Fundamentalists Equate Ancient Philistine Territory with Jerusalem
Why should only the liberal Jews get to make shit up and call it Judaism create new rituals?
The Forward reports,
In almost all respects, Aryeh Gottlieb’s Israeli wedding late last month was a standard Orthodox affair[…]At the end of the marriage ceremony, Rabbi Dov Lior, chief rabbi of Kiryat Arba and grandfather of the bride, condemned the disengagement. He then sprinkled ashes on Gottlieb’s forehead, as is the custom in certain Orthodox circles, and to conclude the ceremony the groom broke two glasses under his right foot in quick succession. The first glass was the traditional vessel broken by Jewish grooms everywhere as a reminder that there is woe in the world even during times of joy. (In some circles, the glass in linked more specifically to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.) The second cup, added by Gottlieb after he received a rabbinic go-ahead, signified the recent destruction of the settlements. “We said if we break a cup for Jerusalem, we should break a cup for Gush Katif…”
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On the other side of the political mechitza, Zeek editor Jay Michaelson has pagan epiphany while skinny-dipping with hippie Rabbi.
“Why should only the liberal Jews get to make shit up and call it Judaism create new rituals?”
LOL! Best line ever on this website.
Somehow ancient Hittite territory is more sacred than ancient Phillistine territory – Phillistine?
Yes, E – somehow I consider Jerusalem more sacred to the Jewish people. Somehow.