Why Jews will never rule the world
Aug. 12th, 2008 01:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trystinnCommunication is the greatest weakness. Each Jew uses (note: not speaks, uses) three languages:
1. Native language
2. Ethnic references - mine are Ashkenazi & Yiddish
3. A least a smattering of Hebrew (if Hebrew isn't your native, then you probably know one of the various biblical forms, for me its Tiberian).
Imagine trying to answer a question. Do you answer in English (#1), Yiddish using Ashkenazi references (#2) or the 'proper' Hebrew term (#3)? Because really, you cannot assume.
Then there's the craziness of traditions. I put an orange on the passover table to honor homosexuals, its a uniquely American tradition that's growing. Translating Jewish traditions to gentiles is fun: take a branch and a fruit, then shake them at people. Traditional Wiccans get that lovely Eureka moment and think "of course!", the rest look at you funny and think you've gone crazy.
Brought to you by a discussion on Tallit. Or is it Tallis? Or arba kanfot? Me, I tend to call it a prayer shawl.
As for the Great Conspiracy: Meh. Let the Freemasons do it.
1. Native language
2. Ethnic references - mine are Ashkenazi & Yiddish
3. A least a smattering of Hebrew (if Hebrew isn't your native, then you probably know one of the various biblical forms, for me its Tiberian).
Imagine trying to answer a question. Do you answer in English (#1), Yiddish using Ashkenazi references (#2) or the 'proper' Hebrew term (#3)? Because really, you cannot assume.
Then there's the craziness of traditions. I put an orange on the passover table to honor homosexuals, its a uniquely American tradition that's growing. Translating Jewish traditions to gentiles is fun: take a branch and a fruit, then shake them at people. Traditional Wiccans get that lovely Eureka moment and think "of course!", the rest look at you funny and think you've gone crazy.
Brought to you by a discussion on Tallit. Or is it Tallis? Or arba kanfot? Me, I tend to call it a prayer shawl.
As for the Great Conspiracy: Meh. Let the Freemasons do it.
