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Submitted by MuslimSisLilSis on 13 February, 2006 - 16:10 #2791

"Beast" wrote:
Has anyone seen or heard about a video clip of a girl that turns into a fish?

my cousins frm B'ham showed me that video last Eid

the resemblance is shocking

but i dont believe it :roll:

Submitted by Dave on 13 February, 2006 - 18:05 #2792

I moved our various conversations here.

"100man" wrote:
Hey Dave,
I don't think Zero was in Fiddler, the main role was played by Topol.

Good Shabbos (Gut Shabbes, Yiddish) or, on a festival, Good Yom Tov ("Yom Tov" means festival, lit. "good day", so Gut Yom Tov is a silly saying, "Good Good Day") or Chag Sameach (Happy Festival)?

When someone performs an honour during the service such as opening the ark for the Sefer Torah to be taken out, or when someone has done something praiseworthy, the form of congratulations is "Yasher Koach", (or grammatically strictly "Yasher Kochacha" which is rare), "moral strength", which contracts to "Sh'koach". It is very affected by dialectical pronunciation and might sound like "Sh'koiach".

When someone has good news the congratulatory form is "Mazal Tov", "Good Fortune".

You have probably heard the phrase "l'chaim" at "kiddush", "sanctification", which is a blessing typically made over wine but at a luchtime kiddush it could be any food and drink (the main kiddush is on a Friday or festival evening, always over wine if possible).

There are obviously many other phrases - maybe "kol hakavod", "total respect" - but I guess the one you're after is Sh'koach.

Kol hakavod!

Good God you’re right. It seems like such a Zero role though… dunno why I thought that. Sh'koach was the one I was looking for, and it fits the description for when they are saying it too.

I’ve been meaning to learn Hebrew for a very long time now however I have too little time and in a round about way I’m learning it through the phrases my Jewish friends use “Baruch atta Adonai” and the like – I have no idea if that’s spelled correctly but it’s phonetic.

Lol – Mazal Tov is one of my favorite expressions, when I asked Annette to marry me at Rockefeller I heard a couple Mazal Tov’s in the crowd. And Ari throws it at us every time he sees us. I’ve heard some Greek Jews use the greek “Opa!” instead which makes me curious if Mazal Tov is something just Ashkenazics say or if it’s all yall.

"100man" wrote:
Ah! I lost a big reply! Well, I was waffling.
We don't pray to people, even the forefathers. The Shema is entirely composed of Torah, so while we do address tefillah to God, we are reciting this at least partly for personal affirmation. As for contemplation of our ancestors during prayer, that is great, but the content of the prayer is the main message. For a proper scholarly response I can ask a Rav, if you like.

Jacob wrestled with an angel [url=http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2... there's more[/url], if you still have questions, again I should probably ask. On [url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=560&letter=M]Micha'el[/url]. And now I'm going to click on those myself (rather than clicking first and bluffing). Is that a cheeky answer?

[size=1](btw we are very off-topic and kind of missed Omrow's contribution, I propose putting Judaism questions in No Topic or a light thread and use PM if I don't notice)[/size]

No need to trouble yourself or a Rav, I very much understand – I didn’t mean to imply you were praying to your ancestors, but it seems like the basic idea is if you are thinking about anybody other than God when you are praying – you’re doing something wrong. The Shema basically sounds like an equivalent to the apostles creed or Sahada, a complete declaration of faith, which takes its parts from the various lessons learned of the Jewish people – from God – over the centuries in which the Torah was collected.

Thanks for the “cheeky” answer. It’s interesting I’ve always heard “an angel” but never which that wrestled with Jacob. I wasn’t aware that Michael had other titles and roles in the Jewish faith – High Priest came as a bit of a surprise, although it seems to be an extension of his general role as the advocate for Israel, he must have a particularly special significance for levites.

Submitted by Dave on 13 February, 2006 - 18:18 #2793

"100man" wrote:
It is very easy. For example I haven't had a bite to eat all day. Which reminds me I'd better do that. I'm strictly vegetarian and picky and apply wierdly tight kashrut standards to my vegetarianism, which kind of makes it hard to get a good meal. Today I even met an old lady for tea and sat there eating nothing (it isn't rude, she knows what I'm like). I was always very spoiled by my mother's cooking and utterly unprepared for carniverous society.
Goldeneye! How I miss uni.

Strictly vegetarian!? What about fish! Lox and bagels might be one of the single greatest contribution to American life by Jews – well above atomic energy and Mahler (through Vienna, naturally).

I cannot understand vegetarian diets… I love meat too much I suppose – especially lamb, any lamb fans here?

"Admin" wrote:
Its not really challenging. drink a lot before sunrise.
and eat some yoghurt.

and then just forget about it.

I don’t eat much yoghurt… what does that do? – And are there any curveballs to this fast, he said I had to observe the same one as the Ramadan fast and he chuckled – so did the girls, which concerns me greatly because that usually means he’s got a trick up his sleeve. I’ve known him too damn long to trust him lol.

"MuslimSister" wrote:
Four weeks without food and drink for someone who has never fasted before can’t be easy…
Not, that I doubt have any doubts in you or anything…but fasting is hard.

I’m a water person too…so when I fast I drink at least two glasses of milk or water at sunrise and at least 5/6 glasses in the evening.

It’s not advisable to continue with strenuous work outs when you’re fasting…

Now this is precisely what I was afraid of. It does sound rather intimidating – and I’m not used to loading up on water for any given purpose…

If I switch my workout to even earlier in the morning – like 4am, or late at night after I’ve had something to eat can I get away with it?

We've got a basketball game just after Lent and I don't want to be weak/drained for it...

And how do you break the fast?

I suppose your body adjusts to that kind of diet and you can't switch back immediately - and are you weak after a month?

Submitted by 100man on 13 February, 2006 - 20:20 #2794

Dave,

Thanks for your interest!

And I really miss fish, so I take your point. Never ate meat.

Today began as a rock bottom day. I haven't really worked for a couple of weeks - the lady I work part time for was taken ill, she's pretty much recovered now, but it was clear I needed to find other work and for some reason I just resisted and resisted, and rent and bills are due. You noticed I was online at ridiculous hours. I do keep busy, but there isn't money in home visits and whatnot. That was the real reason I went hungry yesterday, and I was walking for hours just to get anything done, so I woke up very low indeed. I swallowed my pride and called my Dad, pretty much broke down on the phone, and among other much needed reassurance he told me if I got a job he could gladly bail me out. He's extremely wise and loving. I called an agency I was ashamed to face - I had this silly idea that they would think less of me for not calling sooner - and sure enough there's work. Then I went and got a big lentil curry with samosa and stuff and caught up on a number of commitments, spectacularly. Then I posted my little story to the No Topic thread in the hope of reassuring some other poor soul that it's all in the mind, and if in doubt call someone who loves you.

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Submitted by *DUST* on 13 February, 2006 - 20:36 #2795

"Augustus" wrote:
Now this is precisely what I was afraid of. It does sound rather intimidating – and I’m not used to loading up on water for any given purpose…
If I switch my workout to even earlier in the morning – like 4am, or late at night after I’ve had something to eat can I get away with it?

We've got a basketball game just after Lent and I don't want to be weak/drained for it...

And how do you break the fast?

I suppose your body adjusts to that kind of diet and you can't switch back immediately - and are you weak after a month?

it obviously differs from one person to the next, but personally i've never found fasting difficult. it has never made me 'weak after a month' and in ur case as long as u have two good, healthy meals in the day, it shouldnt take much for ur body to adjust back to ur normal diet...
the best time for a workout would be in the evening, after uv broken ur fast. as long as u dont do it [i]whilst[/i] fasting, u should be ok.
we break the fast with dates and water.

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[size=9]I NEVER WORE IT BECAUSE OF THE TALIBAN, MOTHER. I LIKE THE [b]MODESTY[/b] AND [b]PROTECTION[/b] IT AFFORDS ME FROM THE EYES OF MEN.[/size] [url=http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Dust.html]Dust, X-Men[/url]

Submitted by MuslimSister on 13 February, 2006 - 22:09 #2796

"Augustus" wrote:

Now this is precisely what I was afraid of. It does sound rather intimidating – and I’m not used to loading up on water for any given purpose…

If I switch my workout to even earlier in the morning – like 4am, or late at night after I’ve had something to eat can I get away with it?

We've got a basketball game just after Lent and I don't want to be weak/drained for it...

And how do you break the fast?

I suppose your body adjusts to that kind of diet and you can't switch back immediately - and are you weak after a month?

Everyone’s metabolism is different….for me, going without food all day long and suddenly eating at sunset makes me kinda sluggish in the evening.

I just open the fast with dates, water and fruit.

But Aasiya’s right, it’s not recommended to exercise with a empty stomach…you can just work out in the evening.

I don't go weak after a month, it just takes a few days for the body to adjust its eating routine again..so I'm not hungry for lunch usually for a few days after Ramadan.

Submitted by You on 14 February, 2006 - 02:13 #2797

when ou get used to fasting, by the end of the mon th you have to think twice before you eat!

you get a piece of food, be about to eat it, then think 'should i eat it?'

but at the start of the month its buy a chocolate, open it about to eat it and remember you are fasting. pour a glass of water, and then spill it after realising you are fasting.

You don't really become weak by fasting though.