tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post6583252369742824153..comments2023-11-02T12:16:19.495+02:00Comments on The Jewish Worker: Santa Cokeblukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774763780910614203noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-5451841812906319912009-12-09T04:16:50.812+02:002009-12-09T04:16:50.812+02:00the issue is that Matzav think that coke is a dava...the issue is that Matzav think that coke is a davar shebikedusha<br /><br />A friend of mine bought a singing chassid in meah shearim, funny thing was that the song they sang was jingle bells<br /><br />pc :-)pchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11244393584007636608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-59762066999976664082009-12-04T11:49:26.921+02:002009-12-04T11:49:26.921+02:00Considering that I often see Xmas decorations use ...Considering that I often see Xmas decorations use in Israel for things like sukkot (oh yeah those are just "generic" red and green lights)...<br /><br />Aside from that, it isn't even something that is even shituf with avodah zarah like the rest of xmas. It's a picture of a guy wearing a red suit who historically gave presents to random people, that's it, and you're not making any use of it by buying coke (It speaks volumes that this guy is afraid to buy diet coke which has SNOW on it)<br /><br />Maybe you can say chukas goyim, but that's a weak argument. It's really just a (relatively secular except by association) character on a product (much of the modern "Santa Claus" does have origins in early American marketing, although he wasn't "invented" by coke), it isn't any different than the kebler elves (which I'm sure this same person has plenty of in their house).<br /><br />Maybe they should just buy exclusively Dr. Brown's Cel-ray and give yeshiva kids that?SpaceFalcon2001https://www.blogger.com/profile/09188003058911144496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-74702615133085265382009-12-04T10:14:45.961+02:002009-12-04T10:14:45.961+02:00I think they mean "progeny," not prodigy...I think they mean "progeny," not prodigy. :-)talmuditahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867488964547904207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-86572359084654621542009-12-04T08:25:29.276+02:002009-12-04T08:25:29.276+02:00Like drinking Coke really improves your learning. ...Like drinking Coke really improves your learning. The rabbanim should assur it to save money for buying apartments.mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.com