On the eve of the Jewish New Year

[IndianaGreen]

L'Shana Tova!

[Best_man23]

1. Happy New Year

To all of our Jewish DUers.

L'Shana Tova!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. Oy vey, another year gone already?

It gets faster all the time.

[ikojo]

3. Shanah Tovah

to all the Yiddishe DUers!!!

May we all (Jew and non Jew) be inscribed for a good year, a healthy year and a year of prosperity.

:toast:


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[moof]

4. what year is starting, 6????

n/i

[elcondor]

7. 5764

Shana Tova Everyone! :hi:

[WoodrowFan]

11. Rhymes with Orange on the New Year

http://pst.rbma.com/content/Rhymes_with_Orange?date=20030926

[DemExpat]

5. Happy New Year to you all!

:toast: :toast: :toast:

:hi:

DemEx

[Crewleader]

6. Happy New Year To Our Jewish Friends!

Peace and Love!

[arwalden]

8. Do You Think Dr. Zoidberg Is Jewish?

[AntiCoup2K4]

12. Well his name sounds Jewish, and so does his accent , but......

...isn't he some sort of lobster??

Would that be Kosher?

:party: Happy New Year!! :party:

[arwalden]

13. You're One Step Ahead Of Me...

... LOL.

[Padraig18]

9. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life!

:)

[soleft]

10. What she said

:hi:

[THUNDER HANDS]

14. how come nobody ever celebrates Rosh Hashanah eve?

I like to get drunk off the Maneshevitz and spin dradels on my nose.

How bout you guys?

[voter x]

16. And beerbong through the Shofar!

I'm game. All I need is a bottle of Concord Cream Manishevitz, and a 12 pack.....what's a good kosher beer?

http://www.aish.com/holidays/the_high_holidays/default.asp

[AntiCoup2K4]

24. Kosher Beer here!

http://www.shmaltz.com/

[supernova]

15. Happy New Year

to everyone! :D :toast:

I hope this year brings something better than the last two.

[scarlet_owl]

17. Who else is having apples and honey tonight?

Here's to a sweet new year!

[newyawker99]

18. Happy New Year!!

:toast:

[Cheswick2.0]

19. kick

kick

[Cheswick2.0]

20. .

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[Aristus]

21. Good Yom Tov to all our Jewish friends on DU!

Did I say that right? If not, I apologize! Mazel Tov, darlings!

[BurtWorm]

22. Happy New Year

[lpbk2713]

23. Could I ask a question, please?

I'm not familiar with the observance of the Jewish faith so please forgive my ignorance. I'm curious as to what I have seen in some ceremonies. I have seen adult males with what appears to be a small black box on their forehead held in place with a black headband. What is that all about? Thanks in advance.

[ikojo]

25. No shame in asking questions..

That black box you see some males wearing is called Teffilin and it is attached to straps that are wrapped about the left arm and some fingers...Here is a short explanation from jewfaq.org

The Shema also commands us to bind the words to our hands and between our eyes. We do this by laying tefillin, that is, by binding to our arms and foreheads a leather pouch containing scrolls of Torah passages.

The word "tefillin" is usually translated "phylacteries," although I don't much care for that term, partly because it isn't very enlightening if you don't already know what tefillin are, and partly because it means "amulet," and suggests that tefillin are some kind of protective charm, which they clearly are not. On the contrary, the word "tefillin" is etymologically related to the word "tefilah" (prayer) and the root Pe-Lamed-Lamed (judgment).

Like the mezuzah, tefillin are meant to remind us of G-d's mitzvot. At weekday morning services, one case is tied to the arm, with the scrolls at the biceps and leather straps extending down the arm to the hand, then another case is tied to the head, with the case on the forehead and the straps hanging down over the shoulders. Appropriate blessings are recited during this process. The tefillin are removed at the conclusion of the morning services.

Like the scrolls in a mezuzah, the scrolls in tefillin must be hand-written in a special style of writing. A good, valid set of tefillin can cost a few hundred dollars, but if properly cared for they can last for a lifetime.

For more information about tefillin or to purchase valid tefillin online, visit the S.T.A.M. website.





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[lpbk2713]

26. Thank you for enlightening me.

I hate to be nosey about something as personal as religion but my curiosity got the best of me.

[zizzer]

27. I married into a jewish family

and found the site referenced above by Ikojo very usefull.

Check it out if you have questions, www.jewfaq.org.

Zizzer

yummmm .... apples and honey and hallah! I like this one!