Gamers keeping Shabbat

Finally, both sides showing:

Gimme!

mythago said:

Gimme!

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E-mail me and i'll hook you up!

Is that the only pattern combo you'll do, or can I specify two patterns I'd like? I'd love one with DnD stuff on one side that could reverse to the Jewish stars for more formal occassions.

This is SO sweet!

garyh said:

Is that the only pattern combo you'll do, or can I specify two patterns I'd like? I'd love one with DnD stuff on one side that could reverse to the Jewish stars for more formal occassions.

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That's exactly what I was thinking! It would be so cool if it had a D&D theme on one side and the stars of David pattern on the other. You could wear the D&D one for gaming and Purim, and the stars the rest of the time.

Also (and this is such a Jewish question ) how much would it cost?

If it isn't too much, I'll get a kippah and a matching dice bag - the ultimate in Jewish gamer chic!

Bagel Golem

Dr. Strangemonkey said:

What sort of Theological history are you looking for?

Basic texts tend to come in two stripes:

The type that describes how the church arrived at various theological pronouncements, decisions, and teachings

And the type that describes the actual evolution of the theological culture and thought of the church itself

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Thanks for responding - I am actually looking for the second type, so if you know of any.....

garyh said:

Is that the only pattern combo you'll do, or can I specify two patterns I'd like? I'd love one with DnD stuff on one side that could reverse to the Jewish stars for more formal occassions.

This is SO sweet!

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Okay, Okay...Calm down! You can get any two patterns you want off my site and of course, request for a search of something specific if you don't see it there. They are $14.95 for the one sided, lined version and $21.95 for the reversible version. And, in case you are wondering, can be size adjusted if necessary, just give me inches across. They are not up on the site yet, so to order you'll have to just e-mail me the patterns and size and quantity. Monogramming can be done as on the bags, but we have yet to hear from Valtera on the licensing for d20 and it's character images. Hope he'll hear about the thread and let us know what to do. Paladinwife

new fabric

Thought ya'll would like to know that there is a new fabric not yet on the site There are 4 others as well...1) flag field with the 9-11 fireman stamp in it, 2) blue field with dolphins, 3) brown field with horses, 4) brown field with bears and deer. Good luck choosing!

Paladin, very very cool.
My wife and I just found a new apartment and we'll be moving in 2 weeks, so for the near future I am going to be super busy.
That said, I have your site bookmarked, and as soon as we are settled in our new home, I'll be sure to order my new kippah.

Hopefully we'll have the d20 issue settled by then as well.

Utrecht said:

Yes, you are right - actually in a strict Catholic sense, all church goers should wear headgear.

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Actually, men are not to wear anything on their heads. St. Paul specifically forbids men covering their heads when praying or prophesying (1 Corinthians 11:4), while commanding women to cover their heads (1 Cor 11:5).

Traditionally women wore hats, chapel veils (called so because in Ireland there were no Catholic churches, only chapels, and much of the history of the Church in America is tied up with Irish immigrants), or mantillas (these are longer than chapel veils and reach the shoulder).

Believe it or not, women were prohibited from entering a church or chapel without a headcovering until 1983, with the release of the new Code of Canon Law. Of course the enforecement of the law on the subject had fallen by the wayside long before. I know my wife (b. 1973) has never worn a head covering in church, although she says it was quite common when she was growing up.

The hat which is worn by the Pope, bishops, and other prelates is called the zucchetto. I am not certain of its theological significance. The Pope wears a white zucchetto, while bishops wear purple and monsignors (priests who have acquired a certain dignity of office) wear black with red piping. Cardinals, of course, wear red -- when the Pope names a cardinal it is often said that he is given the "red hat."

Other "headgear" for Catholic priests and bishops includes the biretta (a four-cornered hat with three ridges and a pom on top -- priests wear black, cardinals red), the miter (worn by bishops and some abbots -- "mitered abbots"), and the Papal crown (a triple crown to signify that the Pope is the highest power on Earth -- kings wore single crowns and emperors double crowns). No Pope has worn the crown (sometimes known as the tiara) since Paul VI laid it on St. Peter's chair at the close of Vatican II.

Personally, I attend Mass in the traditional Latin rite and most of the women at our chapel do wear head coverings of some sort (usually chapel veils, but occassionally a hat or mantilla). It is entirely voluntary, but I personally think it is quite beautiful. Unmarried women generally wear white, while married women wear black or some other color. Widows generally wear black, I believe -- but again, there is no requirement in this regard. My daughter (3 years old) has a pink chapel veil. The most popular shapes of chapel veils seem to be round, triangular, and semi-circular.

EDIT: corrected spelling of "zucchetto"