Comments on: Yom Kippur or world war 3? Gmar chatima tova

By: Global Voices dalam bahasa Indonesia » Israel: Doa dan Praktik pada Hari Pengampunan Dosa

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:03:57 +0000

[...] Aliyah! Step by Step, Yael merenungkan aspek praktis dalam menyiapkan liburan: Setiap tahun saya terkejut menyaksikan mereka yang bersiap [...]

By: Yael

Yael — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:07:11 +0000

Miki — lol and on the most somber day of the year throw the biggest street party of the year and then some!

By: miki

miki — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:28:06 +0000

I remember Yom Kippur being a subdued day when I lived in Israel 36 years ago, so I find this very funny … I don’t know if intentionally funny or not on Yaeli’s part … we get our own country and what do we do on Yom Kippur? EAT! (No different from any other Jewish holy day after all …)

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Global Voices Online » Israel: Prayers and Practices for Day of Atonement — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:32:03 +0000

[...] at Aliyah! Step by Step, Yael muses over the more practical aspects of preparing for the holiday: Every year I am taken by surprised [...]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:23:08 +0000

I used to do this when I observed Shabbat. I’d make sure I had EVERYTHING I might want to eat over Shabbat, especially when I was backpacking through Europe and when I lived in Istanbul and spent most of the day alone. I still do it when the stores close for xmas. I just get SO WORRIED that I’ll want something I don’t have.

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:32:14 +0000

Well, you know with all those threats of Iranian potential nuke missile tests, people wanted to make sure they didn’t die hungry…hope they hedged their bets by giving tzedakah too.

Looks like the Guardian of Israel did His bit and the official guardians of the state of Israel did theirs too…

By: Tiger Mike

Tiger Mike — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:14:15 +0000

Sounds like what happens when there is a forcast of a 1/4 inch of snow where I live. people pannic and buy EVERYTHING at Walmart.

By: Sir John

Sir John — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:59:57 +0000

I agree and that is sad. As much as I like 24 hour open supermarkets during normal weeks, why can’t people live with closed stores for one or even two days once in a while? Why do we need to shop on Christmas Day, or July 4, or similar days?

It is sad when a society only knows two states to be in: working or shopping.

That’s something to think about on Yom Kippur, even if one is not Jewish. When God gave us the commandment to keep the Sabbath (on the seventh day you shall not work, nor your slaves, animals etc.), He knew what He was doing.

By: lynne

lynne — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:20:10 +0000

Sir John, I agree. Somehow the magic formerly associated with all holidays seems to be gone. In the US, people seem obsessed with shopping. I don’t mean the stocking up on items before a holiday, but just shopping in general.

By: Sir John

Sir John — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:23:32 +0000

I remember this peculiar atmosphere from when I still lived in Germany, where Christmas usually is a 2-3 day holiday (depending on the Sunday) when absolutely all stores were mandated to be closed. Latest on Dec. 24, which also had become a half-day holiday in many areas) you had to load up on groceries, and people had this unusual air about them, some happy expectation of something special, and they were loading up on good food and things.

Nowadays here in the States grocery stores start to open even on Christmas Day so there is no need for this kind of shopping spree any more. That’s somehow sad. גמר חתימה טובה