[hanslovinde]

FYI: I am now blogging at heykids-stayjewish

[hanslovinde]

I am going to leave this blog up for the sake of the good stuff in its archive, but won’t be back, in all likelihood.

[hanslovinde]

FYI: I am now blogging at heykids-stayjewish

[hanslovinde]

I am going to leave this blog up for the sake of the good stuff in its archive, but won’t be back, in all likelihood.

[hanslovinde]

FYI: I am now blogging at heykids-stayjewish

[hanslovinde]

I am going to leave this blog up for the sake of the good stuff in its archive, but won’t be back, in all likelihood.

[hanslovinde]

FYI: I am now blogging at heykids-stayjewish

[hanslovinde]

I am going to leave this blog up for the sake of the good stuff in its archive, but won’t be back, in all likelihood.

[hanslovinde]

FYI: I am now blogging at heykids-stayjewish

I am going to leave this blog up for the sake of the good stuff in its archive, but won’t be back, in all likelihood.

[iraffiruse]

[sassy-gay-justice]

“You’d struggle to pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel”

God DAMN thats some Shakespearean shit right there

[milas-universe]

Lmao.

[jessicalprice]

That is one eloquent-ass FB comment. 

[jewish-privilege]

Christian normativity in a nutshell. 

[returnofthejudai]

i'm jewish too but what did you mean by "how forgiveness works in judaism"? like forgive never forget kinda concept?

In Judaism, it’s not the obligation of the person who is wronged to forgive. Forgiveness has to be earned by the person who commits the wrong. So if people treat Jews like shit, it’s their responsibility to apologize to us and try to make it up to us.  In other words, demanding forgiveness from the victim is not acceptable in judaism. It’s their choice, not obligation, choice whether to forgive or not.

[atheologist]

agnellina:

And there are some things that you cannot ask forgiveness for within Judaism specifically because the person who has been wronged cannot grant forgiveness.

The examples I most commonly see are: 1. murder, because, you know, it’s a little difficult for a dead person to accept anything let alone forgiveness and 2. in some interpretations, unjustifiably spreading gossip because, to paraphrase my grandmother, once words pass your lips, they no longer belong to you. I suppose it’s possible with gossip (whether true or false) that you COULD find everyone who has heard it and tell them that you were incorrect or that it was unjustifiable. But in most cases, it’s really impossible to truly know how far your words have travelled once they’ve been heard by others and by that point whatever damage to the person has already occurred and can’t really be remedied.

I never really thought about this as a Jewish thing, but it actually means a lot to me to know that my response to having been harassed online is potentially in this category. I’ve been told countless times that I should forgive my harasser, but I won’t, not just because he has never tried to rectify any of the harm he caused me or actually asked for forgiveness, but because I don’t think I get anything out of forgiving him. It won’t changed what has happened or make me feel any better about it.

[ofskfe]

Rodeph Shalom Synagogue in Philadelphia

Built in 1927, Rodeph Shalom Synagogue is an outstanding example of the Byzantine style of architecture. Both the exterior and interior walls are covered with painted and carved geometric designs executed by the D’Ascenzo Studios… An earlier version of Rodeph Shalom was designed by Frank Furness in 1866. 

[inothernews]

[returnofthejudai]

I've been reading a bit about "Messianic Judaism" or this movement called "Jews for Jesus" and obviously from what I read, it's sounds nothing less than Christians trying to sugarcoat Judaism -- at least that's the impression I get, but I don't wanna jump to conclusions, so I just wanna ask those with more knowledge, how are they generally viewed by Jews and what should a Non-Jew do? - With gratitude, a Muslim follower. uvu

Thanks for the ask.Messianic Judaism is not Judaism. Jews for Jesus aren’t Jews. They are, in fact, an evangelical movement that exists to trick Jews into converting to Christianity while still believing that they are Jews. They’re insidious, grotesque and detestable. While I have sympathy for children raised as Messianic Jews who don’t know that they aren’t practicing Judaism and are in for a rude awakening one day, adults who do this knowingly and willingly make me rather furious. It’s one thing to proselytize honestly, it’s another to use insidious deceit. As far as I’m concerned, they deserve nothing but contempt.

[jewish-privilege]

They literally have made, as a direct statement, that “lying for Jesus is not a sin.”

[emperor-of-matzah-deactivated20]

Can you possibly source that? I don’t doubt it but i have the urge for pain rn

[jewish-privilege]

Unfortunately not.  It was told to me face to face by one of them after I ripped his points to shreds. 

[praial]

Egypt: The White Desert, Farafra

[kirstencreates]

I fell in love with a mermaid

[congregationemanuelsf]

Why I’m Going To ‪#‎Selma‬

Long ago, I dedicated myself to a life of serving Judaism and the Jewish people. I believe in the power of Judaism to make a difference in our lives and to make a great contribution to civilization. I am always aware, however, of the hate that fuels those people who attack Jews simply for being Jews. Nine years ago, the Jewish Federation in Seattle was attacked and Pamela Waechter was murdered for being a Jew. Since then, I have met people who don’t remember that attack or other attacks on Jews. I worry a lot about people who fail to notice the existence of targeted hatred against Jews and the anti-Semitism that fuels the hatred of Israel. My own experience with other people’s failure to take anti-Semitism seriously leads me to notice my own response to hate acts against other minorities

Recently, I read Ta-Nehisi Coate’s Between the World and Me. While I did not agree with every idea shared by this gifted writer, his book opened my eyes wider to persistent injustices against African American citizens. I thought that I was aware of institutionalized racism, but there is much I failed to notice, or I looked the other way before I read this book. I suspect that many of us do avert our eyes, because to see it is to have to respond to it. It is easier for all of us to look away.

This weekend, the NAACP is organizing a march through the South. I’m going to stand on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma this weekend and then march to a rally for economic justice in Montgomery this Monday, because, as a Jew, I believe it is my responsibility to remember when we were slaves in Egypt. It is my duty to work to end hatred against Jews, African Americans and all others who are targeted. I am delighted that Rabbi Jason Rodich, whose Emanu-El portfolio includes social justice work for the congregation, and his husband, Fran, will join me this weekend to represent Emanu-El at the March. We will be joined by other rabbis and clergy from around the country. I pray that this coming together will lead to greater awareness, justice and peace and that we Jews can and will recognize and respond to hate against others because we know just what that feels like.

Rabbi Beth Singer

(Pictured are Martin Luther King, Jr. marching in Selma, Alabama with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (in beard and glasses) in 1965)

[hanslovinde]

I’m back.  Sort of.  I won’t be making any personal posts, but am going to open my inbox (off anon) for people who might want to ask questions about conversion or w/e.  I can’t pretend to be an expert on everything, but I’d like to be a resource.  If I don’t have the spoons, I won’t log in.  I know that the risk of being harassed by White supermacists and antisemites is always going to be here.

If you don’t want me to respond to questions publicly, please say [Don’t post]. If you are willing for me to respond publicly, but don’t want your URL attached, please say [No URL].

[hanslovinde]

I really want to be a resource, so come visit my inbox!

[antisemitism-us]

Verbal abuse against Jewish students now ‘fact of life’ on US campuses

Other findings of new report: 50% of Jewish students unaware of anti-Israel boycott movement; connection to Israel up after Gaza war

Of the three-quarters of students who reported hearing anti-Semitic comments, the most commonly heard statements were that Jews have too much power (52%), that Israelis behave “like Nazis” toward Palestinians (44%) and that the Holocaust was a myth or exaggerated (37%).

Jews are not unique in feeling discomfort on campuses, said Sasson, who referenced recent racially instigated incidents. What is different, however, is that “the protection of Jewish students from harassment is not on the radar” of university administrations.

[hanslovinde]

In addition, visibly Jewish students are routinely cornered and harassed by campus missionaries of various kids.  (Source: personally been followed around by Mormons and Evangelical Christians even and sometimes especially after requesting to be left alone.)   My campus was also visited by the “Genocide Awareness” project, a few years ago, which is an anti-choice group comparing the Holocaust, Armenian genocide, slavery and lynching, etc. to abortion.  This was permitted because the group was invited by a Christian student organization.

[mashallahwallahi]

Denmark be like “I know nothing about these religions and feel the need to shove my head up my ass and say I’m protecting animal rights when I’m actually just violating right to religious freedom!”

[baetoul-deactivated20170708]

Oh my god…..they’re such idiots. How do people this dumb pass laws?????????????????? Halal slaughter is literally designed to minimize the animal’s pain…..this is so islamophobic and antisemitic.

[14kgoldupgraded]

“Animal rights come before religion”

More like, ‘Excluding, alienating, and attempting to drive out the religious Other comes before animal welfare (and common sense)’. 

The law doesn’t just ban kosher/halal slaughter, it mandates that animal slaughter happen in the most inefficient, painful way possible.

[wearyewe]

… Because “ugh those gross foreign Jews and Muslims ew.”

[smallswingshoes]

How many bets they do NOTHING about conventional slaughter, which has been proven to be less humane than kosher or halal? How many bets?

[jewish-privilege]

No bet.  I got chased off of a forum I used to moderate by a Swedish animal rights activist, who called Jews “violent savages” and “atavistic barbarians” and other, less kind things.

[thechanelmuse]

Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Aldis Hodge to Star in Scripted TV Series Based on the Underground Railroad

In the original series “Underground,” bravery, ingenuity and power take center stage as plantation slaves band together in the fight of their lives for their families, their future and, most importantly, their freedom.  

“Underground, ”created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski and executive produced by John Legend and his Get Lifted production company, is currently in production in Baton Rouge, LA, for a 2016 premiere on WGN America. 

Aldis Hodge stars as Noah, a restless slave who organizes a small team of fellow slaves on the Macon plantation to plan an escape; Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Rosalee, a shy house slave with a powerful inner strength and courage; Christopher Meloni is August Pullman, a mysterious figure who walks a tightrope between morality and survival; Jessica de Gouw is Elizabeth Hawkes, a socialite who shares her husband’s abolitionist ideals; Alano Miller plays Cato, a cunning, charismatic man despised and feared by his fellow slaves; Adina Porter plays Pearly Mae, a strong-willed wife and mother; Amirah Vann is Ernestine, a fiercely devoted mother and head house slave; Marc Blucas is John Hawkes, a lawyer whose ideals clash with the legislation he’s sworn to uphold; Mykelti Williamson plays Moses, a fiery preacher; and Johnny Ray Gil as Sam, Rosalee’s brother and a talented carpenter.

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