End Of Summer Bonfire in Newport Sept. 22nd

[Snowflake]

I throw like a girl or retard ;)

You throw like a girl with a bluetooth bondo'd to the side of her head.

[€uroMeinke]

Yes, it was after Euro's cookie that all hell broke loose.
Makes ya wonder what it represented, eh?
:D

Fear

[€uroMeinke]

Actually, the casting of sins thing is Steve's tradition for the Jewish New Year, as per the earlier posts in this thread. I only participated. ;)

The best rituals are the ones you divine yourself

[Snowflake]

All the photos are great, I really love the kite flying ones and the pensive, looking to the sins floating out to sea.

This is a tradition that needs keeping, I think (and I need to show up for the ritual next year) Am I allowed to throw in 46 years of sin and folly?

[Morrigoon]

Okay, here are the rest of the photos:

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[Morrigoon]

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Some very cool clouds
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[NickO'Time]

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Wow, what a gorgeous evening you guys had. :cool:

[Morrigoon]

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[keith - SuPeR K!]

Thanks! I love how the one with SuperK came out... really sets the scene, doesn't it?

Which one?




Thanks everyone for posting more pix! It's so cool to see everyone casting away all the negatives...

[Disneyphile]

As beautiful as the photos are, they still don't do the real thing justice. It was just amazing. :)

[Morrigoon]

K: the action shot... where the water's washing around everyone and you're laughing. I just love that shot.

Note to self: need to stop batch processing horizontal and vertical photos together, LOL.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

This is a tradition that needs keeping, I think (and I need to show up for the ritual next year) Am I allowed to throw in 46 years of sin and folly?Alas, if we keep doing it the weekend nearest Rosh Hashana, it may coincide with family stuff again and again for GD and I. :(

The more pictures I view, the more jealous I get. On the day itself I was feeling too hungry and weak to be jealous of anything! Now I'm absolutely green.

I really hope we can make it next time.

[innerSpaceman]

Fortunately, RH and YK zig and zag all over the calendar, while the Autumn Equinox remains constant.

There's no saying that either YK or the Eq. will fall on a weekend next year or any year. We could celebrate either whenever we want, but it loses something very important for me to pretend that, for example, Christmas is on December 28th because that was the nearest Saturday.








(And though I had some really good times, the fact that I'll put it near the top of my worst.days.ever list does not have me itching for repeats either.)

[Morrigoon]

And yet you probably attend Christmas parties all through December, yes?

[Snowflake]

Alas, if we keep doing it the weekend nearest Rosh Hashana, it may coincide with family stuff again and again for GD and I. :(

The more pictures I view, the more jealous I get. On the day itself I was feeling too hungry and weak to be jealous of anything! Now I'm absolutely green.

I really hope we can make it next time.

Well, here's hoping we all can make it to the next one! I'm also green with envy, what a spectacular swanking this was!

I agree with iSm, however, if we're going to collectively say farewell to summer equinox, then the day of (or as close to it as can be) is a must.

Definitely something to look forward to, that's for sure!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Fortunately, RH and YK zig and zag all over the calendar, while the Autumn Equinox remains constant.Oh, I thought the impetus for the sin throwing was your year-end deal.

[innerSpaceman]

Nope. It's done on Yom Kippur. And ONLY on Yom Kippur.

[mousepod]

I thought Tashlich happens on the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah. You're supposed to be praying all day on Yom Kippur...

[innerSpaceman]

See? I didn't even know there was a name for it.





Bad, bad jew.

[Isaac]

See? I didn't even know there was a name for it.





Bad, bad jew.
You're not full blooded jew; you're jew-ish ;)

[Prudence]

You're not full blooded jew; you're jew-ish ;)

He's BTD's fridge?

[Isaac]

He's BTD's fridge?
No, you're thinking 'Whirlpool', dear ;)

[BarTopDancer]

I thought Tashlich happens on the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah. You're supposed to be praying all day on Yom Kippur...

That's what my mom said too.

[innerSpaceman]

Fine. Tashlich happens on Rosh Hashana. Those living near large bodies of water can cast their SINS into the seas. That's SINS. For the guilt-ridden jews raised with the conspiratorial concept of sin that must be forgiven by God.

Stevelich happens on Yom Kippur. There's no fasting. It's a great health idea to do far more often than once a year, but Steve's God desires no such absurd sacrifice in His/Her name. On Stevelich, you can symbolically cast your unwanted personal qualities and life situations into the seas to aid in being rid of them in your life. Nothing to do with sin whatsoever.

You do not pray all day, but moments of meditation are recommended.


By Steve, not by Steve's God.



Steve's God demands and recommends nothing.





I hope that clears up the differences. ;)

[BarTopDancer]

Personally I like Stevelich better than any High Holiday ;)

[mousepod]

Makes as much sense to me as anything else. I look forward to observing Stevelich next year.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I like the term "TashZlick" better.

[keith - SuPeR K!]

Whatever it's called, it's awesome!

[Chernabog]

Fine. Tashlich happens on Rosh Hashana. Those living near large bodies of water can cast their SINS into the seas. That's SINS. For the guilt-ridden jews raised with the conspiratorial concept of sin that must be forgiven by God.

In Judiasm you ask God to forgive your sins AGAINST GOD (i.e. when you harm another person, you are sinning against God for having harmed another of God's children). If you believe in that, then it isn't absurd to symbolically cast those sins into the water (unless, of course, you don't believe in the concept of sin at all, in which case I can't really help you... but honestly if you intentionally harm another person then you are a'sinnin').

God cannot forgive your sins against other people, you've got to do it yourself. During the week between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur you're supposed to do t'shuvah, which means basically taking responsibility for your own actions and seeking forgiveness from the people you've wronged. There is no equivalent to the "say ten hail marys and you're forgiven" concept that the Catholics have.

In any case, Tashlich can be done at any point UP TO (not through)Yom Kippur, when God closes the gates of repentance, but is usually done the first day of Rosh Hashana.

I do like the idea though of casting your character defects into the water and asking God to forgive what you've done and to help make you a better person. It's like a tradition on Passover that some do where you write down what you are a slave to on a piece of paper and burn the paper (i.e. food, money, power, people, drugs, insecurities, etc.) as Passover is a celebration of freedom from slavery.

In any case.... heheh hopefully next year it won't coincide with the actual Yom Kippur and I'll be able to burn $hit with y'all :)

[innerSpaceman]

Hmmm, except that Stevelich (or Tashzlick) is done ON Yom Kippur as the iSm celebration of Yom Kippur that is alternate to fasting and praying all day.

[€uroMeinke]

I sense schism

[Kevy Baby]

Hey wait... did I miss something last Saturday?

[Not Afraid]

IDuring the week between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur you're supposed to do t'shuvah, which means basically taking responsibility for your own actions and seeking forgiveness from the people you've wronged.

Only once a year? I'm going to convert! ;)

[BarTopDancer]

Hey wait... did I miss something last Saturday?

Ya. And Friday. Your wife and I were having fun. ;)

[Not Afraid]

Your wife gets around. ;)

[madmonkeygirl]

Matt came home smelling of smoke lmao...so sorry i missed it but work priorities and now that there are officially 3 of us cashiers left (very long story here) and coporate knows what the hell happened and is doing nothing well nothing i can do to have weekends free other than the appointed ones planned and asked for. Too bad things can't be planned during the weekdays not weekends but oh well

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I sense schismThe evolution of sects is inevitable in theology, or any -ology for that matter

[Strangler Lewis]

I sense schism

So the old Jew falls overboard while on a cruise and when they find him two years later on a remote island, he has rebuilt his entire community out of trees and mud. The rescuers are full of admiration as he shows them the supermarket, the police department, the post office, etc. Then they come to where there are two temples across the street from each other. "Two temples?" says a rescuer. "What do you need two temples for?" The old Jew replies, "That one I go to. The other one, I wouldn't be caught dead in."

Only once a year? I'm going to convert! ;)

Hell, it's better than nothing.

[Leigh-Ann]

is anyone missing white flip flops ?

cus i have them in my car and they are not mine ....

[BarTopDancer]

is anyone missing white flip flops ?

cus i have them in my car and they are not mine ....

Maybe they belong to the high schoolers or the 80s gang.

Did NM get any phone numbers? He could call around... ;)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Some pics from me. :)

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Reminds me of that film "City of Angels"
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Anyone spot the hidden Mickey?
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[Moonliner]

I can build a fire hot enough to stay the rain...

Matt? Is that you (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbjoHdT79Sw)?