#baruch hashem it's shabbos

[torais-life]

"Life was given to us to rise(behaalotecha) and grow each day"

-Rab. Yonatan Galed

(About weekly Parshah Behaalotecha)

#jumblr #torah #torah study #biblia #parasha ha shavua #shalom #torah portion #shabbat shalom #rab. yonatan galed #emuna quote #faith quotes #gracias hashem #baruch hashem it's shabbos #Behalotecha #Parasha behaaloteja

[tomfoolerytime]

Top shabbos quotes

"You know what un shaloms your shabbat. Shabbat daagah!"

"Once you hear that sizzle (of the havdallah candle) I'm beating your ass"

"The second I see three stars it's over for you." "Light pollution is the only thing saving you right now"

"I'm going to learn the ashkenazi pronunciation and only use it when I sit next to you. Yisgadal vyiskadash." "Shabbat daagah" "Back to Egypt with you!"

"Baruch Hashem or whatever it is that jewish people say."

"You know what imma tell a bitch to spell yizkor"

"get ready to unshabbat my shalom with me (do havdallah)"

"If you get run over in the shul parking lot I'm sorry, but you're hashem's least favorite jew I don't make the rules."

#the ashkenazi pronunciation thing is extra funny to me bc we almost always use the ashkenazi pronunciations for things when talking #but exclusively use sephardic when davening like you do #the only other people to ever use ashkenazi pronunciation ever in our shul are over 70 #most of these are said in the lobby/parking lot after shabbat maariv #jumblr #th last one was said as i was backing out and couldnt see shit #if anyone quoted in this sees this no you didnt #aside from dk you follow me so its chill #is it shabbat maariv or maariv shabbat my instincts say the first one but idk

[ofpd]

baruch hashem for shabbos for real... literally sm of my willpower rn is just that I'm like. well I gotta get things done by shabbos so

#im not even keeping shabbos besides going to dinner but. thatll be soooo nice.... #txt #i do also have the 'call me when hashem writes smth as good as one day more' post scheduled for saturday though. i contain multitudes

[wenevergotusedtoegypt]

My husband’s clinical rotation site for the summer just called to tell him they wanted him to work 1pm-9pm (PLUS AN HOUR COMMUTE) five days a week. Wth who even gets PT at 8pm?! BARUCH HASHEM we were literally saved from this nightmare by Shabbos because he obviously can’t get home at 10-something pm on Friday night and told them so…..but now they still want him doing that schedule Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays he has to be there at 8am and work til 4pm. Literally hate this. 🙃 Oh, and of course the day it would actually be helpful for him to go in late (the day I go into the office), he goes in early.

[djmousewife]

did shabbos for the first time in ages and it was so nicies baruch hashem!!!!! and with my girlfriend as well!!!!!

#kankum #judaism

[jew-flexive]

the victims of the shooting are injured in hospital and there is still hope they will pull through!

oh my goodness, baruch hashem

this is what i get for getting my post-shabbos news from my most alarmist friends. i will adjust my post accordingly

[thejewishlink]

Menachem From Brooklyn: “I Didn’t Feel The Bullet But I Saw Blood”

Menachem From Brooklyn: “I Didn’t Feel The Bullet But I Saw Blood”

Menachem Palace, a Lubavitcher chassid from Crown Heights who is visiting Israel, was shot in the shoulder on Motzei Shabbos in the terror attack near the Kosel. Baruch Hashem, he was only lightly injured and on Sunday morning, he was already standing on his own two feet outside Shaarei Tzedek Hospital for an interview with Channel 12 News. “I went to the Kosel and got on the bus to leave. I sat…

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#israel #Kotel Terror Attack #Menachem Palace

[aviviri]

ive literally had the most stressful/anxiety ridden week of like the year. my roommate went absolutely ballistic when i was moving out, even though I paid rent for July and was simply vacating the room early because she was completely fucking unbearable. she claimed i was trans misogynistic because i called her out for punching a mirror and bleeding on the floor, saying i was calling her "violent". i had planned on an organized and graceful move out, and of course planned to leave the room clean for the next person, all while my roommate threatened to take me to court for money she wasn't legally owed at all. this bitch slashed big Xs into my coffee table and dining room table and slashed my bag of cat litter (making a huge mess which of course i left?). i literally had to pull a "Jew running away from their home moment" and had to throw the last of my things haphazardly and my cat into my friends minivan and leave. i am incredibly lucky to have friends who supported me greatly and am currently staying at a friend's apt with a vacant room. i talked to my other former roommate bc i forgot something i actually cared about and he said that she has been drunk the entire time since we left. Baruch Hashem it's finally over and it's shabbos and i can finally relax and take a break from moving out while some cunt stands in the way and talks on the phone to literally nobody about how she's going to ruin our lives.

[anonymousdandelion]

Hating beyond description the fact that when I came back online after Shabbat and saw the news that there was an ongoing hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas, my initial reaction was horror, grief, terror, overwhelm, etc... and yet, so much more weariness than shock. This should not be.

The hostages at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville are all now free, safe, and at least physically okay. I cannot express my relief and gratitude. Baruch Hashem.

I’m still sad, and scared, and so very tired.

I know I have a handful of Jewish followers, and I know many of us are feeling very vulnerable and alone right now. Have a virtual hug, if you would like one. Shavua tov, because it is, somehow, still Motza'ei Shabbos. Take care, as best you can. מיר וועלן זיי איבערלעבן...

#jumblr #antisemitism #current events #Colleyville #hostage situation #dandelion says #jewish dandelion #we are not making it up when we say that antisemitism is real #in case anyone was wondering #also if you are not Jewish but have Jewish friends you care about #please consider reaching out to them and checking in #they may or may not want to talk about it #but at least they'll know you care #at a time when it feels like many people don't

[everymanpdf]

this month will be a year since my beis din and i am just SO grateful for the jews in my life who took me under their wing as a nervous high schooler and saw me through these years. the mikveh attendant who told me that i was going to make our people proud. the woman at temple who said welcome home the first shabbos after my mikveh. i literally love my people so much just baruch hashem for all of us

#judaism means that i will have a place for the rest of my life. wherever i go. im on the verge of tears

[mameleh-life]

Winter Shabbos Licht

So theres this song by Macklemore called " Good Old Days" and something about that song gets to me so much. I always have been someone who loved cherishing memories. I would get my best friends photo mugs and photo gifts and actually I still have a photo calendar that my best friends got me for my 14th birthday and it feels as special now as it did then. I think memories are more valuable than things because all the money in the world can't buy memories.

If this time is a time for anything I think it's a time for sharing and kindness and just forgetting the past and focusing on the present and sending good vibes out and focusing on the shefa that Hashem does put in this world and how incredible it is that we had so much for so long and we didnt even realize until it becomes scarce because Hashem has a way of showing us exactly what we've been taking for granted. On a personal level I had that happen that lightbulb moment where all of the sudden I realized things mean so little and all that seemed to glitter wasnt gold and that I was being influenced by things that were making me into something I'm not. I was born a yiddishe hippie, a bais yaakov girl with a flower child spirit [just like my layla] who just loved everyone and everything. And I was like that through my marriage too and it was only after my divorce that I experienced things that changed me temporarily I lost my shine I lost my spark because I was mesmerized by shiny things. But shiny things are fake and I lost so many real things in the process so many memories I could have made with real friends who were my life. And I guess this time brings out nostalgia in everyone but it also brings out alot of past and alot of what we could have done differently and I think its human nature to wonder what if we had chose differently, done things differently changed the course of our lives. But then it's also at this moment we realize does it really matter anyways because like that song that I love says

" And I ain't worried about the wrinkles around my smile

I've got some scars, I've been around

I've felt some pain, I've seen some things, but I'm here now

Those good old days"

And I really feel that, I look at my babies who knayna hara are growing and teaching me things and I feel that way I feel like okay I made some bad choices in my life. I am human I was mesmerized by shiny things and got lost in them while I lost myself, my mahus, my essence the Malky who was just lighthearted and carefree and laughed at everything and just wanted to make people happy but Baruch Hashem I got clarity and I'm here now and I have two babies in my arms who say shema with me, and cuddle with me and they are my nachas. And I have the memories of when Layla was just born and the amazing girls in my life who were there for me through all of it through everything and something I learned and can pass on is that no matter how many scars we have no matter what happens to us no matter how far down we fall if we finally decide to change the course of our lives if we finally make that choice to get back to the person we were inside before we fell well we can get back up again and maybe even put some good back into the world in the process.

We cant control what happens in life and times like this prove that but we can control how we react and sometimes we dont handle what happens to us well we let it change us, dim our light and all I can say is dont let anything ever dim your light noone who causes your light to be dimmed is ever worth it and the world needs light now more than ever. Before shabbos when we bentch licht we say yehi ratzon and this week I know so many beautiful women with inner beauty and outer beauty will be asking Hashem for yeshuos and refuos for gantze klal yisroel as my bubby would say. And ladies it's by the hands of women that b'nei yisroel were saved time and time again "al yidei nashim tzidkanyos nigalu avoseinu..." and this time shouldnt be any different biezras Hashem we should hopefully see yeshuos and refuos and mashiach bimheira biyameinu because we need him now more than ever. Stay lit🇮🇱

#jewish

[torais-life]

"It's better to throw yourself into a fire than embarrass someone in public".

(about the story of Judah & Tamar)

-Rab. Abraham Cohen

#jumblr #torah #torah study #judah and tamar #rab. abraham cohen #torah portion #phrases #keep the faith #faith quotes #parasha ha shavua #shalom #shabbat shalom #aboteinu #just a girl writting about torah #lashon hará #lashon ha tov #baruch hashem it's shabbos

[koshercosplay]

What are the biggest things to be aware of when writing an observant Jewish character for a fic? Like, day to day things that might not even occur to a goy or someone raised unobservant like me to research?

This got unexpectedly long. Sorry! It’s pretty difficult to answer this question, because there are so many differences between observant Jews of different backgrounds, and even between observant Jews of the same background! I suggest you try to narrow down exactly what your character is. Are they an Orthodox Ashkenazi Jew? Syrian Sephardi? etc. But I tried to do my best to answer!

One thing is that whenever your character is out and about and wants to get something to eat, finding a kosher restaurant nearby is like, a whole process. You gotta get out your phone and do some googling and deliberate how far is too far to walk for it. Sometimes we’ll settle for just finding a grocery or supermarket nearby, because in America there are bound to be some kosher certified products there due to the prevalence of organizations like the OU. And depending on where the story is set, the level of difficulty in finding a place to eat will change. I personally bring food with me wherever I go, just in case I won’t be able to find a kosher place to eat.

Another one would be little exclamations. Jewish vernacular isn’t limited to “oy vey”! Many Orthodox Jews use phrases such as “baruch Hashem” (thank God), or “chas v’shalom” (God forbid). However, most Jews don’t use these words when speaking to non-Jews, or else we’d spend half the conversation translating what we mean! So use your best judgement on that.

I’d recommend using the Hebrew words for the Jewish holidays instead of the English ones. Chanukah instead of Hanukkah, Pesach instead of Passover, Shabbat/Shabbos instead of Sabbath, etc.

If your character is a boy: if he’s observant then presumably he’s wearing a kippah (Kippahs are more complicated than this but I’m not gonna go into it now). They’re also called yarmulkes. Common things to see: holding onto the kippah on your head on a windy day so it doesn’t blow away. Clipping the kippah to your hair so it doesn’t slide down. Your average Orthodox yeshiva guy will most likely be wearing black pants, white shirt, and a black hat. This doesn’t mean every observant guy wears those things, but many Jewish men in that area of Orthodoxy have that specific kind of dress code.

If your character is a girl: Most Orthodox girls will wear clothes according to the rules of tzniut (modesty): skirts down to the knees, sleeves reaching the elbow, and necklines up to the collarbone (again, there’s debate on this. Welcome to Judaism). Common things to see: girls getting excited over seeing tzniut outfits on store mannequins and in magazines. Wearing a long-sleeved shirt (known as a shell) underneath anything with short sleeves, whether it be a shirt or dress. 

I will undoubtedly have people disagreeing with me on aspects of this answer. That’s Judaism baby!

#sorry for making this so long! #everyone feel free to chime in with more things #asks #advice #jewish characters #writing #sensicalabsurdities #thanks for asking! #hope this helps in some way

[rabbiaharon]

are you okay??

Baruch hashem! Had a bit too much coffee shabbos afternoon, that’s all. Selichos was great, all things considered… I’ve been at 770 enough to know that you have to come early, find a seat around the edge, and hope for the best. Why do you ask?

[wenevergotusedtoegypt]

I mentioned this in the midst of another post, but I just have to say, I am so happy I didn’t let the people who told me I needed to wear makeup if I wanted to be successful in shidduchim get inside my head.

If someone likes wearing makeup, fine. But I don’t like how it feels on my face, I don’t feel like myself with it on, and I can’t be bothered to spend the time or especially money it requires.

The photo on the version of my shidduch resume that my chosson got is me with a completely bare face, in a casual, plain grey dress, wearing a backpack, on a hike. It was early enough in the hike that I wasn’t sweaty or anything, but still, I’m wearing a backpack. The photo was taken by my friend, who is not a photographer. It’s a decently nice photo despite her lack of expertise, but it’s no polished studio piece. In short, it’s me, as I actually appear on a normal day.

I didn’t wear makeup when I went out with my chosson. I showered, put on a nice outfit and some jewelry and wore my Shabbos shoes, ran a comb through my hair. But that’s it.

And yet not only am I marrying him, but he told me he thought I was pretty in my picture, and even prettier in person.

After so long in shidduchim it’s hard not to let those critical voices start to get to you even if you intellectually disagree with them. But I stayed true to myself, and my chosson found me, and he likes me just the way I am.

Baruch Hashem.

#chosson #shidduchim #honestly no idea if he even knows whether i wear makeup lol i didn't ask #but it's irrelevant

[becomingfrum]

Bad day

Grad school payment for this semester is about 300000 times more than I thought it would be.

Baruch HaShem it’s shabbos though. I can just go to shul and and cry it out. Look, I cry at shul a lot. It’s a thing.

#baruch hashem #bad day #grad school #shabbos #tgishabbos