Jewish High Holidays thread.

[Shemtov]

Note: This is not the thread to discuss religion. That has its own thread. Please don't insult the holiday; keep any hostile opinions to yourselves.
On to the regularly scheduled OP:

Rosh Hashana- the Jewish New Year- is tonight thru friday. (If your jewish hear the Shofar)
Yom Kippur is saturday the 18th.

 

[Shemtov]

Tommorow Night thru Saturday Night is Yom Kippur.

 

[Golgo-13]

I love Jewish woman. :heart:

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Would mentioning Stephen Colbert's atone phone be considering against the rule of the thread?

 

[The Original Bamfer]

It's not 2012 now, I hope.

 

[Manic]

Shemtov, care to explain what these holidays actually mean?

 

[Shemtov]

Shemtov, care to explain what these holidays actually mean?

Rosh Hashana is basiccally Jewish new year- According to jewish tradition, it's the anniversary of creation.
On the first ten days of the year, Jewish tradition states that God puts every person on a trial, the last day being Yom Kippur. The day is therefore set aside as a day to ask God to forget our sins and let us live because we resolve to improve.

 

[bored]

Is it bad that I'm missing Kol Nidrei on account of a headache?

 

[JewishHobbit]

Though I'm not really Jewish... I kinda felt like I should make an appearance

 

[bored]

Poser.

 

[JewishHobbit]

You know it

 

[Shemtov]

Jewish New Year is Tonight.

 

[terry78]

Mazel Tov.

That's what you say for Jewish New Year, right? Mazel Tov?

 

[bored]

No reason not to, if "Mazel Tov", which means "good luck", is generally used as a toast or a general well-wish. To say something like "Happy holiday", the phrase is "chag sameach" (pronounced with that gutteral sound you gentiles are so freaked out by whenever you see the "ch").

 

[Shemtov]

It was just a Rosh hashanah.
a Belated Shanah Tovah Umisukah to all Jewish Hypesters!

 

[Shemtov]

And Yom Kippur is tomorrow night!