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Paula

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Rosh HaShanah is a nice holiday.  If I was there, I'd go and eat lots of food with apples and honey.  We get to throw all our sins from the past year into the ocean/water during the Jewish New Year at some point, and then start the new year fresh.

Rosh HaShanah is a nice holiday.  If I was there, I&#039;d go and eat lots of food with apples and honey.  We get to throw all our sins from the past year into the ocean/water during the Jewish New Year at some point, and then start the new year fresh.

[quote="Paula, post: 148474"]  If I was there, I'd go and eat lots of food with apples and honey.  [/QUOTE]
Granny Smith apples and Tupelo honey from Wewahitchka.
L'Shanah Tovah!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Paula">If I was there, I&#039;d go and eat lots of food with apples and honey.</blockquote>Granny Smith apples and Tupelo honey from Wewahitchka. 
L&#039;Shanah Tovah!

Apples on a stick dipped in good caramel and then covered with top quality semi-sweet chocolate and nuts...  

Apple Strudel! (sp?)

Apple pudding!

Apples on a stick dipped in good caramel and then covered with top quality semi-sweet chocolate and nuts... 
 
Apple Strudel! (sp?) 
 
Apple pudding!

Teresa

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this looks like a wonderful fall gathering.  tell me more about rosh hashanah...  :D

this looks like a wonderful fall gathering.  tell me more about rosh hashanah...  😀

Mango

SoWal Insider

[quote="Tootsie, post: 148864"]this looks like a wonderful fall gathering.  tell me more about rosh hashanah...  :D[/QUOTE]

My closest friends are all Jewish. I believe it's the Jewish New Year and also a time for renewal of vows, and spirit. It also is a time to cast off one's sins, usually by going to a river, ocean, stream etc.

The apple's or bread dipped in honey symbolize a sweet New Year. 
Seems like a lovely holiday.

Qoute me if I am wrong about the holiday? 

All my Jewish friends have come to my home on Xmas Eve, but I am still waiting for an invite from them for Rosh Hashana. :idontno: Maybe they are afraid they will be by the water all day with me casting off my sins. :lol:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Tootsie">this looks like a wonderful fall gathering. tell me more about rosh hashanah... 😀</blockquote> 
My closest friends are all Jewish. I believe it&#039;s the Jewish New Year and also a time for renewal of vows, and spirit. It also is a time to cast off one&#039;s sins, usually by going to a river, ocean, stream etc. 
 
The apple&#039;s or bread dipped in honey symbolize a sweet New Year. 
Seems like a lovely holiday. 
 
Qoute me if I am wrong about the holiday? 
 
All my Jewish friends have come to my home on Xmas Eve, but I am still waiting for an invite from them for Rosh Hashana. :idontno: Maybe they are afraid they will be by the water all day with me casting off my sins. :lol:

[quote]
 Maybe they are afraid they will be by the water all day with me casting off my sins. [/quote]lol Mango
Rosh Hashanah ushers in the High Holy Days,the Days of Awe, maybe that's why your Jewish friends have not invited you over for a break-the-fast dinner or whatever. "Rosh" means head, indeed it is the Jewish new year, and yes, the apples and honey symbolize thewish for a sweet new year. 
The High Holy Days are a time of self-examination. Yom Kippur comes after Rosh Hashanah: it involves fasting, repentance and prayer, and it is a time of reconciliation, a Day of Atonement.
Maybe someday they will invite you for a Passover dinner?

I learned all this stuff after I married a Jewish guy. 
I grew up as a nice bland Episcopalian on Long Island, and can still throw together a scrumptious Christmas Eve dinner. ;-)

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="">Maybe they are afraid they will be by the water all day with me casting off my sins.</blockquote>lol Mango 
Rosh Hashanah ushers in the High Holy Days,the Days of Awe, maybe that&#039;s why your Jewish friends have not invited you over for a break-the-fast dinner or whatever. &quot;Rosh&quot; means head, indeed it is the Jewish new year, and yes, the apples and honey symbolize thewish for a sweet new year. 
The High Holy Days are a time of self-examination. Yom Kippur comes after Rosh Hashanah: it involves fasting, repentance and prayer, and it is a time of reconciliation, a Day of Atonement. 
Maybe someday they will invite you for a Passover dinner? 
 
I learned all this stuff after I married a Jewish guy. 
I grew up as a nice bland Episcopalian on Long Island, and can still throw together a scrumptious Christmas Eve dinner. ;-)

[quote="Cil, post: 148893"]lol Mango
I learned all this stuff after I married a Jewish guy. 
I grew up as a nice bland Episcopalian on Long Island, and can still throw together a scrumptious Christmas Eve dinner. ;-)[/QUOTE]

My best friends from when I went to NYU are mixed religions. He's Jewish and she is an Irish Catholic girl. They celebrate all the holidays. There are so many similar threads in all religions. I have found the Jewish religion to be quite interesting.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Cil">lol Mango 
I learned all this stuff after I married a Jewish guy. 
I grew up as a nice bland Episcopalian on Long Island, and can still throw together a scrumptious Christmas Eve dinner. ;-)</blockquote> 
My best friends from when I went to NYU are mixed religions. He&#039;s Jewish and she is an Irish Catholic girl. They celebrate all the holidays. There are so many similar threads in all religions. I have found the Jewish religion to be quite interesting.

Jdarg

SoWal Expert

[quote="Mango, post: 149177"]My best friends from when I went to NYU are mixed religions. He's Jewish and she is an Irish Catholic girl. They celebrate all the holidays. There are so many similar threads in all religions. I have found the Jewish religion to be quite interesting.[/quote]
 
 
I agree Mango.. I love that the meanings of the Jewish holidays are more of a personal nature (I especially like Yom Kippur) and focus on changes within oneself and improving our relations with others.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Mango">My best friends from when I went to NYU are mixed religions. He&#039;s Jewish and she is an Irish Catholic girl. They celebrate all the holidays. There are so many similar threads in all religions. I have found the Jewish religion to be quite interesting.</blockquote> 
 
I agree Mango.. I love that the meanings of the Jewish holidays are more of a personal nature (I especially like Yom Kippur) and focus on changes within oneself and improving our relations with others.

[quote="Mango, post: 149177"]My best friends from when I went to NYU are mixed religions. He's Jewish and she is an Irish Catholic girl. They celebrate all the holidays. There are so many similar threads in all religions. I have found the Jewish religion to be quite interesting.[/quote]
 
 
I have friends and family who have done the same - celebrating both Jewish and Christian traditions - usually not from a very religious standpoint, but bringing together and celebrating family traditions...  plus, we have enjoyed being included in some of our jewish family/friends traditions.  Love learning more about such an ancient and wise and wonderful culture of life and religion.  
 
Two books I've enjoyed (and I know some of you have too) reading and learning much about jewish history and culture...  [I]The Red Tent[/I], and [I]A Thread of Grace[/I] (thanks to paula for lending me this great book which chronicles the Italian resistance to the Germans during the last two years of WWII - a story of Italians, Italian Jews and Jewish refugees).  
 
can anyone recommend other books?

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Mango">My best friends from when I went to NYU are mixed religions. He&#039;s Jewish and she is an Irish Catholic girl. They celebrate all the holidays. There are so many similar threads in all religions. I have found the Jewish religion to be quite interesting.</blockquote> 
 
I have friends and family who have done the same - celebrating both Jewish and Christian traditions - usually not from a very religious standpoint, but bringing together and celebrating family traditions... plus, we have enjoyed being included in some of our jewish family/friends traditions. Love learning more about such an ancient and wise and wonderful culture of life and religion. 
 
Two books I&#039;ve enjoyed (and I know some of you have too) reading and learning much about jewish history and culture... The Red Tent, and A Thread of Grace (thanks to paula for lending me this great book which chronicles the Italian resistance to the Germans during the last two years of WWII - a story of Italians, Italian Jews and Jewish refugees). 
 
can anyone recommend other books?

My husband is Jewish and we're raising the kids as Jews, so I've learned quite a lot about Jewish traditions (I'm still Christian).  It is a beautiful religion and the symbolism is quite powerful.  The first days of the Jewish Holiday seem pretty much like a celebration of the harvest.  I love the phrase "days of awe."  The biggest day seems to be Yom Kippur which is very serious -- as said earlier on this thread, fasting, atoning for one's sins from the previous year, and then being forgiven and starting off the new year with a clean slate.  One thing I like about the Jewish religion is that the assumption is God can give you a clean slate for the most part for the new year, but if you've harmed someone else, only that person can really forgive you.

The girls enjoy being Jewish and they also enjoy having the Christian traditions with my family.  They feel quite lucky!

For very traditional Jews, the mother would have to be Jewish or would have to convert for the children to be considered Jewish.  But we're part of the "reformed" Jewish movement.  In fact, our congregation shares their building with a Christian church.  Honestly, the front of the building becomes an ark (similar to the Christian altar) on Friday nights and Saturdays, and then it rotates and becomes an altar on Sundays!  Pretty clever I'd say!  There's a Jewish star of David and a cross together at the entrance. Here's our daughter's Bat Mitzvah photo.  What a great day it was.

My husband is Jewish and we&#039;re raising the kids as Jews, so I&#039;ve learned quite a lot about Jewish traditions (I&#039;m still Christian). It is a beautiful religion and the symbolism is quite powerful. The first days of the Jewish Holiday seem pretty much like a celebration of the harvest. I love the phrase &quot;days of awe.&quot; The biggest day seems to be Yom Kippur which is very serious -- as said earlier on this thread, fasting, atoning for one&#039;s sins from the previous year, and then being forgiven and starting off the new year with a clean slate. One thing I like about the Jewish religion is that the assumption is God can give you a clean slate for the most part for the new year, but if you&#039;ve harmed someone else, only that person can really forgive you. 
 
The girls enjoy being Jewish and they also enjoy having the Christian traditions with my family. They feel quite lucky! 
 
For very traditional Jews, the mother would have to be Jewish or would have to convert for the children to be considered Jewish. But we&#039;re part of the &quot;reformed&quot; Jewish movement. In fact, our congregation shares their building with a Christian church. Honestly, the front of the building becomes an ark (similar to the Christian altar) on Friday nights and Saturdays, and then it rotates and becomes an altar on Sundays! Pretty clever I&#039;d say! There&#039;s a Jewish star of David and a cross together at the entrance. Here&#039;s our daughter&#039;s Bat Mitzvah photo. What a great day it was.

shakennotstirred

[quote="Tootsie, post: 149255"] 
can anyone recommend other books?[/QUOTE]

I am currently reading "All But My Life" a memoir by Gerda Weissman Klein.  She writes about her familiy's wartime experiences.  She was a prisoner of the Nazis from the age of 18 and survived a 300 mile march from a labor camp in Poland to Czechoslovakia.  The HBO documentary "One Survivor Remembers" is based on the book.  It is a very moving (& disturbing) story.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Tootsie">can anyone recommend other books?</blockquote> 
I am currently reading &quot;All But My Life&quot; a memoir by Gerda Weissman Klein. She writes about her familiy&#039;s wartime experiences. She was a prisoner of the Nazis from the age of 18 and survived a 300 mile march from a labor camp in Poland to Czechoslovakia. The HBO documentary &quot;One Survivor Remembers&quot; is based on the book. It is a very moving (&amp; disturbing) story.

goofer

A 21st Century inspirational story and rememberance of the Holocaust was another HBO (?) documentary called "Paper Clips". Very moving and gives hope that young people will be tolerant and understanding of basic human rights and accept the acknowledgement that we are all different yet strangely the same. After all, it will be their world. I highly recommend it.

A 21st Century inspirational story and rememberance of the Holocaust was another HBO (?) documentary called &quot;Paper Clips&quot;. Very moving and gives hope that young people will be tolerant and understanding of basic human rights and accept the acknowledgement that we are all different yet strangely the same. After all, it will be their world. I highly recommend it.

Paper Clips is a wonderful movie to show to kids who are in middle school or older. 

I think it was Cil who recommended A Thread of Grace to me through this message board.  It was a stunning book and I am still stunned when I think of it.  An amazing historical novel.  Glad you appreciated it, Tootsie.

Paper Clips is a wonderful movie to show to kids who are in middle school or older. 
 
I think it was Cil who recommended A Thread of Grace to me through this message board. It was a stunning book and I am still stunned when I think of it. An amazing historical novel. Glad you appreciated it, Tootsie.

[quote="Paula, post: 149257"]My husband is Jewish and we're raising the kids as Jews, so I've learned quite a lot about Jewish traditions (I'm still Christian).  It is a beautiful religion and the symbolism is quite powerful.  The first days of the Jewish Holiday seem pretty much like a celebration of the harvest.  I love the phrase "days of awe."  The biggest day seems to be Yom Kippur which is very serious -- as said earlier on this thread, fasting, atoning for one's sins from the previous year, and then being forgiven and starting off the new year with a clean slate.  One thing I like about the Jewish religion is that the assumption is God can give you a clean slate for the most part for the new year, but if you've harmed someone else, only that person can really forgive you.

The girls enjoy being Jewish and they also enjoy having the Christian traditions with my family.  They feel quite lucky!

For very traditional Jews, the mother would have to be Jewish or would have to convert for the children to be considered Jewish.  But we're part of the "reformed" Jewish movement.  In fact, our congregation shares their building with a Christian church.  Honestly, the front of the building becomes an ark (similar to the Christian altar) on Friday nights and Saturdays, and then it rotates and becomes an altar on Sundays!  Pretty clever I'd say!  There's a Jewish star of David and a cross together at the entrance. Here's our daughter's Bat Mitzvah photo.  What a great day it was.[/QUOTE]

That sounds quite beautiful having the 2 faiths sharing one building and how innovative in it's construction. I would love to see a picture of that.:clap_1:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Paula">My husband is Jewish and we&#039;re raising the kids as Jews, so I&#039;ve learned quite a lot about Jewish traditions (I&#039;m still Christian). It is a beautiful religion and the symbolism is quite powerful. The first days of the Jewish Holiday seem pretty much like a celebration of the harvest. I love the phrase &quot;days of awe.&quot; The biggest day seems to be Yom Kippur which is very serious -- as said earlier on this thread, fasting, atoning for one&#039;s sins from the previous year, and then being forgiven and starting off the new year with a clean slate. One thing I like about the Jewish religion is that the assumption is God can give you a clean slate for the most part for the new year, but if you&#039;ve harmed someone else, only that person can really forgive you. 
 
The girls enjoy being Jewish and they also enjoy having the Christian traditions with my family. They feel quite lucky! 
 
For very traditional Jews, the mother would have to be Jewish or would have to convert for the children to be considered Jewish. But we&#039;re part of the &quot;reformed&quot; Jewish movement. In fact, our congregation shares their building with a Christian church. Honestly, the front of the building becomes an ark (similar to the Christian altar) on Friday nights and Saturdays, and then it rotates and becomes an altar on Sundays! Pretty clever I&#039;d say! There&#039;s a Jewish star of David and a cross together at the entrance. Here&#039;s our daughter&#039;s Bat Mitzvah photo. What a great day it was.</blockquote> 
That sounds quite beautiful having the 2 faiths sharing one building and how innovative in it&#039;s construction. I would love to see a picture of that.:clap_1:

[quote="Paula, post: 149302"]Paper Clips is a wonderful movie to show to kids who are in middle school or older. 
 
I think it was Cil who recommended [B]A Thread of Grace[/B] to me through this message board. It was a stunning book and I am still stunned when I think of it. An amazing historical novel. Glad you appreciated it, Tootsie.[/quote]
 
I passed it on to Allifunn...

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Paula">Paper Clips is a wonderful movie to show to kids who are in middle school or older. 
 
I think it was Cil who recommended A Thread of Grace to me through this message board. It was a stunning book and I am still stunned when I think of it. An amazing historical novel. Glad you appreciated it, Tootsie.</blockquote> 
I passed it on to Allifunn...

Tootsie:

I went online to see the website for the Temple/Church and I didn't see any photos, but here's what the site said about the joint building ownership and commitment to respecting both faiths:

"Genesis, founded in 1976, manages the building co-owned by Temple Beth Emeth and St. Clare of Assisi Episcopal Church. Members of both congregations comprise the Genesis board. Each congregation maintains its own identity as a religious group; however several times a year there are joint celebrations such as an Erev Thanksgiving Service and joint Adult Choir concerts. This joint arrangement of over thirty years demonstrates that people of two different faiths can live and work together in harmony.

The concept of Genesis exemplifies our belief that people of different faiths can share, understand each other, and draw mutual strength from the relationship." 

Rosemary Beach's invitation seems to take the perspective which is wonderful.  It would be great if SoWal had a reputation for openly seeking out connections among different religions for mutually learning, celebrating, and peace.  Seems like the seed has been sown!  I hope the Rosemary Beach invitation gets many SoWallers to the New Year celebration.

And, Tootsie, that book is going to travel quite the distance hand-to-hand!

Tootsie: 
 
I went online to see the website for the Temple/Church and I didn&#039;t see any photos, but here&#039;s what the site said about the joint building ownership and commitment to respecting both faiths: 
 
&quot;Genesis, founded in 1976, manages the building co-owned by Temple Beth Emeth and St. Clare of Assisi Episcopal Church. Members of both congregations comprise the Genesis board. Each congregation maintains its own identity as a religious group; however several times a year there are joint celebrations such as an Erev Thanksgiving Service and joint Adult Choir concerts. This joint arrangement of over thirty years demonstrates that people of two different faiths can live and work together in harmony. 
 
The concept of Genesis exemplifies our belief that people of different faiths can share, understand each other, and draw mutual strength from the relationship.&quot; 
 
Rosemary Beach&#039;s invitation seems to take the perspective which is wonderful. It would be great if SoWal had a reputation for openly seeking out connections among different religions for mutually learning, celebrating, and peace. Seems like the seed has been sown! I hope the Rosemary Beach invitation gets many SoWallers to the New Year celebration. 
 
And, Tootsie, that book is going to travel quite the distance hand-to-hand!

[quote="Paula, post: 149302"] 

I think it was Cil who recommended A Thread of Grace to me through this message board.  It was a stunning book and I am still stunned when I think of it.  An amazing historical novel.  Glad you appreciated it, Tootsie.[/QUOTE]

Yes, 'twas I.
I much preferred [u]A Thread Of Grace[/u] to [u]The Red Tent.[/u]

Paula, my situation exactly mirrors yours, except we had boys instead of girls.
Love the Bat Mitzvah picture. I am glad we made it through our boys' ceremonies in one piece; I certainly did not grow up learning how to plan a bar mitzvah.

Where we now live, the assumption of religious homogeneity can sometimes make for awkward situations, especially for our son--but I like to look at it as a character-building experience. ;-)

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Paula">I think it was Cil who recommended A Thread of Grace to me through this message board. It was a stunning book and I am still stunned when I think of it. An amazing historical novel. Glad you appreciated it, Tootsie.</blockquote> 
Yes, &#039;twas I. 
I much preferred A Thread Of Grace to The Red Tent. 
 
Paula, my situation exactly mirrors yours, except we had boys instead of girls. 
Love the Bat Mitzvah picture. I am glad we made it through our boys&#039; ceremonies in one piece; I certainly did not grow up learning how to plan a bar mitzvah. 
 
Where we now live, the assumption of religious homogeneity can sometimes make for awkward situations, especially for our son--but I like to look at it as a character-building experience. ;-)

Hi Cil:

I think you also recommended Bel Canto -- I loved it (and read it during summer vacation in Italy in the mornings on the terrace of my favorite coffee shop -- perfect spot to read such a book).

Yup, there are lots of mixed-faith families.  Our girls love their mixed religious identity.  They're very Jewish-identified and are very comfortable that I'm not Jewish.  We live in an academic town and there's lots of diversity of all kinds arounder here so they fit in anywhere around here.  We have our reformed temple, a conservative temple, an orthodox temple, several churches, a mosque, and a buddhist temple all within a few miles of us, several within walking distance.  Pretty cool...

We have another Bat Mitzvah to plan this year... I never had experience planning one before our first child's either (I had only been to one in my lifetime before that).  It sure was a lot of work, but we were also so proud.  This second one seems to be easier so far.  We're pretty much doing what we did the last time, so far without as much anxiety (but it's still a while away).

Hi Cil: 
 
I think you also recommended Bel Canto -- I loved it (and read it during summer vacation in Italy in the mornings on the terrace of my favorite coffee shop -- perfect spot to read such a book). 
 
Yup, there are lots of mixed-faith families. Our girls love their mixed religious identity. They&#039;re very Jewish-identified and are very comfortable that I&#039;m not Jewish. We live in an academic town and there&#039;s lots of diversity of all kinds arounder here so they fit in anywhere around here. We have our reformed temple, a conservative temple, an orthodox temple, several churches, a mosque, and a buddhist temple all within a few miles of us, several within walking distance. Pretty cool... 
 
We have another Bat Mitzvah to plan this year... I never had experience planning one before our first child&#039;s either (I had only been to one in my lifetime before that). It sure was a lot of work, but we were also so proud. This second one seems to be easier so far. We&#039;re pretty much doing what we did the last time, so far without as much anxiety (but it&#039;s still a while away).

melissa r

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Jewish Families of South Walton County are gathering to celebrate the Jewish New Year- Candlelighting, Wine, Challah, Apples and Honey. Open to All. For more information call Caroline 850-830-8448.&#8203;</div></div>

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