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chanaleh

post-Valentine's Day notes

Feb 16, 2005 18:02

On love festivals that are not Xian saints' days: This week's Sh'koyach points up the fact that "the Jewish equivalent to Valentine's Day would be Tu B'Av", with a link to the following article:
Tu B'Av, like Yom Kippur, is about introspection and new beginnings concerning our relationships and personal values. [...] Tu B'Av is a great day for ( Read more... )

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mycroft February 16 2005, 23:39:56 UTC

That's a lot less romantic if you've ever had a mockingbird take up residence nearby and belt out tunes almost 24/7 for a month. Oy.

That just begs for the following quote in response: chanaleh February 17 2005, 04:10:26 UTC

MATT: That's honeysuckle! No wonder they make songs about it. ... It's wonderful.
SALLY: You've never had to grub it out of a hedgerow.

Re: That just begs for the following quote in response: mycroft February 17 2005, 05:29:26 UTC

I wanted to quote something back at you, but I couldn't find the script online.
Instead, I will taunt you with a song virus: "...on the north-south-east-west Diddlesex junction!" :-)

Re: That just begs for the following quote in response: greenlily February 17 2005, 15:50:55 UTC

NOOO!!!!!! You are officially Evil.

moria923 February 17 2005, 02:20:19 UTC

Thanks for this info. I found it inspiring that Yom Kippur and Tu B'Av are both referred to as days of deep introspection and days of great joy. I'm Catholic, and growing up, I usually wouldn't think of introspection and joy in the same sentence. According to my training, it was pretty clear that if you looked inside yourself honestly, you'd find something pretty smarmy.

magid February 17 2005, 03:52:28 UTC

According to my training, it was pretty clear that if you looked inside yourself honestly, you'd find something pretty smarmy.
I can't imagine growing up with that... I think it's all about the balance, acknowledging both the good and the bad in oneself, and figuring out how to work on the latter. I really like the (Jewish) story about how one should keep two pieces of paper in two pockets. One says, "The world was created for me," and the other says, "Dust I am and to dust I shall return."

miraclaire February 17 2005, 15:19:00 UTC

I had never heard about Tu B'Av before, thanks for the link :)