Sukkot is the next Jewish holiday, starting tomorrow night for eight days (seven in Israel). It involves holiday days Thursday-Friday this week. Next week, Shemini Atzeret is Thursday and Simchat Torah is Friday. Thus, I'm out of contact Wednesday night until Saturday night this week and next.
After that, I'll be done with the holidays for a bit.
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You skip Halloween?
Not a Jewish holiday. Rather, we have Purim, a minor (i.e., not Torah) holiday.Originally Posted by Spookycolt
See also:
Judaism 101: Purim
What Is Purim? - Purim
Next holiday will actually be Chanukah, which this year is the evening of December 12 through the evening of December 20. It is not, however, a major holiday (it is not a Torah holiday), and so we do not take off work as a general rule. (We can, but are not required to.)
Purim commemorates the survival of the Jewish people against a physical thread, just as Chanukah commemorates our survival against a spiritual threat.
You miss out on free candy though and a fun time.
Are you against Halloween, just curious, not like its really a religious holiday.
Do you celebrate Valentines Day?
How ignorant you are of the chosen people and their beliefs. It almost seems to be irreverent.
What laws do you think Jesus and his disciples were telling his followers to keep holy?
Blessing my friend.
I have never really discussed it with anyone, but it is not a Jewish holiday, so there is nothing to celebrate.
However, Halloween did originate as a religious holiday, so it is not really appropriate for Jews.
You mean St. Valentine's Day? No.
WTF are you even talking about?
They are more traditions now than holidays.
Most don't even know their origins, just what they represent today.
Not knowing - and most do know something about it - does not change its nature.
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