Well the problem is that Passover has the best food, but it’s also celebrating a genocide, so I don’t really have a good recommendation.
Purim maybe? It’s mildly less stupid than the others since it’s actually based on something that really happened? But it’s still based on an arranged marriage, so even that’s kind of fucked up. I don’t know. The Bible is ridiculous.
I know it has the menorah, but isn’t the reason the menorah was a miracle that they had just defended themselves and the oil got destroyed or something like that?
Yeah, but the miracle part is the reason for the holiday. That there was enough oil for one day but it lasted 8.
Purim is actually just based on history (or at least what we believe to be history, it does have secondary support)- The Persian Achaemenid Empire was going to wipe out the Jews in the empire at the behest of Haman, the Grand Vizier, but is foiled by Esther, who is married to the King and is secretly Jewish, and her cousin Mordecai. Then the King says, “oh, he was going to wipe out the Jews? Well, you guys now get to kill all of his sons and also anyone else you feel like” and then the Jewish Persians killed thousands of other Persians. The king was fine with it.
Food holidays are my favorite holidays, and also because of Jon Stewart, I irrationally appreciate the abundance of Jewish holidays.
Which Jewish holidays should I celebrate?
Well the problem is that Passover has the best food, but it’s also celebrating a genocide, so I don’t really have a good recommendation.
Purim maybe? It’s mildly less stupid than the others since it’s actually based on something that really happened? But it’s still based on an arranged marriage, so even that’s kind of fucked up. I don’t know. The Bible is ridiculous.
Isn’t Hanukkah another battle victory one?
I know it has the menorah, but isn’t the reason the menorah was a miracle that they had just defended themselves and the oil got destroyed or something like that?
Yeah, but the miracle part is the reason for the holiday. That there was enough oil for one day but it lasted 8.
Purim is actually just based on history (or at least what we believe to be history, it does have secondary support)- The Persian Achaemenid Empire was going to wipe out the Jews in the empire at the behest of Haman, the Grand Vizier, but is foiled by Esther, who is married to the King and is secretly Jewish, and her cousin Mordecai. Then the King says, “oh, he was going to wipe out the Jews? Well, you guys now get to kill all of his sons and also anyone else you feel like” and then the Jewish Persians killed thousands of other Persians. The king was fine with it.
So I guess hooray?
Dang, yea, the Bible is a terrible mess.