i just had a thought - do you think rumple was still having the previous dark one talk to him when he killed milah? as timeline wise it makes sense he would still have the old one in his ear

emma had rumple in her ear all the way through her (at most three months) dark one adventure so i was thinking rumple probably had zoso in his ear too

we know bae was in london a year before he met wendy but was only with them less than a month (i believe) before going to neverland which hook seem to know the workings off already - how the lost boys and shadow worked - not something he learnt as a Lieutenant

that means seeing milah with hook must’ve been in less than a year after he lost bae

and i believe bae went through the portal maybe or less six months after rumple the dark one (it just makes sense to be a short amount of time)

to me it just makes sense that rumple would’ve still had zoso talking to him and killing milah was the act of evil to push him far enough into the darkness to not need zoso around anymore to help

I dont understand why milah changed her mind about rumple fighting so fast?? like when he first got accepted she told him not to fight bc its too dangerous but when he came back she started saying how he shouldve fought in battle instead of protecting himself so he could take care of his future son - does anyone else think this is kind of weird?

I think it's annoying how Rumple/Gold was never held accountable for what he did to Milah.

Would a Brit Milah count as conversion, say for a child whose father is Jewish but mother is not? What are other rulings regarding the conversion status of children raised under Judaism?

I come from a Conservative shul in Brooklyn and most Jews I know who care about the Halakhic status either just marry Jews, their spouse will convert, or will follow the Reform path that often recognizes Patrilineal descent.

What would be the status of a child whose father is Jewish, mother is not, yet is raised under Judaism and undergoes Brit Milah/ Brit Bat and a Bar/ Bat Mitzvah?

I've been to a cousin 's son Brit Milah yesterday, at a Sephardic synagogue.

There was a sort of silver tray or oval shaped plate with candleholders and colorful candles all around.

After the ceremony ended and the sandak shared blessing with everyone, people lighted one of these candles and left money in the center of the tray/plate ( tzedaka?)

I've never seen this minhag, does it have a name? What's the origin and meaning behind it? Is the money a gift or tzedaka (I imagine it's tzedaka in the name of /the zechut of the baby, but idk)

Is it anyhow connected to the candles usually lit in Sephardic Simchat bat ceremonies?

TIA!

I remember hating Milah because of how she was ungrateful to Rumple back then, such as when she called him a coward for not dying in war and cheated on him with a pirate who was an actual coward for killing and pillaging helpless people, and I thought she deserved her comeuppance.

However, looking back, while it is true that she wasn't always likeable with how she treated Rumple, I think it's unfair that she got an unfortunate ending when she was practically a saint compared to other villains who literally abused and murdered yet they eventually got happy endings (eg. Rumple, Regina, Cora, etc.). I can understand, if not condone Milah's actions (I assumed that she wasn't happy with the relationship or her reputation yet divorce was not a legal option in the Enchanted Forest). While Rumple's grudge against Milah was initially justified, getting revenge on her as the Dark One was not a proper way to handle things, especially when he backstabbed and let her suffer for eternity in the Underworld. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of that Underworld arc because it kind of ruined the whole concept of death to me, and how even if you committed several massacres, you're still more capable of being in a "better place" than those who were pushed by others to suffer in eternity. Long story short, I think Milah could've had more potential if she was still alive.

So what are your thoughts about Milah?

What about a miscarriage that was fairly far along?

My husband and I just had our first child, a son - my husband was raised Catholic and I was raised as a reform Jew. We both have said if we ever had sons we wouldn’t want to have them circumcised out of respect for our child’s bodily autonomy but my parents are extremely disturbed by this and say our child will never be able to participate in a Jewish life without one - no Jewish day schools, no Hebrew school, no bar mitzvah, no wedding in a temple and on and on.

My question is how much of that is true? I presume that the schooling portion isn’t, but it’s hard to find information out there. I know that the religion is technically passed to my son matrilineally, but I guess it seems to me like that’s not really true if he would be excluded from any sort of Jewish community due to not having a Bris.

Would love to hear your thoughts, thank you!

It's not about my penis. It's not about physical pain either. It's about wanting with all my heart to be loved the way I am and again being rejected precisely for being who I am. Brit milah fills me with the same flavour of horror as the prospect of being misgendered and dead named by my transphobic mother.

I once heard a rabbi say that Judaism was more like a family than like a religion—one of the many things about your culture and faith that set my gentile soul ablaze with the whitest joy. But I'm as terrified of converting as I am of reaching out to my family, for the very same reason. Have you ever loved somebody so much that you run away from them because their rejection would be unbearable?

Please don't tell me that this mitzvah is meant to be anatomical rather than gender-related. I won't be so bold as to contradict you on that, but pointing that out simply does nothing to sooth my pain nor to assuage my fear. Brit milah would make me feel like a man all the same.

I know that not all rabbis would require a trans woman to undergo this but I don't know if the only rabbi in my country will. And I'm honestly too scared to find out, too scared of being invalidated by the same community that I so badly want to call home.

Thank you for reading this. I'm not yet ready to confess to my friends just how much Judaism calls to me. And this fear has grown too loud for me to keep carrying it in silence.

**UPDATE:**I want to express my most sincere gratitude to everyone who took the time to read about my pain. I want to thank also those who replied with much needed food for thought as I think about converting. I also want to express my sincerest apology for sounding like I just want to belong somewhere—I really didn't mean to be disrespectful. As a way to correct this injustice, I would like to offer context as to why I'm thinking about conversion in the form of the most salient aspects that I feel speak to me on a deeply spiritual level:

• The belief in a genderless infinite G-d, source of all love and all life.
• The belief in an all-loving, all-compassionate G-d.
• The recognition of trans women (Saris) as a halachic category (growing up a Catholic, I felt far from recognized).
• The recognition that female souls can incarnate in male bodies (in the Sha'ar HaGilgulim).
• The connection that your faith seems to help me establish with meaningful traditions I learned about as a child (such as Passover and the story of Moses) but didn't really feel a part o

What's your opinion on Rumple selling their second unborn child?? That scene was odd to me. Like for once I agreed with him!

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I’m going to start my conversion process after the pandemic ends.

Is it okay for me to have a circumcision surgery previously (for medical reasons) and having a Hatafat dam Brit afterwards?

This would also be beneficial to me because it would be paid by my health insurance.

I personally think that all three are in the wrong during that love triangle conflict that occurred in season 2. Hook was a ruthless pirate who constantly bullied and harassed a crippled, helpless man, while hypocritically talking about him being a coward and lacking "honor." I personally understand Milah's decision to run away, but I wasn't a huge fan of her on how she treated Rumple like dirt either. And finally, Rumple shouldn't have been a ruthless monster who became hungry for revenge.

So what are your thoughts about this arc/love triangle?

This is one article I've found: http://www.cirp.org/library/history/#n10

Also this schema: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9pAZOvnQdQI/W9FBLcjzebI/AAAAAAAAAJM/XSUlDukL8x4RxfDEvvGvA-6LsBi4jI6OQCLcBGAs/s1600/894629_554866454536365_1047506521_o.png

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And I’m scared. I was born from a Jewish mother but I haven’t been brought in the faith nor customs.

Please pray that I’ll be strong enough to endure what I must. I am scared, but my faith is stronger......

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If the urologist performing the circumcision revision is a practicing Jew from my shul (I had a partial one done as a child that a mohel told me may count from what I described to him, but I’m electing to do it anyway for medical reasons), could the urologist recite the blessings or do I have to get a certified mohel to do the blessings?

Would I have to have the medical procedure done and then another do a separate hatafat dam brit? Sounds painful to do it while I’m healing from the surgery.

Or could I ask the mohel to come for the surgical procedure and do the blessings while the urologist is operating?

I need two witnesses? So I can ask any Jewish friend to be the other witness?

OR should I just do the hatafat dam brit and finish the conversion, and then do the circumcision revision surgically later. The consultation with the urologist is in three weeks, so I’m still trying to figure it out. The Rabbi suggested I should just do them separately.

Good morning everyone! It's a gloomy Tuesday where I live, but I'm happy to be here talking about a great show with great people!

Welcome to day five of the OUAT best character bracket. Thank you so much to everyone who's been voting and making this game possible. Today's next matchup is between Milah and Dopey. (https://challonge.com/ea01chb2)

Have a great day!

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