Many Americans think of the Super Bowl as if it was a religious ritual. There are definitely some similarities between the Super Bowl and the Jewish High Holidays. As Jonathan Zalman said, not many people are super fans of the Super Bowl or football in general and its the same with Judaism. The Orthodox Jews are like the die hard fans of football. Many people, including myself, are not die hard fans for Judaism and only go to some of their services, or games.
I think that Jonathan has a point here. Not many Jews, or Reform Jews for instance, go to temple or shabbat services every week. Same with football fans. Not all of them are season ticket holders and go to their favorite teams games every time they are playing. I am too a football fan but I don't want to go to every Niners game. Football and High Holidays are on very similar principles, drink, eat, cheer, drink, sing, relax, and you guessed it, drink.
So I leave you with a question. Do you think that Super Bowl Sunday is like a Holiday?
I think that Jonathan has a point here. Not many Jews, or Reform Jews for instance, go to temple or shabbat services every week. Same with football fans. Not all of them are season ticket holders and go to their favorite teams games every time they are playing. I am too a football fan but I don't want to go to every Niners game. Football and High Holidays are on very similar principles, drink, eat, cheer, drink, sing, relax, and you guessed it, drink.
So I leave you with a question. Do you think that Super Bowl Sunday is like a Holiday?
I don't think Super Bowl Sunday is a holiday because those who "celebrate" do not do so all day. The Super Bowl only takes up about four hours of the day. People still have things to do on the Sunday, unlike New Year's Day or Thanksgiving, when most devote their entire day to the holiday.
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