Ok Well It Has Been Real But I Am Going To Kill You With A Hammer Now

Shabbat shalom

Every day I think about how I opened up to a friend about a threat that was sent to my synagogue, and her initial response was confusion, followed by a statement that whoever sent the threat should know that “Judaism is not the same as zionism.”

I’ve never felt more scared realizing that people I know and work with could rationalize threats of attacks at local American synagogues if the synagogue was ✨Zionist✨

And I think about it all the time, because that was supposed to be a statement of comfort in her mind. With the implication was that I was a good, non Zionist conversion student and had nothing to worry about.

It’s not that people can be grossly antisemitic. Their intention and values were just aimed at the wrong place?? 🤨🙄

I know this isn’t a new line of thinking. But it was jarring to hear it said to my face.

y'all aren't ready for 'maybe you shouldn't be an asshole to christians for being christian' and 'you should be respectful of christian's beliefs even if they differ from yours'

a hanukkiah bouquet . ݁₊᪥⋆. ݁

When I say “girl help” I’m referring to Hashem thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

humansofjudaism via instagram: This Torah was completed and dedicated on the one-year anniversary of October 7th, which last year coincided with the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, a celebration of both the completion and renewal of the Torah cycle.

The Torah cover is uniquely stitched with the names of all those lost over the past year, forming the outline of the State of Israel. The inner wrapping bears the names of the remaining 101 hostages.

Traditionally, the holiday is celebrated by taking our Torahs out from their ark for all to dance and rejoice.

As we prepare to observe this holiday once again, we reflect on the events of that day a year ago, pray for the immediate return of the hostages, and remind ourselves that we will dance again. Chag Sameach and Am Yisrael Chai - The Nation of Israel Lives!

Palestinian and Israeli singers raise their voices together in a moving rendition of “Home” by Phillip Phillips. Despite the violence surrounding them, they sing out for peace, justice, inclusion, and equality.

Learn more about the Jerusalem Youth Chorus here

We are the Jerusalem Youth Chorus: Palestinians and Israelis raising our voices to push back against the violence surrounding us—to reject war, occupation, and terror, and instead sing out for peace, justice, inclusion, and equality. We don’t all share the same opinions—and have hard conversations about them every week—but we do share the same future, no matter what the politicians say. In JYC we have a rare chance to truly hear each other, and that’s what makes the chorus a home for all of us. Every kid deserves to grow up with that same safety and dignity. We know we don’t have the power to single-handedly stop war, but we also know that the reason war continues is because people think there is no alternative. We are the alternative.

can we get a break for 5 fucking minutes