WTF Sh*t's F*cked Up and Bullsh*t - a "Who Cares" thread for news

[bubblesort]

If you don't know many Irish people, you probably aren't aware that Belfast has been burning for weeks now, but the media does not cover it. The recent flare-ups have mostly been triggered by Brexit. I've seen some interesting conversations about the situation online, between Irish and English people. Basically, it seems like the English don't see the northern Irish as English any more. To an average Londoner, given a person from Dublin, and a person from Belfast, they categorize both as simply Irish, rather than Irish and Northern Irish, or something like that. So the English seem to be fighting for land they don't want, inhabited by people they don't like, which is a very English thing to do, LOL (not like America is any different, though).

Here's an interesting take on the violence. Most people think Catholics vs Anglicans when they think about Belfast... but how do the Jews navigate this?

As it did decades ago, Northern Ireland Jewry looks to weather storm of violence on the streets of Belfast

(JTA) Northern Ireland’s capital of Belfast has been plagued by familiar scenes: rioting, the gray shells of burned-out cars, injured police officers. For many in this post-industrial city of 280,000, it has conjured memories of the…

www.sun-sentinel.com

 

[Romana]

If you don't know many Irish people, you probably aren't aware that Belfast has been burning for weeks now, but the media does not cover it. The recent flare-ups have mostly been triggered by Brexit. I've seen some interesting conversations about the situation online, between Irish and English people. Basically, it seems like the English don't see the northern Irish as English any more. To an average Londoner, given a person from Dublin, and a person from Belfast, they categorize both as simply Irish, rather than Irish and Northern Irish, or something like that. So the English seem to be fighting for land they don't want, inhabited by people they don't like, which is a very English thing to do, LOL (not like America is any different, though).

Here's an interesting take on the violence. Most people think Catholics vs Anglicans when they think about Belfast... but how do the Jews navigate this?

As it did decades ago, Northern Ireland Jewry looks to weather storm of violence on the streets of Belfast

(JTA) Northern Ireland’s capital of Belfast has been plagued by familiar scenes: rioting, the gray shells of burned-out cars, injured police officers. For many in this post-industrial city of 280,000, it has conjured memories of the…

www.sun-sentinel.com

I assume "reverend" in the article is an Anglicization of "rebbe". I've never heard of a Jewish reverend otherwise.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I assume "reverend" in the article is an Anglicization of "rebbe". I've never heard of a Jewish reverend otherwise.

There's now an explanation right at the end of the article

(Today the synagogue has a Jewish “reverend” named David Kale who leads services and acts as a cantor, despite not being ordained as a rabbi. He has explained that “A reverend is an experienced and qualified person who is authorized by the chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth to carry out all the duties of a rabbi.”)

 

[Romana]

There's now an explanation right at the end of the article

That's a direct definition of "rebbe". I wonder why they feel they can't say rebbe?

 

[Innula Zenovka]

That's a direct definition of "rebbe". I wonder why they feel they can't say rebbe?

Because, at least according to the article, he's not been ordained as a rabbi but has, nevertheless, been authorised by the Chief Rabbi of the UK to carry out most of the duties that would normally be reserved to a fully ordained rabbi. He's called "reverend" because of his somewhat unusual status.

 

[Romana]

Because, at least according to the article, he's not been ordained as a rabbi but has, nevertheless, been authorised by the Chief Rabbi of the UK to carry out most of the duties that would normally be reserved to a fully ordained rabbi. He's called "reverend" because of his somewhat unusual status.

That's still a rebbe.
They seem to have borrowed the word reverend for the occasion. Sounds more official to the general populace, perhaps.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

That's still a rebbe.
They seem to have borrowed the word reverend for the occasion. Sounds more official to the general populace, perhaps.

Maybe it's a difference between British and US Jewish congregations? I've only ever come across the term "Rebbe" in connection with the US. Here, everyone talks about "Rabbis," and I think the first time I ever encountered the term "Rebbe" was in a thriller set in LA.

This seems to suggest the title "Rebbe" is particularly associated with the Hasidic movement -- maybe that's something to do with it?

What is the Difference Between a Rebbe and a Rabbi?

Article on the difference between the terms Rebbe and Rabbi.

www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org

I have to say I'd never before encountered the term "reverend" other than in connection with particular Christian religious hierarchies, either, but the clarification certainly gives the impression that the Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UK think it's a valid religious title in British Judaism in its own right and that it's distinct from the role of Rabbi.

 

[Romana]

Maybe it's a difference between British and US Jewish congregations? I've only ever come across the term "Rebbe" in connection with the US. Here, everyone talks about "Rabbis," and I think the first time I ever encountered the term "Rebbe" was in a thriller set in LA.

This seems to suggest the title "Rebbe" is particularly associated with the Hasidic movement -- maybe that's something to do with it?

What is the Difference Between a Rebbe and a Rabbi?

Article on the difference between the terms Rebbe and Rabbi.

www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org

I have to say I'd never before encountered the term "reverend" other than in connection with particular Christian religious hierarchies, either, but the clarification certainly gives the impression that the Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UK think it's a valid religious title in British Judaism in its own right and that it's distinct from the role of Rabbi.

The term rebbe is much older than the Hasidic movement. It's a very old Hebrew word. It goes back at least as far as Jesus's time. It's not particular to Hasidim either, much as they might like others to think so.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

What the hell


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[Arkady Arkright]

Am I right in equating 'Polycule' with 'Swingers' ?

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Am I right in equating 'Polycule' with 'Swingers' ?

I'm pretty sure the definition is more like committed multi-way relationship. Swingers implies promiscuity.

 

[bubblesort]

Am I right in equating 'Polycule' with 'Swingers' ?

Swingers are promiscuous, and hook up a lot, but polyamorous people have multiple serious relationships at a time, not just hookups. There is some crossover between the two communities, so that is a common mistake to make. In my area, there is a small, separate polyamorous tribe, who take offense at being associated with swingers, or kinky people, because they really don't see polyamory as a kink. I don't know how common this is elsewhere, or if it's a weird local tribe type thing.

 

[Free]

Am I right in equating 'Polycule' with 'Swingers' ?

Yes to the other replies, but go ahead and equate, since it does effectively mean "doin' it with more than one other person and getting away with it!"

 

[Free]

How Josh Hawley and Marjorie Taylor Greene Juiced Their Fundraising Numbers

Politicians get the veneer of grassroots support, while shadowy consultants get rich.

www.propublica.org

Two of the leading Republican firebrands in Congress touted big fundraising hauls as a show of grassroots support for their high-profile stands against accepting the 2020 election results.

But new financial disclosures show that Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., relied on an email marketing vendor that takes as much as 80 cents on the dollar. That means their headline-grabbing numbers were more the product of expensively soliciting hardcore Republicans than an organic groundswell of far-reaching support.

 

[Romana]

 

[Free]

Sorry Svar but I'm pretty sure that "bump" means the girl has stopped caring what you think about her and enjoyed a second slice of pie for dessert.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

*blink*

 

[Romana]

Parents and community demand answers after classmate and later teacher lop off biracial 6-year-old Michigan girl’s curly locks

 

[Lady Darnk Juniorette]

Monarchy cult/fandom is weird and rabid.

 

[Romana]