Celebrating the Holidays

September 21st, 2007 | by Scott |

So, what are you guys doing for Ramadan?

  1. 4 Responses to “Celebrating the Holidays”

  2. By joe on Sep 21, 2007 | Reply

    Nothing. But I’m loving the Yom Kippur fast! As my upstairs Jewish neighbor says, “One day of fasting and all is forgotten. Joe, who needs church every Sunday when all it takes is one day out of the year?”

  3. By Scott on Sep 21, 2007 | Reply

    So, are you actually fasting?

    It’s interesting that the holidays that are associated with Christianity factor food in to some degree or another while the aforementioned religions incorporate fasting.
    Is there a message, albeit implicit, contained for us?

  4. By Joe on Sep 21, 2007 | Reply

    No, I’m not fasting. It was just a joke. My upstairs neighbors are just starting to observe again after a long hiatus. Usually, their observance is coupled with a joke like the one above.

    Hey, we’ve got Lent. That’s forty days of fasting! And there have been a couple of seasons that have just about killed me! :)

  5. By R-Liz on Sep 23, 2007 | Reply

    I was also going to talk about Yom Kippur and how the two happen(ed) to overlap this year. I find it touching, moving even, that these two very significan holidays share days together this year, but I’m not sure any of my Jewish or Muslim friends feel the same way.

    In middle school I would skip lunch with my best friend, who is also a Muslim, cause I felt bad for her. But that was the extent of my Ramadan observation. I know it can be an incredible time of community, especially in the evenings when the fast is broken together.

    Thanks for the reminder.

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