不能紋身、不吃培根都是謠傳！揭秘有關猶太人的7個傳說

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Jews are known for many things, which means most people are believing incredible myths about them.

猶太人因許多事情聞名於世，這就意味著大多數人都認為在他們身上蘊含著不可思議的故事。

Most of them are simply ridiculous ideas, like the ones above, yet there are also some myths that are very plausible. With lots of Jews in Hollywood and American bigcities, these myths turned into real 「legends」, that only Jews can understand.

他們中的大多數只是荒謬的想法，像上面所說，然而也有許多故事聽起來非常合理。好萊塢和美國的大城市有許許多多猶太人，這些故事變成了真正的傳說，只有猶太人才能理解。

That is until now– I managed to gather my courage and asked my Jewish friend the truth about these common myths. She told me everything I wanted to know and I am now sharing these with you. However, I am not sure we are still friends…

直到現在，我設法鼓起勇氣，詢問我的猶太朋友關於這些常見傳說的真相。她告訴了我想知道的一切，現在，我將分享給你們。然而，分享後，我就不太確定我和她還是不是朋友。

1. Jews can get tattooes

1. 猶太人可以紋身

This is probably the most common myth you can hear about Jews. It comes from the phrase in the Leviticus, which says Jews shall not carve any signs on them. This phrase is already controversial, as many Jews believe it to refer to idols, not regular tattoos.

這可能是關於猶太人最常見的傳說。這來源於《利未記》，書上說猶太人不得在身上做任何痕迹。這個說話有爭議，因為許多猶太人認為它是指不能紋崇拜之物，而不是普通的紋身。

However, there is no religious law that prohibits Jews from being buried in Jewish cemeteries if they are tattooed. Most Jews simply tell this to their kids to prevent them from getting tattoos.

然而，並沒有宗教法律禁止帶紋身的猶太人葬於猶太墓地。大多數猶太人卻跟孩子們說帶紋身者不能入葬，以防他們紋身。

But, there are cemetery administrators who impose strange rules, so this myth might come from someone who simply denied a Jew s right to be buried in the cemetery due to being tattooed.

但是，墓地管理員設置了奇怪的規矩，所以這個說法可能來自那些否認帶紋身的猶太人埋葬於公墓的權利。

2. Hanukkah is not the most important Jewish holiday

2. 光明節不是猶太最重要的節日

Hanukkah is not the biggest Jewish holiday – in fact, it s not even mentioned in the Holy Books. Hanukkah is the celebration of the victory over the Syrians, when the lamp oil lasted longer than everyone expected, giving the Jews a big advantage.

光明節不是最大的猶太節日—事實上，聖經上甚至都沒提到它。光明節是慶祝猶太人戰勝敘利亞人，當時煤油照明比人們想像中持續更久的時間，這為猶太人帶來了便利。

Rabbis were the ones to come up with Hanukkah and since then, it became the most notorious celebration of the Jews. The fact people exchange gifts for Hanukkah, which resembles the habit of exchanging gifts for Christmas, contributed to the notoriety of this holiday.

拉比提出光明節，從那時起，該節日就成為猶太人慶祝的最臭名昭著的節日。在節日當天，人們交換禮物，這個聖誕節交換禮物的習慣相似，因此導致這個節日的名聲不大好。

When it comes to important holidays, there are Rosh Hashanah, Shavuot and the Passover, all of them mentioned in the Holy Books.

當談及重要的節日時，比如猶太新年，七七節和逾越節，這些都在聖經中有所提及。

3. Food is kosher depending how you cook it

3. 食物是否是潔食取決你如何做它

There is a belief rabbis bless the food to make it kosher – this is simply a myth! There is nomagic blessing that can make food kosher. The actual ingredients and the way you cook the food is what makes it kosher or not.

拉比總是禱告食物可以滿足猶太潔食的標準—這只是個神話！沒有任何神奇的禱告可以讓食品變成猶太潔食。真實的配料和你烹飪食物的方式決定食物是否乾淨。

The only role of the rabbi is to make sure these rules are followed and you are not adding anything non-kosher to the pot. Speaking of the pot, you can t make kosher food in pots used to make regular food.

拉比唯一的作用就是確保人們能夠遵循這些規則，你沒有添加任何不幹凈的東西到鍋里。說到鍋，你不能像做普通食物那樣在鍋里做猶太潔食。

4. Jews focus on the life they live on earth

4. 猶太人關注自己的生活

Opposed to Christians, Jews don t focus on the eternal life: they focus on the life they are living on the earth. They also have a version of Hell, but for Jews, the time spent in this damnation place is much shorter: one can only stay 12 months in the Hell. Of course, this makes the afterlife a lot easier, compared to that of a Christian.

和基督教徒相反，猶太人不關注永生：他們關注的是當下的生活。他們也會想像地獄的樣子，但是對於猶太人來講，在這個被詛咒的地方的時間相當少：一個人在地獄只會待上12個月。當然，和基督徒相比，這使來世變得更加容易了。

5. Jewish parents are flexible when it comes to shiksas

5. 對於不守教規的猶太姑娘，猶太家長會靈活處理

This one is half true: Jewish moms and dads always hope their son is going to marry that nice girl they introduced to him at the temple. But this doesn t mean that shiksas are not going to marry any Jewish boy anytime soon.

這個說法只說對了一半：猶太的爸爸媽媽總是希望他們的兒子娶他們在神殿為他介紹的好女孩。但是這並不是說不守教規的猶太姑娘就嫁不出去。

Just like conservative Catholic parents are not happy when their kids bring to dinner their Jewish dates, Jewish parents are first reluctant to shiksas. But then everyone finds a way to have a good time, as long as the girl is not going to force her new family to eat pork.

就像保守的天主教父母不喜歡孩子把猶太對象帶到家裡吃飯一樣，猶太父母對於見不守教規的猶太姑娘是極其不情願的。但是，每個人都會找到開心時刻，只要那個姑娘不強迫她的家庭新成員食用豬肉。

6. Torah readings are not daily

6. 並不是每天都讀律法

There are Jews who read from Torah daily, but many Jews stick to weekly readings. However, most Jewish families do the readings when they all gather around, which is mainly at big holidays.

有的猶太人每天都會閱讀律法，但是還有許多他們會堅持每周閱讀。然而，絕大多數猶太家庭聚會時會拿來閱讀，主要集中在較大的節日里。

In the end, the frequency of the readings depend on how conservative the family is.

最後，閱讀頻率取決於家庭的保守程度。

7. Jews do eat bacon

7. 猶太人確實也吃培根

Yes, culturally Jews are not allowed to eat pork, so bacon is also banned. But you can still be Jewish and eat bacon, if you want to.

是的，從文化角度來講，猶太人並不允許吃豬肉，因此呢，培根也是禁止食用的。但是如果你願意，即使是猶太人，你也可以吃培根。

These are some of the most important parts of the life of a Jew, which had been widely discussed by many non-Jews, thus the wide array of myths created around them.

這些都是猶太人生活中最重要的部分，它們被許多非猶太人廣泛討論，從而形成了一系列眾人皆曉的神話。

Now that you know the truth, you can have fun with your Jewish friends, without believing they are strange creatures who run around speaking in an ancient language, while celebrating Hanukkah with kosher food.

既然你已經知道真相，你就可以和猶太朋友愉快玩耍，而不是覺得他們是操著古老語言到處亂跑的奇怪生物，可以共進猶太食物一起慶祝光明節哦！

（轉載至：有道詞典）

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