| |||||||||
October 9, 2007 | 7:58 pm
Posted by The Web Guy
The Eid holiday is upon us—the annual Muslim holiday that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. It’s a festive occasion in which the fast ends, charity is given, and everyone is in a good mood.
I love Eid. I love the cookies my mother makes, and I love going to the Mosque and seeing friends
that I haven’t seen in a long time. But there is one thing that always makes me take pause— why don’t the rest of my non-Muslim, fellow Americans acknowledge this holiday too?
Unlike Christmas, at Eid time people in this country don’t acknowledge the Eid holiday. While American mosques get crowded by millions of Muslims across the country looking to do their Eid prayers, the majority Muslim countries of the world do far more than that (lights, songs, and school holidays). But in America, if you turn on the TV, there are no ‘Happy Eid’ wishes from the stations—and you never hear an ‘Eid’ song on the radio.
Adam Sandler is a Jewish American movie actor who can identify with a lack of recognition for his religious holiday. He recorded a jocular Hanukah song that empathizes with any Jewish American who feels left out of Christmas, and reminds them of all the famous Americans who celebrate Hanukah also. But at least Sandler can say that everyone knows what Hanukah is.
Until you guys find a Muslim Adam Sandler, Happy Eid to all—from your cousins @ JewishJournal.com!
—Dennis Wilen
11.7.09 at 6:26 pm | A smooth-talking con man took $26,000 from . . .
11.5.09 at 8:03 pm | Yesterday we drove east from Kigali to visit the . . .
11.5.09 at 4:59 pm | As we drive through plush verdant fields and . . .
11.5.09 at 11:05 am | I knew I shouldn’t have gone into the room . . .
11.5.09 at 9:58 am | . . .
11.4.09 at 10:48 pm | The movie chronicles the odd friendship between a . . .
11.3.09 at 11:05 am | Don’t commemorate a moral victory with moral . . . (580)
2.29.08 at 7:14 pm | . . . (458)
11.3.09 at 4:05 pm | Donald T. Sterling, real estate tycoon and owner . . . (246)
We welcome your feedback.
Your information will not be shared or sold without your consent. Get all the details.
israel jewish video obama anti-semitism jews chanukah orit comedy hollywood youtube racism jew jay firestone humor hate videojew zionism jewishjournal.com menorah iran jewish journal hanukkah funny gaza barack obama lebanon mccain torah united nations tv zion jerusalem geneva kosher rosh hashanah los angeles terror web arfa
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
August 2006
Advertisements
I definetly didnt expect to see this article here !
I was just watching a movie starring Adam sandler and noticed how he always shows the jewish side of him one way or another in his movies , certainly something you should respect in him ...
cheers
Mohammed B.
Sorry I didn’t see this sooner.
Thanks a bunch!
Happy New Year!