Happy Upcoming Holidays and what will you wear

[MrsMoose2001]

Hi,

I wish all those celebrating the Jewish New Year a very healthy and happy new year, may your year be filled with joy, health and happiness and only the best that life can offer.

 

To those celebrating the Fall Equinox, I wish you a very healthy happy and Blessed Mabon. To those down under I wish you a very healthy, happy and blessed Ostara.

 

To keep it on a fashion note, any special new outfits anyone will be wearing for these upcoming holidays?:)

[Lois R]

Thanks Mrs Moose:) very kind of you.

 

My dress doesn't change for the New Year....I haven't

been celebrating for many, many years.

Just another day for me.

 

But thanks for the good wishes.:)

[Andee]

For the pasr nine years, I have worn suits to work, which makes it really easy to dress for the High Holidays. Sometimes I get a new fall suit, and wear it on Rosh Hashanah before I wear it to work.

 

Shanah Tovah!

[happysinglemom]

The only upcoming holiday that I am thinking about is Halloween!! :D

 

I will probably be a ghoul of some sort...and that means it is time to get the garage cleaned up. I turn it into a haunted house each year - we have a blast!

[onlysister]

Halloween!!! Yes!!! We are having a pirate themed bachlorette party and I can "practice" with mine. Get all the pieces together so I will know which ones to bring on the cruise and wear on that pirate boat...LOL

[BlueHerons]

L'shanah tovah!

[judy&steve]

We are not ready for the holiday. I am cooking today and tomorrow. We go to a friend and I am bringing the kishke and matzoh balls. It was total crazyness trying to find kishke this week. For those of you not in the know about kishke, don't ask! I don't eat the stuff, but my friends all love it.

We had our pre-event last night for my fashion show. It was held at a local jeweler who is sponsoring our show. He has Judith Leiber bags and I finally got one!!! It wasn't the poodle, but a more "practical" crystal rectangular minaudiere. I love it and I'm looking forward to using it.

Our fashion show is mere weeks away November 9th, then Thanksgiving and the next day we will leave for Ft Lauderdale for the cruise!

Happy, sweet and healthy new year to all of you.

Judy

[Plant]

A New Year's Prayer (with some fashion, just be on topic;) ):

 

May you be blessed with good neighbors who are there

for you when you need them, and who are not around too

much when you don't need them.

 

May the clothing styles of yesterday come back so you and

I can wear all that stuff that I don't have the heart

to throw away.

 

Let Nehru jackets, and bell bottom trousers, and slim

ties, and Hawaiian prints become fashionable for men

again so that DH can be in style again.

 

And may empire waistlines, and muumus, and granny

skirts come back for women:eek: .

 

After all, why should those foreigners -- Armani,

Gucci, Versace and Borsini dictate what we wear?

 

Instead may those great American Jewish designers

...Poly and Ester, reign supreme, and may they bring

back those wonderful stretch leisure suits, and sun bonnets

and high button shoes, which are no longer seen anywhere, except maybe in Century

Village.

 

May the expressions "you know", and "like", and

"whatever" be retired

 

And may those old fashioned expressions: "thank you",

"pardon me", "after you", and "you look lovely", come

back into use.

 

May we sing songs that are singable, that have lyrics

that are understandable, and may we not have to wear

ear plugs when our children play music in their rooms.

 

In this new year that now begins, may your hair, your

teeth, your facelift and your stocks not fall, and may

your blood pressure, your cholesterol and your

mortgage interest rate not rise.

 

May the world enjoy a year that is free of hurricanes,

earthquakes, fires, drought, and political speeches

which produce the most wind of all.

 

May you have a spouse, or a child, or a friend, or a

grandchild who loves you, even though they really

know you. And may you learn that giving love away

freely without strings is the surest way of receiving

it in return.

 

And, in the darkest moments of this new year, and

there will be some dark moments, be assured of that,

in those dark moments of the year, may you remember

that you are not alone, that G-d is with you, and that

G-d loves you, that is why He made you just a little

bit lower than the angels.

 

May you win the lottery, and thereby acquire a host of

long lost relatives, and may you remember your Shul or Temple

when you win.

 

May your insurance pay whatever your doctor charges

without insisting on any further investigation, and

may the IRS accept whatever you pay, without

insisting on any further investigation, too.

 

May your children or your grandchildren receive a good

report in school.

 

And may you receive a good report too, from your

dentist, from your ophthalmologist, from your

dermatologist, from your cardiologist, from

your gastro-enterologist, from your podiatrist, from

your urologist and ultimately, from your G-d.

 

May there be peace this year between the Jews of

Israel and the Arabs, and may there also be peace

between the Jews of Israel, which sometimes

seems much more difficult to achieve.

 

May your bank statement and your budget both balance,

and may they both include generous amounts for

charity.

 

May you have enough to give you contentment, and may

you have enough left over, so that you can be

generous.

 

May the telemarketers not call you during dinner time

and instead, may you receive calls, from long lost

friends, and from new ones too.

 

May we keep rage off of the freeways, and out of the

workplace, and out of our homes, and direct it instead

at racism, at poverty and at all the evils that we

politely tolerate.

 

May we learn in this new year that what really counts

the most is not the years but the days, not the

machines we have in our lives, but the people we have

in our lives, not how much we can accumulate but how

much we can share, and with whom.

 

And may we have peace in the world for all to enjoy.

[judy&steve]

Plant,

This is lovely. I'm going to copy and paste it into messages for my friends. I may even email it to my rabbi.

To you and your family, a wonderful and peaceful year.

Judy

[Jane110]

L'Shana Tova

 

Happy New Year.

 

I can't add much to Plant's post but will say that I wish you all a healthy, joyous, happy, prosperous and fashionable New Year!

 

Jane

(in fla visiting mom for the new year)

[Happy ks]

Plant, what a fun and lovely prayer!

 

Do you mind if I copy and paste it to myself, to read every morning?

 

Happy New Year to all of you, I'm not Jewish and don't know a lot about your High Holy Days, but it does sound lovely.

 

For Christmas, I'm wearing a long, red knit dress with a sparkly jacket, enclosed with a jeweled (costume) button, onboard Vision of the Sea! I have no idea about Halloween, or Thanksgiving, I'll probably decide the morning of.

[Lois R]

Plant, what a fun and lovely prayer!

 

Do you mind if I copy and paste it to myself, to read every morning?

 

Happy New Year to all of you, I'm not Jewish and don't know a lot about your High Holy Days, but it does sound lovely.

 

For Christmas, I'm wearing a long, red knit dress with a sparkly jacket, enclosed with a jeweled (costume) button, onboard Vision of the Sea! I have no idea about Halloween, or Thanksgiving, I'll probably decide the morning of.

 

Hi Kathy, Thanks for the good wishes. Rosh Hashanna is the Jewish

New Year. 10 days after that is Yom Kippur. Other than the Sabbath,

it is the Holiest Day on the Jewish Calender.

It is the Day of Atonement. The 10 days in between the

2 holidays are a time of reflection (for those who celebrate).

The New Year is a time of Celebration, while the Day of Atonement

is what it says...where we atone for our sins and are supposed

to ask for forgiveness.

(Just a quick explanation for you;))

[Happy ks]

Hi Kathy, Thanks for the good wishes. Rosh Hashanna is the Jewish

New Year. 10 days after that is Yom Kippur. Other than the Sabbath,

it is the Holiest Day on the Jewish Calender.

It is the Day of Atonement. The 10 days in between the

2 holidays are a time of reflection (for those who celebrate).

The New Year is a time of Celebration, while the Day of Atonement

is what it says...where we atone for our sins and are supposed

to ask for forgiveness.

(Just a quick explanation for you;))

 

Lois, I sorta, kinda know about it, I had plenty of Jewish customers that I used to ask about it, but I can never remember.

 

Sorta funny story. I was once asking a client what it was all about, his description was close to yours. The stylist working next to me had his hair dryer on and only heard the last statement, the Day of Atonement. He leaned over and asked "Did you just say a day of a coma?", my client said, "You nailed it!". I understand you cannot work, read, watch TV and you fast on that day? Is that correct? Thanks for understanding and explaining. :)

[LandLockedInAZ]

Hi, hope you don't mind if I jump in here, too, with another question for Lois or any of the other Jewish participants on this thread.

 

Am I understanding correctly that the day that falls first (Rosh Hashana) is a joyous holiday and that Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement? Or am I backwards?

 

I am in the personalized stationery business and have sold cards to Jewish customers for Rosh Hashanah, but I'd like to have a little better understanding for my own personal sake.

 

L'Shanah Tovah! (a bit late, I'm afraid).

[Lois R]

Hi Joyce and Kathy, ask away:) I will try to answer with the best

of my ability.

The No TV part is during Yom Kippur. Actually when I was

a child we celebrated quite extensively. Went to Services

all day long. No school for me then, no tv, nothing

"Celebratory". And yes fasting was definitely part of the day.

Jewish Holidays take place from Sundown to Sundown. So

Yom Kippur Eve a family would have a big dinner and then

fast until the next night. Religious families are in Synagogue

all day long.

Actually not just religious families....to be honest, we have

"Twice a Year" Jews...that might sound a bit harsh...but it is

those folks who never go during the year...but only on the

High Holidays. I guess there are people in all faiths who do that....

go to Church on Easter and Christmas but not any other time.

 

I am in the 3rd category. I don't go at all anymore.

 

Anyway....back to the question of the Holidays...

Joyce, yes, the New Year is always first and it is a joyous

time. Yom Kippur follows and it is the reflective time.

 

Hope this helps you both a little bit:)

[Andee]

I really don't think of Rosh Hashanah as especially joyous, but pretty serious. It is Day One (and sets the tone) of a 10 day period of reflection, self examination, owning up to what you've done wrong during the past year, asking forgiveness of people you've wronged and forgiving others. Yom Kippur is Day Ten--there are not 10 days between RH & YK.

 

Depoending on how strictly you observe the holidays, there is no TV, work, or writing on Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur. Reading is acceptable. On Yom Kippur, the commandment is to fast from sundown to sundown. Not eating isn't all that hard, as we're in synagogue all day, but I really get thirsty, and a big glass of water is the first thing I want at Break Fast.

[Lois R]

Hi Andee, Happy New to you and yours:)

 

I guess what is Joyous to one is not so much to another.

Our family always went out to lunch together after Rosh Hashana

services when I was growing up and it was Joyous as we were

Celebrating the New Year. We did go to Shul for both holidays and fasted

for Yom Kippur too.

 

I guess every family does differently. The one thing my Mom always

served first for dinner after breaking the fast was a glass of orange

juice for everyone. We didn't eat heavy after not eating for 24 hours.

 

There are not 10 days between the holidays?

I respectfully disagree with you. If you count the time between Erev

Rosh Hashana and Erev Yom Kippur there are 10 days.

[Andee]

Lois, we must be using a different counting system. This year, erev RH was Friday night; erev YK is on a Sunday night--so in between are the days of Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday-that's 9 days by my count. I still think of the ten Days of Awe as starting with RH and ending with YK.

 

I agree that is lovely to get together with friends and family, but I was thinking more of the content of the services when I said the holiday wasn't joyous.

 

We've also been at break the fasts where the menu was just like morning breakfast--starting with OJ, and oatmeal served next.

 

My most memorable break the fast was when I was 9 months pregnant with my now almost 33 year old daughter. The host family had a three year old daughter who was begging to see the baby her mother told her was under my dress. I took her into the bathroom to show her, and she was so disappointed, "But it's under your skin!"

 

Shanah tovah!

[Lois R]

Hi Andee, what a cute story:) Only out of the mouths

of babes;)

 

Maybe our difference is only symantics?...the 10 days of Awe...

I know it is called that...and I always thought it was the time between

when The New Year starts and Yom Kippur ends...that would be

10 days.

Anyway, My intention was not to put a damper on our chat.

 

Hope you and your family have a Happy New Year:)

[LandLockedInAZ]

Thanks to Lois and Andee for the education! I was raised Catholic (no longer practicing) but I like to be educated and open-minded about everything. It is very kind of you to share your culture.

 

I've heard it's inappropriate to say "Happy New Year", so that was part of my question. Sounds like that's about right, some celebrate RH in a holy way, others a celebratory way.

 

Lois, I must say as a side note that it is wonderful to see you posting here again. Always enjoy reading your posts and very much appreciate how graceful you are in all situations (your other thread comes to mind). Thank you for your participation.

[LandLockedInAZ]

My most memorable break the fast was when I was 9 months pregnant with my now almost 33 year old daughter. The host family had a three year old daughter who was begging to see the baby her mother told her was under my dress. I took her into the bathroom to show her, and she was so disappointed, "But it's under your skin!"

 

Shanah tovah!

 

Great story!!

[Lois R]

Hi Joyce, thanks:) actually that was quite uncomfortable~

over and done with it now.;)

 

Oh, it is not inappropriate to wish your Jewish Friends a Happy

New Year...I would not be offended even though I am no longer

practicing. I would be gracious and say Thank You:)