Much love to you and yours, Nilly; it's always good to hear from you. You remain one of my favourite humans on the planet.
I'm with Trudy on this -- I've been on the outside/goyisch fringes of Jewish communities all my life, and have absorbed some "culturally Jewish" behaviour by osmosis; this has largely been inadvertent (and I have not seriously considered converting) but my life has been enriched by my friends and those communities, so I hope it comes across as appreciation and not appropriation.
As I said in a journal entry a while back, "Not everyone I recognize as one of My People recognizes me as one of theirs. And that's all right."
Karl, one year DH sent out a Yom Kippur OOO email saying basically "I'll be off tomorrow atoning" and someone replied with "I thought only Jesus could atone for our sins" with complete sincerity so I for one appreciate the appreciation!
DH sent out a Yom Kippur OOO email saying basically "I'll be off tomorrow atoning" and someone replied with "I thought only Jesus could atone for our sins"
Wowwwwwwww. That is mind bogglingly awful. Like what???
I'm...not an especially informed Christian(more culturally observant, I suppose) but that seems like the wrong response. Kind of like how people talk about the letter vs. spirit of the law.
Sometimes the thought of Nilly offending people strikes me as funny, but everyone has their moments.
Here's the text exchange with my Pilates instructor this morning.
Her: How are you feeling today? I know we pushed a little yesterday...
Me: Everything is intact. My ass didn't fall into the toilet.
That's the standard at this point in my life. Did my ears fall off? Nope? All good then.
Her: I think that's a good baseline to set, sure! "Are most of my body parts still attached and where they were beforehand? Excellent!"
Me: The key word being "most." You can't expect your spleen to be where you left it.
Her: It likes to go on adventures.
Me: Not all who wander are lost...
Her: It's on Rumspringa
DH sent out a Yom Kippur OOO email saying basically "I'll be off tomorrow atoning" and someone replied with "I thought only Jesus could atone for our sins"
I had a co-worker at a former job who every year was shocked when I reminded her my family didn't celebrate Christmas (because we are Jewish). Her response (every year) was always "But, not even for the kids???" (Well, no. The kids are Jewish too.)
Wow. I guess "object permanence" is not the right term for what they are lacking, but wow
I mean, it can be fun and all--also fraught, given that family and spending money are all mixed up in it, but it's not like withholding electricity or something like that not to have one. Like on The Simpsons "Not everyone worships Santa."
Too bad the Hannukah Armadillo couldn't come to your co-worker's house, Jess.
Here's the text exchange with my Pilates instructor this morning.
I love your Pilates instructor.
Yeah, pretty funny, Hec, even though my main Pilates memory is that when my mother would try to do it, the Jack Russell thought Mom was playing with her.(super-cute, not great for stretching, I don't think)
