddish earlier. Like I already said, it’s not a very widely used language anymore but there are some words and phrases that are still used by a lot of Jews (in America at least.) Here’s a list that is absolutely not comprehensive:

Oy vey = oh no

Shvitzing = sweating (but not just a little bit. Shvitzing is like SWEATING)

Kvetch/kvetching = whine/whining or complain/complaining

Mazel tov = congratulations; this is the same in Yiddish and Hebrew

Chutzpah = nerve or gall (e.g. “He’s got a lot of chutzpah for breaking up over text like that”)

Kismet = fate; I just learned this is Yiddish

Bubbe and Zayde = grandma and grandpa

Schelp/schlepping = drag/dragging, can also mean carry or move (e.g. “I had to schlep the bag all around town” doesn’t mean they literally dragged it)

Schmutz = dirt or something dirty (e.g. “you have schmutz on your face”)

Schmatta = literally means rag but can be used to refer to ratty blankets or clothes

Plotz = collapse (usually used in the sense of “I’m so tired I might plotz” or “she’s gonna be so excited she’s gonna plotz”)

Schmuck/shmendrick = both mean more or less the same, a jerk or obnoxious person

Shtick = gimmick, routine, or act (can be used like (“I don’t like that comedian’s shtick” or “he always makes himself the center of attention it’s his shtick”)

Spiel = long speech, story, or rant

There’s so many more so look them up and think about using them, but don’t overdo it. A Jewish person isn’t gonna use a Yiddish word in every sentence (or even every day or every few days.)

Israel

In my community at least it’s very common that by the time your college-aged that you’ll have been to Israel at least once.

Israel is a controversial topic within the Jewish community and in the world. It’s sensitive and complex. I really, really suggest not getting into it. Just don’t bring it up because no matter what you say someone will be unhappy. Just don’t do it.

Ashkenazi Disorders

Ashkenazi Jews have some sucky genes (I’m Ashkenazi so I can say this, you cannot.) These sucky genes cause certain disorders to be more prevalent for us. Children only get the disorder if both parents are carriers of the disorder, so Jews usually get genetic testing done before having children. If both parents are carriers the risk of the child getting the disorder is high, so parents might reconsider or have some indecisiveness/fear. Some of these are:

Tay-Sachs

Cystic Fibrosis

Canavan Disease

Familial Dysautonomia

Gaucher Disease

Spinal Muscular Atrophy  

Fanconi Anemia

Mucolipidosis IV

Niemann-Pick Disease

Torsion Dystonia

Bloom Syndrome

Ashkenazi Jews also have a high prevalence of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer in women and increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer in men.

Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Lactose Intolerance are also very prevalent

In a dorm of like 40 Jews, six of them had Crohn’s.

Ways to Show Your OC is Jewish

Wears Jewish jewelry, e.g. Star of David (also called Jewish Star and Magen David), Chai symbol (means life), jewelry with Sh’ma prayer, or hamsa (but beware this symbol is used outside of Judaism).

Mentions their temple, their Rabbi, having a Bat/Bar Mitzvah, going to Hebrew School, Shabbat, or a holiday coming up.

Have someone ask them a question about Judaism.

Have someone notice they have a mezuzah on their door. 

Most Jews will have a mezuzah on the doorframe of the front door of their house/apartment, but they could even have one for their dorm room or whatever. It’s traditional to kiss your hand then touch the mezuzah when walking through the door, but most Jews don’t do this every time, at least not most Reform or Conservative Jews.

Have them call out antisemitism if you’re feeling spicy

The end! I hope this helped and if you have any questions my ask box is always open!

[dfroza]

A link to my personal reading of the Scriptures

for the 10th of October 2024 with a paired chapter from each Testament (the First & the New Covenant) of the Bible

[The Book of Matthew, Chapter 18 • The Book of Judges, Chapter 11]

along with Today’s reading from the ancient books of Proverbs and Psalms with Proverbs 10 and Psalm 10 coinciding with the day of the month, accompanied by Psalm 19 for the 19th day of Astronomical Autumn, and Psalm 134 for day 284 of the year (with the consummate book of 150 Psalms in its 2nd revolution this year)

A post by John Parsons:

“Many things about our salvation are beyond our comprehension, but not beyond our trust.” - Charles H. Spurgeon

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Shalom friends. It’s that time of year again, the “High Holiday” season, and some of you might feel a bit of ambivalence about the holiday of Yom Kippur since it focuses on the ritual of purification for the sanctuary of the Temple, and this seems to have little to do with Yeshua and His sacrifice for our sins. After all, the Levitical system of worship is described in the New Covenant as “a shadow (σκιά) of the good things to come, instead of the true form (εἰκών) of these matters, and it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near” (Heb. 10:1). Since the blood of bulls and goats cannot truly take away sins (Heb. 10:3), the sacrificial system was intended to foreshadow the coming work of Messiah, who was born to die, in accordance with God’s will, and to offer his own body as a sacrifice for sin “once for all” (Heb. 10:5-10). “For by a single offering (μιᾷ γὰρ προσφορᾷ τετελείωκεν) he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified” (Heb. 10:14).

Now while it is wonderfully true that Yeshua functioned as our great High priest after the order of Malki-Tzedek by offering his blood upon the heavenly kapporet in the holy of holies “made without hands,” there still is a prophetic component to this holiday that applies to ethnic Israel regarding the prophesied End of Days. After all, the realm of “shadows” still applies in the case of unbelieving Israel, who has yet to behold the unveiled glory that awaits her... Therefore the psalmist prophetically cries out, "Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your Name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for the sake of your Name” (Psalm 79:9), and this refers to the hour when Israel will call upon the LORD for salvation during the End of Days, otherwise called the great Day of the LORD. This event is prefigured in the blast of the “great shofar” which will be sounded to announce Yeshua as Israel’s true Redeemer and King. Indeed, our Messiah will one day return to Israel, cleanse her Temple, restore her to Himself, and set up His glorious kingdom.

Since prophetically speaking Yom Kippur signifies ethic Israel's atonement secured through Yeshua's sacrificial avodah as Israel's true High Priest and King, there is still a sense of longing and affliction connected to this holiday that will not be removed until finally "all Israel is saved" (Rom. 11:26). So, on the one hand we celebrate Yom Kippur because it acknowledges Yeshua as our High Priest of the New Covenant, but on the other hand, we "have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in our hearts" for the redemption of the Jewish people and the atonement of their sins (Rom. 9:1-5; 10:1-4; 11:1-2, 11-15, 25-27). In the meantime, we are in a period of "mysterious grace" wherein we have opportunity to offer the terms of the New Covenant to people of every nation, tribe and tongue. After the "fullness of the Gentiles" is come in, however, God will turn His full attention to fulfilling His promises given to ethnic Israel. May that great Day of the LORD come soon, chaverim...

[ Hebrew for Christians ]

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Psalm 79:9 reading:

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