a-runs-wild

unapologetically jewish/israeli | unapologetically nerdy | stand with israel | be nice or leave <3

[arunswild]

I'm A.

I'm Jewish. I'm Israeli-American. I love researching history, learning languages and writing. I love hiking, hanging out with my friends and doodling. I play piano and guitar, I sing and I write short piano pieces. I study the Bible and the Talmud and go to synagogue every weekend. I spend time with my family, I travel and I explore the world around me. I try my best to be kind and attentive to everyone around me. Sometimes I succeed. Sometimes I don't.

I love being Jewish. I love being Israeli.

Here's what I'm not:

A colonist, a war criminal, an illegal settler, a Nazi, a kidnapper.

I don't control the banks, I don't control the media, I don't steal your money or murder your children. I'm not practicing arcane rituals to ruin your life.

I don't spread lies, I don't want to hurt other people, I'm not evil.

I want to be able to live peacefully in my homeland. I want to grow up and go to university, raise a family, grow old alongside people I love. I want to do my part and make my country a better, healthier, more educated, peaceful place. For everyone.

I want to be sure everyone I love is safe, both in Israel and out. I want to feel that the people around me feel safe. I want everyone in my country, of all religions and nationalities, to feel safe.

That's all.

[orangesand-lemons-234]

Hey, theatre kids? Hi, me again with another public service announcement about performer etiquette.

I don't care if you're the teachers/directors' favourite. I don't care if you're playing a lead. I don't care who you are really, treat your stage management team and fellow actors with fucking respect.

You don't like somebody in your cast? That's fine, but don't go spreading false rumours about them to everybody.

You don't care for the members of stage management? Well first of all, fuck you too, and secondly, don't talk shit about them when they're in the same room as you. Don't talk shit about us full stop actually, you're show would fall apart without us.

A new cast member asking a lot of questions, and it's kinda bothering you? Don't tell them to shut up to their fucking face, answer them and help them out.

I can't believe I even have to ask this? I feel like this should be common sense? But I'm watching things happen in our musical cast right now, and I feel like I need to give a friendly reminder.

Take care,

- your local fed up stage crew member.

[arunswild]

what if there was a Marvel battle scene that took place in Target? Or Ikea? That would be so sick tbh I'd definitely watch it obsessively

[lauramkaye]

Just sitting around the house thinking about making a Mr. Darcy meme where the punchline is somehow “roses are red, violets are blue, IN VAIN HAVE I STRUGGLED. IT WILL NOT DO”

[arunswild]

I need this. For my soul.

[arunswild]

lmao this is actually the funniest shit I have ever seen wow

jumblr I need my sense of humor back

[david-goldrock]

It only gets DUMBERRRR

[joshfromthewest]

"I don't consider Israel a country" the UN does. Uh, AMERICA does. The only thing you might need to take into consideration is the fact you are a terrorist.

[arunswild]

asoue is the most inherently jewish thing EVER how did my ten year old self not understand this and why is daniel handler such a bloody genius

[uchidachi]

“Is fighting leftist antisemitism really the hill you want to die on?”

Not particularly. But, since that’s where you’re trying to kill me, I’d rather go down swinging.

[arunswild]

such a mood unfortunately

[whitesunlars]

everyone is just so so dumb when it comes to jews

[arunswild]

facts

[killjoys-make-some-noise-nax100]

FRASIER IS THE BEST SHOW BESIDES CHEERS FIGHT ME

[arunswild]

FRASIER IS THE BEST SHOW PERIOD AND IF ANYONE TRIES TO FIGHT ME I'LL THROW FRUIT AT THEM

[kuttithevangu]

Being kind to ghosts is a Jewish value

[sadboybrigade]

I was just telling my coworkers today about how part of the official Passover cedar is literally summoning an ancient ghost to get drunk with you and I didn’t quite realize how wild Judaism is until I had to explain that

[retroactivebakeries]

Objection: Elijah never died, so whatever he is, it isn’t a ghost.

[sadboybrigade]

look i googled “passover elijah” and this is the first image result

if it looks like a ghost and quacks like a ghost it’s a fuckin g ghost

[kuttithevangu]

That’s my grandpa

[lesbeet]

Elijah Never Died He Tucked His Arms And Legs Into His Belley. Curled Up Into A Ball. And He Just Rolled Away.

[wombatking]

We have no conclusive proof that Elijah wasn’t always eight feet tall and translucent. 

[gender-fluid-weirdo]

Elijah has to drive his flaming chariot to every single Jewish home WHILE DRINKING. If he isn’t a ghost at the start of the night, he’ll be one by the end of it.

[arunswild]

I've always said this holiday isn't educational. Drunk driving!!!!! Plus, I bet his chariot license expired eons ago.

[arunswild]

I can't stop thinking about my 19 year old friend, one of 604 soldiers who gave their lives for the people of Israel during these past six months.

I can't stop thinking about how they're never going to hug their loved ones again, or dance at a friend's wedding. But they also won't be experiencing so many *little* things that make life, well, life. They're never going to feel the triumph of sprinting to catch the bus and making it at the last minute, or the exasperation of spilling soup on their pants or the absurdity of meeting old highschool friends on the train. It's so deeply and incomprehensibly sad.

On Passover we remember the first organized attempt to put an end to the Jewish people. If I counted all the times since then, we'd be here all day. But this time, we have an army. We have a country. We're not going anywhere.

This Passover I'm thinking about the 604 souls who aren't going to celebrate Pesach with their families. And I'm hoping that their sacrifice isn't in vain, and that we can have seder and continue with our lives in peace and in safety. I hope we see all the hostages home safe, that the refugees return to theie homes, that we eradicate Hamas once and for all and see the Palestinians live under a healthy government.

חג שמח

[arunswild]

chances of my friends and I dying before highschool graduation rising more rapidly than I'd care to admit

👍

[arunswild]

no, I'm sorry, the jewish people do not owe you an apology for existing or for having a homeland, you owe us one for being a racist loser

:)

[arunswild]

yk I wish we didn't have to keep reminding people of this but hasn't become less true

[arunswild]

I feel like one of the problems with social media and this war is that a ton of jewish users come off as being interested solely in, like, antisemitism and antizionism &etc. On a personal level, honestly I don't think I could be less interested in talking about people hating me and wishing I were dead. It's kind of... Not very interesting to me? I have soooo many other intersts. Except, it's kinda important to address this just, like, vaguely terrifying and unsettling and really deeply depressing trend, so I do it.

Basically what I'm saying is leave the jewish people alone we really should be able to have lives that don't involve existential terror.

thx y'all

[arunswild]

#177

177 is a Leyland number! That's a pretty snazzy mathematical sequence thing. Look it up! 177 is also an arithmetic number. I have no clue what that means because I hate math, but it sounds wild. 177 is also the year that the systematic persecution of christians in the roman empire began! And also the year that Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius, becomes co-emperor!

177 is also the number of days that Hamas have been holding over one hundred innocent human beings hostage.

177 is ALSO the number of days that have passed since Hamas invaded Israel and massacred over a thousand people of all ages, genders and nationalities, in addition to raping, torturing and burning people alive and also mutilating their corpses and doing a lot of other stuff I won't mention. 177 days since every soldier and a huge percentage of the civilian population have been literally risking their lives to keep other people alive.

177 is also the number of days that have passed since all the refugees from around the Gaza strip (and the north) have seen their houses. Assuming, of course, that their houses are still standing,

Also the number of days since being a Jew literally anywhere on this planet has become close to unbearable because it's now acceptable for people to yell at you and threaten your life for the crime of being Jewish but then deny being antisemitic because obviously this is not at all reminiscent of Nazi behaviour.

177 is also five less than 182, which is half a year, which is insane. Just actually fucking nuts.

תחזיקו מעמד חבריםם

:)

[arunswild]

As an Israeli Jew who grew up in America, I relate to you a lot. ❤️🎗️🇮🇱

That's so sweet, ty<3