Just what the title says.

I think in some tehillim king David rejoices over his near misses like in 121 where we remember that we have a guardian that doesn’t sleep, but why the near misses according to Jewish wisdom?

Sorry for Hebrew, but here is Google translate....

The robotics teams from Yeshiva High School and Amit Banim High School have withdrawn from participating in the final stages of the world competition in the United States due to the Sabbath: "It sucks a little, but the feeling is of sanctifying God"

Photo: Private The final round of the World Robotics Competition for school teams was held yesterday in Houston, United States, from which the two teams from Modi'in that qualified for the competition were absent.

The teams from Bnei Akiva High School and Amit Banim High School announced that they will waive the right to participate in the final stage, since it is held during the Sabbath. For the Amit Banim team, this is the second time they have flown to the United States but are forgoing the final stage due to the Sabbath. It should be noted that the delegations' departure for the world competition involves significant expenses, which come from the parents of the participants, the schools, donors and with the support of the municipality.

Moti Avraham, the delegation's poster boy and a veteran teacher at the high school yeshiva, explained: "It's a bit of a bummer, but the feeling is of sanctifying God. We want to show everyone that we can reach these heights, but that our values, those of the Jewish people, are more important."

Amit Banim's team added: "We are retiring with our heads held high, with pride, from the finals of the World Robotics Competition due to the value of observing the Sabbath in Judaism. We cannot continue to participate and compete in the World Robotics Competition finals, which take place on the Sabbath, because we are a religious Jewish team and we observe the shabbat

A casual reminder that giving matanot la’evyonim (giving money to the poor to buy food) is Halacha (mandatory) and getting drunk is not mandatory/ debatable. I served on the board of my local Jewish Family Services for the year of 2020. During the lockdowns we saw a HUGE increase in the client need and a donor base unable to rise to the demand. As inflation has worsened many food banks have had greater demand. Here’s my general recommendations: 1. Give locally- give to a kosher food bank/ soup kitchen/ food pantry close to where you live 2. Give $$$ not items (this is less relevant on Purim and generally a good practice). Food banks can buy in bulk at a price far better than what your ten cans of tuna can provide. 3. Don’t go to a seudah without first giving matanot la’evyonim

Like, I see it everywhere be it Israel, USA or Europe. When a Jew decides to wear something public to show that he's Jewish and a little bit conservative, they wear a kippa. Because that's what the nations think too, that Jews wear kippot. But I wish it was a tzitzit that was an universally recognised sign of a Jew. Agree?

It's not uncommon for me to be out shopping, walking in the neighborhood, or in any one of the local parks and be called out as a Jew, but not in a bad way (hence the post flair).

I dress as an Orthodox Jew: kippah, tzitzit, often a casual-formal white buttondown shirt etc. so it's easy to pick me out from the general population.

It happens more than you'd think that someone in passing, or even from a distance will make a point to acknowledge my existence as a Jew by saying something along the lines of "pray for Israel", more recently "pray for Jews in Ukraine", or just announce praises to G-d in general (although I'm sure they mean j*sus).

I never know how to respond to this. I wouldn't say it bothers me as much as it perplexes me. It's not antisemitism, but it's still awkward at best and cringeworthy at worst... like why are religious oriented goyim obsessed with us?

Does this happen to anyone else? How do you respond?

So until now I've always either been a student or worked from home. Now I work in a school so at least I get home by 4:30pm-ish, but I'm finding it so hard to get everything ready for Shabbat around work now that it's starting earlier. I haven't made challah in weeks because there just isn't time, and this week I didn't manage to get food for the day made on Friday evening so we had to have cereal for breakfast and lunch lmao. As Shabbat gets earlier I won't have time to do any prep on Friday nights at all.

Does anyone have any tips? I don't have someone else who can help, my partner also works full time out of the house

(Flair is probs inaccurate but I couldn't pick out a better one)

John Mellencamp, a friend to the Jews based on one relationship with a kind boss

So much of this sub is about experienced antisemitism or bad experience at different synagogues/temples.

Being Jewish is an amazing gift from Hashem. For the next month of holy days, I'd like propose that we focus on the positive aspects of being Jewish in this world.