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darkswordsman17 said:
Jesus, MotionMan, chill the fuck out.

Maybe don't make asinine threads if you don't want people to ask questions about why you're doing something that is the basis of your thread.
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I never said or implied that one should not ask questions. I provided sources for the answers to every question explained much better than I could. Someone just decided it would be more fun to be an ass about it.

I replied in kind, with relish.

MotionMan
 
SphinxnihpS said:
Clearly you have some pet idea of who you think I am... I regret to inform you are am far more sophisticated than you could probably comprehend.
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Uh oh, I have awoken the sophisticated, incomprehensible, dare I say, inconceivable, anti-conformist.

I was picking on this phrasing because it is not only completely incorrect, it makes you sound akin to an idiot fundamentalist. It reads like someone who assumes Jesus Christ in a conversation about god. The beauty is in the choice anyway, but that's another topic. You make it sound like god will strike you dead if you didn't adhere to every single tenet and ritual of your religion. I've eaten cheeseburgers with plenty of Jews in their cars on Saturdays, who wouldn't be too thrilled with your assessment that they are somehow un-Jewish. Not everyone follows the exact same strictures in regard to their faith, and you shouldn't make it sound as if they do; it's a lie! ...though I am certain there are Jews out there than would look at your practices of faith and scoff at your lack of fervor. You could have put that better, and I pointed it out.
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I am not sure what your point is. I love bacon, drive on Saturdays, can barely speak, let alone understand, Hebrew and rarely go to services. I do not clean my house for Passover and my kids do not keep Passover.

My response of "You cannot eat bread during Passover" is a correct statement for those who generally follow Judaism and believe in following that aspect of the Passover rules/laws. It was not some direction from on high to all who read my words. I am not some kind of religious nut - I just so happen to keep Passover by not eating certain things, including bread. I do not judge other people for how they, or if they, keep Passover.

You clearly have some issues with religion that need to be worked out, but, for that, you came to the wrong thread.

MotionMan
 
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Is there any particular reason people need to be questioning MotionMans religious choice?

He chooses to follow the Jewish tradition of not eating leavened bread. He made a post asking if anyone else has had that feeling of "Awesome I can have that again" before in his OP.

MotionMan said:
What is something you love to eat that you had to go without, why, how long and what did you do to break that "fast"?
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He wasn't trying to convince people to become Jewish or anything he just wanted to start a little discussion about how he felt yesterday morning.

The confusion about why he wasn't eating bread was answered on Post 13

So why are we still talking about it?

Can we please try and focus on the question asked in the op?
 
Apparently when MotionMan goes without bread, it makes him belligerent. That's good to know.

Passover seders are what convinced me that Judaism and I were not a good match. I went to one every year as a child and it is the worst tradition in the world. It goes on for 6 hours, the food is terrible, and it serves solely as a function to remember just how shitty the world has been to Jews for the last five thousand years or so. Which, sure, is good to remember, but to spend 6 hours just getting beaten over the head with it is torture. As is the parsely dipped in saltwater. And the matzoh. And the Mannischevitz, which I'm almost positive is a war crime. Quite frankly, I don't know how the tradition has gone on so long since every Jew I know in my age group hated it growing up.

If you can stomach that into adulthood, great, more power to you. I'll stick to my leavened bread.
 
Atomic Playboy said:
Apparently when MotionMan goes without bread, it makes him belligerent. That's good to know.
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"Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." 😉

Passover seders are what convinced me that Judaism and I were not a good match. I went to one every year as a child and it is the worst tradition in the world. It goes on for 6 hours, the food is terrible, and it serves solely as a function to remember just how shitty the world has been to Jews for the last five thousand years or so. Which, sure, is good to remember, but to spend 6 hours just getting beaten over the head with it is torture. As is the parsely dipped in saltwater. And the matzoh. And the Mannischevitz, which I'm almost positive is a war crime. Quite frankly, I don't know how the tradition has gone on so long since every Jew I know in my age group hated it growing up.

If you can stomach that into adulthood, great, more power to you. I'll stick to my leavened bread.
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Our Seders are kid-friendly, last less than an hour and kid-friendly food is provided throughout (I happen to like Passover food (though not for 8 days)). When the kids were younger, they put on skits.

My son loves the parsely dipped in saltwater - I usually have to give mine to him as there is rarely enough for seconds. 😉

MotionMan
 
MotionMan said:
Our Seders are kid-friendly, last less than an hour and kid-friendly food is provided throughout (I happen to like Passover food (though not for 8 days)). When the kids were younger, they put on skits.

My son loves the parsely dipped in saltwater - I usually have to give mine to him as there is rarely enough for seconds. 😉
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I maintain it's time for a slight upgrade to the seder. For example, parsely dipped in saltwater... yeah, it's ok, but what about bacon dipped in saltwater? You still get the symbolism of the tears, but it's mixed with delicious swine. Admittedly, that's not ideal for folks keeping kosher, but it's a thought. Or matzoh. Matzoh's basically a big cracker. But it's pretty bland. How about we jazz up the seder by replacing the matzoh with Cheez-Its? You're still avoiding unleavened bread, but you get the added benefit of not feeling like you just sucked on a sock. And Mannischevitz; nobody likes it. Nobody likes Mickeys either, but after a few of those, you won't be able to keep track of how long you've been sitting at that table wishing plagues upon Egyptians.

I really need to speak to some sort of Jewish Council about this. I think it would go over pretty well.
 
Atomic Playboy said:
I maintain it's time for a slight upgrade to the seder. For example, parsely dipped in saltwater... yeah, it's ok, but what about bacon dipped in saltwater? You still get the symbolism of the tears, but it's mixed with delicious swine. Admittedly, that's not ideal for folks keeping kosher, but it's a thought.
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Bacon may technically be kosher for Passover, but not kosher is general.

Or matzoh. Matzoh's basically a big cracker. But it's pretty bland. How about we jazz up the seder by replacing the matzoh with Cheez-Its? You're still avoiding unleavened bread, but you get the added benefit of not feeling like you just sucked on a sock.
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Cheez-Its are not kosher for Passover.

And Mannischevitz; nobody likes it. Nobody likes Mickeys either, but after a few of those, you won't be able to keep track of how long you've been sitting at that table wishing plagues upon Egyptians.
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I know a lot of people who like Manischewitz. I, luckily, get grape juice (Jew-ce) because I cannot drink alcohol anymore.

BTW, I grew up with very traditional Seders, so I feel your pain. My kids, niece and nephews have it easy.

MotionMan
 
Anubis said:
Lobster,
Grew up in maine used to have it all the time

moved to NY and its too damn expensive out here

can go for years without having it and when i do i gorge on it
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Mainer here, going to be having some lobsters this weekend!
 
I haven't had foie gras in a while. Definitely need to hit some of that shit soon; it's been too long. :hmm:

KT
 
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