Feature 9973 · Religious holidays/festivals

1<bos>In the United States and Canada, flowers, wreaths, grave decorations and sometimes candles or even small pebbles are put on graves year-round as a way to honor the dead. In the Southern United States, many people honor deceased loved ones on Decoration Day. Times like Easter, Christmas, Candlemas, and All Souls' Day are also special days in which the relatives and friends of the deceased gather to honor them with flowers and candles. In the Catholic Church, one's local parish church often offers prayers for the dead on their death anniversary or on special days like All Souls' Day. Some Latinos of Mexican origin celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) on or around All Saints Day (November 1), this being a mix of a native Mesoamerican celebration and an imported European holiday. Ofrendas (altars) are set up, with calaveras (sugar skulls), photographs of departed loved ones, marigold flowers,

2the supernal angels eat? HE ANSWERS, Yes, and similar to that eating did the children of Yisrael eat in the desert, NAMELY THE MANNA. That food is the secret of the dew that flows and is drawn from above from the secret of the World to Come, WHICH IS BINAH. It is a food from the light of the Holy Anointing Oil. The souls of the righteous are nourished from there in the Garden of Eden and they gain pleasure there, because the souls of the righteous are clothed there in the Lower Garden of Eden just as they WERE CLOTHED in this world. ¶ During Shabbat and Festivals, THE SOULS take off THEIR GARMENTS and ascend to see the glory of their Master and to delight with the supernal Delight properly, as it is written, "'And it shall come to pass, that every new moon, and every Shabbat, shall all flesh come to bow down to the ground before Me,'

3<bos>In recent years Jewish thinkers and activists have used Lurianic Kabbalah to elevate the full range of ethical and ritual mitzvot into acts of tikkun olam. Not only does prayer lift up divine sparks, but so do all of the mitzvot, including mitzvot traditionally understood as ethical. The application of the Lurianic vision to making this world a better place can be seen in Jewish blogs, High Holiday sermons and on-line Jewish learning resource centers. ¶ The association between the Lurianic conception of tikkun olam and ethical action assigns an ultimate significance to even small acts of kindness and small improvements of social policy. However, this association can be a double-edged sword and has begun to trigger critique even within the social justice community. On one hand, seeing each action as raising a divine spark can motivate people to action by giving them hope that their actions will have long term value. On the other hand

4chapter 51: Synopsis: The mule-driver from previous sections says that the merit gained from a person's table in this world enables him to eat at another table of delight in the world to come. There is a table there because food and pleasure are eaten by the souls in that world just as the ministering angels eat. The supernal angels eat manna, the food that comes from the dew of the world above, a food from the light of the Holy Anointing Oil itself. The souls of the righteous are nourished from thence in the Garden of Eden, and there also they become clothed. During Shabbat and Festivals, the souls take off their garments and ascend to see the glory of their Master. He next explains the meaning of, "And it shall come to pass, that every new moon, and every Shabbat, shall all flesh come to bow down to the ground before Me,' says the Creator." ¶ The rabbis ask the

5<bos>E-Tajheez wa Takfeen ¶ Payam-E-Eid ¶ Sunni Bedari Alarm ¶ Jawaz-E-Milad-Un-Nabi in English and Urdu ¶ Huzoor Ne Apni Ankhoan Se Khuda ko Dekha(At the time of Meraj) ¶ Marajul Bahrain ¶ Tazkera-E-Gareeb Nawaz ¶ Ashab-E-Kahaf ab bhi zinda hain ¶ Jawaz-E-Taqleed ¶ Tohafa-E-Ghousavi Hajiyoan ke liye ¶ Hindustan aur Hum ¶ Shatihaat-E-Ghousi

6from what I have to say. That is why I hope you will not try to refer to any personal sensitivity the fact that today we will not be celebrating, despite the fact that it is the season for it. I am warning you right away; I will not give today the seminar that I had prepared for you. I apologise to those who perhaps might have delayed their holiday plans in some way to benefit from it. At the very least no one will have gone out of his way for absolutely nothing, since I hope you all have the little copy with which I pay homage to you as an end of year gift. I have not gone so far as to put in a dedication for each of you, since there are too many names that I do not know, but of course it can always be done! ¶ We have arrived at the moment at which I am going to formulate formulae about the unconscious

7<bos>Nathan of Gaza’s prophecy about Shabbetai Zevi was not his only mental visualization. On the contrary, as the years passed, he would have many other visions, all of which would aid his movement and promote the belief in Shabbetai Zevi. His second vision in fact came on the evening of the Shavu’ot festival in the spring of 1665. Unlike his prophetic awakening, here, Nathan of Gaza was said to have undergone a spiritual possession by a maggid, or a divine spirit. At the moment of this spiritual takeover, he was described as dancing wildly and emitting a special kind of odor. This smell is described in the Zohar and is believed to be associated with the scent of the Garden of Eden as well as of the prophet Elisha and Rabbi Isaac Luria. While the vision itself is significantly different from that of the prophetic awakening, it does contain several similarities. One of the parallels is

8<bos>Zohar passages to be recited during the night vigils of Shavu’ot and Hosha’na Rabbah, at the Sabbath table, and on various other occasions. It came to be understood in this period that recitation of the oral Zohar was efficacious even for those who did not understand its meaning. In the nineteenth century, vocalized editions of the Zohar were printed to facilitate this practice and to ensure that the recitation would nevertheless be performed with some degree of accuracy. Various digests were also produced for daily study and recitation, especially in the eighteenth century. The most widespread of these was called oq le-Yisra’el (published in Cairo in 1740), including passages to be recited each day from the Torah, the Prophets, the Hagiographia, Mishnah, the Talmud, the Zohar, ethical guides, and legal decisors. The

9cave entrance and sat down. He told them, You are worthy that your Master has revealed to you the likeness of the World to Come, and you have no fear nor awe. They responded, Certainly, we have already forgotten the way of people, and is it any wonder, after all that we observed on this mountain? ¶ He said to them, Have you seen all these mountains? All are heads of Yeshivot to this nation OF PEOPLE WHO DIED in the desert. They now achieve what they had not merited while they were alive. And these heads of the Yeshivot all gather on new moons, on Shabbat and holidays, at the mountain of Aaron the priest, awakened toward him and enter his Yeshivah. They are renewed there with the purity of the holy dew that flows down on the head of Aaron and the anointing oil that flows down on him. With him, all become renewed with the new interpretations of the Holy King

10W-H comes to be seen as ¶ 38 https://www.ebsco.com/terms-of-use. ¶ HISTORY OF GOD ¶ the God who rules Assyria and Babylonia as well as Israel. He is the One who brings the rain and blesses the flocks; He is at once master of birth and death, of war and peace, of compassion and punishment, affliction and healing. How can one God manage so many emotions and act in so many different ways? God is a King with ten garments, according to an early Hebrew poem embedded in the New Year liturgy. ‘‘Which one shall I wear today?’’ he is constantly asking Himself. Will it be the white of forgiveness or the bloodred of vengeance? Shall I put on my kova’ yeshu’ah, the ‘‘helmet of salvation?’’ Should I seat Myself on the judgment seat

11to the judgment on Shavuot (the holiday of the Weeks), and the significance of water to the judgment on Sukkot. We are also told that Rosh Hashanah is the head of God's year, and it is the time when all the inhabitants of the world pass before God. Finally, Rabbi Yosi reminds us that man's deeds are recorded every day. Each morning his soul entreats him to repent and to follow the righteous path. Those who ignore this warning will have their deeds recorded. Only the righteous have nothing to fear in this world and in the World to Come. ¶ The awesome power of the major holidays and their particular rituals is released into our world, helping us atone for our sins, lessen judgments decreed against us, and transform our inner character. Relative to the degree of atonement in our heart, this passage helps us alter our destiny in positive ways by controlling the seed and "head of God's year

12the purpose of the prayer is to protect us from the fear of the nights and the fear of many kinds of Gehenom, because at that time the wicked are punished twice as much as during the day. Therefore, the children of Yisrael hasten to say, "But He was full of compassion" (Tehilim 78:38), for fear of Gehenom. On Shabbat, when there is neither fear of Gehenom nor fear of other Judgments, it is forbidden to awaken it, NAMELY TO SAY, "BUT HE WAS FULL OF COMPASSION," because it would look as though the Shabbat does not have the power to remove Judgment from the world. SO IT IS NECESSARY TO SAY, "AND HE IS COMPASSIONATE." ¶ There is fear of accusation against the souls when they wish to ascend above to appear before their Master; therefore, we hasten TO SAY '... Who guards His nation

13fire of Gehenom dominates over the remaining filth. ¶ There are wicked ones who soil themselves by their sins constantly and are not cleansed of them, who died without repenting and sinned and caused others to sin, were always stiff-necked, and were not broken before their Master in this world. They are judged there with that filth and with that boiling excrement and they remain there forever. All these who destroyed their way on earth and do not care about the honor of the Master in this world are judged there for generations and generations and do not leave from there. ¶ On Shabbat, the first day of the month, festivals and holy days, the fire in that place abates and they are not punished. But they do not go out from there like the other wicked ones who have rest. All those who desecrate Shabbat and Festivals and do not care about the honor of their Master at all, to observe them, but rather desecrate them publicly,

14thought. This intellectual explanation of "the Torah of the Baal Shem Tov" represents a study of the Divine - The fifth lubavitcher Rebbe Shalom Dov Ber said that Habad Hasidus enables the human mind to know God's essence. When the student contemplates deeply the concepts of Godliness delineated in Habad Hasidus, and senses emotionally the holiness, the inherent love and awe of God within the ideas, then he realises that within the idea he has grasped is true Divinity. This philosophy retains an aspect that is transcendent and beyond grasp, the Divine origin of the idea. ¶ == Philosophical explanation == ¶ On the Hasidic festival of the 19th of Kislev (traditionally described in Habad as the New Year for the Torah of Hasidus) in 1965, the 7th leader of Habad, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, gave a discourse that gave a philosophical explanation of the nature of Hasidic

15the upright shall dwell in Your presence" (Tehilim 140:14). ¶ ## Beshalach, chapter 1: Synopsis: Rabbi Shimon opens by talking about Habakkuk, but then discusses the entire story recounted in II Melachim about Elisha and the Shunamite woman who had fed him bread when he passed by, and prepared for him a "small upper chamber...with walls...a bed and table and chair and a lamp." We are told that on the day Elisha came to the Shunamite and promised her that she would bear a son it was Rosh Hashanah, when the barren women of the world were remembered. We are told that one must not be alone on the Day of Judgment because one might be noticed on his own and more subject to judgment, and the Mercies of God are always present over the whole people together. ¶ Rabbi Shimon says that when E

16<bos>[email to Kalimah, 2010-12-15] Subject: Album ¶ SLM dearest Kalimah, ¶ I'd like to give you a free mp3 download of the Friends of Design album -- it's probably eclectic enough for at least one style of song to appeal to any given Sufi from a musical perspective, but the lyrics are an attempt at something universal. A kind of Christmas gift. ¶ http://www.dcs.kcl.ac.uk/staff/iman/FoD.zip ¶ The lyrics for each song are helpful to have at hand sometimes: ¶ http://fernmind.com/fod/lyrics ¶ Feel free to share the downloaded mp3s with any friends you think might like them (but the actual link I gave you will disappear soon). ¶ Love and Light, ¶ Mu

17<bos>[email to correspondent, 2009-12-07] Subject: My Christmas do ¶ Salaams, ¶ Thought you might enjoy this description of my research lab's get together at my house: http://thegoodgarment.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/christmas-drinks-at-the-professors-house/ ¶ I

18<bos>[A Tailor's Doctrine, 2010-12-25] Merry Christmas ¶ Merry Christmas. ¶ Jubilation at the emergence of the Son of Man from the Virgin Womb, whose derivative containment is closest, by a triad, to that Most Underived Love, ¶ Jubilation at this Vine of Truth whose Human Body is our Life, the voice existent, now polyphony! ¶ Oh, such rhizomatic vocabulary in glorious bifurcation of that Word, each a branch outward, each a fruit, each a harvest, each a diamond trajectory of such perfect inscription, the human's eternal return to that most Inhuman of Loves! ¶ A merry mass of Christ. Is, unto us, the Word. So rejoice in reading!

19<bos>[email to correspondent, 2011-12-27] Subject: The Poernomo family Christmas panto ¶ Sara, Hamja and Fuad: ¶ As I know you three are somewhat into kids' shows ... I'm going to let you into a little treat ... ¶ THE POERNOMO FAMILY CHRISTMAS PANTO OF 2010! ¶ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmRUdSquicc ¶ It's a kind of family tradition to put on a private family showing ... it is PRIVATE though, with our kids in it, so please don't share it on facebook or email it out to other folk (but of course feel free to show to any loved ones looking over your shoulder). ¶ Best wishes for the new year, ¶ Iman, Sally and the girls

20<bos>[email to correspondent, 2011-12-28] Subject: The 2011 Poernomo Christmas Panto ... ¶ Here it is -- the sequel to the earlier story I sent you -- Sky Princess II ... ¶ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQArPmdrFU4 ¶ As usual, please don't share round cause of kid's pictures ...

21<bos>ing. Merry Christmas, Iman. The geometry is in the book now. 🎄

22<bos>[email to Lushka Poernomo, 2011-04-20] Subject: Re: ¶ [Lushka Poernomo]: Salaams ¶ How are you all? What will you do in the Easter holidays? Ananda is having a break from today until tuesday. I hope a sunny day will come for a trip to picnic in forest and very fresh air. ¶ Peace and Light ¶ mum ¶ Actually we are at a and e bc sakina has bad tonsillitis ¶ Sent from my iPhone

23<bos>[email to Iman Poernomo, 2011-12-24] Subject: Merry Christmas from the Poernomos of the North! ¶ Merry Christmas everyone! ¶ Film below: ¶ http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/AWH4uUksfGhLt1cz

24<bos>[email to Iman Poernomo, 2011-12-24] Subject: Merry Christmas from the Poernomos of the North! ¶ Merry Christmas everyone! See you in the New Year! ¶ Film below: ¶ http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/AWH4uUksfGhLt1cz

25<bos>[email to correspondent, 2011-12-24] Subject: Merry Christmas from the Poernomos! ¶ Merry Christmas everyone! ¶ Film below: ¶ http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/AWH4uUksfGhLt1cz

26<bos>[sufis_without_borders, 2009-12-07] a new thread begins: ¶ Salaams, ¶ A little anecdote that might amuse: ¶ http://thegoodgarment.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/christmas-drinks-at-the-professors-house/ ¶ Love and Light, ¶ Musa the Tailor

27<bos>[A Tailor's Doctrine, 2010-03-14] Mother's day present ¶ [caption id="attachment_1336" align="alignright" width="469" caption="Slogan by the Tailor, currently residing in the Kazakh kitchen of his mother."][](http://thegoodgarment.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/signs-lo-res.jpg)[/caption]

28<bos>David is good. He's internal and typically the internal is a senior academic who knows you and your work - but isn't a specialist in it - that's how it works at other universities and I always picked internals to simulate that. It's unnecessary (and unfair) to be interrogated by two world experts in your area when it doesn't work like that elsewhere. ¶ Merry Christmas all :) ¶ Sent from my iPhone

29<bos>[email to correspondent, 2010-11-09] Subject: RC fanatics at play ... ¶ This Eid, see what the freaks, heads and scoobers are getting up to every night, in blatant defiance of Vanguard law! See the Rainbow Connection at work within the clubs and universities. Join neocon crusader Arthur Celcius and the AntiGnostic league now and save our children from these appalling fanatics! ¶ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ft2KDECFI&feature=share

30<bos>[email to Fuad Ali, 2012-01-02] Subject: Re: sohail tunes ¶ [Fuad Ali]: yup, he's avoiding distribution besides us lot as they need to be rerecorded seeveral times then mastered. <First Degree Murdoch 29 Dec 2011.mp3> <Great Minds 29 Dec 2011.mp3> <Square Mileage 29 Dec 2011.mp3> ¶ The bank went to this alternative comedy club near richmix for Christmas party ... "Greatest minds" would have been great to see there! So many people in industry really think they could cut it as Einsteins given the chance. If I had a penny for every "PhD huh? Yeah, I wanted to do one, maybe I will with my experience ..." - I'd have a bigger bonus