I Can’t Sleep With A Stuffed Animal In Bed Because I’d End Up Tossing And Turning And Knocking Them

What is actually going on in yemen:

CHOLERA OUTBREAK

the cholera pandemic has been going on since around 2016, and it continues to get worse every day due to the lack of public health sectors and aid, as well as the saudi led air strikes on water systems and food infrastructure

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

yemen currently has the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, with over 24 million people in need of aid

FAMINE

the famine in yemen is said to become the worst one in 100 years and it continues to get worse ever day due to the poor funding and saudi intervention (with the support of the us, uk & france). nearly half the population will soon be dependent on aid

CIVIL WAR

it started when the houthis (backed by iran) rebelled against the government and began to seize territories (taking over the capital sana'a). in order to get the houthis out, saudi began bombing yemen and thus the conflict worsened

WAR

saudi arabia (with the support of the us, uk and france) has been bombing yemen in order to get rid of the houthi rebels. this led to the deterioration of yemen's situation, as well as the death of many civilians. they target public infrastructure, water systems, schools, etc

CORONAVIRUS

there aren't many testing kits and the hospitals aren't equipped with treating it. basic necessities such as masks and gloves also aren't available, thus making the situation worsen (especially with everything else going on adding to it)

FLOODS

lately yemen has been experiencing really bad floods that have torn down homes, destroyed food supplies and killed people. these floods have attributed to the spread of disease too

PLAGUE

yes, there is literally a plague now. it seems to have come after the floods, and has people are dropping dead. i think they still haven't found the cause but it affects your lungs. i don't know too much on this issue though, so please add if you have more information.

ECONOMIC CRISIS

since the start of the civil war in 2015, yemen's economy contracted by 50% due to the inflation and devaluation of the rial. people are hungry because of poverty and lack of jobs, and while you could potentially flee war, you can't flee hunger.

BLOCKADE

the saudi military coalition currently has a blockade on yemen's sea, air & land ports which stops aid from coming in. though they apparently eased it a little, it's still there and having catastrophic effects on the situation.

EXTRA

here's more stuff that's happening in yemen

- no water & electricity

- high poverty rates

- food prices are too expensive

- multiple serious disease eg meningitis

- isis & al gaeda have carried out attacks

- corruption

ADDITIONAL NOTES

of course this isn't everything, all of these factors have consequences, like the collapse of public health sectors but i can't fit it all in. please research and educate yourselves on the situation, we're blessed to be in a time with multiple sources

Alright this is a nice post but I am tired and completely forgot that people could like, convert to religions and I was like... an infant can’t do any of this, and then I literally had to fact check that Rosh Hashanah is a once-a-year thing before i realized that “oh people aren’t born following a religion.

simple things you can do for your first rosh hashanah:

- eat apples and honey

- eat challah and honey

- bake round challah

- reflect on the previous year, what happened for you, how you’ve changed, how you want to act differently in the coming year

- light candles on rosh hashanah eve

- do kiddush (wine blessing) and hamotzi (bread blessing) on Rosh Hashanah eve

- socially distanced outdoor apples + honey with a friend

- zoom prayer service if you feel up to it

- tashlich - go to a body of water, think of the ways you acted last year that you want to leave in the past or any harm you may have caused others, pick up some small stones or sticks, attach the bad actions to the objects in your head, then toss them away into the water

- listen to a recording of someone blowing a shofar (ram’s horn)

MWAHAHA I THINK FOR MYSELF

dude, c'mon, join the hive mind already

For Those Who Must Eat During Yom Kippur

Rofei chol basar – Healer of all living creatures:

I thank You for the breath that is in me

      for the community of Israel that lives

      for the possibilities of today and tomorrow.

May my eating be as a fast;

May it be dedicated to you, to t’shuvah–

to the renewal and restoration of my relationship

     to You, to others, and to myself.

Source:  Mishkahn HaNefesh for Yom Kippur (p. 10)

an explanation is not owed

10,000 reblogs and I will translate the script of Bee Movie into a language that I will invent solely for this purpose

Reform as well.  At the Kesher services at the senior living facility my grandma lives in, they use tea lights as well.  The woman who usually lights them always asks for a match first, though (she never gets one).  

I know this has been answered for chanukah, but can electric candles replace real candles for shabbat in the case that real candles are not permitted in your living space? (e.g. an apartment or other leased residence)

Mod here. Anon hasn’t restricted this question to any particular FOR, but respondents should give a FOR relevant to their response (e.g. halachic, communal). It may also be helpful to provide reasoning and/or sources since halachic (and spiritual) understandings of electric lights vary even within some communities.

Much thanks! (Todah rabah!)  !תּוֹדָה רַבָּה  

That’s a bad joke.  3 stars

Some people really like Orion’s Belt

But I think it’s just a big waist of space.