I'm surprised not a word was mentioned this year about nitul

imasoftov

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 4:09 am

If I didn't eat Chinese food last night can I do tashlumin on January 7? Or is chumus good enough? You could say it's at least Asian food ...

amother

Mint

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 11:24 am

Hilarious! Yesterday the lady at J. Crew was saying she doesn’t keep x-mas, and the way she mentioned going out for Chinese today made me think. Jews are so good at making traditions out of everything - it’s like the way she observes x-mas, her ritual, is Chinese food instead Of church and presents.

gold21

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 11:25 am

Why do I see so many posts on Facebook about Chinese food relating to Xmas? I'm totally clueless. Anyone who can fill me in...

SuperWify

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 11:46 am

So today on on Ima I learned 3 things:

1. Xmas is called Nitul
2. Jews play chess in Xmas
3. Jews eat Chinese on Xmas

Source?

tweek

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 11:50 am

The source for Chinese food comes from Jews who did not keep kosher or keep Xmas. The only restaurants open were Chinese since they don't keep it either!

Nowadays, it became a thing cuz who doesn't like a good excuse to eat Chinese?! Very Happy

amother

Cyan

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 11:57 am

I thought it’s from an X- mas movie, forget which one, where the mom burns the dinner, or something like that, and they went out to Chinese since it was the only restaurant open.

SuperWify

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 11:58 am

tweek wrote:

Oh lol and sad!
And chess because this was before TV?

keym

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 12:19 pm

SuperWify wrote:

Oh lol and sad!
And chess because this was before TV?

I know that there are those who won't learn any Torah on Xmas Eve because of koach hatuma and other such really sophisticated Concepts that are way above my pay grade. So many of them will either play chess, play cards or I know some Rabbi who take care of their pre tax documents put together all their tax information at the end of the year why not? But for some chess or cards on Xmas Eve has been some of what other tradition.

Also because of the koach hatuma there are those who are careful not to have relations on Xmas Eve. So if you can't have relations and you can't learn Torah then there's not much else to do besides play board games.

southernbubby

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 12:31 pm

tweek wrote:

Here is an article about how that Chinese tradition got started:

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewis.....20785

amother

Amethyst

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 1:16 pm

SuperWify wrote:

So today on on Ima I learned 3 things:

1. Xmas is called Nitul
2. Jews play chess in Xmas
3. Jews eat Chinese on Xmas

Source?

Covers one and two.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittel_Nacht

Ruchel

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 1:34 pm

Nittel may or notcome from "nisht lernen". Not to give zechus or chayus to,you know what etc.

Many people don't do anything.

No one does Chinese except onFB.

Sadly a couple restaurants have a"holiday" menu...

My FIL did chess with the kids.

amother

Amethyst

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 1:42 pm

Ruchel wrote:

Our local kosher Chinese restaurants do very well on the 24th and 25th.

amother

Navy

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 1:44 pm

amother wrote:

Our local kosher Chinese restaurants do very well on the 24th and 25th.

Sounds weird to me - almost a celebration of the day itself.

Chana Miriam S

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 1:46 pm

Ruchel wrote:

Kosher Chinese I. Toronto sells out!

gold21

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 2:16 pm

OK I get it, it's because Chinese people don't celebrate Xmas, so the Chinese restaurants are open? See, you learn something new every day.

SuperWify

Mon, Dec 25 2017, 2:46 pm

WOW! What a learning experience!
Very very fascinating especially about the part of it being a day of tumah.
I wonder if that’s superstitious or has some truth.
Although it has been disproved as the birthday of J (listen to Ranni Lawrence Kelemans speech in this topic) Unfortunately, this day has been a source of anguish for our people for centuries. Jews trembled knowing they we’re in for pogroms.
It always irks be when Jews semi-celebrate on the 25th. For example wishing happy holidays, singing Xmas songs like jingle bells and say tis is the season.