Bras are strung together on a line. Hundreds of young Israeli women hoping to find themselves a husband have been placing their underwear on the tomb of a venerated rabbi in the hopes that their marriage prayers will be answered.(AFP/BELGA/File)
Posted on 12/18/2005 1:35:06 PM PST by Thinkin' Gal
Bras are strung together on a line. Hundreds of young Israeli women hoping to find themselves a husband have been placing their underwear on the tomb of a venerated rabbi in the hopes that their marriage prayers will be answered.(AFP/BELGA/File)
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Hundreds of young Israeli women hoping to find themselves a husband have been placing their underwear on the tomb of a venerated rabbi in the hopes that their marriage prayers will be answered.
Around 400 pairs of knickers and bras have been collected from the grilles of the tomb's window or on the branches of nearby trees by the authorities charged with preserving the final resting place of Rabbi Yenothan Ben Uziel in the Amuka region of northern Israel, the Maariv daily reported on Sunday.
According to Jewish tradition, anyone who is unmarried will meet their soulmate and marry within a year if they visit his tomb.
However Rabbi Israel Deri, in charge of protecting holy sites in the north, told the paper that the women's prayers would go unanswered.
"Having consulted with the chief rabbis, I can say with certainty that not only are these women guilty of a profanity but they will also never gain benediction," he said.
Interesting article. If I could afford a trip over there I would be more than happy to make one of their wishes come true lol.
Idolotry?
I-bra-lotry
Can't be any worse than internet dating...
Aw, and it sounds like it's all for naught, too!
Another story like the one of the tomb in France where all the single ladies go.
Dibs!
Their all abreast of the situation.
I don't want to see the bra's, I want to see what was in them...
Less of a Rabbi and more of a Rab-bra!
Right on---I'll drink to that
When SpankenTruppen attack?
Translation: why waste them goodies on a dead guy? Living rabbis need lovin` too!
And what would the men hang up ...their shorts?....
could be a new dating business....matching them up.
I wish them luck.
I wouldn't know. I've never been attacked by a SpankenTruppen. :)
Given your "handle" you should remember the "Plaster Casters". Heh.
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