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[jewishmuseummd]

This Forgotten Hanukkah Heroine Deserves All the Love

Hanukkah season is here. This means latkes, menorahs, and the retelling of the classic story about Judah and the Maccabees. But there’s a woman from a few hundred years before Judah was around who is just as important to this story. This Hanukkah, let’s bring this forgotten biblical badass back i

[queendeleona]

It's Time for Synagogues to Be More Accessible for Jews with Disabilities

My sister and I used to talk during synagogue services without making a sound. We achieved this magical feat by reading each other’s lips. We had an advantage: We were both born profoundly deaf and raised to lip-read and speak. Services were especially boring because we could only follow half of wha

[queendeleona]

How Judaism Saved Me From My Anxiety

I was on the floor again. Rocking back and forth, trying my best to breathe, panicked tears streaming down my face. At that point in my life anxiety attacks were a routine part of my day, as if I had a Google calendar event on my schedule: Get up for class: 8:30 a.m. Finish writing a paper: 11

[queendeleona]

I Wish I Didn't Need to Prove Myself as a Patrilineal Jew

I almost walked out of my first college Shabbat. Not only did I miss the close Jewish community from high school, but I also remained convinced that my new peers would view me as a “fake” Jew. Why? Because my mother isn’t Jewish. Only my father is. I feared saying that openly would evoke chuckle

[queendeleona]

15 Rabbis to Follow on Twitter Who Will Change the Way You Think About Rabbis

Twitter can be a terrible place (for example, it has a Nazi problem and lots of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories). But it can also be delightful — full of stories about puppies, jokes about Jared Kushner and Cynthia Nixon's bagel order, and Russian Doll tweets. But there's one segment of Twitter tha

[queendeleona]

What Not to Say to Someone Who's Become More Religious

The Jewish community, religious and otherwise, has a reputation for constantly dissecting and questioning the nature and “validity” of different Jewish identities. It can be annoying, violating, and cruel. For the most part, I’ve managed to navigate the gauntlet with my dignity intact. But one thin

[diarrheaworldstarhiphop]

U mad libtardoriino? Face it, the wignats got it right. Jews ARE your master. Lol