MFNlaw! You married woman! Hey! Have you posted any pictures or ceremony descriptions anywhere for this skipper to look for?
how is Sukkot celebrated? I realized I know virtually nothing about it, other than the huts.
Well, the 'huts' (which are called 'sukkot', or sukkah in singular) are one of the two main rules of the holiday. You're supposed to practically live in one for the whole week: eat, sleep, read - conduct your day there. The rule binds men, not women, so I frankly never slept in the sukkah, but on the day of the holiday, yesterday, my whole family was with relatives, and my uncle built a bsukkah big enough for all 19 people who were there to eat inside (and all the adult boys who wanted to could sleep in it). Lots of fun.
The second rule is the "four species" ("arba'a minim") - four kinds of plants who are taken in the hands with a certain blessing during the morning prayer.
The holiday of Sukkot lasts 7 days, and the last day is called "Hosha'ana Raba" and is like the very final day of determining the fates of people, the last in the process that mostly was 'written' in Rosh Hashana and 'signed' on Yom-Kippur. It's like a special date for late-commers or something like that. Many, therefore, study (Judaism-related studies, of course) all night on that night.
The 8th day is "Simkhat Torah" or the "joy of the Torah". During each Saturday of the year, a certain portion of the 5 books of the Torah is being read. The beginning and ending is on that day, which is why it's the Torah's joy on it. On the evening prayers the Torah-scrolls in the synagogue are being taken out of their special cupboard and the men dance with them to express that joy. And, of course, on the morning of that day [Edit: which is, in the general way of talking about days, the following morning, since Judaism starts a day from the previous evening], the very ending of the 5th book and the very beginning of the 1st are being read.
Homeland security secretary's statements in front of Congress:
"I'm not a hurricane expert," Chertoff said several times in responding to criticisms from members of a special House panel set up to investigate the dismal federal response to Katrina, which killed more than 1,200 people, flooded New Orleans and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands.
Turns out Scotty was right, and there is transparent aluminum.
the only food I know that has the word Turkish in front of it is "turkish delight"
The word for Turkish delight candy in Romanian is "rahat," which, not coincidentally, is a slang term for "shit."
Turkish food is (mostly) teh YUM! Go, enjoy!
Have you posted any pictures or ceremony descriptions?
Not yet. I'm still waiting for pictures. Though I should write a narrative before I forget the already little I remember.
If you're not around I'll Nilly it for you.
Lots of the sukkot here are covered in blue tarps because of all the rain we were having.
Still in need of nap. Still not playing nicely with internet. Plus, lunch is upsetting my stomach. Bleck.
A Texas court issued a warrant Wednesday for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to appear for booking, where he is likely to face the fingerprinting and photo mug shot he had hoped to avoid.
Wow, I really want to see a copy the mug shot...
A Texas court issued a warrant Wednesday for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to appear for booking, where he is likely to face the fingerprinting and photo mug shot he had hoped to avoid.
Wow, I really want to see a copy the mug shot...
Perp walk! Perp walk!
Turns out Scotty was right, and there is transparent aluminum.
How do you know he didn't invent it?
On the evening prayers the Torah-scrolls in the synagogue are being taken out of their special cupboard and the men dance with them to express that joy.
As Tep said, that is very lovely. Although, I sort of have the image of Gene Kelly and the dance with the coatrack in my head.
