tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post7179700293899667027..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: Perplexing HolidayYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-42163458464493022652009-12-16T19:38:34.778+02:002009-12-16T19:38:34.778+02:00Still, once you let shul, hal an hour later than u...<i>Still, once you let shul, hal an hour later than usual, the rest of the day isn't very "chagish", it's pretty regular.</i><br /><br />Not mine. My kids are home from school. They want to drag me out of the nice warm house to the public menorah-lighting/concert in the evening. But you're right, in the meantime I put in a semi-normal day at work.Yitzchak Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478596798458473250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-24863622579008686172009-12-14T21:48:25.203+02:002009-12-14T21:48:25.203+02:00Here is the translation of what the Orthorox pries...Here is the translation of what the Orthorox priest says in the video.<br /><br />Russian Orthodox Priest: "This Menorah does not conform to Rambam's ruling. We have pleaded with the Jewish community to change it. Funds have been gathered for a new, halachik menorah to be built in pure gold, but the local Jews are arguing about Rambam's authority. We stay up late at night worried about this menorah and our suffering must come to an end. This religious persecution cannot continue!"Avigdorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008730229882004376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-19355915804824319632009-12-14T21:29:51.170+02:002009-12-14T21:29:51.170+02:00My birthplace - Kishinev - is reliving its less gl...My birthplace - Kishinev - is <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3819904,00.html" rel="nofollow">reliving</a> its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishinev_pogrom" rel="nofollow">less glorious</a> past.Avigdorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008730229882004376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-34854367911188003242009-12-14T09:15:14.170+02:002009-12-14T09:15:14.170+02:00Yitzchak -
Yes, I wondered which shul-going reade...Yitzchak -<br /><br />Yes, I wondered which shul-going reader would call me on that count. Still, once you let shul, hal an hour later than usual, the rest of the day isn't very "chagish", it's pretty regular. Since many of our holidays are VERY disruptive, my case still stands. Anyway, my central point was about the significance given to the holiday, and how important its message is. Not very.<br /><br />Victor and Bryan, you two are being so talkative elsewhere I won't respond here. Perhaps I will respond, tho. In the meantime, tho, a quick response: I can see the sense of both your statements, but on the solution side I'm further from Victor. His analysis is right, his solution isn't.Yaacovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-6094750084046390932009-12-14T04:31:32.886+02:002009-12-14T04:31:32.886+02:00Pardon me, but the "Afro-Americans'"...Pardon me, but the "Afro-Americans'" invented holiday is Kwanzaa, not Kwanzu. I've never actually met anyone who celebrates it: not even my friend who is obsessed with Africa (the only person I have ever met who says, "last night I dreamt I was working in a refugee camp, and it was AWESOME") celebrates it.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099017972456573744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-18526549145357553652009-12-14T01:02:05.937+02:002009-12-14T01:02:05.937+02:00Whole Hallel for eight days, additions to Shmoneh ...Whole Hallel for eight days, additions to Shmoneh Esrei and Benching, Kria for eight days, a menorah lighting every day--as big deals go, that's a pretty big deal.Yitzchak Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478596798458473250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-55494225117732349182009-12-13T20:13:30.091+02:002009-12-13T20:13:30.091+02:00Hannukah is a big deal in the Lubavitch community....Hannukah is <a href="http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/public_lights_cdo/aid/104654/jewish/Public-Menorahs-Around-the-Globe.htm" rel="nofollow">a big deal</a> in the Lubavitch community. He's <a href="http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/795287/jewish/A-Brilliant-Victory.htm#" rel="nofollow">why</a>.Avigdorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008730229882004376noreply@blogger.com