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actually is their a way that non-Jews celebrate the non-religious holidays? I mean what I know about most holidays is that all people do is either go out and get drunk or have a bbq.
Good question. If I have the chance, I observe them all. Of course, overtly religious holidays like Christmas are not observed in the religious sense. I also don't do anything special for Martin Luther King's Day.
Quote from: MasterWolf1 on October 03, 2007, 01:23:28 AMWell I sent the question to Chaim for this week's JTF, I want to hear what he has to say on the matter. He answered it in the past when I asked him. He said Jews should not celebrate any holidays except Jewish holidays. He said The Fourth of July and Thanksgiving are wonderful holidays but for Gentiles and that it is a sin for Jews to celebrate Non-Jewish holidays because it is celebrating that we are in exile.
Well I sent the question to Chaim for this week's JTF, I want to hear what he has to say on the matter.
Quote from: Ari on October 02, 2007, 09:42:48 PMGood question. If I have the chance, I observe them all. Of course, overtly religious holidays like Christmas are not observed in the religious sense. I also don't do anything special for Martin Luther King's Day.I wear my confederate flag t-shirt on MLK day
My family also has big meals for Passover, Rosh Hashana, and Thanksgiving. In fact, it's the only holiday where the whole family comes to the same table. When my grandfather and aunt were still alive, they used to come to our house for Passover and Rosh Hashana and we went to my aunt on Thanksgiving. My grandfather died in 2004 and my aunt died last July so this Rosh Hashana, my aunt's Non-Jewish boyfriend who lived with here came to our house for Rosh Hashana and he wants to convert so he can be buried next to her, although I don't know what kind of conversion he could get with that motive for conversion.
Quote from: MasterWolf1 on October 03, 2007, 02:21:14 AMQuote from: Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim on October 03, 2007, 01:26:57 AMQuote from: MasterWolf1 on October 03, 2007, 01:23:28 AMWell I sent the question to Chaim for this week's JTF, I want to hear what he has to say on the matter. He answered it in the past when I asked him. He said Jews should not celebrate any holidays except Jewish holidays. He said The Fourth of July and Thanksgiving are wonderful holidays but for Gentiles and that it is a sin for Jews to celebrate Non-Jewish holidays because it is celebrating that we are in exile. Well I am going to see what other besides the 4th and Thanksgiving. And no I don't mean any religious holidays. You mentioned St. Valentine's Day which is a religious (Christan) holiday and it is unfortunate that so many Jews celebrate it.
Quote from: Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim on October 03, 2007, 01:26:57 AMQuote from: MasterWolf1 on October 03, 2007, 01:23:28 AMWell I sent the question to Chaim for this week's JTF, I want to hear what he has to say on the matter. He answered it in the past when I asked him. He said Jews should not celebrate any holidays except Jewish holidays. He said The Fourth of July and Thanksgiving are wonderful holidays but for Gentiles and that it is a sin for Jews to celebrate Non-Jewish holidays because it is celebrating that we are in exile. Well I am going to see what other besides the 4th and Thanksgiving. And no I don't mean any religious holidays.
Just groundhog day
Quote from: mord on October 07, 2007, 08:50:10 AMJust groundhog day Hey Mord - I just noticed you have almost 4500 posts - amazing - I think you deserve some wings for that accomplishment. How about that - Yacov!
Quote from: Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim on October 07, 2007, 02:05:33 AMQuote from: MasterWolf1 on October 03, 2007, 02:21:14 AMQuote from: Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim on October 03, 2007, 01:26:57 AMQuote from: MasterWolf1 on October 03, 2007, 01:23:28 AMWell I sent the question to Chaim for this week's JTF, I want to hear what he has to say on the matter. He answered it in the past when I asked him. He said Jews should not celebrate any holidays except Jewish holidays. He said The Fourth of July and Thanksgiving are wonderful holidays but for Gentiles and that it is a sin for Jews to celebrate Non-Jewish holidays because it is celebrating that we are in exile. Well I am going to see what other besides the 4th and Thanksgiving. And no I don't mean any religious holidays. You mentioned St. Valentine's Day which is a religious (Christan) holiday and it is unfortunate that so many Jews celebrate it. Yes I did mention Valentine's Day but not in the sense how Christians celebrate it. It is the holiday of love. But is there one anything close to it on what Jews celebrate?
Quote from: takebackourtemple on October 07, 2007, 09:56:54 AM I celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Just not on Jan 15th. I celebrate it on April 4th instead. I do it by flushing his picture down the toilet. So then how do you celebrate Ramadan. It's still Ramadan. It's not too late. Actually, that's a great idea. I'm going to write the word Mohammad and then flush it down the toilet! I'm going up to do it now. I'll press post as soon as I do it and by the time you'll be seeing this, Mohammad will be with his fellow urine and excrement. I'll write it on a piece of toilet paper and write the word Koran on it too! I just put it in the toilet and urinated on it but the ink smeared because I did it with a highlighter marker, the only thing I could find to write with.
I celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Just not on Jan 15th. I celebrate it on April 4th instead. I do it by flushing his picture down the toilet.
But then they would kill me but they'll welcome to read this thread.
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