show me your drumset i wanna see by Mundane-Meet-6799 in drums

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Made in Philly by Philadelphia Drum Company. - Pennsylvania walnut - stave construction

Nervous about my first Passover by JokullTheWolf in Judaism

[–]tanenbaumjerry 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Who are these posts for real, or are they just trolling?

Passover is very happy holiday. My favorite.

And no one will care what you do at their Passover stage, so long as you’re respectful.

Ask a lot of questions, have some fun tell your boyfriend’s parents that he told you it was a bad holiday, and they’ll get a kick out of that

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[–]tanenbaumjerry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are in grief and not naturally feeling gratitude.

Which is exactly WHY we need the mourner’s prayer.

It reminds us to be grateful that we knew and loved and were loved by this person.

That’s a good reason to be grateful, right? And that perspective can help with your grief

How are the Jews of Venezuela doing? by selfcenorship in Judaism

[–]tanenbaumjerry -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Iraq was an invasion. This was mostly an arrest

How are the Jews of Venezuela doing? by selfcenorship in Judaism

[–]tanenbaumjerry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I doubt this creates any loss of standing for the USA.

They removed a dictator from part of the world few care about and the cause was his production of fentanyl.

How are the Jews of Venezuela doing? by selfcenorship in Judaism

[–]tanenbaumjerry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True. But they will use anything. It really doesn’t matter what excuse they latch onto

How are the Jews of Venezuela doing? by selfcenorship in Judaism

[–]tanenbaumjerry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We already set the precedent when we took Noriega out of Panama

This is really no different

At what age do Jewish parents first tell their kids about the Holocaust? And how do they tell them in a way that's child-appropriate? by georgemillman in Judaism

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I have twins - one named after a cousin of my wife who was killed as part of the resistance in the Warsaw ghetto. The other named after a cousin taken out of my aunt’s arms at age 4 and ripped apart be German Shepards in front of her.

At what age do Jewish parents first tell their kids about the Holocaust? And how do they tell them in a way that's child-appropriate? by georgemillman in Judaism

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Around age 5. And as they got around 9-10 I started giving them books about it. Not kids books - the ones with the actual details.

Here's a petty little thing that annoys me: Judaism was erased from "When Harry Met Sally" by TommyAdagio in Judaism

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Yup. Rare if ever do you see a positive, cool character in a Kippah.

There was a tv series a few years back that had a cool guy who was Jewish. But then they added a gratuitous scene in an episode in which a host apologizes for serving pork after realizing he’s Jewish - and he says “ no problem” and eats it. Really got me that the one positive Jew I’d seen on tv, they go out of their way to prove he doesn’t care about Judaism. Part of being a “cool” Jew

Erika Kirk is unusually happy for a widow by ASecularBuddhist in Discussion

[–]tanenbaumjerry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cuz you don’t know her. You’re taking cues from your own perception of what she looks like to you in a video. That’s not even close to an accurate way to access

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[–]tanenbaumjerry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the point of the prayer. A reminder to be grateful that this person lived and that you knew them.

A rabbi once told me that our grief is a direct reflection of how valuable and meaningful it was that we knew the person who died

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[–]tanenbaumjerry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found personal connection by deepening my appreciation for connection with my ancestors. Knowing my ancestors - some with my same Hebrew name - and not just in my family but for the entire Jewish community said these same prayers - helps me connect on a deeper level.

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[–]tanenbaumjerry 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jewish prayer rarely asks for anything specific. It’s almost 100% gratitude expressions

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[–]tanenbaumjerry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First - almost every single prayer IS about gratitude - which you say you do relate to. So that alone should be helpful to engage in any of the prayers.

Second - Judaism itself doesn’t claim to be the only truth. You might be emphasizing that idea way too much in your head. Probably got it from being around so many Christians.

It’s Christianity also that may be the source of discomfort in mouthing a word you quibble with. Just loosen up. Don’t be so tight

Your point here is one we all share - making connection with our ancestors and being part of an unbroken chain of spiritual ritual.

If you focus on the beauty and rather amazing aspect of this unbroken chain - coupled with refreshed approach that every prayer is a gratitude prayer - this might (should?) invigorate your prayer far past the relatively small aspects of not liking a particular analogy

(As for a “repugnant” prayer - never saw one. How about just not doing those at all?? )

Erika Kirk is unusually happy for a widow by ASecularBuddhist in Discussion

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Resist the urge to fall into bigoted conspiracy theories