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Post by hollygail on Feb 21, 2024 8:30:53 GMT -5
What’s on your mind — how to make kugel? This week’s Torah reading? Life goals? Prayer? We are all engaged in weight loss/weight maintenance journeys and we are all Jewish or at least interested in Judaism. We like to eat, we like to discuss. It is our goal here to provide each other support on our journeys, to share experiences, to call on our rich cultural heritage and texts, and to help each other grow spiritually.
Some of us take weekly turns starting the thread:
Frieda (hopefully)?
Holly
Lee
Louise
Lynne
Peachy
And for those of you who stop by to read this thread without posting — you are welcome to, but you are also welcome to chime in. Don’t be shy!
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Post by hollygail on Feb 21, 2024 8:38:30 GMT -5
And yet another aspect of this week's Torah portion for today's discussion...
The Torah requires that the priests be ushered into their sacred work with appropriate rituals in order to make them, and the Israelites, aware of the presence of God in their midst. Priests can’t just jump into doing important work; there needs to be an official welcome ceremony.
In your life, perhaps not including an "official" welcoming ceremony, what experiences have you had that seemed more than perfunctory as a way of welcoming, whether welcoming you into a new situation or witnessing the welcoming of someone else? Do you "make preparations" prior to doing "important" work? If so, do you have a routine? Tell us about it. And what about clothing; in any of these "welcoming" types of scenarios, does the attire play any part? Here's only one example, and not from the perspective of "welcoming" necessarily: I wear jeans in the winter and shorts in the summer pretty much every day (no make-up); however, on Shabbat, I wear a dress or skirt & blouse (or sweater) and make-up. I do it because to me Shabbat is special, and so I "dress" for it.
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Post by gazelle18 on Feb 21, 2024 9:39:04 GMT -5
When I used to go to court, I would prepare in the way I dressed. Some sort of suit, makeup, conservative jewelry, nice but conservative shoes, etc. I used to think of putting on makeup for court like putting on “battle paint.” It was all part of the armor!
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Post by lee058 on Feb 21, 2024 11:09:09 GMT -5
Good morning everybody. Hope you are all well and SAFE! Please pray for Israel.
Re today's topic: You reminded me of something when you both talked about dressing "appropriately." I remember at one job I was reprimanded for dressing too casually. The next day, I wore a white shirt, navy blue skirt, and fluorescent yellow tie. Nobody said anything so I guess that passed muster.
Have a peaceful day, Lee
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Post by peachymom1 on Feb 21, 2024 18:00:35 GMT -5
When we were still working in the office, we would take a new hire out to lunch on their first day, to welcome them to the department. I always thought that was a lovely custom; the whole department was invited, not just the smaller team of the new person.
Like Holly, I do wear makeup and a dress or slacks to shul on Shabbat morning. And I definitely dressed up for the wedding and welcomed my new daughter-in-law to the family!
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Post by louise on Feb 21, 2024 19:29:41 GMT -5
I dress more or less the ame for most things - sure there are the more casuals and the spiffier versions but generally a pair of pants and a top, usually a more or less embellished Too. When my rabbi wants to quiet the room and begin services he closes his eyes and hums a niggun (melody). It puts him in the space he needs to be in and a little at a time it brings everyone else in with him.
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