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Hello gentiles I come bearing another announcment!
Do not wish Jews a "happy Yom Kippur." Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year and the Day of Atonement. It's a day where we fast (if we choose to and are able), and ask for forgiveness from God and those around us for our wrongdoings of the past year. Saying "happy Yom Kippur" is inappropriate due to the nature of the holiday. If you know someone fasting, wishing them an easy fast is appropriate and traditional.
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New skeleton war lore just dropped
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[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)
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Why we wear white on Yom Kippur (wrong answers only):
-As a fuck you to people who say you can't wear white after Labor Day
-Because it's the one day of the year we're not worried about getting food stains on our clothes
[Jews feel free to add to this list!]
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I think it would be cool to see a Jewish redeemed villain character where part of their redemption is asking for forgiveness on Yom Kippur
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High holidays PSA
Y’all: start putting in your days off requests for September 26 and October 5
signal boosts appreciated (even if you’re not Jewish!)
Eta: this was for 2022, why is it still getting reblogged
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The Shofar Breaks Your Heart
by Dane Kuttler
When you give a girl a shofar –
no, not a proper instrument of G-d,
but a rough-cut horn with no real mouthpiece
her aunt brings back from a trip to Jerusalem,
don’t make it easy.
Put it up on the shelf in the living room
where its curled promise of a shout
will tempt her until she can reach it on tiptoe.
Tell her no one has ever found its voice,
that she will only make it grunt, bray and sputter
like the animal it came from.
Then give her a few years.
Give her an empty garage and a neighborhood
Jewish enough to understand what it’s hearing
so she can practice until
tiny tekiot burst forth from the scrap of ram.
She will be the only one who can ever shape its sounds,
can bend the call to tekiah, round off nine drops of t’ruah wailing,
fling the anguished cry of a sh’varim from its mouth.
Let her brag about this. Remember that children
are not humble creatures, that the simple act of being heard
is their great triumph. Let her be heard.
Bring her to Hebrew school.
Teach her the story of the rabbi
who told his students that he would put the words of Torah on their hearts;
that the words would only find their way in when the students’ hearts broke.
Let her sit with that tale for as long as it takes
for her own heart to shatter, for torah and poetry and forgiveness
find their way inside,
play her Leonard Cohen. Let him croon about the cracks in everything,
that’s how the light gets in, let her begin searching for light,
ask her where she thinks the cracks come from,
give her Auschwitz, give her Torquemada, give her pogrom and
quota and blacklist, the ashes of all her burnt bridges,
give her avinu malkenu, ashamnu, ashamnu, ashamnu,
watch her break
her heart
with her fist.
Give her the shofar.
Let the horn steal her breath,
let her begin to understand that she’s not holding a dead piece of animal,
but a living prayer.
Teach her: after every blast
you can hear the echo
of the still small voice.
If you listen for it,
you can hear the calls for the wild cries they are;
salute them with a straight back when they yank you from your amidah;
and should you hear a shofar blower struggle and gasp and strain for each call,
imagine yourself a trapped animal, desperate to be heard.
When it’s over,
Close your eyes.
Be. Broken. Here. Before G-d and your people. Be. Cracked.
feel the light
and the words
come
in.
#they read this at shul tonight and it was so powerful and i thought i'd share it#jumblr#judaism#poem#poetry#shofar#rosh hashanah#high holidays#elul#jewish art#dane kuttler#yom kippur
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saw a bunch of comments on tik tok from people saying they passed out or threw up today from fasting for yom kippur and y’all!!! please don’t stretch yourself this far!!!!!! PLEASE if you are fasting do NOT allow yourself to get to the point where you’re losing consciousness or vomiting. take a water bottle and/or juice and small snack with you even if you plan on fully fasting, and if you feel yourself getting woozy or nauseous then break your fast. and if you haven’t fasted before, then don’t jump right into a full 26 hour fast. start slow and build up to it. it gets easier when you recognize what your body can and can’t handle, but again if you’re fasting and start to feel ill, you are not only welcome to but obligated to break your fast. it’s a mitzvah to do so if your health is affected.
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Abby Stein talking about why a "Happy Yom Kippur greeting isn't just okay, it's traditional."
This misunderstanding that you can't have a happy yom kippur goes around every year.
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Hey. Gentiles. Listen up for a sec.
When September and October are nearing and you’re planning an event: google “Rosh Hashanah *year*” and *Yom Kippur *year*” and then, and I cannot stress this enough, don’t plan your event on those days. In fact, don’t plan any events starting sundown the night before. Those are the three most important days of the Jewish calendar, and, once again, I cannot stress enough how much this little bit of forethought and kindness will make every Jew you know cry tears of joy.
#shoutout to my 12th grade english teacher who just let everyone work on college apps while I was out on the high holy days#rather than conducting class like normal and giving me makeup work#I was so incredibly shocked at his kindness and he will have my heart forever#judaism#nina rambles#rosh hashanah#yom kippur#high holy days#high holidays#jewish
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Jewish Holidays coming up but poorly described:
Apple & honey industry celebration day
Be like an angel day (no food allowed)
Shake a lemon with cellulite at G-d in a hut
Holiday we celebrate because we said so
We finish the holy-book-holiday
#jewish#jewitches#jumblr#jewitch#judaism#jewish magic#rosh hashanah#rosh hashana#yom kippur#high holidays#sukkot
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25 September 2023 - 10 Tishrei 5784
Yes. Today is Yom Kippur—The Day of Atonement.
Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish year. It is observed by a near twenty-six hour fast, in which some will abstain from food, drink, sex, washing, applying lotions or perfumes, and wearing leather shoes. Some will attend up to five prayer services across Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur ends with a blowing of the Shofar, a rams horn, which signals the closing of the Gates of Heaven, and the end of the fast. Yom Kippur is often followed by a festive break-fast meal
Due to the solemn nature of Yom Kippur, one does not typically wish someone a “Happy Yom Kippur”. Consider instead wishing a meaningful Yom Kippur, or a good year.
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So the High Holidays are approaching, which means that if you have Jewish coworkers, employees, students, or classmates, they might want to take off for Rosh HaShana, Yom Kippur, and even Sukkot.
No, we are not asking for too much. Many Jews save up their vacation days just to be able to take off for the High Holidays.
No, we don't really want to have to miss school/work. Believe me, so many of us hate it when every Yom Tov falls out on a weekday (like this year).
No, now is not the time for you as a gentile to police Jewish people's identities. (It never is, but certainly not now). Yes, non-observant Jews may still observe Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur. Non-observant Jews may also have family they want to spend time with on these holy days. Jews can also be observant and you might not even know about it, because you can't tell a Jew's level of observance from their look.
No, it is not appropriate for you to expect us to answer emails/phonecalls on these days.
Show respect and understanding and patience to your Jewish coworkers/employees/students/classmates in the next few months.
#judaism#high holidays#rosh hashanah#yom kippur#sukkot#navigating the workplace as a Jew#navigating university as a jew
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No people has believed as lucidly and long as have Jews that life has a purpose; that this world is an arena for justice and human dignity; that we are, each of us, free and responsible, capable of shaping our lives in accordance with the highest ideals. We are here for a reason. We were created in love and forgiveness by the God of love and forgiveness who asks us to love and forgive. However many times we may have failed to live up to our aspirations, God always gives us the chance and the power to begin again. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the holiest days of a holy people, God summons us to greatness.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l, Ceremony & Celebration p.3
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Jews! Go drink water!
start hydrating now for Yom Kippur!!
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