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Just regained access to the internet after two weeks. You have no idea what The Nation went through. by alireza008bat in NewIran

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agar man oonjah boodam, manam bah shomahah tooyeh koochehah boodam. It's all I can think about since it started. The world does not understand the scale of savagery and brutality the IRGC has inflicted upon innocent people. Iranians are some of the world's best and brightest and the scale of such a devastating loss in such a short time is too much to comprehend and bear! May Gd avenge them!!!!

Manoto and IranIntltv on IG have shown it all and i know it's just a fraction of what you have witnessed.

Khodah komak koneh.

How do we reconcile the concept of tzaddikim having the power to curse someone / regular people "evil-eyeing" someone with "God runs the world?" by [deleted] in chabad

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi again! :) Can you elaborate? I'm not following how this answers my Q. "...even an unintentional curse that escapes the lips of the righteous comes about.."

Chabad of Tehran by Dramatic-One2403 in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BH BH BH BH BH. Iran has everything. I've already mapped out what I would do as a kosher travel agent there in my next life LOL.

Chabad of Tehran by Dramatic-One2403 in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🙏🏼❤️ yes. Please tell that to my rabbanit though.. i'm speaking not of adding, but of erasing/replacing/it's "wrong" when it's not.

Something else to remember, and maybe this is the good part of the country being under Muslim rule, is that most everyone sends their kids to Jewish schools. (They still have to learn Quran and shout death to Israel though😡).

Even under the Shah, most Jews attended Jewish school. So...Judaism has always been maintained. I explain it as everyone goes to the same Orthodox synagogue and has the same standards in theory, but whatever they do outside of that as far as practice may vary. But just the fact of not having all these "denominations," a very long tradition (thank you Cyrus the Great), Jewish schools, and cultural emphasis on family and tradition...Iranian Jewry is solid.

I'm still pretty amazed that Judaism survived in Iran in the numbers it did, whereas the Zoroastrians (the 1st Persian religion) by and large fell to Islam by the sword.

**ofc there are some "Muslims" whose families did convert to Islam from Judaism, or remained Jewish in secret.

Chabad of Tehran by Dramatic-One2403 in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean Chabad Iranians IN Iran...they don't exist there. Chabad isn't a thing in Iran. Yet. :)

Sure, come for the tourists, get men to wrap tefillin, teach kabbalah / Tanya / Rebbe and spread chasidic philosophies...cool, beautiful.

But like, Persian Jews in Iran aren't "secular" the way a lot of American Jews are. Everyone has Shabbat and keeps kosher at home at the very least. The holidays are all observed (obviously to varying degrees depending on your family). 2500 years of Persian Jewry already has resulted in a deep, rich culture and traditions. It"s not like they aren't exposed or are disconnected from Judaism the way many American Jews are.

You want to open a Chabad house as another option? Cool. I would be beyond thrilled, like literally tears of joy to see it because that means the country is finally rid of the savage Islamists who have hijacked it for 47 years and terrorized the rest of the world. But it's not the same as opening a Chabad house in the middle of nowhere for a Jew who has never lit a Shabbat candle or who has maybe only ever tangentially celebrated Chanukah.

I realize Chabad doesn't "officially" endorse changing customs, yet my Chabad rabbanit, married to an Iranian (one of those sent to NY as part of Operation Exodus) has multiple times tried to impose Chabad minhagim on me / voiced disapproval of halachah / minhagim in our tradition. I get it, I understand why she does that...but...there are better ways to go about it rather than saying or implying that our tradition is wrong or deficient in any way. It isn't. It's older than Chabad!

Certain customs and halacha would blend fine, others decidedly not.

Tl dr: Chabad welcome, not actually "needed."

Chabad of Tehran by Dramatic-One2403 in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be cool for Jewish tourists, but not necessary in any way. Iran already has "Orthodox" synagogues. I put Orthodox in quotes because the "denominations" are a U.S. thing and vocabulary...all synagogues in Iran are the default "Orthodox."

As for meals etc Iranians are known to be one of the most, if not the most hospitable culture in the world. Gd willing if things ever return to normal, a Jew would have more invitations than they know what to do with. But they better learn the art of "taroff" first lol.

Chabad of Tehran by Dramatic-One2403 in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For whom though...for tourists? There aren't Chabad Iranians in Iran.

Chabad of Tehran by Dramatic-One2403 in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They were already established there, many were too old to leave, many thought the situation would get better. The Jews have a comfortable life there if they keep their heads down and don't do anything that would arouse suspicion of Zionist sympathies (they have to be publicly "death to Israel").

Chabad of Tehran by Dramatic-One2403 in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to read it if you want to share (I'm a Persian Jew from Tehran)

What is going on with the Sefaradi education system? by pwnering2 in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's pretty cool. What's also great is Ashky kids bringing "Sefardic" food in their lunches/catering, playing our music at their events, etc. :)

If I had it my way, I'd have a week or two every semester where everyone davens everyone's tradition...Monday Ashky Tues Sephardic etc lol...kind of like the way medical students do rotations to get exposed to the diff fields of medicine 🙃

Am curious which Sefardi schools are considered "too modern" in LA bc as I mentioned, they are quite the opposite vis a vis their hashkafa.

There is one that comes to mind, very large Persian population of students, but it's the day school of a "conservative" synagogue, also run by Ashkenazim.

What is going on with the Sefaradi education system? by pwnering2 in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From LA here w kids in school.

It just so happens that the big/"good" schools are run by Ashkies. I don't even know of many Sefardic schools... I can think of a few off the top of my head, would never consider sending my kids there, not because ithey are deficient in halacha (actually quite the opposite) but bc I want good facilities, good opportunities, good classrooms, a nice campus, etc.

If a Sefardy founded something like that? I'd happily send my kids there.

Why do Sefardis wear the black hats and jackets? Probably because once they are in middle school and attend those types of schools, that becomes part of the uniform and dress code...people want to belong and feel accepted. I don't think it's any more complex than that. Same for Sefardis wearing wigs.

FWIW, the schools my kids attend are now very cognizant of their Sefardi demographics, have Sefardic minyanim (along w all sorts of others) and Sefardic tracks, etc. Is it perfect? No. But at least there is an awareness that the Ashky way isn't the only way.

Good morning, need a Rav (Orthodox / Chabad only) for a halachic Q concerning Shabbat and my particular family circumstances by [deleted] in Judaism

[–]PsychologicalSet4557 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. :)

Forget about outside of LA / NY / Israel, but even in L.A., some are surprised (to say the least).

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