the other day i was in class and they were talking about the separation of church in the 16th century and the professor asked me about it and of course i don’t remember shit nor care about it so i said “i’m jewish, I don’t know.” he said “it’s history, you should know about it” and i said “it’s your history, not mine. do you know about my people’s history? or the aboriginal people of our country’s history? the history that should matter to us? no. then i don’t care about your church’s history.” he finally said i was right but i could feel the hatred from so many classmates, it was awesome
Days off for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and leaving sections of the tables empty for those fasting to be able to chill away from temptation but still with friends in the common social environment. – @racheltheclumsy
Giving the Jewish students the day off on Yom Kippur bc like how the frick are you supposed to function come on (that should apply to every school not just magical ones let’s be honest here) – @weirdest-al
Hermione, however, was not concerned. At Hogwarts she was different, and that was okay. There were times when she felt lost, but never from her culture, from her faith. She fasted for Yom Kippur and feasted on honey and apples on Rosh Hashanah. – @voldemortgavemethetalk
Tina hates it when she has to be out of town for work on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Partly because she doesn’t like having to work on the High Holy Days, but if she’s honest? It’s mostly because she misses Queenie’s honey cake (and if she’s really honest? It’s because she misses Queenie). – @nifflersgelt
Queenie’s apple strudel recipe is a special one she usually makes just for Rosh Hashanah. That she made it for Jacob shows how special he already was to her even though they’d just met. – @nifflersgelt
““In the case of one who establishes his sukkah at the top of a tree or atop a camel, the sukkah is valid, but one may not ascend and enter it on the first Festival day because the Sages prohibit climbing or using trees or animals on the Festival.””
— Talmud Bavli, Masechet Sukkah 22b
FYI in case your thinking about building your Sukkah on your 🐫 this year.
Ok so I’ve been seeing a ton of those ‘we need more representation at hogwarts’ posts and I was like hell why not more Jewish representation at Hogwarts (and like everywhere else but that’s another story). No like imagine though
parents calling/or I guess writing the school to make sure that their kids get a kosher meal option and that there’s a good Jewish presence
having Friday night and Saturday morning and Holiday services in the room of requirement
bar and bat mitzvahs would be fuckin epic like imagine having your bar or bat mitzvah in the Great Hall like hot damn people would talk about that for centuries like what was your bar/bat mitzvah theme? oh just REAL LIFE WIZARDING MAGIC
on a more depressing note learning about how Voldemort tried to wipe out anyone who wasn’t pureblood brings up too many Holocaust parallels and is actually extremely upsetting to many students/ many of the Jewish kids teach their non-muggleborn friends about the Holocaust when they ask why they’re getting so distraught
but on a lighter note Hannukah at Hogwarts would be fuckin awesome. like Slytherin students charming their dreidels so they can win every time, Hufflepuffs making everyone homemade gifts and shit, EVERYONE fucking making latkes bc those rule, also the kitchen elves being like wtf is a latke and the students being like prepare to have your mind fuckin blown
giving the Jewish students the day off on Yom Kippur bc like how the frick are you supposed to function come on (that should apply to every school not just magical ones let’s be honest here)
accidentally saying spells in Hebrew because if you grew up learning Hebrew and English it’s gonna slip out when speaking another foreign language (happens to me all the time in Spanish)
getting howlers from concerned mothers who just want you to call back or write back because they love you and they want to make sure you’re warm and well fed (but they remind you that the cooking will never be as good as their own, and your mom is probably right, you miss her brisket and kugel) and if you’re dating anyone make sure it’s a nice jewish boy/girl!
religious kids arguing over what kind of magic is okay to use on Shabbat and holidays
religious kids getting kippot that match their respective houses
religious kids davening in their common rooms each morning
having a succah in the courtyard on Succot, but it does the bigger on the inside thing like the tents at the Quidditch world cup, so on the outside it looks pretty small and humble but you get inside and it’s like decked the fuck out and there’s candy from honeydukes everywhere and it’s just amazing
dressing up on Halloween and Purim and giving shalach manot to their friends and professors
WHY CANT YOU EAT BREAD FOR THE WHOLE WEEK? This question comes up whether you’re in the wizarding world or not let’s face it.
HOGWARTS SEDERS. The great hall decorated for the Seder. those long ass Hogwarts tables decorated with like ten Seder plates because they are so long. Students staying up way past their bedtime because it’s the Seder and that’s just what you do. all the kids who were at the Seder just wiped out in classes the next day.
Jewish wizards charming matzah into actually tasting decent (what a thought)
Jewish wizards inviting their non Jewish friends to Seders and Friday night dinners
Introducing friends to the magical bread that is Challah and kids being like ‘damn son I do magic all day every day but this is true magic’
Jewish wizard couples just because
Celebrating Israeli Independence Day at Hogwarts (that would be a dream come true holy moly) like cooking falafel and stuff with the kitchen elves that would be amazing
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