Hamentaschen!

[The Rabbi]

Tonight/tomorrow is the holiday of Purim. If you arent sure what that is, break out your "Old Testament" and review the Book of Esther.

Anyway, a traditional treat is the hamentaschen, which is a cookie filled with something, usually poppy seed.

Members of TGO are invited to come by the shop and sample my wife's. Both poppy seed and marzipan.

[KahrMan]

I will stop by tomorrow. Thanks.

[Guest GT_Rat]

Purim

[The Rabbi]

I will stop by tomorrow. Thanks.

Call to make sure I'm there. Being a holiday I am not sure when I'll get here and how sober I'll be.

[Guest eyebedam]

Tonight/tomorrow is the holiday of Purim. If you arent sure what that is, break out your "Old Testament" and review the Book of Esther.

Anyway, a traditional treat is the hamentaschen, which is a cookie filled with something, usually poppy seed.

Members of TGO are invited to come by the shop and sample my wife's. Both poppy seed and marzipan.

Poppy huh? Is that what there calling it these days? :cool:lol

I will try to stop by tomorrow Ive been wanting to come by

your store anyway & to be able to put a face with the name.

[The Rabbi]

Poppy huh? Is that what there calling it these days? :cool:lol

I will try to stop by tomorrow Ive been wanting to come by

your store anyway & to be able to put a face with the name.

Fine. Have it your way. It's mon. Depending on where you come from its mun. But if I wrote "mon-filled" no one would have a clue.

[Mike.357]

Being a holiday I am not sure when I'll get here and how sober I'll be.

I did not know Jews got drunk on some of their holidays, cool!

I thought it was just us cross backs who did that.

[The Rabbi]

I did not know Jews got drunk on some of their holidays, cool!

I thought it was just us cross backs who did that.

There's actually a requirement to drink to the point where you can't tell the difference between Bless Mordechai and Curse Haman.

The Talmud tells a story about 2 rabbis who visited each other every year for Purim. One year they got really drunk and one of them up and killed the other. When he sobered up and realized what he had done he was heartbroken and begged G-d to restore the man's life. G-d did so. The next year he invited the revived man back for a meal like they always did and he told him, "we don't rely on miracles" and never went back.

[Guest Len]

For those unfamiliar, Purim is a Jewish holiday (more celebration than religion if I understand correctly) that commemorates the Jews victory over the Persian bg Hamman.

Catholics don't "celebrate" it per se, but acknowledge it on the Sunday closest to it.

Happy Adar 14, Rabbi!

Edited March 20, 2008 by Len

[The Rabbi]

Purim is a Jewish holiday (more celebration than religion if I understand correctly) that commemorates the Jews victory over the Persian bg Hamman.

Catholics don't "celebrate" it per se, but acknowledge it on the Sunday closest to it.

Happy Adar 14, Rabbi!

Len, maybe you know. I was always under the impression that Easter could never fall out before Passover. But this year obviously it does (Passover is a month hence). Part of that may be because we had a leap year this year and so an extra month in our calender. But I dont know.

[Urse]

Should I bring a bottle of Woodford Reserve?

[enfield]

Hamentaschen!

Gezundheit!

[Smith]

Poppy huh? Is that what there calling it these days? :cool:lol

I will try to stop by tomorrow Ive been wanting to come by

your store anyway & to be able to put a face with the name.

You're in for a treat!

[Smith]

Tonight/tomorrow is the holiday of Purim. If you arent sure what that is, break out your "Old Testament" and review the Book of Esther.

Anyway, a traditional treat is the hamentaschen, which is a cookie filled with something, usually poppy seed.

Members of TGO are invited to come by the shop and sample my wife's. Both poppy seed and marzipan.

I was all mixed up. I thought you just liked Christopher Guest "For Your Consideration"!

[Guest Len]

The Council of Nicea laid out the rather complex rules that determine when Easter is. In more recent times, its generally accepted that Easter is the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the day of the vernal equinox. There's been a bit of controversy over how to set the date over time, and back in the Council's day, Easter was referred to as "Christian Passover," but as far as I know, there is no official link between the dates of Easter and Passover. However, I am far from an expert.

Len, maybe you know. I was always under the impression that Easter could never fall out before Passover. But this year obviously it does (Passover is a month hence). Part of that may be because we had a leap year this year and so an extra month in our calender. But I dont know.

[The Rabbi]

Should I bring a bottle of Woodford Reserve?

Absolutely!

[TripleDigitRide]

You're in for a treat!

[Guest DrBoomBoom]

I'll be in later. I'd wear a traditional mask....but that might not be a good idea in a gun shop

[Urse]

Good to see you guys today! For those that missed out, Bills wife makes a mean hamentaschen! Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend.

[fury2neon]

Have a good Holiday Bill!

[Guest eyebedam]

I met the Rabbi. Pretty nice guy. The place was kinda full & it was all TGO people. Looking forward to getting the j frame from you in a couple weeks. Have a good Holiday.