Marvel Comics #1000: Weāre Calling Him Ben
I feel this is an important addition. He saves so many people on a regular basis that this just keeps happening. And he feels so much for his uncle that the answer is always the same.
ā¦. This hits different when you realise heās canonically Jewish
Can you please elaborate ? Iām curious as to what it means
You can read a pretty good summary of it here, but as (most likely) Ashkenazi Jews, PP probably follows the minhag (custom) that says āthat by naming a newborn child after a deceased loved one, the soul lives on through the child.ā (Quoted from the site linked above.) And given how his Uncle Ben died, it just makes it all the more sadder tbh.
another fine distinction is that the soul isnāt thought to beĀ reincarnated, itās that the memory of the loved one is kept alive and more good deeds in life can be inspired by (and thus partially attributed to) the dead.Ā āmay their memory be a blessingāāthe memory of the deceased is honored, respected, and who they were is retold as inspiration to the next generation.Ā
benās memory is a blessing. thatās extremely jewish. spiderman is inspired not just by the shame of his death, but by the moral teachings heād given peterĀ in life. and his name given to these babies is another part of it: babies named in spidermanās honor are also very honestly and truly named in his honor, and continue to be blessings to the world.Ā
itās very joyous, i think. very sweet. Ā
I swear to God I get happy tears every time I see these panels, and the commentary makes it even better
