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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:56 pm
Okay, no more submissions. We need a judge now.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:00 pm
If Babel won't elaborate and Silent's at a standtill, Who should I PM?
dp? Neuf? Jkon H20? In Media Res II? The list just goes on and on!
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:04 pm
*Screams for no reason whatsoever*
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:06 pm
silent_death_is_loud *Screams for no reason whatsoever* Silent, can't you see this is a serios thread about a crippling medical disorder and ... people deficating in..root..beer... xp Whatever.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:08 pm
I do think that we, I accept about 15% blame, may have turned the JGG into an uber-spam-thread...
Woops. I suggest a limit of posts or something.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:12 pm
I'm going to PM dp to come Judge and then we are going to go back to seriousness. stare
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:21 pm
And the seriousness is back.
No one has yet tried their hand at the kippah question I posed. Anyone?
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:25 pm
Which one was that exactly? I'm not sorting through 17 pages.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:26 pm
You may recall my question was whether or not I should follow my probably-scrupulosity-based curiosity and try wearing a kippah al the time.
The thing is, part of me questions my motives. Would I be wearong one to further my studies or flaunt my Judaism, which I have had a problem with before? A kippah is meant to be a sign of humility. By covering our heads, we are humbled and acknowledging a higher power. I don't think I feel this when I wear one, though. I actually feel quite th opposite: pride. I put on the kippah at prayer times and feel not humble but proud to be a Jew. Jewish pride is good, but is it misplaced?
A few days ago I put on my kippah IRL and came to post here to see if I would think differently. I forgot about it. xp
All in all, I'm not sure if wearing a kippah full time is best for me, but I think I'll need to try it a few more times.
Any comments?
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:30 pm
My friend always wears one. And hear is what he had to say when I asked him why (parapharsed of course)
To wear a kippah is to proclaim "I am a proud Jew." There is a fascinating phenomenon whereby non-observant Jews visiting Israel will wear a kippah for the duration of their stay. It may be out of a sense that the entire Land of Israel is holy like a synagogue. Or it may be the removal of any self-consciousness that can often accompany public expression of Jewishness in the diaspora.
Indeed, wearing a kippah is a big statement, and obligates the wearer to live up to a certain standard of behavior. A person has to think twice before cutting in line at the bank, or berating an incompetent waiter. Wearing a kippah makes one a Torah ambassador and reflects on all Jews. The actions of someone wearing a kippah can create a Kiddush Hashem (sanctification of God's name) or conversely a Chillul Hashem (desecration of His name).
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:32 pm
silent_death_is_loud My friend always wears one. And hear is what he had to say when I asked him why (parapharsed of course) To wear a kippah is to proclaim "I am a proud Jew." There is a fascinating phenomenon whereby non-observant Jews visiting Israel will wear a kippah for the duration of their stay. It may be out of a sense that the entire Land of Israel is holy like a synagogue. Or it may be the removal of any self-consciousness that can often accompany public expression of Jewishness in the diaspora. Indeed, wearing a kippah is a big statement, and obligates the wearer to live up to a certain standard of behavior. A person has to think twice before cutting in line at the bank, or berating an incompetent waiter. Wearing a kippah makes one a Torah ambassador and reflects on all Jews. The actions of someone wearing a kippah can create a Kiddush Hashem (sanctification of God's name) or conversely a Chillul Hashem (desecration of His name). Most valid thoughts. I find the goal of pride and not humility to be interesting.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:35 pm
And should it come up again:
I do have a problem with flaunting my Judaism. For this I've tried to do the kipah thing before and got a Mezuzzah pendant to wear. I once got into some Hanukkah wrapping paper as a child and covered my room in Jewish stars. I know this isn't neessarily bad, but I've always been doing it to thumb by nose at gentiles, as I am a Chosen person. I cannot tell you how often I showed off my room decoration to my gentile dad.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:35 pm
Lumanny You may recall my question was whether or not I should follow my probably-scrupulosity-based curiosity and try wearing a kippah al the time. The thing is, part of me questions my motives. Would I be wearong one to further my studies or flaunt my Judaism, which I have had a problem with before? A kippah is meant to be a sign of humility. By covering our heads, we are humbled and acknowledging a higher power. I don't think I feel this when I wear one, though. I actually feel quite th opposite: pride. I put on the kippah at prayer times and feel not humble but proud to be a Jew. Jewish pride is good, but is it misplaced? A few days ago I put on my kippah IRL and came to post here to see if I would think differently. I forgot about it. xp All in all, I'm not sure if wearing a kippah full time is best for me, but I think I'll need to try it a few more times. Any comments? For someone like me, with very... interesting... hair, kippahs can be a problem. But I can wear one, with the help of several clips. And after a few hours, I forget it's there. However, I do seem to view it as a beacon of Judaism rather than a symbol of humility. Perhaps that is the Diaspora way of thinking. In Israel, it IS probably simply a sign of enhumblement (I love new words) to most. I tried to wear it full-time (partly scrupulosity partly Judaism) but my father wouldn't let me, claiming that kippahs are for religious Jews only (he has this concept stuck in his head that because I occaisonally eat pork I'm not actually religious...). Truth be told, I've given up wearing it at the moment. I'll probably wear it constantly when I go to university, though. I'm not sure. We need a rabbi in this guild.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:37 pm
Or Divash to pop out of nowhere and tell us. Because now I'm curious. *thinks of what else Mikahel said*
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:41 pm
I will also agree that there are probably more important steps I can take at this point to become more religous and closer to G-d that do not involve the kippah. These steps are probably closer to where I am now than a kiipah, anyway.
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