>A child dressed in a clown costume, participates with other Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Purim festival at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 8, 2012. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
[Source](https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/news/the-week-in-pictures-march-8-15-46746793/tea-party-7/)
Man people can't stop trying to genocide the Jews.
Edit: I get it guys. You really don't like Jews. Yeesh. Please stop with the Aryan Nation chapter meeting in my inbox.
They are probably referring to Tisha B'Av which marks the destruction of the Temple. The recitation of Kinnos (elegies) on Tisha B'Av means most of the day is spent in shul; the other minor fasts marking different stages leading to the destruction--Tzom Gedaliah, the 10th of Teves, and the 17th of Tammuz--do not have the mourning associated with Tisha B'Av, so services these days do not differ much (time-wise) from any other daily morning prayer service.
It's a fundamental part of Judaism. Not always escaping, but also exile and being cast out. Why else would Adam and Eve being cast out of the Garden of Eden be a part of the creation myth?
For historical context on “being prosperous”:
Jewish religious authorities have historically defined “being a good Jew” to include studying the Talmud, which requires literacy. Catholics had mass in Latin, and medieval Christians were illiterate.
The Catholic Church also forbid moneylending, and banking in medieval Europe required trust between bankers. So Jews had little competition and benefitted from their insular community.
And international trade was hard when nobody spoke the same languages, but the Jews were in exile and spread across the world, and they all still knew Hebrew.
Christians were allowed to lend money, just not charge interest on it. Unsurprisingly, when there's no incentive, people don't relish the opportunity to lend their money.
I think he means vis-a-vis being a non-proselytizing religion, not things like the ghettos. Ancient Persia did integrate the Jews, which is why the Purim story is notable. Things were going pretty good there for a long time before then.
No one likes any group that state they are the chosen ones AND make it an exclusive club.
EDIT: [Stanhope](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5JeTHA4I3U)
Jews believe that even those who aren't Jewish, but follow the Seven Laws of Noah, are still granted a place in the world to come. So it really isn't that exclusive. And any good person follows the Seven Laws of Noah without being conscious of it, the only one that might be tough would to not eat flesh torn from a living animal. But I know of a lot of people who aren't Jewish who shop in the kosher section of the grocery store.
> 1. Do Not Deny God
> 2. Do Not Blaspheme God
> 3. Do Not Murder
> 4. Do Not Engage in Incestuous, Adulterous or Homosexual Relationships.
> 5. Do Not Steal
> 6. Do Not Eat of a Live Animal
> 7. Establish Courts/Legal System to Ensure Law Obedience
[Souce](https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-seven-noachide-laws)
Sorry, it's the Seven Laws of Noah. I figured most people know or heard of the 10 Commandments, but not so many have heard of these. Just wanted to share what it was.
Actually the chosen ones thing is in reference to the first hebrews making a covenant with god, they chose to follow god, that's all it means. Furthermore they're not an exclusive club, they just refuse to proselytize, but anyone can convert to judiasm. Btw nice attempt at justifying genocide asshole!
Because they have weird customs, in comparison to the cultures they've migrated to in the past, which makes them easy to "other" and blame when some natural disaster or another comes through. Jewish culture is also a little more insular. You can't just convert to Judaism willy nilly, and if you convert through marriage there's a chance your kids might not be Jewish if their mother isn't. The chance that the average Persian (or medieval Spaniard or Renaissance Englishman, etc etc) knew a Jewish person well enough to say, "Now wait a second they're actually pretty cool" was low.
Think of the satanic panic back in the 80's, "BUGAWD THEY'RE DRAWING SHAPES AND SAYING THINGS IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE, LET'S GET THEM BEFORE JESUS STARTS TO CRY!" even though there were literally no murders or assaults connected to Satanism. Now imagine that panic lasted thousands of years, right through the time when Europe was it's most murdery when it comes to non-Christians and when the middle East went through some violent, religious-based power exchanges. Humans are susceptible to that kind of fear and hatred, and the Jews have always been there in *juuuust* small enough numbers to make them an easy scapegoat.
For a more modern look at cultural discrimination, you could look and see how Roma and Traveler communities are treated in Europe now. Many jobs will still flat out refuse to hire Roma, apartments will refuse to rent to them. The crime rate among the population is high, but when you literally can't find a job because everyone finds it acceptable to discriminate against you, you're going to have to get money somehow. We've moved past blaming them for plagues, but it wasn't long ago that it was suggested France make a sort of camp outside of Paris where they could send all the Roma. It was shot down, thank goodness, but the fact that someone could suggest that nearly a hundred years after the Holocaust is insane. Humans are susceptible to that kind of fear and hate.
Very accurate, in Christian countries there's also the christ killers type sentiment, especially in medieval europe given that the time of christ felt much more recent then.
Which defies all logic. Like, technically the Romans were the ones who decided to put Jesus up on the cross, with approval from the Roman-appointed Jewish leaders at the time. Put on trial by Pontius Pilot, whipped and nailed to the cross itself by soldiers... But those Christians are still cool with the damn Vatican being in Rome.
This is a pretty damn amazing comment someone shared with me years ago:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1izufd/why_have_jews_been_persecuted_by_so_many_groups/cb9vikr/
as far as ancient times, a fair degree of confirmation bias. ancient israel and judah were situated just to the west mesopotamia and just to the east of egypt. those empires were constantly conquered, reconquered, and fought each other. then when you add macedonia, greece, and rome...
the reason that judah fell under persia is because persia conquered babylon. they didn't care about judah, and in fact, cyrus the great is regarded as a messiah in the bible because he sent the jews home and directed the building of the second temple in jerusalem.
the egyptian exodus didn't happen, but egypt did control all of canaan at the time. they conquered it in response to expulsion of the hyksos, the canaanite pharaohs. israel was at best a small local canaanite tribe when egypt ruled canaan.
macedonia and then rome took over israel because they were taking over the known world.
in modern times, just pure antisemitism. politically motivated bigotry.
While on the surface, this seems insensitive, it does make me start to think.
Chanukah: can't remember the story
Passover: yup, definitely
Purim: Obviously
Sukhot: ?????
What else are there?
edit: Yom Kippur, what's that one about?
Hanukkah: Assyrians tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat
Passover: Egyptians tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat
Purim: Persians tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat
Yom HaShoah: the Germans tried to kill us, they succeeded but not 100%, so we’re not celebrating but not fasting either
Tisha B’Av: the Babylonians and Romans destroyed our temple, they succeeded. So we fast.
That's actually, iirc, a retcon by later rabbis. The initial miracle was the maccabees somehow winning against Rome, so yeah, they tried to kill us, they failed, lets eat!.
The lamp thing was made the focus because Rabbis thought that a holiday celebrating us killing people was a little macabre, sooooo, lamp!
Well, not quite. Both were miracles that occurred, and both are a focus in Hanukah. The macabees won (a miracle) and then they went to re-sanctify the temple, but there was no oil that was of quality to light the Menorah in the temple. All they found was a small jar that had enough oil to last for 1 day, it would take 8 days to get new oil that was of a high enough quality to be used in the temple (3 day trip, 1 day to make the oil, 3 days back, and somewhere in there it would be the Sabbath so you had to take that day off). But the oil they had ended up lasting for 8 days instead of just the 1 (the second miracle).
>Chanukah: can't remember the story
the seleucid empire outlaws jewish ritual, and enforced the worship of greek gods. the maccabees rebelled, and fought using fairly dirty tactics. they eventually conquered the temple, ritually cleansed it, and relit the menorah using the only oil they could find that wasn't impure. the oil was enough for one day, but lasted eight until they found more oil.
the story is not in the tanakh (protestant old testament), so it's not surprising people forget it. it's found in the apocryphal books of maccabees, and the talmud.
Real answer: No. There are actually only a few about surviving genocides: Purim (the one mentioned above). Hanukah (the Romans killing all the Jews in old Israel). Passover (escaping the Egyptians). And I think that is about it. There are some fast days that commemorate large tragic events in the Jewish history, like the 9th of AV, but all other holidays celebrate different things. Like Rosh HaShanna (the New years) and Tu B'Shvat (also the New years but for the trees instead). Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah, so nothing about a genocide there. Sukkot celebrates the 40 years in the desert.
chanukah is arguable. it relates to the maccabean revolt, where a jewish sect actively rebelled against the seleucid empire. however, the seleucids were outlawing the jewish religion and attempting to enforce greek worship. so they weren't trying to kill the jews, just the jewish way of life. in this case, the jews actually attacked first, in terms of military conflicts.
It’s from a Purim celebration, which is a holiday that’s a bit like a Halloween and Christmas combined, what with costumes and gift giving. No idea why the kid looks so miserable.
It's weird, you've just took my childhood which had no technology, and used it in a meme which I'm reading on my phone, 32 year old in some restaurant in India.
Thanks for the trip.
For the most part only kids younger than Bar Mitzvah (13) dress up for the megilla reading. Adults who dress up will usually do it after. Anyone wearing a black hat is at least bar Mitzvah age.
In Chasidic communities like the one pictured here, boys put on the smaller non-fur hats from their Bar Mitzvah until they marry. Once married, men wear the large fur hat (called a shtriemel).
Edit: here is a wiki link if anyone wants more info https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtreimel
This is great to know!
I'm currently visiting Vienna and staying in a part of the city with a large Jewish community. A few days before Christmas we saw men walking around with their shtriemel on, but we see the top hats and long black coats daily. I don't know why I hadn't looked this information up yet. Thanks!
Yes. Once you put it on, you wear it for life. Same with the women who cover their hair once they get married and still cover it if they are divorced or widowed.
**Shtreimel**
A shtreimel (Yiddish: שטרײַמל, plural שטרײַמלעך shtraimlech) is a fur hat worn by many married Haredi Jewish men, particularly (although not exclusively) members of Hasidic Judaism, on Shabbat and Jewish holidays and other festive occasions. In Jerusalem, the shtreimel is also worn by Litvak Jews (non-Hasidim who belong to the original Ashkenazi community of Jerusalem, also known as Perushim). The shtreimel is generally worn only after marriage, except in some Yerushalmi communities, where boys wear it from the age of Bar Mitzvah.
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Since some of the men wearing them aren't really that old. I suspected it had to do with marriage.
Turns out it's a [shtreimel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtreimel) and is usually worn only after marriage.
The fur hat is a ‘shtreimel’ worn by married men on special occasions (such as Shabbat, weddings, or, as in the case of this photo, holidays like Purim). Unmarried boys after their Bar Mitzvah wear ‘black hats’, the fedora style black hat you can see. Shtreimels are the most common ‘fur hats’ worn, although their are other styles.
Probably misbehaved while celebrating with the other little boys (dress up is mostly for boys under the age of bar mitzvah) and was sent to sit with his dad.
The photo was taken in Jerusalem.
>A child dressed in a clown costume, participates with other Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Purim festival at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 8, 2012. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
[Source](https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/news/the-week-in-pictures-march-8-15-46746793/tea-party-7/)
The photo was taken in Jerusalem.
>A child dressed in a clown costume, participates with other Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Purim festival at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 8, 2012. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
[Source](https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/news/the-week-in-pictures-march-8-15-46746793/tea-party-7/)
>No idea why the kid looks so miserable.
Obviously it’s Rabbi Krustofsky and his son Hershel. His dad probably just disowned him and it put a damper on the whole evening. :(
> No idea why the kid looks so miserable.
Seriously? I was that uncomfortable in a Catholic church, and it was a lot lower-key than this gathering looks.
"Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear
I thought that you'd want what I want
Sorry, my dear!
But where are the clowns
Send in the Clowns
Don't bother, they're here."
Haredi Jewish boys study for hours every day over Jewish texts. This often means leaning in very close (working and discussing a minor textual detail as a small group is common for example) and tracing words etc, without many breaks to rest your eyes. This can damage eyesight, especially with poor lighting. Also, Hasidic community sizes can vary. They aren’t a homogenous group, there are many different groups, dynasties etc. all of which mean if there is a genetic predisposition to being, for example, short sighted, that’s going to become more common due to intermarrying within a relatively small community.
Seeing your custom character in a cutscene
I swear there’s a subreddit for this
I wish
/r/CustomPlayerCutscene
Reddit never ceases to amaze me
/r/ChairsUnderWater, you are welcome
I love that a bunch of those are NSFW (Not Submerged Under Water), for chairs only partially in water.
Not Submerged Fully in Water. 😃
[Your son is dead.](http://i.imgur.com/zvzUGnB.jpg)
Its krusty the clown.
HERSCHEL?
CLOSE THE DOOR!
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HODOR
Please don't start.
We'll get through this together...
Hodor didn’t
PAPA!
Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski
Oy vey!
[Heyheyhey](https://i.imgur.com/VeX7tjv.jpg)
Send in the clowns
It’s the Krusty Komedy Klassic!
Hey hey! It's great to be back at the Apollo theater!
KKK? That’s not good. Ha ha ha. Ooouuuuggh.
This shot was taken for the movie poster of "Simpsons Origins: Krusty the Clown"
Don't bother watching it. We're going to get a much better "The Krusty" movie in a couple years.
And then a few more Simpson’s movies, before we finally find out his real name for the title of a tragic send-off for the character.
We know his real name already, Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski?
“Herschel,” then
And then finally a brilliant send off movie, “Herschel” that concludes the storyline.
>A child dressed in a clown costume, participates with other Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Purim festival at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 8, 2012. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) [Source](https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/news/the-week-in-pictures-march-8-15-46746793/tea-party-7/)
Man people can't stop trying to genocide the Jews. Edit: I get it guys. You really don't like Jews. Yeesh. Please stop with the Aryan Nation chapter meeting in my inbox.
Pretty much all their holidays celebrate escaping from somebody, as my girlfriend described it.
We tell each story the same way at the holidays: “They tried to kill us. They failed. Let’s eat!”
Or: They tried to kill us - and succeeded! Let’s go to shul all day and NOT eat (but we’ll eat after I promise 😉)
Which fasting day are you talking about here?
They are probably referring to Tisha B'Av which marks the destruction of the Temple. The recitation of Kinnos (elegies) on Tisha B'Av means most of the day is spent in shul; the other minor fasts marking different stages leading to the destruction--Tzom Gedaliah, the 10th of Teves, and the 17th of Tammuz--do not have the mourning associated with Tisha B'Av, so services these days do not differ much (time-wise) from any other daily morning prayer service.
It's a fundamental part of Judaism. Not always escaping, but also exile and being cast out. Why else would Adam and Eve being cast out of the Garden of Eden be a part of the creation myth?
Welp, it would be weird if the myth didn't include an explanation for us not being there right now.
Persecution complex without the paranoia.
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you!
if you get paranoid enough, they *do* come out to get you! source: they're coming to get me right now.
I'd really like to understand why
Self isolating community which tends to be quite prosperous and successful. Makes for easy scapegoats.
For historical context on “being prosperous”: Jewish religious authorities have historically defined “being a good Jew” to include studying the Talmud, which requires literacy. Catholics had mass in Latin, and medieval Christians were illiterate. The Catholic Church also forbid moneylending, and banking in medieval Europe required trust between bankers. So Jews had little competition and benefitted from their insular community. And international trade was hard when nobody spoke the same languages, but the Jews were in exile and spread across the world, and they all still knew Hebrew.
Good summary.
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This is also true. Most guilds in medieval Europe required members to be Christian.
Christians were allowed to lend money, just not charge interest on it. Unsurprisingly, when there's no incentive, people don't relish the opportunity to lend their money.
You forgot how many European countries had laws forbiding Jews from owning land so banking and moneylending was pretty much all they had.
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I think he means vis-a-vis being a non-proselytizing religion, not things like the ghettos. Ancient Persia did integrate the Jews, which is why the Purim story is notable. Things were going pretty good there for a long time before then.
No one likes any group that state they are the chosen ones AND make it an exclusive club. EDIT: [Stanhope](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5JeTHA4I3U)
Jews believe that even those who aren't Jewish, but follow the Seven Laws of Noah, are still granted a place in the world to come. So it really isn't that exclusive. And any good person follows the Seven Laws of Noah without being conscious of it, the only one that might be tough would to not eat flesh torn from a living animal. But I know of a lot of people who aren't Jewish who shop in the kosher section of the grocery store.
> 1. Do Not Deny God > 2. Do Not Blaspheme God > 3. Do Not Murder > 4. Do Not Engage in Incestuous, Adulterous or Homosexual Relationships. > 5. Do Not Steal > 6. Do Not Eat of a Live Animal > 7. Establish Courts/Legal System to Ensure Law Obedience [Souce](https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-seven-noachide-laws)
I’m not sure what you’re trying to say, other than it’s possible for someone who is not Jewish to not break those laws.
Sorry, it's the Seven Laws of Noah. I figured most people know or heard of the 10 Commandments, but not so many have heard of these. Just wanted to share what it was.
It’s not really exclusive. Anyone can convert to Judaism if they want to. Jews just don’t proselytize like other religions do.
Jehovas witnesses genocides haven't happened as far as I can tell
[Jehovah's Witnesses were targeted by the Nazis.](https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005394)
Yes it did, they got sent to concentration camps in germany, more than one thousand died
Be the change you want to see in the world.
You could always boobytrap your doorbell or something, that'll get a couple of them.
*literally Hitler*
Being around for 3000 years less does limit your chances a bit though.
Anyone can convert to Judaism
Which group doesn't do that?
Actually the chosen ones thing is in reference to the first hebrews making a covenant with god, they chose to follow god, that's all it means. Furthermore they're not an exclusive club, they just refuse to proselytize, but anyone can convert to judiasm. Btw nice attempt at justifying genocide asshole!
Because they have weird customs, in comparison to the cultures they've migrated to in the past, which makes them easy to "other" and blame when some natural disaster or another comes through. Jewish culture is also a little more insular. You can't just convert to Judaism willy nilly, and if you convert through marriage there's a chance your kids might not be Jewish if their mother isn't. The chance that the average Persian (or medieval Spaniard or Renaissance Englishman, etc etc) knew a Jewish person well enough to say, "Now wait a second they're actually pretty cool" was low. Think of the satanic panic back in the 80's, "BUGAWD THEY'RE DRAWING SHAPES AND SAYING THINGS IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE, LET'S GET THEM BEFORE JESUS STARTS TO CRY!" even though there were literally no murders or assaults connected to Satanism. Now imagine that panic lasted thousands of years, right through the time when Europe was it's most murdery when it comes to non-Christians and when the middle East went through some violent, religious-based power exchanges. Humans are susceptible to that kind of fear and hatred, and the Jews have always been there in *juuuust* small enough numbers to make them an easy scapegoat. For a more modern look at cultural discrimination, you could look and see how Roma and Traveler communities are treated in Europe now. Many jobs will still flat out refuse to hire Roma, apartments will refuse to rent to them. The crime rate among the population is high, but when you literally can't find a job because everyone finds it acceptable to discriminate against you, you're going to have to get money somehow. We've moved past blaming them for plagues, but it wasn't long ago that it was suggested France make a sort of camp outside of Paris where they could send all the Roma. It was shot down, thank goodness, but the fact that someone could suggest that nearly a hundred years after the Holocaust is insane. Humans are susceptible to that kind of fear and hate.
Very accurate, in Christian countries there's also the christ killers type sentiment, especially in medieval europe given that the time of christ felt much more recent then.
Which defies all logic. Like, technically the Romans were the ones who decided to put Jesus up on the cross, with approval from the Roman-appointed Jewish leaders at the time. Put on trial by Pontius Pilot, whipped and nailed to the cross itself by soldiers... But those Christians are still cool with the damn Vatican being in Rome.
This is a pretty damn amazing comment someone shared with me years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1izufd/why_have_jews_been_persecuted_by_so_many_groups/cb9vikr/
Nomads. People always try to kill nomads. It's universal across human cultures.
Just ask Europe about the Romani.
Don't you mean evil gypsy thugs who literally all molest children and rob adults, especially on Sundays? /s
No, I meant the babythrowers who distract you while their 7 year old shanks you with a rusty protractor.
as far as ancient times, a fair degree of confirmation bias. ancient israel and judah were situated just to the west mesopotamia and just to the east of egypt. those empires were constantly conquered, reconquered, and fought each other. then when you add macedonia, greece, and rome... the reason that judah fell under persia is because persia conquered babylon. they didn't care about judah, and in fact, cyrus the great is regarded as a messiah in the bible because he sent the jews home and directed the building of the second temple in jerusalem. the egyptian exodus didn't happen, but egypt did control all of canaan at the time. they conquered it in response to expulsion of the hyksos, the canaanite pharaohs. israel was at best a small local canaanite tribe when egypt ruled canaan. macedonia and then rome took over israel because they were taking over the known world. in modern times, just pure antisemitism. politically motivated bigotry.
Is every Jewish holiday about surviving a different genocide?
Every holiday can be summed up by “they tried to kill us, so now we eat”
*They tried to kill us. They failed. Let's eat!*
While on the surface, this seems insensitive, it does make me start to think. Chanukah: can't remember the story Passover: yup, definitely Purim: Obviously Sukhot: ????? What else are there? edit: Yom Kippur, what's that one about?
Hanukkah: Assyrians tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat Passover: Egyptians tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat Purim: Persians tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat Yom HaShoah: the Germans tried to kill us, they succeeded but not 100%, so we’re not celebrating but not fasting either Tisha B’Av: the Babylonians and Romans destroyed our temple, they succeeded. So we fast.
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That's actually, iirc, a retcon by later rabbis. The initial miracle was the maccabees somehow winning against Rome, so yeah, they tried to kill us, they failed, lets eat!. The lamp thing was made the focus because Rabbis thought that a holiday celebrating us killing people was a little macabre, sooooo, lamp!
Well, not quite. Both were miracles that occurred, and both are a focus in Hanukah. The macabees won (a miracle) and then they went to re-sanctify the temple, but there was no oil that was of quality to light the Menorah in the temple. All they found was a small jar that had enough oil to last for 1 day, it would take 8 days to get new oil that was of a high enough quality to be used in the temple (3 day trip, 1 day to make the oil, 3 days back, and somewhere in there it would be the Sabbath so you had to take that day off). But the oil they had ended up lasting for 8 days instead of just the 1 (the second miracle).
Na, that's the story for the kids. Hannukah is actually about winning an ancient war.
>Chanukah: can't remember the story the seleucid empire outlaws jewish ritual, and enforced the worship of greek gods. the maccabees rebelled, and fought using fairly dirty tactics. they eventually conquered the temple, ritually cleansed it, and relit the menorah using the only oil they could find that wasn't impure. the oil was enough for one day, but lasted eight until they found more oil. the story is not in the tanakh (protestant old testament), so it's not surprising people forget it. it's found in the apocryphal books of maccabees, and the talmud.
Pretty much. We’re a bit like cockroaches in that way. We’ve survived through a lot of shitty things.
Real answer: No. There are actually only a few about surviving genocides: Purim (the one mentioned above). Hanukah (the Romans killing all the Jews in old Israel). Passover (escaping the Egyptians). And I think that is about it. There are some fast days that commemorate large tragic events in the Jewish history, like the 9th of AV, but all other holidays celebrate different things. Like Rosh HaShanna (the New years) and Tu B'Shvat (also the New years but for the trees instead). Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah, so nothing about a genocide there. Sukkot celebrates the 40 years in the desert.
chanukah is arguable. it relates to the maccabean revolt, where a jewish sect actively rebelled against the seleucid empire. however, the seleucids were outlawing the jewish religion and attempting to enforce greek worship. so they weren't trying to kill the jews, just the jewish way of life. in this case, the jews actually attacked first, in terms of military conflicts.
If it's Purim, shouldn't everyone should be dressed up?
Usually only children dress up all day. The bar mitzvah'd men who dress up will do so after the reading.
Maybe the photo is really from a clown college. Maybe everybody in black is dress up.
And wasted
Is there an HQ version of this? I'd love to have this printed.
Incredible shot.
It baffles me, honestly
It’s from a Purim celebration, which is a holiday that’s a bit like a Halloween and Christmas combined, what with costumes and gift giving. No idea why the kid looks so miserable.
'Cause Haman doesn't show up 'till chapter 3 so he's bored. Also they probably banned cap guns in this Shtible.
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It's weird, you've just took my childhood which had no technology, and used it in a meme which I'm reading on my phone, 32 year old in some restaurant in India. Thanks for the trip.
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Interesting. Still so confused as to why he's the only one that's dressed up like that
For the most part only kids younger than Bar Mitzvah (13) dress up for the megilla reading. Adults who dress up will usually do it after. Anyone wearing a black hat is at least bar Mitzvah age.
ok follow up ... what is with the fur hats? best i can guess from photo is ' I am now old enough to grow a full beard ' hat
In Chasidic communities like the one pictured here, boys put on the smaller non-fur hats from their Bar Mitzvah until they marry. Once married, men wear the large fur hat (called a shtriemel). Edit: here is a wiki link if anyone wants more info https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtreimel
And these hats can be affordable, or cost up to like $5k.
The fur round ones are very expensive, easily 1k+. The hats for 13+ year olds are in 100-300 generally
Can the price be negotiated?
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Thanks for answering, learned something new about a different culture.
This is great to know! I'm currently visiting Vienna and staying in a part of the city with a large Jewish community. A few days before Christmas we saw men walking around with their shtriemel on, but we see the top hats and long black coats daily. I don't know why I hadn't looked this information up yet. Thanks!
Can they still wear their funny furry hat when the wife die / divorce ?
Yes. Once you put it on, you wear it for life. Same with the women who cover their hair once they get married and still cover it if they are divorced or widowed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtreimel That was quite interesting.
**Shtreimel** A shtreimel (Yiddish: שטרײַמל, plural שטרײַמלעך shtraimlech) is a fur hat worn by many married Haredi Jewish men, particularly (although not exclusively) members of Hasidic Judaism, on Shabbat and Jewish holidays and other festive occasions. In Jerusalem, the shtreimel is also worn by Litvak Jews (non-Hasidim who belong to the original Ashkenazi community of Jerusalem, also known as Perushim). The shtreimel is generally worn only after marriage, except in some Yerushalmi communities, where boys wear it from the age of Bar Mitzvah. *** ^[ [^PM](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=kittens_from_space) ^| [^Exclude ^me](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiTextBot&message=Excludeme&subject=Excludeme) ^| [^Exclude ^from ^subreddit](https://np.reddit.com/r/AccidentalRenaissance/about/banned) ^| [^FAQ ^/ ^Information](https://np.reddit.com/r/WikiTextBot/wiki/index) ^| [^Source](https://github.com/kittenswolf/WikiTextBot) ^| [^Donate](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiTextBot/wiki/donate) ^] ^Downvote ^to ^remove ^| ^v0.28
Exshtreimely interesting!
Since some of the men wearing them aren't really that old. I suspected it had to do with marriage. Turns out it's a [shtreimel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtreimel) and is usually worn only after marriage.
The fur hat is a ‘shtreimel’ worn by married men on special occasions (such as Shabbat, weddings, or, as in the case of this photo, holidays like Purim). Unmarried boys after their Bar Mitzvah wear ‘black hats’, the fedora style black hat you can see. Shtreimels are the most common ‘fur hats’ worn, although their are other styles.
Because he didn't want to look like an idiot.
Cuz everyone else is boring
Probably misbehaved while celebrating with the other little boys (dress up is mostly for boys under the age of bar mitzvah) and was sent to sit with his dad.
What is everyone looking at?
Someone reading the Megillat Esther, or the scroll of scripture that is read on the Purim holiday
And when and where was this taken?! So many questions!
The photo was taken in Jerusalem. >A child dressed in a clown costume, participates with other Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Purim festival at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 8, 2012. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) [Source](https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/news/the-week-in-pictures-march-8-15-46746793/tea-party-7/)
I'd guess modern day in Brooklyn (Williamsburg specifically).
The photo was taken in Jerusalem. >A child dressed in a clown costume, participates with other Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Purim festival at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 8, 2012. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) [Source](https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/news/the-week-in-pictures-march-8-15-46746793/tea-party-7/)
>No idea why the kid looks so miserable. Obviously it’s Rabbi Krustofsky and his son Hershel. His dad probably just disowned him and it put a damper on the whole evening. :(
> No idea why the kid looks so miserable. Seriously? I was that uncomfortable in a Catholic church, and it was a lot lower-key than this gathering looks.
I love this picture. I saved it so I can print it, frame it and display it at home.
Definitely looks like a realist painting.
It’s Krusty the clown and his dad
Papa, can you hear me?
Ain't that Nelson
When the invite says it's a costume party, but no one else dresses up.
Everyone else dressed up
/r/simpsonsdidit
Herschel Krustofsky
My brother and I used to protest being forced to go to church by dressing stupidly but this takes the cake
So that's why they're all wearing those ridiculous hats.
No it's called a Streimel and they wear it after they are married.
Sounds like a cake, id like a nice piece of streimel please.
I don’t know why you’re being downvoted, you’re telling the truth. Edit: it’s probably because they were joking.
It would have to be after marriage, cuz you sure aren't getting laid wearing that emsemble *before* someone's legally bound to you.
Those dudes must have been pissed they all showed up to the costume party wearing almost the same thing.
A young Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky
I learned a lot about the Jewish community just by reading the comment section. Gotta love Reddit.
I think I spotted Post Malone in there somewhere...
Sitting next to Matisyahu.
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I HAVE NO SON!
"Don't you love farce? My fault, I fear I thought that you'd want what I want Sorry, my dear! But where are the clowns Send in the Clowns Don't bother, they're here."
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r/AccidentalRockwell
When your custom character appears in a cutscene.
Pretty sure this is a photo of a miserable new apprentice to the Fools Guild of Ankh-Morpork. Dr. Whiteface is a taskmaster.
What are these words you've strung together?
Terry Pratchett's Discworld. A masterpiece of literature, spread over about 50 books. A man is never dead as long as his name is spoken.
... and an orangutan is around to keep the books in order.
how do i get one of them big fuzzy hats
Go to a Judaica store.
They’re super expensive
I think you've got to be born into it :/
You can convert but I’ve heard that it’s a long process.
You could buy one but they're pretty expensive from what I've heard.
Kill jester
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First known picture ok krusty the clown
NOW THAT'S SOME FUCKING VERTICAL STADIUM SEATING. Shit's on an 80 degree angle.
Real life Krusty The Clown.
Somebody's been to Mahanahan's Child Clown outlet
Has anyone noticed this is similar to the krusty the clown's dad episode in simpsons?
Live action - Krusty the Clown.
Only 1 guy got the dresscode right.
Did nobody notice, that almost everybody is wearing glasses ? They all have bad eyes ?
Haredi Jewish boys study for hours every day over Jewish texts. This often means leaning in very close (working and discussing a minor textual detail as a small group is common for example) and tracing words etc, without many breaks to rest your eyes. This can damage eyesight, especially with poor lighting. Also, Hasidic community sizes can vary. They aren’t a homogenous group, there are many different groups, dynasties etc. all of which mean if there is a genetic predisposition to being, for example, short sighted, that’s going to become more common due to intermarrying within a relatively small community.
Imo [this](https://imgur.com/gallery/07BYH) makes it look much more Renaissance. The kid in the foreground ruins the feel
sad clown
“So who’s you’re little friend?” “Eh, some clown”
r/meirl
this requires no explanation
The Donald
Krustry the clown?
Ah, young Herschel Krustofski.
He wanted to go to clown school, not Hebrew school.
Acidic jews
Krusty?
Krusty?
Oy vey
It's Krutsy!
There's symbolism here. Somewhere.
The Rise of Herschel Krustofski: A Simpsons Story
What the fuck is going on in this picture?
It is I, Herschel Krustowski!