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sucks.

I can't have bread or any such products, but if it's made from matzah' then it's fine. I have to sit and watch my dad be a slob and eat old Eastern European "Jewish" garbage. Sit through the silly seder with all it's nonsens about the Jews building pyramids, which never happened. My sis is a bitch all night and there's no cereal in the morning because every time they have a good one, they stop making it the next year. How can there not be a market. So, anyone know how to make passover cereal?

On the bright side, the matzah is sweet for some reason. :)

*awaits people to tell me to tough it out*

AT least there's only one more time after this and then I turn 18 and can leave. :)

Not to mention God would've killed me...

*eats a donut*

I cannot find a viable poll option for me to choose.

AT least there's only one more time after this and then I turn 18 and can leave. leave what? home?

leave what? home?

UB, I'm surprised you weren't the first person to reply to this thread. ;)

leave what? home?

More or less. When you live with a psycho dad, frustrated mom, and crazy sister, you always want out. I'm counting down the days: 17 months from Friday I think...

UB, I'm surprised you weren't the first person to reply to this thread. ;)you are surprised too easily.

*eats a donut*

DIE

More or less. When you live with a psycho dad, frustrated mom, and crazy sister, you always want out. I'm counting down the days: 17 months from Friday I think...and then you have proper passovers?

you are surprised too easily.

The giant black statement in your sig was what tipped me off...

The giant black statement in your sig was what tipped me off...Oh, I created that as a reaction to Grave_n_idle's sig, yet I don't go as far as he does.

I cannot find a viable poll option for me to choose.

QFT. Where is "passover is for n00bs" or failing that "myrth"?

Passover's great.

Who doesn't like betting on which first-timer's going to eat the horseradish? They're called "bitter herbs" for a reason, but that never seems to stop some kid from taking a bite. :p Ah, the screams.

So, anyone know how to make passover cereal?


Cinnamon gefilte fish squares?

sucks.

I can't have bread or any such products, but if it's made from matzah' then it's fine. I have to sit and watch my dad be a slob and eat old Eastern European "Jewish" garbage. Sit through the silly seder with all it's nonsens about the Jews building pyramids, which never happened. My sis is a bitch all night and there's no cereal in the morning because every time they have a good one, they stop making it the next year. How can there not be a market. So, anyone know how to make passover cereal?

On the bright side, the matzah is sweet for some reason. :)

*awaits people to tell me to tough it out*

AT least there's only one more time after this and then I turn 18 and can leave. :)

yet another reason why I'm glad I'm not Jewish. :) tough it out sport

If it is not worth it to voluntary religious practice then why do it?

yet another reason why I'm glad I'm not Jewish. :) tough it out sport

yeah, cause 8 days of no bread is a horrible sacrifice compared to, I dunno, a month of fasting...

yeah, cause 8 days of no bread is a horrible sacrifice compared to, I dunno, a month of fasting...but who has a month of fasting ?

but who has a month of fasting ?

you have I suppose never heard of Ramadan?

you have I suppose never heard of Ramadan?when they only eat from dusk till dawn ? :p

Happy passover! You jews!

when they only eat from dusk till dawn ? :p

which is a daylight fast, yes....

yeah, cause 8 days of no bread is a horrible sacrifice compared to, I dunno, a month of fasting...

Ramadan is a worth while sacrifice though. Its a time to celebrate and to get closer to God.

which is a daylight fast, yes....most muslims i know gain weight during ramadan...

you have I suppose never heard of Ramadan?

Exactly. Ramadan can be quite uncomfortable when it falls in the summer, I've heard. No food or drink from sunup to sundown in July can be understandbly difficult. At least Passover comes with delicious Charoset. :)

when they only eat from dusk till dawn ? :p

We have had a few that tried to pull wierd work hours with us without telling us they were muslem (so they went without food all day and schedules lined up so they could not eat till like midnight)

We are MORE then happy to work around your schedule and give you a lunch break even if you are only working for a few hours (student shifts can be as short as an hour)

But we have to know :)

most muslims i know gain weight during ramadan...

Yeah, they go ape after sundown, but those 16 hours of light in the summer suck if you're doing any kind of strenuous work.. say, if you're a laborer or a cab driver in the heat with no drink.

Yeah, they go ape after sundown, but those 16 hours of light in the summer suck if you're doing any kind of strenuous work.. say, if you're a laborer or a cab driver in the heat with no drink.but they always say don't drink and drive... :)
and "they go ape" almost sounds like Muslim-bashing...

but they always say don't drink and drive... :)
and "they go ape" almost sounds like Muslim-bashing...

My source is German family coming from an Arab/Turk neighborhood in the East(I believe). I guess the Arabs throw a pretty respectable party after dark to break the fast. I've seen the same here in California, but my sample size is a bit smaller.

Edit: I've heard the same from Coptic Christians coming from Egypt. There's a good many where I live.

My source is German family coming from an Arab/Turk neighborhood in the East(I believe). I guess the Arabs throw a pretty respectable party after dark to break the fast. I've seen the same here in California, but my sample size is a bit smaller.

Edit: I've heard the same from Coptic Christians coming from Egypt. There's a good many where I live.your sample size is a bit smaller?

your sample size is a bit smaller?

Meaning, I personally know only a few Muslim families and one formerly-Muslim. My German relatives knew many more back in the Old Country, so when they tell me that there are often festivities to break the fast, they say so with more experience. My Coptic acquaintances say the same of Egypt, and are probably more qualified than I am to say so.

Ramadan is a worth while sacrifice though. Its a time to celebrate and to get closer to God.

and passover is what...a time to celebrate and get closer to Atkins?



As for passover, I said screw it this year. And let me tell you, knowing that I shouldn't be eating bread products right now is making these oreos sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better.



hey, lets see you try to keep kosher when you're cooking for 3 gentiles and they all want their potatos and bread and pasta.

God Damn, people come on NSG to bitch about the most worthless things...

Ramadan is a worth while sacrifice though. Its a time to celebrate and to get closer to God.

How is that any different from passover?

but who has a month of fasting ?

My church held one, but it was optional. And I thought Christians don't fast. Lasted from November to December.

Basically we had to give up internet, video games, TV, and everything considered a "distraction" from prayer, and all party food and apparently food that tastes good as well.

Um... That's a bit too much for a fun-loving person like me...

My church held one, but it was optional. And I thought Christians don't fast. Lasted from November to December.


Almost the whole year is spent fasting in some traditions if you're observant. Of course, there's feasts too. :)

and passover is what...a time to celebrate and get closer to Atkins?



As for passover, I said screw it this year. And let me tell you, knowing that I shouldn't be eating bread products right now is making these oreos sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better.



hey, lets see you try to keep kosher when you're cooking for 3 gentiles and they all want their potatos and bread and pasta.What's wrong with potatoes and bread and pasta?

My church held one, but it was optional. And I thought Christians don't fast. ?? Christians have a fast from Ash Wednesday to Easter.

so what the hell's the problem? for one week you don't eat levin bread. like keeping kosher for one week is gonna kill anybody?

i think it's cool to every once in a while take a break from one's usual dietary habbits. the bod need diversity anyway.

so for one week you eat a little different then you do for the rest of the year.
catholics have lent. moslems and baha'is have a whole 19 days they don't eat while the sun is up.

i'm sure a lot of other lesser known faiths have some sort of time of year for ritual purification by eating/not eating certain foods that the rest of the year they otherwise would.

i think it's good to have this kind of reminder that there's other things going on in our world then just what we would otherwise experience in our daily lives.

matzos are cool. i like em any time of year. i put peanut butter and jelly on them. i have no idea if that would be cool during passach. i wasn't raised kosher. my dad was an agnostic who had been raised more or less episcopalian.

and me, i don't practice anything, although there's still a card in my pocket that says i once upon a time declaired as a baha'i.

even though it's been ages since i actualy kept the fast. but i am going over to my mom's to light the candles and maybe read some of the writings that go with passover for her.

it is what she grew up with. even if she was never actualy into more then observing the holydays as they went by. but it cheers her up when i come by and all that.

mostly harmless enough as far as i can see.

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what's kosher good for?

what's kosher good for?

the environment.

and lowering cholesteral.

but aside from whatever physiological bennifits there may or may not be to any of these ritual temporary aboritions in diet, the symbolic trip of making us think beyond ourselves, at least a little bit is still the main thing it's all about. any and all of them.

it wouldn't hurt anybody to eat veg one or two weeks a year who didn't otherwise either.

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the environment.how?

and lowering cholesteral.

but aside from whatever physiological bennifits there may or may not be to any of these ritual temporary aboritions in diet, the symbolic trip of making us think beyond ourselves, at least a little bit is still the main thing it's all about. any and all of them.you refer to the religious aspect? that's completely pointless (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher#Principles), since it serves no purpose.
and shechita slaughter is really disgusting.

it wouldn't hurt anybody to eat veg one or two weeks a year who didn't otherwise either.I eat veg all year.

Ignore it then.

Ignore it then.

Considering you left 2 days ago you're posting an awful lot.

Ignore it then.even though it involves killing animals in an extremely cruel way, letting them suffocate and bleed to death fully conscious?

Know what's really great during passover? A nice BLT on some fresh bread. Man that's good!

QFT. Where is "passover is for n00bs" or failing that "myrth"?
Myrth=n00b
Passover's great.

Who doesn't like betting on which first-timer's going to eat the horseradish? They're called "bitter herbs" for a reason, but that never seems to stop some kid from taking a bite. :p Ah, the screams.
My dad almost died eating some last night. :eek:
If it is not worth it to voluntary religious practice then why do it?
As a minor who still lives with his parents, I have minimal free will.
Ramadan is a worth while sacrifice though. Its a time to celebrate and to get closer to God.
What if God doesn't want you to get closer to Him?
most muslims i know gain weight during ramadan...
Hehehe
As for passover, I said screw it this year. And let me tell you, knowing that I shouldn't be eating bread products right now is making these oreos sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better.Know what's really great during passover? A nice BLT on some fresh bread. Man that's good!
DIE
My church held one, but it was optional. And I thought Christians don't fast. Lasted from November to December.

Basically we had to give up internet, video games, TV, and everything considered a "distraction" from prayer, and all party food and apparently food that tastes good as well.

Um... That's a bit too much for a fun-loving person like me...
Religion is dumb.
you refer to the religious aspect? that's completely pointless (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher#Principles), since it serves no purpose.
and shechita slaughter is really disgusting.
I find it more humane and natural than electrocution and scalding.

The lack of proper bread may suck, but the presence of matzoh ball soup ought to help at least a little. Mmm, delicious matzoh ball soup... :)

The lack of proper bread may suck, but the presence of matzoh ball soup ought to help at least a little. Mmm, delicious matzoh ball soup... :)

I hate those..

if i were you i'd become an atheist. worked for me.

sucks.

I can't have bread or any such products, but if it's made from matzah' then it's fine. I have to sit and watch my dad be a slob and eat old Eastern European "Jewish" garbage. Sit through the silly seder with all it's nonsens about the Jews building pyramids, which never happened. My sis is a bitch all night and there's no cereal in the morning because every time they have a good one, they stop making it the next year. How can there not be a market. So, anyone know how to make passover cereal?

On the bright side, the matzah is sweet for some reason. :)

*awaits people to tell me to tough it out*

AT least there's only one more time after this and then I turn 18 and can leave. :)

If I continue to have to deal with family holidays throughout the year that occasionally involve getting splattered with colored dye, you can deal with not eating real bread for a week.

if i were you i'd become an atheist. worked for me.

I am, but see my family isn't so I can't really get out of it...