FYI, it's not appropriate....................

[Naughty n Nice]

to say to your Jewish friends, "Happy Yom Kippur." Yom Kippur is a very solemn holiday when we Jews pray for atonement and pray, also, to be sealed in the Book Of Life for the upcoming year. During Yom Kippur, you are obligated to fast (no water, no nothing), unless, of course, you have a medical problem which requires you to eat. The day is spent in Shul (synagogue) praying, usually there is a break of 2-3 hours during which a lot of people go home and take a nap, and then they go back to Shul to finish up the day. All in all we spend about 8 or 9 hours during the day at Shul. I'm not at Shul because I'm recuperating from surgery. So I felt that I needed to explain this, since I've seen several people say, "Happy Yom Kippur." By no means is it a sign of ignorance. How would you know unless someone explains it to you? So, thanks you for your warm thoughts and for acknowledging the holiday.

 

[Naughty n Nice]

OK, I'LL EMBARRASS MYSELF..........

So here's one of my top five embarrassing moments. A few years ago, I was in Shul with my family, and it was the very end of the service. I tapped my mother on her shoulder (ok, I gave her a shove) and said, "Boy, I feel great, I could go another 28 hours." Then all of a sudden I felt ill. I put my head on the back of the pew in front of me. Mind you, we were sitting in the third row. Next thing I knew, I was coming to, thinking, "omg, tell me i didn't just pass out." Sure enough I was on the floor with a crowd around me. There was a doctor sitting a few seats down from us, so he told someone to go get me orange juice. The president f the congregation continued his little shpiel, saying, "Let's make this quick, I know everyone is anxious to go eat something. Some of us more then others." and he looked at me and smiled. I refused to get up until the sanctuary was empty. When I did get up, I was so friggin embarrassed, I kept saying, "everyone saw!!" My folks said, "noone saw a thing." When we got back to my folks house, no sooner did we walk in the door, the phone rang. It was a family friend who sits aaalllllllll they way in the back and across the isle from us. She wanted to know if I was ok.........Yeah right, noone saw, my ass!!!!!

 

[Bug Eyed Monster]

Thank you for the information Naughty and Nice.

I myself am a protestant who has visited a synagogue, but did not know this. I work with some Jewish people and I like to respect their beliefs (and all other beliefs as well). Is their anything appropriate said at Yom Kipur? If not, I won't mention it. Also is Happy Hannukah appropriate? I believe it is.

Thanks
BEM

 

[Naughty n Nice]

Thank you for the information Naughty and Nice.

I myself am a protestant who has visited a synagogue, but did not know this. I work with some Jewish people and I like to respect their beliefs (and all other beliefs as well). Is their anything appropriate said at Yom Kipur? If not, I won't mention it. Also is Happy Hannukah appropriate? I believe it is.

Thanks
BEM

Hi, thanks for your interest. You can wish your friends and co-workers a happy new year. At this point it's too late, but for future reference, for Yom Kippur you can wish them an easy fast. Rosh Hashanah is always about a week ahead of Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is our new year, so you can say happy new year for as long as you would say it about the american new year. Yes, Happy Chanukah is appropriate to say. Strangely enough, people tend to think that Chanukah is such an important, religious holiday, I think because it falls around Christmas time. The fact of the matter is that Chanukah is not only the least religious holiday, but it is the only hoiday that is NOT mentioned in the Bible. But, it is a fun, happy, joyous holiday, so, yes, you can say Happy Chanukah.
Feel free to ask me any other questions you may have.

 

[Bug Eyed Monster]

Hi, thanks for your interest. You can wish your friends and co-workers a happy new year. At this point it's too late, but for future reference, for Yom Kippur you can wish them an easy fast. Rosh Hashanah is always about a week ahead of Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is our new year, so you can say happy new year for as long as you would say it about the american new year. Yes, Happy Chanukah is appropriate to say. Strangely enough, people tend to think that Chanukah is such an important, religious holiday, I think because it falls around Christmas time. The fact of the matter is that Chanukah is not only the least religious holiday, but it is the only hoiday that is NOT mentioned in the Bible. But, it is a fun, happy, joyous holiday, so, yes, you can say Happy Chanukah.
Feel free to ask me any other questions you may have.

Thanks for the info.
BEM

 

[Naughty n Nice]

Thanks for the info.
BEM

You're welcome, anytime.