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@modehani
Defend the poor, the widow, and the orphan. Ensure fairness and justice for all, stranger and citizen alike. Feed the hungry, clothe the naked. Answer the need with an open hand and an open heart, not because of some hoped-for reward, but because we are commanded to do so — not just once, but again and again. And why? Because we are created b’tzelem ELohim, “in the image of God.” God tells us, again and again: be holy because I am holy.
Stacey Zisook Robinson
You know what they say: “two Jews three opinions” and “if you want it done right you have to do it yourself”
sorry for not including beta israel holidays I didn’t really know enough about a lot of them besides sigd to accurately describe them
“… like a child who has only two colors. I paint my life in war and love, in noise and stillness.”
— Yehuda Amichai (1924 - 2000), from “I am a penniless prophet“ in: “The Poetry Of Yehuda Amichai”, edited by Robert Alter
I found this gold nugget on tumblr and thought i’d share
If I had not fallen, I would not have picked myself up, if I did not sit in darkness, I would not have seen the light. - Orchot Tzadikim, Shaar Hateshuvah, Shaar 26
How do you pronounce your name? The blood is silent How do you pronounce your name? Like a mistranslation How do you pronounce your name? Like something destined to be whited out eventually
Julian Randall (via noorshirazie)
Jewish Aesthetic
miriam the prophet moodboard
Listen to me, your body is not a temple. Temples can be destroyed and desecrated. Your body is a forest—thick canopies of maple trees and sweet scented wildflowers sprouting in the underwood. You will grow back, over and over, no matter how badly you are devastated.
Beau Taplin (via explore-everywhere)
Shevuot 35
Once a name of Hashem is emplaced The law is it can’t be erased. This isn’t the case With Chanoon (“Full of Grace”), Or other names adjective-based.
Music from the Jewish People of Uganda
“African-Jewish music in which the rhythms and harmonies of Africa blend with Jewish celebration and traditional Hebrew prayer… rooted in local Ugandan music and infused with rich choral singing. This singular community of African people living committed Jewish lives has survived persecution and isolation and asserts, ‘We have been saved by our music.’”
I saw your "am Jewish, can't relate" post and while I agree with your feelings, I think constantly pointing out how goyim are so terrible while simultaneously wondering why Jews are left out of activism is some amazing cognitive dissonance. It has only been since 2016 that neonazis have made mainstream news. People are just now realizing the threat and they want to help. Adding those comments is unhelpful and alienating imho.
Jews have been talking about and resisting the existence and rise of neo-Nazis long before it became a political cause dujour. The fact that no one listens to marginalized people about our experiences is the problem.
Many leftist activists refuse to listen to Jews about our oppression and marginalization– often in doing so, relying on antisemitic tropes about hidden loyalties (usually to Israel), out-sized power and money, and blood libels. This is a structural racism. This is about antisemitism being baked into the fabric of our society and belief systems.
No amount of individual Jews being kind and welcoming and suppressing decades of antisemitic marginalization will stop the above paragraph from being true. Acting as though my individual action as a very tired Jew is at fault for the likes of CDM and other antisemitic leftist organizations is active victim blaming.
If someone is alienated by Jews snarkily telling them that the are speaking from a place of privilege, then they probably weren’t that interested in the hard work of actually dismantling antisemitism in the first place. No one insulted the OP in the thread, we simply said “we have never had the privilege of not knowing this”.
Moses: so this is our holy document
The people: what do you do with a holy document? we never had one of those before
Moses: idk use it I guess? Read it probably
The people: so you're saying we should go through and find every place we disagree with it
Moses: what else would I be saying
Actually, now is a good time to remind everyone you can buy Dane Kuttler’s The Social Justice Warrior’s Guide to the High Holy Days (which does mention the BLM movement) for only $6.50 (although you can also spend $18, which is symbolically meaningful.)
This would be an excellent poetry/prose book for someone looking for inspiration for their social justice work in addition to their Jewish observance.
Everyone give some chai!!!!
If you’ll be experiencing the eclipse on Monday and were wondering if there is a berakhah for that: there totally is.
1. This is super cool 2. You go to Neveh Shalom?? I live in Oly & I just recently met Rabbi Eve from there! Jewish Geography 🙌🏼
