Reply To: blessings for animals (in particular, pets!)

More great commentary! Thank you to all 🙂

RebRY, the eating of the many fruits is one of things that I read about the celebration. Do you know if it is common in Orthodoxy generally to plant trees at that time as well, another practice I read about?

OneofMany, that is a very creative name for a cactus! At the time that I named my rescued kitty, she went by the name Fluffy Gina (!) , but I thought that something more classic was in order, so I chose Cleopatra after Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Then an acquaintance said to me within a couple days, “Don’t you mean Cleocatra,” and I knew then that it should be that instead!

Thank you The Chassidishe Gatesheader and HaLeiVi for the discussion of where and how exactly to mention these cats in our prayers, which was my overarching dilemma. CTG, you have done a beautiful thing by rescuing these poor, defenseless creatures!