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By: He’s Back! Oh, no…Wait, He’s Gone Again! « fibromodem

He’s Back! Oh, no…Wait, He’s Gone Again! « fibromodem — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:16:57 +0000

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By: Willpower, A Yom Kippur Speech | The Written Blit

Willpower, A Yom Kippur Speech | The Written Blit — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:42:01 +0000

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By: h.s. gudnason

h.s. gudnason — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:49:36 +0000

FWIW, Pickelhäring was the name of the lead comedian in English theater groups who played in Germany during the 17th century, after the English theaters had been closed: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickelhering

He’s explicitly a character in Andreas Gryphius’s Herr Peter Squentz, which is based on the Rude Mechanicals scenes in Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Not sure why pickled fish were considered funny–perhaps it’s a precursor of the Fish Slapping Dance.

By: arnold zwicky

arnold zwicky — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:31:04 +0000

How could I have neglected pickled herring (plain, or in cream)?

And noodle kugel not only is yummy, but has a great half-rhyming name in English.

By: Julian Lander

Julian Lander — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:22:46 +0000

Yes (he typed on the holiday itself), but Yom Kippur is also referred to as Shabbat Shabbaton, or the Sabbath of Sabbaths, so it may win after all. I find a recent trend to downplay the primacy of the ten commandments among some modern Jewish voices, and a tendency to emphasize other parts of the Torah (Pentateuch) instead. I’m not entirely sure why. I’ll also note that traditions for a break-fast meal vary widely. My family tends go with pickled herring, so a kipper is not so far away, and a dairy noodle kugel: not particularly sweet, with cottage cheese and sour cream in the recipe. I made one last night to eat tomorrow evening, and I have my annual jar of pickled herring in the refrigerator, unopened, waiting.

By: Barry Shein

Barry Shein — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:15:53 +0000

Just to pick a nit, I was taught that the sabbath is the holiest day of the year because it’s the only day mentioned specifically in the ten commandments.

By: arnold zwicky

arnold zwicky — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:29:04 +0000

I note that the Wikipedia article uses Jewish people rather than Jews, in an attempt to avoid the supposed offense of Jews -- a strategy that, sigh, just reinforces the idea that Jews is offensive.