To be honest, I don't know when it became a thing, but I know that Jewish women covering their hair is alluded to at the Trial of the Suspected Adultress, when the Cohen unbinds the woman's hair, as part of the trial of humiliation (in the hopes that she would either confess or simply give up)...
The first time I saw a same sex couple sharing a public display of affection, I was at a tourist attraction filled with all kinds of people.
The two men in question were rather passionate about the deep kiss they were sharing. I remember my reaction was that my eyebrows shot up in surprise. I...
At first, it was about the customs my parents followed. We went to synagogue sometimes, especially on the holidays. We kept kosher at home. We observed some of the holidays.
Passover is particularly impressive, because if you read the Passover liturgy, it refers to God taking the Jews out of...
Not precisely. You can tell that someone was under Jewish influence, even if indirectly, if they circumcised their boys. Christians and Muslims, and other non-Jews who do are more or less indirectly influenced by Jews.
Most non-Jews (from what I've heard about non-Jews in Europe) look at...
Maybe I'm missing something. I can understand the sentiment "Black Lives Matter," if one is actually complaining about prejudice and a lack of justice.
But the moment people start chanting "Pigs in a Blanket - Fry them like Bacon!", it's telling me that the folks aren't looking for justice or...
You really don't know much about the concept of how much God commands Jews to do things to differentiate us from other people.
Circumcision is only one of many such commandments. It also is one of the most personal.
Oddly, I am of two minds in this matter. Religiously, I agree with you. The idea of homosexual marriage doesn't work for me, as you have stated, it is a slap in the face to my religion.
But the other side of the coin is thus: I have the freedom to believe in the religion of my choice. I have...
And I think YOU are missing the point. Yes, there is a "coming out" scene. And as I said, homosexuality is the prejudice that is bothering folks today.
Forty years ago, someone might have found out that they had a Mutant parent, not unlike people who secretly discovered that one parent had a...
I have watched the video. Frankly, I am disgusted with the video author's agenda.
Fault 1) Homosexuality is not the same as pedophilia. While both are bad according to my faith, the fact is that homosexual liaisons involves consent between adults, should they partake. Statutory rape, rape...
Okay. I know I said I wasn't going to invest more time and energy into this thread. And I mean to stick to it. However, this leaves me puzzled.
Zog, the only place where this would have any real quandary is the International Date Line. While it is, indeed, and imaginary line, all Jews have...
I don't intend to hang about in this fest of ridiculousness. However...
I feel that it's necessary to explain that Zog is talking about time on an analogue or digital watch, keeping 12 or 24 hour time.
That is NEVER how Jews figure out when Shabbat is. (Yes, people who are knowledgeable have...
You know... Various cancers (lung, mouth, etc.) and emphysema were scary enough. We were shown pictures, and the models displayed were graphic enough. Even if we didn't know every last ingredient, the sight of blackened, shriveled lungs, or ugly growths on lips, or diagrams where the ugly...
Fair enough. However, it was that memorable. I remember begging my parents to stop smoking, as I was frightened on their behalf.
No, zebra strip prints weren't usually marketed for kids my age. (And if they were, I was oblivious.)
I apologize for being so sharp, Ingledsva. Normally, we get along much better than this. I'm not sure what has you particularly up in arms in your explanation of Jewish belief, when I've just explained what Jewish belief IS.
However, it won't win points to tell me that I'm wrong in what my...