Have an Easy Fast on Yom Kippur!

[@realAzhyaAryola]

At sun down, Have an Easy Fast on Yom Kippur! Might as well greet the people we have vowed to defend for eternity on their holiday.



Holiday[/b]: Yom Kippur (pronounced Yom Ki-POOR)



AKA: The Day of Atonement



Religion represented: Judaism



Date: The 10th day of Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar. It lasts exactly 25 hours, beginning (in 2015) the evening of Sept. 22 and ending the evening of Sept. 23.



On a scale of 1 to 10: Yom Kippur is a solid 10.



What it is: Yom Kippur is the last and most important of Judaism's 10 High Holy Days, which begin on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. As you might recall, the New Year is a time to reflect on one's life and resolve to be a better person in the coming year. On Yom Kippur, God (often referred to as HaShem, Hebrew for "The Name") is said to take a look at the deeds of the Jewish people and to seal each person's fate in the "Book of Life." More than anything, Yom Kippur is a day of seeking forgiveness and giving to charity.



Associated literary passages: Leviticus 16:29 and 23:27; Numbers 29:7-11 and Mishnah Tract Yomah 8:1



The Sabbath of all Sabbaths: Saturday ("the sabbath") is to Jews what Sunday is to Christians; it is the "day of rest" when synagogues hold their weekly worship services. Yom Kippur is considered the "Sabbath of all Sabbaths" because, not only is it a day of complete rest (no work, no driving, etc.) but it's a day of fasting and other restrictions: no washing or bathing, no perfumes or deodorants, no wearing leather shoes, and no sex. Services run all day on Yom Kippur — from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. — with a break around 3 p.m. People wear white, and services generally end with a long blow from the shofar.



Coolest thing about Yom Kippur: During their ever-so-long day of synagogue services, participants take part in a "group confession." They confess to being aggressive, slanderous, acting callously, and a number of other things — usually involving behaving badly toward others in speech or deed. The cool thing is that the sins are confessed in the plural — "we" have done this, "we" have done that — emphasizing "communal responsibility for sins." Now, I don't personally believe in "sins" AT ALL. But it does make sense that if more of us could adopt even a little of this attitude of communal responsibility, then "we" might be better off — at the very least, more compassionate — as people, as neighbors and as human beings.



Conveying meaning to kids: Yom Kippur is about saying you're sorry. And that's a skill kids need to know! I suggest taking a bit of time as a family to think of three things you are sorry for — big things, tiny things, it doesn't matter. And then talk about the importance of saying you're sorry when you hurt people's feelings. "Sorry" is such a small word, and yet it's one of the most powerful words we can say. Think of all the little hurts you've suffered and carried around with you that could have been completely wiped away had the offending person simply said "I'm sorry." You might also check out "Martha doesn't say sorry!" a children's book by Samantha Berger. And don't forget "Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays" by Judi Gross and Bari Weissman.



Appropriate greeting: "Have an easy fast." ("Happy Yom Kippur" is not considered appropriate, as Yom Kippur is not a "happy" holiday.)

[Bricktop]

Oy vey... ac_boring



Another ridiculous religious ritual.

[Anonymous]

This is actually a very significant Holy day.

[asal]

Thanks Azhya.  I didn't know anything about that.  It was good information.  Easy fast.

[Bricktop]

This is actually a very significant Holy day.

Significant to whom?



Means nothing to me.

[Renee]

This is actually a very significant Holy day.

Significant to whom?

Millions of Jewish people. You know,....those slaves that built all those tombs and pyramids for you.



Any more dumb questions?.......  :001_rolleyes:

[@realAzhyaAryola]

14.2 million in the world today or more.

[@realAzhyaAryola]

Thanks Azhya.  I didn't know anything about that.  It was good information.  Easy fast.

 :JC_howdy:

[Bricktop]

This is actually a very significant Holy day.

Significant to whom?

Millions of Jewish people. You know,....those slaves that built all those tombs and pyramids for you.



Any more dumb questions?.......  :001_rolleyes:

I've never engaged Jewish people to build squat.



I wouldn't even know how to tell they're jewish.



I know a lot of jewish women are overweight.



Oh...wait...I see...

[Anonymous]

This is actually a very significant Holy day.

Significant to whom?



Means nothing to me.

 Alot of people. Jewish and Christain. It's the holiest day on the Jewish calender. It's the day of atonement, associated with God's judgement....which also is the same day the pope will be visiting America and the lch will be fired up a second time at double the speed.  And the day kicks off in about a half hour where I live.  Happy Day of Atonement :)  Don't we have the 4th blood moon tonight?

[Anonymous]

14.2 million in the world today or more.

give or take lol

[Renee]

This is actually a very significant Holy day.

Significant to whom?

Millions of Jewish people. You know,....those slaves that built all those tombs and pyramids for you.



Any more dumb questions?.......  :001_rolleyes:

I've never engaged Jewish people to build squat.



I wouldn't even know how to tell they're jewish.



I know a lot of jewish women are overweight.



Oh...wait...I see...

You don't see anything, cataract king.

[Bricktop]

You are correct.



I had formed the view that you were Jewish.



But then I re-read the OP and saw that they actually FAST. I misread it as FEAST.



Any cult that fasts holds no place for our Renee.

[Berry Sweet]

Yom kipper....that sounds like some kind of curried pho...

[Anonymous]

יא  כִּי נֶפֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר, בַּדָּם הִוא, וַאֲנִי נְתַתִּיו לָכֶם עַל-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, לְכַפֵּר עַל-נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם:  כִּי-הַדָּם הוּא, בַּנֶּפֶשׁ יְכַפֵּר.   11.     For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.  Leviticus 17:11