#rabbis

[diemelusine]

A controversy from the Talmud by Carl Schleicher (1825–1903). Private collection.

[machi1895]

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[freedom-in-truth]

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

T'ruah ·

Last night, a minyan of T'ruah rabbis wearing tallitot and holding sacks of flour and rice blocked 2nd Avenue in New York City, in front of the Israeli consulate. We held signs that said "Food --> Gaza" and posters with images of starving Gazan children. As we were handcuffed and taken away, a crowd of hundreds of American Jews and Israeli Americans cried out "Let Gaza Live!" At one point, the crowd chanted "That's My Rabbi," and we were so moved by the support, giving us strength to keep being a loud moral voice. We refuse to accept business as usual while people are starving. We insist that Israel be held accountable. We insist that a surge of aid be brought into Gaza, that the hostages be released, and that the war ends NOW.

Rebecca Solnit 

One of the things that's striking about the Netanyahu regime's genocidal attack on Gaza is that it's conventionally narrated as though there are two sides to the conflict and one will win, with the implication that the more Israel kills the closer it comes to that goal. But what the Israeli government is doing is devastating for Israel's global standing and security. And, thanks to the misconception/ false accusation that all Jews support not just Israel but this administration, it makes Jews worldwide less safe. Israel is losing by destroying, or by endeavoring to destroy the other it destroys itself. It is striking that this situation is being framed according to conventions that obscure the reality. Also good on these rabbis and many others protesting the genocide.

[jewish-joy]

To this day, I think the funniest thing a rabbi has said to me was when I explained to Rav Yosef that I had three presentations to do, two in a different language, two exams, and I hadn’t gotten a meal in that didn’t have caffeine or sugar as a main tenet.

He stared at me then finally said - “Joy, I don’t think you skip class enough.”

[mistressvera]

[the-lady-maddy]

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[bobemajses]

Polish Rabbis, photographed in the 1920s for the Forverts