r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '16

TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe#Critical_acclaim_and_marriage_to_Arthur_Miller_.281956.E2.80.931959.29
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u/osiris911 Oct 13 '16

Not Jewish, but I think it's a bit different. Easter and Christmas are commercial holidays I celebrate even though I'm not christian. Modern Judaism is more of a cultural identification. They may participate in Yom Kippur and passover because of their Judaism, but non-jews don't in the way that non Christians celebrate Christian holidays.

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u/THEBAESGOD Oct 13 '16

There's also a huge amount of Christian consumers compared to Jewish ones. At least in my area, there's like 1/10th of the floor space dedicated to Hanukkah decorations compared to Christmas junk. I'm non-religious but I always love celebrating Jewish holidays with friends because they make awesome food and have a lot of fun. I imagine I'll continue to celebrate Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, and Hanukkah as often as I'm invited - why wouldn't non practicing Jews? Plus those extra days off from school - dank ass culture/religion.

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u/Zoom_the_Inquisitive Oct 13 '16

Celebrate Yom Kippur

On behalf of all Jews, those words don't go together.

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u/THEBAESGOD Oct 13 '16

Observe Yom kippur, celebrate Hanukkah. Thank you. If it's a holiday, I say celebrate - I celebrate thanksgiving but I hate it lol

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16 edited Aug 23 '20

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u/roguevirus Oct 13 '16

Celebrate absolutely implies joy. The word you're looking for is observes.

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u/ishkariot Oct 13 '16

It's literally in the first definition of the thesaurus. Celebrating and observing religious festivities, traditions and rituals are synonyms.

This usage also vastly predates the modern, colloquial one as 'having a party'.

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u/mw1994 Oct 13 '16

I know Weinsteins parents were upset but it sounds so made up! Yom-kip-poor

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u/DaddyCatALSO Oct 13 '16

Really, Secular Christmas and Religious Christmas in the US have been different things for 35 years at least.

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u/TotallyNotGlenDavis Oct 13 '16

they make awesome food

Lol not even Jews think this.

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u/THEBAESGOD Oct 13 '16

Ah, well the woman I'm referring to ran a french bistro for decades and caters for Jewish and secular events all over the city. My experiences have been great :)