Comments on: The Halachot of Festivus http://jewneric.com/the-halachot-of-festivus/2007/12/23/ A New Platform for the Jewish Voice Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:20:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Zechariah Mehler http://jewneric.com/the-halachot-of-festivus/2007/12/23/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Zechariah Mehler Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:08:49 +0000 http://jewneric.com/the-halachot-of-festivus/2007/12/23/#comment-81 Interesting fact: In 1966, Reader’s Digest editor Dan O’Keefe invented Festivus as a means of celebrating the first date he ever had with his wife. Though the first Festivus transpired during the month of February, the faux holiday was eventually moved to December. Festivus came to Seinfeld in the form of O’Keefe’s son Daniel, who was working for the show as a writer and decided to include the holiday in the aforementioned episode “The Strike” (he added in the now-infamous aluminum pole). Source: 5 things you didn't know about Seinfeld by David Nusair Interesting fact: In 1966, Reader’s Digest editor Dan O’Keefe invented Festivus as a means of celebrating the first date he ever had with his wife. Though the first Festivus transpired during the month of February, the faux holiday was eventually moved to December. Festivus came to Seinfeld in the form of O’Keefe’s son Daniel, who was working for the show as a writer and decided to include the holiday in the aforementioned episode “The Strike” (he added in the now-infamous aluminum pole).

Source: 5 things you didn’t know about Seinfeld by David Nusair

]]> By: Shalom Silbermintz http://jewneric.com/the-halachot-of-festivus/2007/12/23/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Shalom Silbermintz Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:16:57 +0000 http://jewneric.com/the-halachot-of-festivus/2007/12/23/#comment-60 I apologize if I offended you with my statements, I assumed in my ignorance these Halachot were pashut but I am obviously wrong. In fact, today during my Festivus seudah, a question about fulfilling ones requirement of "airing of grievances" from afar came up. If I had read your entry about getting ready for Festivus this year I would have been prepared. (http://esseragaroth.blogspot.com/2007/12/get-ready-for-festivus-2007.html) I hope that you accept my humblest apologies and hope that one day we will be able to be able to participate in the feats of strength together, in Yerushalayim. I apologize if I offended you with my statements, I assumed in my ignorance these Halachot were pashut but I am obviously wrong.

In fact, today during my Festivus seudah, a question about fulfilling ones requirement of “airing of grievances” from afar came up. If I had read your entry about getting ready for Festivus this year I would have been prepared. (http://esseragaroth.blogspot.com/2007/12/get-ready-for-festivus-2007.html)

I hope that you accept my humblest apologies and hope that one day we will be able to be able to participate in the feats of strength together, in Yerushalayim.

]]> By: ben-yehudah http://jewneric.com/the-halachot-of-festivus/2007/12/23/comment-page-1/#comment-59 ben-yehudah Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:18:25 +0000 http://jewneric.com/the-halachot-of-festivus/2007/12/23/#comment-59 B"H I am so utterly and thoroughly offended, completely and without a doubt, offended that you dare to call my crucial halachic question ridiculous, and furthermore to call my intricate and well-thought out response, ridiculous. Do realize how many of our brethren I single-handedly assisted to recover from the great trauma the incurred last year when Festivus fell not just Shabbath, not just Hanukkah, not just Shabbath Hanukkah, but the second Shabbath Hanukkah?! Why I had NEVER in my quasi-rabbinic life ever witness such havoc created by such a calendrical conflict? Harumpf! I say to you Harumpf! I do not even know you, yet as it is during your zman reu'i lese'udah (I can only assume that you are in New York, the Festivus birth place), I must use the little known heter to air my grievances at you, even though you may not get this until after your se'udah. You would not be familiar with this heter, as it is only known by the greatest television halachic minds as myself. Hmmm...other than the above, I guess I really don't have any grievances, as the link to my post can only aid my rapidly falling technorati authority rating. So, I say to you, one and all, It's Festivus for the Rest of Us! If you would care to donate to the Human Fund, I have provided you with a convenient donate through paypal button on my blog. B”H I am so utterly and thoroughly offended, completely and without a doubt, offended that you dare to call my crucial halachic question ridiculous, and furthermore to call my intricate and well-thought out response, ridiculous.

Do realize how many of our brethren I single-handedly assisted to recover from the great trauma the incurred last year when Festivus fell not just Shabbath, not just Hanukkah, not just Shabbath Hanukkah, but the second Shabbath Hanukkah?!

Why I had NEVER in my quasi-rabbinic life ever witness such havoc created by such a calendrical conflict?

Harumpf! I say to you Harumpf!

I do not even know you, yet as it is during your zman reu’i lese’udah (I can only assume that you are in New York, the Festivus birth place), I must use the little known heter to air my grievances at you, even though you may not get this until after your se’udah. You would not be familiar with this heter, as it is only known by the greatest television halachic minds as myself.

Hmmm…other than the above, I guess I really don’t have any grievances, as the link to my post can only aid my rapidly falling technorati authority rating.

So, I say to you, one and all, It’s Festivus for the Rest of Us!

If you would care to donate to the Human Fund, I have provided you with a convenient donate through paypal button on my blog.

]]> By: Benji Rosenzweig http://jewneric.com/the-halachot-of-festivus/2007/12/23/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Benji Rosenzweig Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:12:26 +0000 http://jewneric.com/the-halachot-of-festivus/2007/12/23/#comment-58 This is a great post. I forgot about Festivus. Thanks for reviving it. This is a great post. I forgot about Festivus.
Thanks for reviving it.

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