Jews Bless The Sun In Williamsburg

There is an interesting article in the Times on this. It deals with most of the comments and humor posted so far.

check it out:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/us/04religion.html?em

There is an interesting article in the Times on this. It deals with most of the comments and humor posted so far.

check it out:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/us/04religion.html?em

Your lack of faith disturbs me.

I find it disturbing that majority of the people writing in this blog can only write stupid ridiculous comments about the ceremony that took place this morning. It was a peaceful religous event but it seems that yet again all small minded people can do is put a negative spin on it. If was a christian / muslim ceremony would the stupid comments continue? How pathetic.

If it were a Christian ceremony, almost definitely.

According to Talmudic calculations, every 28 years the sun is in the exact position it occupied at the time of Creation.

Someone should tell them that their math is a bit off.

(*not it)

Ah yes. Let us soak in the spiritual tranquilty of the BQE.

Brian: I'm not the Messiah! Will you please listen? I am not the Messiah, do you understand? Honestly!

Girl: Only the true Messiah denies His divinity.

Brian: What? Well, what sort of chance does that give me? All right! I am the Messiah!

Followers: He is! He is the Messiah!

Brian: Now, f*ck off!

[silence]

Arthur: How shall we f*ck off, O Lord?

looks like a big cross formation to me

If you look at it a certain way it looks like you would be standing at the foot of the cross looking up at Christ being crucified. But I don't think that was their intention when they gathered.

Who's that guy wearing black to the left of mid center? He looks familiar. Does he work at B&H Photo?

I think the most amazing part of the whole story is a cop arrested a Rabbi....Really?!

Were the charges dropped?

Google: Sivan Kurzberg.

Please don't take my comment the wrong way. You know what I say when I see a bunch of Italians carrying a one ton effigy of the Virgin Mary down the street?

fools.

On the contrary, I think these fools "worshipping the sun" are the "ignorant, backwards fools". Oh and just so you know, I think Christianity and Islam are complete crap too.

I second that. All religion is BS!!!

I wouldn't go around calling other people "fools" when you don't even know the difference between blessing something and worshiping it.

I can see why you'd say that, but I'd argue that the point is somewhat moot if he thinks all religion is ridiculous. If I hate sports, what consequence is it if I don't know the difference between a first down and a touchdown?

Don't be silly. Everybody knows a first down is in baseball and a touchdown is in football.

Disliking sports is not quite calling a bunch of *people* fools for their beliefs, and claiming to base it on things they do that they're not actually doing. The idea that they would actually be worshiping the sun would be horrifying to Jews (as it would be considered idolatry.) If someone feels they have the right to make a statement about other people, they should have their facts straight — or keep their mouths shut.

My point was not to equate dislike of sports with condescension towards religious devotees, but rather to argue that someone who objects to religion in general has little need to understand theological subtleties. (That said, it doesn't take a divinity student to understand the difference between "worship" and "bless").

Okay fine, "Blessing the Sun" is just as fucking ridiculous. Fairy Tale believers.

Actually, the ceremony is not about worshipping the sun. It is, in fact, a blessing of gratitude to the creator of the sun

The anti-semitic comments on this board sadden me, especially on the day Passover begins. I hope you know that those of you making anti-semitic comments are a bunch of ignorant, backwards people and you should all be ashamed of yourselves.

Let them be. It's a harmless joke and no one is going to get hurt. I believe the Sun appreciates their adoration.

What's the deal with Jews? They take off every holiday that Non-Jews get, then take even MORE special holidays of their own. WTF??? And they feel entitled to it too.

Yeah, it's like they've got their own religion or something. Cah-razy shit.

So then why is it that Jews take Christmas off? When everyone else has Christmas off, Jews should be working. Or maybe I should just make up my own religion and take off 10 extra holidays per year because "Hey, it's my religion, so I have a right"???

Plenty of Jews work on Christmas. Head into Jewish neighborhoods and you'll see life as usual, and many Jews who work in other fields actually specifically work Christmas so they can cover for non-Jewish co-workers. Generally if Jews take off it's because their company or building is closed, or their job is one where there isn't any point being open because there will be no business. And many Jews I know who work for non-Jews have to use their vacation days for Jewish holidays and essentially get no real leisure vacation at all.

Yeah that annoys me to. To get a load more days off just cos they believe in something nonsensical? Wtf?

What does that mean, exactly -- "the sun is in the exact position it occupied at the time of Creation"? Like, at the center of the solar system? Was the sun someplace else at the time of creation?

I think these calculations assume a geocentric universe (i.e., the earth stands still and everything else revolves around it).

I believe it means when a beam of sunlight passes through a crystal in the center of the headpiece on the Staff of Ra, which would then project a beam of light onto a miniature of the city at a certain time of day. The headpiece would reveal the exact location of the Well of Souls, the chamber containing the ark.

I believe it means when a beam of sunlight passes through a crystal in the center of the headpiece on the Staff of Ra, which would then project a beam of light onto a miniature of the city at a certain time of day. The headpiece would reveal the exact location of the Well of Souls, the chamber containing the ark.

Winner!

fools

Just don't try to ride a bicycle in that crowd.

Those BQE overpasses are very spiritual sites.

You would think that with all of the crap that the Jewish community has taken in the history of Earth, that they would learn not to congregate like that making themselves easy targets.

And how funny is it that they almost form a cross?

Looks like the center of a peace sign to me. It's all a matter of your perspective, I guess.

Very true. It could also look like a Y or a Mercedes symbol or a number of other things. I thank you for your perspective since the perspective of others who replied to me was boring and mundane.

The fact that a group of people gathering at a crossroads end up forming a cross-like shape is fantastically hilarious on so many levels.

Really. It's like, something the writers of Suddenly Susan might come up with.

People who are that religious have strong beliefs about symbols and shapes. You would think that they'd want to form a straight line so that God's view of them didn't form a cross, since that symbol/shape is reserved for a different religion. Ever see a Catholic church from above? It doesn't form the Star of David.

Good point Cowboys, since, y'know, there's no safety in numbers or anything...

Yeah, like there's safety in numbers when people stampede or when there's some idiot with a grenade he wants to throw or a suicide bomber needs a place to settle.

I was just saying since this group of people believes themselves to be the most persecuted group of people on the planet, they should probably not stand around like a herd of cows heading to a slaughterhouse. I'm trying to help here.

it's funny that they almost form a cross? wow, imagine the hilarity that would ensue if they actually did form a cross. not sure i'd be able to continue working... what with all the laughter and pants-wetting.

You should really have that looked at. Pants-wetting at your age is a sign of prostate problems.

I guess no one in this city has a sense of humor when it comes to poking fun at religious bullshit. It was obviously a juxtapostional refernce to Passover and Easter.

"Pfft, They are not participating in the Blessings of the Sun event, Im sure someone just dropped some change their last night" - Mel Gibson

That's hysterical!!! We can't stop laughing at my office!!!

I'd bless the sun if that would make it stick around long enough to warm shit up today!

party like it's 1799

"creation". oh, religion.

yea you know it's like a disney movie. fairytales and such