May 2012
“He also asked about us. He wanted to know who we were, what we did, and how we...”
– Eulogy for Dr. George Tiller | The Shalom Center (via bthny)
O my gah :’(
“It comes down to who is the patient. Is the woman the patient, or is the fetus...”
– Dr. George Tiller, an abortion provider from Wichita, Kansas, who was murdered on May 31, 2009. (via iamdrtiller)
RIP BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING
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Poland Angered By Obama's "Death Camp" Reference →
svetlana-del-rey:
therapsida:
quoms:
acolderwar:
therapsida:
The president’s poor choice of words during a medal ceremony has upset Polish politicians.
By Abby Ohlheiser| Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at 11:11 AM ET
President Obama awarded a posthumous Medal of Freedom to a Polish war hero on Tuesday, but nonetheless managed to upset much of Poland in the process.
The incident...
Machistado: A homeless man gets his face eaten by... →
machistado:
A homeless man gets his face eaten by another man. Who cares if his life is effectively ruined? Who cares about what a difficult life he must have been forced to endure? Who cares if he can’t afford medical treatment and the best hope he has is that some doctor somewhere in the country volunteers to help him? Who cares if he’ll probably end up back on the street if he survives...
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applying for a job at CBST
which is in the meatpacking district
so i’m trying not to giggle
(they shouldn’t hire me)
The Curse of Millhaven: Dear community and... →
freibiergesicht:
shiyiya:
raumlet:
voltafiish:
metapianycist:
voltafiish:
We’re never allowed to make a terms or words.
Clearly we must use the all-mighty dictionary for the source of all our problems! Oh wait lol the dictionary doesn’t have them 8’)
Time to…
Asexuals are oppressed like atheists are; i.e. they aren’t.
“A Jew does not believe alone; he or she believes with the community of Israel;...”
– Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom (via hjordis)
Lane I have a question, do you honestly believe this
idk that I do
Idk. I have read a lot of Heschel, and he always speaks so damn metaphorically. Is this spiritual Israel, we were all at Sinai, etc etc? Or are we all chillin’ at the...
“A Jew does not believe alone; he or she believes with the community of Israel;...”
– Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom (via hjordis)
Lane I have a question, do you honestly believe this
idk that I do
Idk. I have read a lot of Heschel, and he always speaks so damn metaphorically. Is this spiritual Israel, we were all at Sinai, etc etc? Or are we all...
“A Jew does not believe alone; he or she believes with the community of Israel;...”
– Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom (via hjordis)
:(
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He’s not talking about the state
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ZEEK: Articles: Kabbalah for the Masses:... →
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For first time, Israel to recognize Reform and... →
“In the European countries where Yiddish was the language of daily life, there...”
– He Beat Me Black and Blue: Yiddish Songs of Family Violence, Part One – The Arty Semite – Forward.com (via sovietjewry)
“A Jew does not believe alone; he or she believes with the community of Israel;...”
– Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom (via hjordis)
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mandapolos:
Protip: If you assume that every Jew who calls you an anti-semite is a zionist, then that Jew is right.
ARDC Volunteer's Letter to Diaspora Jewish... →
thewestostlicherdivan:
ARDC volunteer Anna Rose Siegel wrote the following letter to Jewish communities around the world about the recent attacks against African asylum seekers in Tel Aviv. Please read it and distribute as you see fit.
24/5/2012
Dear Jewish Communities,
Terror is raging in Tel Aviv. Preschool children are being sent home for fear of attacks; people are afraid to walk around...
if tumblr hates missing e then they should incorporate its features
seriously terrible programming on this site
Traditional Marriage: One Man, Many Women, Some... →
alephmelb:
Traditional Marriage: One Man, Many Women, Some Girls, Some Slaves | Sexuality/Gender | Religion Dispatches.
Original Article
“Over the years as I saw more and more horrifying basic violations of human...”
– Affirming a Judaism and Jewish identity without Zionism
Much of the responses I hear from Zionists is that if you condemn Zionism; you are an anti-Semite. In addition, another ‘response’ I hear is that Judaism and Zionism are the same, but this article perfectly points out about someone, who I can...
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New Book on Jewish Gender Studies →
Obviously I need this. I am disappointed, however, that there seems to be very little on early modernity (~16th century onward), outside of Chava Weissler who writes on Kabbalah and Yiddish in the 18th century. The engendering of Judaism really hit new strides at this time with the rise of Jewish vernaculars, migration further west, and other things I should probably know about. LIterarily and...
A DNA study suggests Palestinians were originally...
arielnietzsche:
akio:
“One DNA study by Nebel found genetic evidence in support of historical records that “part, or perhaps the majority” of Muslim Palestinians descend from “local inhabitants, mainly Christians and Jews, who had converted after the Islamic conquest in the seventh century AD”. They also found substantial genetic overlap between Muslim Palestinians and Ashkenazi and Sephardic...
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Do folks realize how conservative it is to lodge an anti-Zionist critique by way of Jewish sources (i.e. sforim)?
It is also a disservice to these sources themselves, pegging with them an inability to change and adapt. That is static Judaism; you might as well traffic with Hasidim.
Honestly the only solid critiques of Zionism I have encountered are rooted in global anti-nation state...
לודמירער מויד: Hello friends, →
ludmirermoyd:
conversion-diary:
I am going to NYC in July so I would like to ask y’all what you recommend I should see? (With or without a Jewish twist, I’m open to most anything).
You’ll be out here? Maybe we should hang out.
Before I can really answer this question, though, there are a couple things…
Do you keep kosher? If so, hit up some Bukharian cuisine in Rego Park;...
look at the medusa straight on.: on brooklyn. →
onegirlrhumba:
after a couple of decently priced, very obscure (one brewery that we tried beers from has one tiny production facility in long island and has no plans to even bottle their beer), and pretty delicious beers at a bar that i’m kicking myself for not trying before — a bar about the size of a living…
Archaeological News: Oldest Jewish archaeological... →
archaeologicalnews:
German archaeologists of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena found one of the oldest archaeological evidence so far of Jewish Culture on the Iberian Peninsula at an excavation site in the south of Portugal, close to the city of Silves.
On a marble plate, measuring 40 by 60…
This is awesome. But you’re gonna use “AD” when talking about Jews?...
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Horrible Professor from my Alma Mater Writes... →
I am both a product of “intermarriage” (a term in dire need of deconstruction), and an alum of JTS. Guess which is more shameful right now. I might email this guy, tell him I am glad I never took a class with him, and how this article is more fodder for me to hate Conservative Judaism. I still maintain that the higher-ups in Conservative Judaism are secret frummies too scared to...
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Finally reading Master and Margarita (i know i know. somehow didn’t realize Bulgakov was Soviet). Anyways, either he or his otherwise excellent translators (P & V rule so hard) missed one of the many Hebrew transliterations (it should be Yeshua HaNotzri, not HaNozri). The others are fine, but i cannot speak to historical accuracy (eg “notzri” seems modern to me for some...
Jewish Stuff: The frum mafia is more annoying than... →
sodiumlamps:
lazersilberstein:
Seriously. What don’t they understand about the irrelevancy of Halakha when it comes to non-orthodox Jewish identity. Goyim get a pass on this (but not at cultural appropriation, as linked as it may be, because that does not require any understanding of Jewish identity, just the capacity and…
okay, as annoying as the frum mafia is (which is REALLY ANNOYING,...
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The frum mafia is more annoying than goyim
Seriously. What don’t they understand about the irrelevancy of Halakha when it comes to non-orthodox Jewish identity. Goyim get a pass on this (but not at cultural appropriation, as linked as it may be, because that does not require any understanding of Jewish identity, just the capacity and willingess to not be an asshole). Not only does the frum mafia not understand Jewish identity, but...
What?
hamikdash:
“Your feelings were hurt, yet you appropriated and disrespected my entire culture and heritage. Stop complaining. And no, we don’t worship the same God if you think Jesus is God. You probably say Judeo-Christian, which is another appropriative, useless phrase.”
Your entire culture is based on the word “amen?” I’m sorry, refresh my memory, you’re frum? Keep Shabbos? Kashrus? Kol...
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because-i-got-chai asked: I saw the post about the tattoo. I see your issue with it, but it seems as though a more effective way to express your unease would have been to address the situation rather than attacking the individual. Now that person might feel that Jews are harsh, mean, judgmental people, when really, you could have proven the opposite. Also, it wasn't your business or place to say something. If you had...
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Apparently neither (most of) the Jews nor the goyim on tumblr care to differentiate between a Jew getting a tattoo of anything and a goy getting a tattoo of something Jewish.
Clearly I am just against all tattoos ever for anyone. Because Halakha.
If you respected our culture, why did you get our Holy Fucking Language tattooed on you, an act that is still fairly taboo in our own culture? That’s all I need to know to judge you. You are disrespectful and ignorant.
I’m glad you don’t think Jews will burn in Hell, but many other Christians do, and I’m sure they appropriate (read: steal) our shit all the time. But I like how you...
I guess I should go get it removed right away because of some angry Jew on the internet…? Your arguments are compelling. I feel the need to change my lowly shiksa ways immediately… Maybe I’ll start the conversion process right away… Quick! Where’s the nearest synagogue?!
i’ll show you the nearest matzah-making sacrificial altar. your spiritual “needs” (which you express with a tattoo?...
Anonymous asked: you're literally a pissy old man. all you fucking do is kvetch.
Anonymous asked: so because she has a Hebrew tattoo, she's trying to lure Jewish men away from their faith and promote interfaith marriages? yeah ok
svetlana-del-rey:
lazersilberstein:
“Clearly, Hasidic communities feel threatened, as evidenced by the recent post in xoJane titled “What Women’s Media Needs to know about Chassidic Women.” This essay was ostensibly written by a Hasidic woman in response to the media attention focused on the Citi Field spectacle. It has sparked a controversy both in the comments section and on forums such as...
Anonymous asked: Just because that girl got an asinine Hebrew tattoo doesn't mean she's a shiksa.
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Hebrew is not THE Holy Language, it’s Jews’ Holy Language. Your goyish Bible was written in Greek. Get a Greek tattoo. Then abort yourself.
