For all my Yid friends, The gastronomic guide to Jewish holidays: As a general principle, Jewish holidays are divided between days on which you must starve and days on which you must overeat. Many Jews observe no fewer than 16 fasts throughout the Jewish year, based on the time-honored principle that even if you are sure that you are ritually purified, you definitely arent. Though there are many feasts and fasts, there are no holidays requiring light snacking. Note: Unlike Christians, who simply attend church on special days (e.g. Ash Wednesday), on Jewish holidays most Jews take the whole day off. This is because Jews, for historical and personal reasons, are more stressed out. The Diet Guide to the Jewish Holidays: Rosh Hashanah ------- Feast Tzom Gedalia ----------- Fast Yom Kippur -------------- More fasting Sukkot -------------------- Feast for a week + Hashanah Rabbah ---- More feasting Simchat Torah -------- Keep right on feasting Month of Heshvan ----- No feasts or fasts for a whole month. Get a grip onyourself. Hanukkah ---------------- Eat potato pancakes Tenth of Tevet --------- Do not eat potato pancakes Tu BShevat ------------ Feast Fast of Esther --------- Fast Purim --------------------- Eat pastry Passover ---------------- Do not eat pastry for a week Shavuot ------------------ Dairy feast (cheesecake, blintzes, etc.) 17th of Tammuz -------- Fast (definitely no cheesecake or blintzes) Tish BAv ----------------- Serious fast (dont even think about cheesecake or blintzes) Month of Elul ------------ End of cycle. Enroll i Center for Eating Disorders before High Holidays arrive again.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:12:15 +0000
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