u/Current_Mongoose_844

My cousin's first yartzheit was a little over two weeks ago. He was twenty. One of two IDF guys shot by a Palestinian militant on the Jordanian border a year from now. You can look up the article if you want, I'm not doxxing myself.

I'm still feeling a lot of anger and confusion about it. I don't know what to feel. We've all seen what the IDF has done. They've killed a fuck of a lot more Palestinian civilians than their militants have of Israelis. And...soldiers die? I hate to say it, but that's what their job is. That doesn't mean I'm shedding tears for the guy who shot him. I'm really, really not.

What bothers me the most of all of it is that he hadn't spent all of his life in Israel. The family moved to Singapore when he was a kid. He had his bar mitzvah in a beautiful Iraqi Sephardic synagogue. Singapore's a great place (but not for me I'm a massive stoner lmao). They had a good life, went to a Jewish school, their parents had a very high standard of living. But no, his father just had to move back and seal his son's fate. The last time we talked in America, he asked me what university was going to be like because he was worried. I told him "don't worry about it, kid". And now he's dead. He was supposed to go to college in Singapore, and now he's fucking dead. Did he kill anyone before he was killed? I don't know, and I hate that I have to think about that.

At the very fucking least he wasn't anywhere near Gaza that I'm aware of. That I'm grateful for, but even that's silly because who am I to talk about grief in the face of a genocide? What reason do I have to be angry? Who for? His father? The IDF? Netanyahu? Abdul whatever the fuck? All of the above? I don't know. I've never talked about any of it because why should I?

I believe I’m rapidly approaching a mid life crisis, therefore it’s time to get a suit of armour. I live in England, so something Hundred Years War might be fun. Do you typically get them commissioned or can they be purchased from a retailer? What other clothes do you typically purchase? I imagine a coif at the minimum.

I’m okay, but I’ve been here since 10PM last night in order to get a rabies vaccine. I’m very bored. I’m also fond of German-Jewish white bean soup and apple kigel. As for Sephardi food, pescado Frito and keftes de prasa.

Do you have a favourite Jewish food?

EDIT: I’m finally out of here

I'm planning a vacation to the Cayman Islands, where sea turtles are farmed and consumed. I'm planning to get some and make an old-timey English turtle soup, but I can't find a recipe. Any leads?

I have an audible credit and am looking to make it worthwhile. Looking for something disturbing, thank you.

Hello,

I'm thinking of going for a long weekend at some point, focused around cannabis. I'm looking for recommendations for coffeeshops around certain places and ones of note around Amsterdam. Especially ones that sell disposable vapes, or have dab rigs. I don't have full use of my hands and thus can't roll or use a lighter that well. Some of the places I'm looking to visit are.

• The Portuguese Synagogue
• The Royal Palace and Huis ten Bosch.
• Anne Frank house

Also: recommendations for Surinamese food and rijstaffel would be appreciated. Thanks!

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My grandfather (zl) passed away at 97, four years ago. Last night I started thinking about how my future child isn't ever going to meet him. They're not going to hear stories from the old country, hear the songs, or anything like that. What's strange is that it's taken me this long to actually cry about it. I didn't cry when he died, didn't cry at the funeral, nor at the shiva, etc. Why now? I don't know. I just miss him.

Hello all,

I am planning to visit Jamaica at some point in the future. I would like to stay at a place owned and operated by Jamaicans, preferably one locals use as well. It can be anywhere in Jamaica because I want to explore a lot of the island, but I definitely want to go to Kingston at some point. It should be near a beach, but that beach needs to be accessible to Jamaicans. I've heard about the government blocking beach access to locals and I don't want to contribute to that. A nearby dispensary would be nice as well.

Thanks!

I moved here several months ago and that's the only bit of patriotic clothing I own. I don't want to be seen as pushing my religion on to anyone, even though that's not what it's about.

Hello,

I am disabled. I have limited use of my hands and can't roll or grind particularly well. I'm eligible for MC due to anxiety and severe ADHD, but flower is hard for me due the aforementioned reasons. Before I moved here I used carts, but I understand that you can only get a certain amount. I'm going to use alternaleaf for MC, which would be the more cost effective way of using MC? How many carts can you get in a standard prescription? What about oil?

Thanks.

You can see that the young boy is bloodied.

I've seen a few photos of them. The concept is really interesting. If you or your family has one that they visit, what's that like?