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it’s not against halacha, technically, but it is a dick move

I've been making myself sad thinking of Crowley unable to go into a Synagogue because Consecrated Ground, but something just hit me: in the Church scene, it seems like his feet hurt, not the rest of his body. So modern Crowley zips around Synagogues on a little segway or motorized skateboard. He has a little stool to rest his feet on when he's in a chair.

SO while this image is the FUNNIEST thing especially because the angels ride segways in Heaven and now I’m just picturing Crowley being like “Az. Aziraphale. Angel. Get me one. Please please please. You never use yours I want it”

LUCKILY FOR HIM, he can TOTALLY enter a synagogue because synagogues, while holding holy objects and being a place of holiness, don’t actually have consecrated ground. Plus, sheydim are still bound to Jewish law apparently so not only is he ABLE to go to synagogue, he probably SHOULD be going. I don’t know if he’d be able to touch the things within the synagogue but walking inside shouldn’t hurt him.

Now, let’s consider this: Crowley, knowing that the ground in a synagogue won’t hurt him, brings Aziraphale’s segway anyway on weekdays and zooms around the aisles. On Shabbos, he brings a normal skateboard and convinces children to push him on it as part of a game and when Aziraphale chides him, he just dramatically sighs and says “Sorry, can’t hear you angel, it’s the day of rest, no work relationships allowed”

I have a love/hate relationship with the Shabbat Bubble. It is wonderful to be in my community, fully present with my family, but when I turn on my phone after and find out about violence, I always feel like I'm behind on the grieving. I always feel acutely that I wouldn't know to hide if a shooter was in the town over. I always feel so and alone, and it hurts more compared to the warmth of community on Shabbat.

pumpkin-piggy

Antisemitism is real

Exactly 6 months since the Pittsburg synagogue shooting and not even 5 miles from my apartment, in a fairly diverse area, there was another synagogue shooting. No deaths and only 4 injuries so far but gunman is on the loose. During the Passover service, no less.

What is wrong with people.

ororomunroedontpullout

Unfortunately there was one casualty but the shooter is in custody. Sending prayers love and support to Jewish communities.

#antisemitism #antisemitism tw

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Mother Lighting Candles, Judith Yellin (1923–2005)

idkinsertfanreferencehere

To conversion students who are feeling overwhelmed

Just remember, Rabbi Akiva was 40 years old before he learned the aleph-bet, only to go on to become one of the most influential, important rabbanim in history. You’re not to old or too late to come home, my friend. You’re never too late to come home.

My husband and I have moved into a community we love (bought a house) and had a meeting yesterday with the rabbi there. Hopefully, B"H, things will go smoothly and I will be a full-fledged, orrhodox-certified Jewish woman soon-ish.

zoozoocala

Wedding scene, wedding shmene, the real way I knew Peter B. Parker was a New York City Jew was when his plan to break into Alchemax accounted for him stealing a bagel.

the-princess-mineral

sethrogensmohel

women are not taking on men’s mitzvot. men gendered the mitzvot. all genders should have access to the mitzvot. sorry I don’t make the rules!!!!!

shalomandstuff

Oh! But while we’re at it- men need to take on their share of the chores that made women “exempt” from the time-related mitzvot in the first place.

girlbossjodiarias

That is an excellent point!

trophyhusban-deactivated2021051

this is the most passive aggressive thing anyone has ever done to me

starlightomatic

why is it that when we talk about the history of antisemitism in america we say things like “we used to not be allowed into country clubs” and not “in 1958 the oldest synagogue in atlanta was bombed”

galactic-kosher-ace

I assume because goyim take things like shootings and bombings as a completely different kind of problem. They won’t see antisemitism they see gun control problems and mental illness (if the bomber is white. Which they probably are.)

The idea of being barred from somewhere based solely on ethnicity/religion is probably more real for them. Hard to dispute. Which is some topsy turvy bullshit thinking.

hazel2468

I think it might also have something to do with past vs. present.

Like, if the history of antisemitism is “Jews weren’t allowed in country clubs”, well, now Jews ARE allowed in country clubs! Look at that! Guess the problem is solved, and we don’t need to talk about it- or better yet, we can dismiss antisemitism as criticism of Israel because hey, Jews in country clubs!

Meanwhile, Jews are still being bombed and shot. People are still threatening us with violence on a daily basis. And yet, we are excluded from the social movements that were created to help people like us- marginalized folks who deal with daily discrimination, oppression, and violence. IDK if I would call it intentionally malicious, this exemption of murder and threats of violence from the history of antisemitism. But I do know that it makes it a lot easier to dismiss Jews as “white now” and “privileged”, and it makes it a lot easier for people to swallow if they can believe that violence against Jews is just a result of “mental illness” and not a deep-seated and growing hatred of us.

#antisemitism tw

challah-backgirl

concept: it’s christmas eve, I’m with the love of my life. we’re both jewish. we sit in our apartment eating chinese takeout as snow falls outside the window. i am warm, i am happy, i am in love, and i am jewish.