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Michael T.'s avatar

Perfect post. Love it. Shana Tova from a non-Jew!

דָּוִד יוֹסֵף's avatar

Actually non-Jews do read your substack all the time. 🙏🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

Carmen  Gonzalez Moniz's avatar

Love it. And the humour. Shana Tova, from Spain.💖

ryan's avatar

I visited your country including Catalonia in the nineties for the Olympics the Seville World s Fair....I stayed with friends of friends in Madrid.....ate great food, met really nice people...so it's good to read your comment .....from Spain considering your horrible racist pm.

Danny Schwartz's avatar

It’s funny that you think non Jews read your Substack.

Dana Ramos's avatar

They do read this substack, and like all Jewish-based ones, it get trolls and haters. I mean, it's not enough that there are millions of social media pages where the Jew haters can have their orgies of hate, but they have to invade Jewish pages, too? Yeah, they do--they are that sick. On the other hand, there are quite a few wonderful Christians who read and comment here regularly--and they are very supportive and loving.

ryan's avatar

Yes on FB I note that pro Israel posts have their share of " it's not a country...free palestine" with the little plo banner emoji. Cute. Once in a while I reply....mostly I do what the trolls do for pro Israel posts.....I do the laughing emoji to mock their hate filled posts.

Danny Schwartz's avatar

The audience here is inside the bubble

The haters can’t pierce the bubble and those inside the bubble dont listen to the chatter outside anyway. Opposing views right or wrong is framed as anti semitism. No doubt this post only shouts the story from one angle. That’s fine. And the audience in the bubble laps it up and is listening coz we want to only see it from this side.

JVG's avatar

Yes to the apples and honey. Absolutely no to gefilte fish.

HP's avatar

"Ask a Jew when Rosh Hashanah is next year and there is a decent chance they will instinctively reach for their phone."

No phone needed. Rosh HaShannah next year will be on the 1st of Tishrei.

Will Howard's avatar

Gefilte fish is an acquired taste. Once a year I eat some as a form of penance.

ryan's avatar

I liked the explanation.....it doesn't begin the first of the Hebrew calendar months....why? I still don't quite understand that. I attended a Chabad dinner ...my first....it's a mitzvah to be with Jews......the food....it varied.....it's not going to be written in the book of great meals....but I found what to eat. I always have to defend kosher meals....the only kind I ate as a kid and all delicious....even my mother's home made gefilte fish.....L Shana Tova....not hard to say for gentiles or Jews who are mostly ignorant of Hebrew.....no rasping or clearing your throat sounds beloved by the self deprecating Jewish comedians I grew up.

Cumbria's avatar

Thank you so much ❣️ from an other of your non-Jewish listeners. SHA Na Tovah 💫

JHagersq1's avatar

Love this! Going to share it with my work colleagues. Shana Tova! 🍎🍯🇮🇱

Debra Silver's avatar

Shana Tova umetuka 🍯🍎

Beatrice Nora Caflun's avatar

Beautiful essay, thank you and Shana Tova for your and family!!!!!!!!! Am Israel Chai !!!!¡!!!

Linda Greenfield's avatar

Love this and can't wait to share with my non-Jewish friends!