Posted on 12/12/2017 6:27:34 AM PST by Wuli
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Per your request, I have asked the mods to delete my post. I didn’t mean any offense to any Jewish Freepers. I simply tried to wish everyone of the Jewish faith a happy holiday. FWIW... the term “he-bro and he-bra” is used by the “youth” in our area (and yes... JEWISH youth as a twist on the “bro” and “bra” slang meaning friend. Perhaps it is more of a regional thing. That being said, I apologize to our Jewish Freepers.
Chanukkah blessings to you and all of our Jewish FReepers.
“That’s a bold claim for something not in the Jewish Bible.......”A reminder that Judaism is a completely different religion with a different set of assumptions, not just a kind of pre-Christianity without the Messiah.”
What a silly and prejudiced statement. Why? You cannot find all the things done and said in many Christian religious ceremonies in the bible. There too the words and ceremonies developed by “tradition” come from how the bible inspired people to devise the ceremonies, but as such, as ceremonies and words often said exactly in the ceremony are not “biblical”, but reflections on events or theology provided in the bible.
The best Chanukah wishes to all!
My next door neighbors son (they’re Jewish) once used such words. His dad had the rabbi put him and his friends that were with him on community service for a month. I witnessed it. The son later came and apologized to me. He said he was sorry he used words he would not want to hear the ignorant say to him. I thanked him for the lesson.
Blessed Chanukka to all our Jewish Freepers!
I’m not going to battle you on this one, Wuli. You stated you aren’t Jewish but have Jewish friends. I’m not Jewish and have Jewish friends. Perhaps the Jewish friends I have aren’t “Conservative or ultra Conservative” in their beliefs. Again... the middle school, high school and college aged Jewish kids I know use that term as one of affection. As a Non-Jew, I am in no way, shape or form going to discourage/condemn/or act like a Rabbi with a term they find nothing wrong with. It’s not my place and it isn’t yours either. Again, FOR ALL THE JEWISH FREEPERS... if you took offense to what I posted, I apologize. It was meant to be joyous/happy sounding and not divisive.
I was not picking any bone with you, publicly. I just related to you my neighbors lessons on the subject. It was not a lecture. Just a statement of what they showed me. It may be true that my Jewish friends take their faith more seriously than others do, and then feel more seriously about it. All religions have a range of observers.
Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate! Big pile of potatoes ready to go for tonights latkes!
(Our extended family may not be celebrating together this weekend depending on my cousins who host the annual bash being in mandatory evacuation in Santa Barbara right now)
They tried to kill us. We won. Lets eat.
Thanks. They’re good.
All you need to know about any Jewish holiday!!
Still winning!
From this Christian, I wish a Happy Chanukkah to all my fellow Jewish FReepers.
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