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Eid and Rosh Hashanah

September 30th, 2008 Zack 4 comments

Here in Atlanta, Eid is today. We wish everyone a very happy Eid. Eid Mubarak to you!

The Jewish new year started at sundown last night. So Eid and Rosh Hashanah are on the same day. Shanah Tovah, everyone!

Related Reading:

Festival Elephants and the Myth of Global Poverty
The Lost Ring: An Eid Story
Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Survival Kit
The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions
The Ghost Festival in Medieval China

Christmas

December 24th, 2007 Zack 2 comments

It’s Christmas Eve.

We have had Christmas lights outside our home since December 4. Michelle had demanded lights as she saw them in the neighborhood. So I told her we would decorate for Hanukkah, and so we did on the first day of Hanukkah.

Michelle has also asked that she get candies from Santa Klaus on Christmas. Every day at her preschool, she stopped at the Christmas tree and spent some time looking at all the decorations.

In short, this is our first fun Christmas, despite the long discussion the lady who cut my hair had with me a couple of weeks ago in favor of Merry Christmas and against Happy Holidays. Personally, I prefer Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Related Reading:

Readings in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Christmas Carol
Understanding Catholic Christianity: (Student Workbook)
Mere Christianity
Tripwire (Jack Reacher, No. 3)

رمضان اور روش ہشانا مبارک

September 13th, 2007 Zack 5 comments

آج یہاں پہلا روزہ تھا۔ آپ سب کو رمضان مبارک ہو۔

ساتھ ہی آج عبرانی کیلنڈر کے نئے سال کا آغاز ہوا۔ آپ کو روش ہشانا بھی مبارک ہو۔ Shana Tova!

Related Reading:

Introduction to Islam (4th Edition) (Mysearchlab Series for Religion)
Judaism for Dummies
Basic Judaism (Harvest Book.)
Ramazan, the Rajah
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism, 2nd Edition

Happy Easter and Hag Sameach

April 6th, 2007 Zack 4 comments

Today is Good Friday. So a Happy Easter to all my readers.

And sorry I am late. Passover started at sunset on April 2, but it is a week long holiday. So a Happy Passover too.

Related Reading:

A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith
Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs & Rituals
Christianity Through the Centuries
Textual Sources for the Study of Judaism (Textual Sources for the Study of Religion)
Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice