"I Have Loved the Stars too Fondly to be Fearful of the Night"

Call me Ruth. Mid-20s.

[starsandruth]

I know a lot of people on Jumblr who aren't already living in Israel talk about moving there and I figure I should mention that if you have a trust or your parents have a trust of which you're a beneficiary, or your estate plan is set up to form a trust, you might want to talk to an Israeli estate planning attorney and or CPA before you become subject to their tax laws. And if its your parents' estate, then they should have their lawyers collaborate with an Israeli attorney to figure out how to best distribute your portion. Israel doesn't do trusts the way the U.S. does, and it taxes things differently. Their probate system also won't process things properly if your will tries to create a trust, unless it's being held for a minor child, and even then it still works differently than an American one would.

Also you'll need a new power of attorney, because American ones won't necessarily work.

So yeah, if you've decided to move to Israel and all your financial things are also going with you, add updating your estate planning documents at the same time to your list of tasks.

Good luck!

[starsandruth]

Part of my profession is periodic required trainings, and recently I obtained access to a relatively large database to fulfil the requirements, which while flexible, do have some specific categories. One involves bias and I happened to find a video on antisemitism which would meet it. It was made in January 2023 and it was chilling listening to them talk about how antisemitism was on the rise and how when antisemitism increases it's a warning sign for all of these other terrible things (like authoritarianism).

January 2023.

The ADL was receiving reports showing record levels of antisemitic incidents long before October 7th ever happened. From 2020 to 2021 the number of antisemitic incidents jumped by almost 700. From 2012-2021 incidents had risen almost threefold.

The next time some idiot blames the increased violence against the Jewish community on Israel and/or things that have happened since October 7th, remind them of that.

[one-true-houselight]

[id: digital art for Purim. Six hamantaschens form a Magen David with two groggers in the center. Around the star is ‘Happy Purim’ and ‘עם ישׂראל חי’. Each hamantaschen has a different filling: apricot, chocolate, poppy seed, havla (with extra sesame seeds on top), purple fig/prune, and strawberry. /end id]

Purim Sameach!

[starsandruth]

So since there are a bunch of anti-Israel and antisemitic comments again, let's remind the lot of you of a few things.

Kazakhstan (the place with the gold medal skater you've been so happy about) has a history of torture, imprisoning political dissidents, and LGBT+ people face discrimination from the government.

China (the place with that guy Jin you all wanted to do so well and this Zhang girl you're cheering) has been systematically persecuting Uyghurs for decades, committing mass detentions, forced sterilizations, forced labor, and forced assimilation.

If you're only calling out Israeli or Russian athletes for the actions of their governments, things that they have as much control over as you have over your country's poor actions, you need to check yourself. Why do you only care about those two?

[goopybloopytruuply]

shit take coming from not understanding the rotten russian core in figure skating

[starsandruth]

No, I get that you don't like Russian figure skaters. I get that they've had doping problems and that their coaches have been a problem. But that's not what most of the post are about. And you don't call out all former Russian skaters equally. You cheered the girl competing for Kazakhstan yesterday, she's also born in Moscow. A bunch of the others are too, next to nothing was mentioned.

It's not just about Russian figure skating.

[goopybloopytruuply]

I cheered for no one born in russia, thank you very much. Speak for yourself, please.

[starsandruth]

Wow. Flat out racism. That's seems problematic.

[starsandruth]

So since there are a bunch of anti-Israel and antisemitic comments again, let's remind the lot of you of a few things.

Kazakhstan (the place with the gold medal skater you've been so happy about) has a history of torture, imprisoning political dissidents, and LGBT+ people face discrimination from the government.

China (the place with that guy Jin you all wanted to do so well and this Zhang girl you're cheering) has been systematically persecuting Uyghurs for decades, committing mass detentions, forced sterilizations, forced labor, and forced assimilation.

If you're only calling out Israeli or Russian athletes for the actions of their governments, things that they have as much control over as you have over your country's poor actions, you need to check yourself. Why do you only care about those two?

[goopybloopytruuply]

shit take coming from not understanding the rotten russian core in figure skating

[starsandruth]

No, I get that you don't like Russian figure skaters. I get that they've had doping problems and that their coaches have been a problem. But that's not what most of the post are about. And you don't call out all former Russian skaters equally. You cheered the girl competing for Kazakhstan yesterday, she's also born in Moscow. A bunch of the others are too, next to nothing was mentioned.

It's not just about Russian figure skating.

[starsandruth]

So since there are a bunch of anti-Israel and antisemitic comments again, let's remind the lot of you of a few things.

Kazakhstan (the place with the gold medal skater you've been so happy about) has a history of torture, imprisoning political dissidents, and LGBT+ people face discrimination from the government.

China (the place with that guy Jin you all wanted to do so well and this Zhang girl you're cheering) has been systematically persecuting Uyghurs for decades, committing mass detentions, forced sterilizations, forced labor, and forced assimilation.

If you're only calling out Israeli or Russian athletes for the actions of their governments, things that they have as much control over as you have over your country's poor actions, you need to check yourself. Why do you only care about those two?

[starsandruth]

Why are you all cheering on for the Moscow-born skater skating for Kazakhstan, when you all seemed quite offended by such a thing earlier?

[thatjewishteen]

hearing people go “the problem isn’t that they’re jewish, it’s that they support israel” is like. okay so the problem is that i don’t want my jewish family to die? like just say that lol. save us all the time by saying what you mean.

[chutzpahchesed]

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Wall Street Journal: Doctors Without Borders Says Gunmen Are Using a Gaza Hospital, Posing Risk to Patients and Staff

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“This entire industry requires careful, independent investigation. The lack of oversight has allowed a political agenda to override humanita

[golongbyjoannanewsom]

why is israel allowed to compete while russia and belarus can only be ‘individual neutral athletes’

[starsandruth]

Because Israel wasn't the aggressor. Russia and Belarus attacked Ukraine first, without provocation. Israel was invaded and their citizens, as well as the citizens of many other nations, were taken hostage. And given the highly developed terrorist infrastructure decades of humanitarian funding has built, rather than any of it being allowed to actually help people the way it was supposed to, some destruction was necessary to try to get them back.

[starsandruth]

I just want to say, everyone wishing harm on a young woman for having the audacity to compete for a country you're not even willing to spell out the name of needs to go outside and touch grass.

[my-jewish-life]

Shannah Tovah everyone!

I hope you all will have a sweet new year🍎🍯

[ketubahring]

Rosh Hashanah begins tomorrow evening, and I’m so ready for all the sweetness!! 🥰

Wishing you and yours a beautiful start to 5786. Shana Tova and happy New Year!

Copyright © 2025 Ketubah Ring. No reproduction, printing, resale, or use without permission.

[sarahgreenillustration]

Rosh Hashanah is the start of the Jewish new year. We say l'shana tovah, which means have a good year. Apples and challah (dipped in honey) are symbols of hope for a sweet new year. :)

[chavasjewishscrapbook]

Jewish joy: 'Magical Meet Cute' by Jean Meltzer

Hey, Jumblr -- we've been sleeping on Jean Meltzer, I think. Or at least this book.

'Magical Meet Cute' is a sweet (not spicy) romance novel set post October 7th that deals with family trauma, coping with antisemitism in your community, building community and connection and learning to be kind to yourself. The entire world of the novel is steeped in Jewishness, and making your own space/way in Judaism -- and touches on some interesting facts about golems that I didn't realise!

Our main gal, Faiga 'Faye' Kaplan, is a ceramic artist and Jewitch, and after she finds antisemitic flyers in her quiet little community, she makes a golem as a protective symbol and a charm to draw in the love she's missing in her life... and the very next day she meets a man who comes off verrry similar to the qualities she put into her golem.

Despite dealing with antisemitism, it's truly a sweet book with some lovely, very Jewish ideas and some heartwarming passes I'm going to hold close for a while.

All of us start out as clay. We begin soft and unformed, bendy and malleable. We look for gentle hands to guide us, shape us into form. More often than not, we are stretched taut, spun around on a wheel, pounded and battered, placed in a kiln where a fire is raging. From there, we harden. The stress to take shape bears its marks in bubbles, scratches, and tears. As a ceramicist, the instinct is always to patch the cracks, fill the lines in with gold and metal…but what is broken is not ruined. This is the art of imperfection. The ability to look at your life and see the beauty in the blemishes. To make a mistake, sometimes many mistakes, but see your worth anyway. I thought the only way to be loved was to be like modular pottery, two perfect pieces, snapping together and unhinging apart, but I am learning to shift my perspective. To tell my own story. To shape my own narrative.

[starsandruth]

Ooh this sounds really good!

[starsandruth]

It's quite nice when Tumblr proves they are capable of taking down accounts that violate their TOS.

It'd be nice if that happened a little more when antisemitism is involved, but at least there's one less person telling people to kill themselves over fictional characters hanging about.

[girlactionfigure]

“But I’m Not Antisemitic…”

A message to anti-Israel Westerners.

You might truly believe your activism is rooted in justice. You might be horrified by antisemitism. You might even feel offended by the idea that your stance could contribute to it.

But if you ignore Jewish grief, deny or downplay October 7, or blame Israel for every global injustice—from racism to homophobia—what exactly are you fighting for?

If you only accept Jewish voices that validate your views and silence the rest, is that solidarity—or something else?

This isn’t a call-out. It’s a call-in.

Because if your vision of justice leaves no room for Jewish safety, identity, or pain…

then maybe it’s time to ask:

What do you really mean when you say, “I’m not antisemitic”?

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