This Is Just Too Absurd To Keep To Myself

[debka_notion]

I received the following from a Jewish dating site's email list  (I used said site for a little while, a couple years ago, and never quite managed to get off their email list).   I found it absurd on a series of levels, and thought it was too hilarious (at least as something speaking to me) not to share.  First off, I find the notion of paying someone to pray for you to be a little off-kilter.  Secondly, What makes the 8th day of Chanukah so special?  They come up with a reason, and attribute it to someone, or rather, to his book, but it's the first I've ever heard of it.  I don't think that I'm that poorly educated.  Thirdly, I think that right now, I can support Talmud Torah in Jerusalem by doing an extra chazara on my gemara for class just as easily as sending these folks money.  Fourth, it just rubs me wrong, somehow.

Comments

[belu.livejournal.com]

I've definitely heard that God will make you rich/healthy/happy/whatever; all you need to do, besides worship him in the favored fashion, is to make financial donations towards his work, care of such-and-such church. I'm pretty sure God's work here only involves making his favorite pastor rich. (You doubt that he's God's favorite? Why else would he be rich?)