#jewish community

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Not "shake a lemon angrily at G-d" week, but rather;

Gather a citron, an ancient fruit predating the cultivation of lemon. Notice how it has a wonderful aroma, and consider how its flesh is edible. This represents the Jew who is both learned in Judaism and who exhibits kindness and good deeds.

Now gather the closed frond at the center of a palm tree. Consider how sweet the dates of the palm taste, but how the frond exhibits no strong smell like the citron. This represents the Jew who is learned in Judaism, but who does not practice the compassion in the many texts they studied.

Now gather at least three branches from a myrtle bush. Take in the refreshing scent oozing from the branches' thick leaves, but see how it does not bear fruit. This represents the Jew who is not learned in Judaism, but whose good character and actions are exceptional.

Finally, gather two branches from the somber willow. While mighty and enveloping, the willow exhibits no strong aroma, nor does it produce fruit. This represents the Jew who is neither learned in Judaism nor kind in character and deeds.

Appreciate the various textures and shapes of these four species. Feel the weight of them in your hand. Value how different in so many aspects each of them are.

Take them all in your hands, and bind them together like an embrace. Point them in all the corners of the earth- South, North, East, heavenward, downward, and West. Think of all your Jewish brethren scattered around the world, and bring your precious bundle back to your heart with every direction you send it to. Contemplate the place of every Jew in your community, the Etrog, the Lulav, the Hadas, and the Arava, for they all belong.

This is the meaning of Sukkot: coming back to our roots and our bare essence. Erect a temporary dwelling in reminiscence of your wandering ancestors. Come together under the stars, as exposed and unguarded as when we first walked the earth. Welcome guests into your makeshift home, be they family, friends, or the spirits of founding ancestors passed. Surround yourself in your community- and bring it all back to your heart.

[tikkunolamresistance]

Anti-Zionist Jews! Use this post to find mutuals, friends, comrades!

I know a lot of us have been alienated from, or unfortunately lost our communities either within families, temples or online, so I hope we can find one another and make friends!

— Leave a comment or reblog with a bit about yourself! Let’s create a community!

— Those converting/looking into converting, use this space to! Find someone to share your journey with!

— Goyim and everyone else please just reblog <3

Community is at the core of our being, let’s carry oneanother ❤️

[eretzyisrael]

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[jewishpopculture]

Doja Cat photographed by Hedi Slimane for V magazine (2023).

Doja is an American rapper and singer of Jewish and Zulu descent.

[dynamicity-keysmash]

TIL that Jumblr exists. It's really hard being Jewish both online and offline rn, so if you're seeing this, here's a reminder that your pain matters, your lived experience is important, and antisemitism will never win so long as there are Jews in the world living happy, fulfilling lives.

[scrumpster]

Jewish Resources (Assorted)

Since my last post seemed to be helpful to a lot of people, I thought I’d make another to share some additional resources. This list includes a bunch of stuff, meant for Jewish people in general. I would definitely encourage you to explore them! There’s a lot of useful stuff here. Goyim are welcome to reblog, just please be respectful if you’re adding tags or comments. Jewish Multiracial Network, an organization for multiracial Jewish families and Jews of Color Sefaria, a free virtual library of Jewish texts Sephardic Studies Digital Library Museum “The SSDC includes key books, archival documents, and audio recordings that illuminate the history, culture, literature, politics, customs, music, and cuisine of Sephardic Jews all expressed in their own language, Ladino.” (from their website) The SMQN, an organization for LGBTQ+ Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews Keshet, a group for LGBTQ+ Jews JQY, a group for LGBTQ+ Jews with a focus on those in Orthodox communities  Queer Jews of Color Resource List (note: this list is way more than just resources, there’s a LOT there) JQ International: “JQ celebrates the lives of LGBTQ+ Jews and their allies by transforming Jewish communities and ensuring inclusion through community building, educational programs, and support and wellness services, promoting the healthy integration of LGBTQ+ and Jewish identities.” (from their website) Jews of Color Initiative, an organization dedicated to teaching about intersectionality in the Jewish community, focuses on research, philanthropy, field building, and community education Nonbinary Hebrew Project: It’s hard to describe, but they’re working to find/create/add suffixes that represent nonbinary genders in Hebrew. If you speak Hebrew/another gendered language, you might know what I mean about gendered suffixes. Jewish Mysticism Reading List  (These are related to our closed practices, goyim should NOT be practicing these things) Ritualwell (you can find prayers and blessings related to specific things here, I personally like that they have blessings related to gender identity)  Guimel, an LGBTQ+ support group for the Jewish Community in Mexico. The site is in Spanish. I’m not a native speaker, but I was still able to read a little bit of it.  SVARA: “SVARA’s mission is to empower queer and trans people to expand Torah and tradition through the spiritual practice of Talmud study.” (From their website) TransTorah is definitely an older website, but there are still some miscellaneous pdfs and resources up on the “Resources” page. Jewish Disabilities Advocates: “The JFS Jewish Disabilities Advocates program was created to raise awareness and further inclusion of people with disabilities within Jewish organizations and the larger Jewish community.” (from their website) Jewish Food Society (recipes, have not spent a lot of time browsing here but maybe I should in the future) Jewish Blind & Disabled, an organization that operates mainly in providing accessible housing and living. Jewish Braille Institute International: “The JBI Library provides individuals who are blind, visually impaired, physically handicapped or reading disabled with books, magazines and special publications of Jewish and general interest in Audio, Large Print and Braille formats.” (from their website) Their services are free!)

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HaShem Yishmor, you may have experienced several of these. If you have and are comfortable sharing your experience, feel free to comment or send an anonymous ask. As always please rb for sample size :)

[lordzukosnosehair]

Need some Jewish magpod/mechanisms mutuals I beg

Goyim getting on my nerves (love yall though)

[cheerfullycatholic]

Alabama could soon begin using its newly constructed gas chamber to carry out what would be the first-ever execution using nitrogen hypoxia. Alabama's new gas chamber has never been tested and a new protocol for carrying out an execution using nitrogen hypoxia was released with extensive redactions.

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Members of the Jewish community who indicate so when they sign on to this petition are also adding their name to the following stand-alone statement: JEWISH COMMUNITY STATEMENT OPPOSING THE GAS CHAMBER Jewish tradition presents somewhat contradictory statements regarding the death penalty. While the Torah permits the death penalty, the Talmud, in Tractate Sanhedrin, imposes severe limits on capital punishment even where the crime is murder. Contemporary US laws do not meet the standards for fairness and accuracy as articulated in Jewish law. Today we are writing not about the death penalty as a whole, but about proposed forms of execution. Certainly there are members of Jewish communities in states using the gas chamber who support the death penalty in concept or in practice. However, we stand united in opposition to the introduction of the gas chamber as a form of execution. We do not suggest comparisons to the atrocities of Nazi Germany under which millions of our relatives were murdered, many by suffocation in sealed chambers. Still, we cannot imagine it possible that Jewish communities anywhere could stand by while prisoners are executed by the state in our names, using any variation of that mechanism. Therefore, the undersigned Rabbis, Cantors and other leaders the Jewish community call on you to reject the conduct of executions by suffocation in any sort of gas chamber anywhere in the United States.

[tidesaroundus]

The Pomegranate Collective is an online, non-denominational Jewish group who seeks to provide community to those who feel marginalized by mainstream Jewish organizations! Through community-led events we strive to build a deeper connection to Judaism together.

Our community is strictly anti-Zionist and seeks to center Jews of Color, LGBT people, disabled people, and low-income people.

https://discord.com/invite/QYkaMSJh

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[magnetothemagnificent]

Thinking about how a few days ago when someone in my family had a medical emergency, it took Hatzalah only a couple of minutes to show up, while we waited at least half an hour for the ambulance. It also took only a few minutes after the ambulance showed up for our neighbour to knock at the door and ask if there's anything he can do to help. They brought dinner for us that night. Thinking about how when my family member had his clothes cut off at the hospital, someone there had the knowledge to not damage his Tzizit while all the other clothes were cut. It's the little things that make a community, knowing you can count on each other in a crisis.

[tikkunolamresistance]

You know us, Tikkun Olam Resistance, but you can just call us Tiko for short if the former becomes too much of a mouthfull. We preserve our anonymity to decentre the current conversation from ourselves and maintain that focus on Palestine, the greater Jewish community and the multitude of issues at hand.

There will be no singular face to, or name to, or body to the Tikkun Olam Resistance. The intention from the beginning has been to elevate what’s really important— liberating Palestine, taking a stance against the infiltration of Zionism into Jewish communities and dismantling the oppressive Capitalist hegemony.

You are all apart of this, too. Tikkun Olam is our duty, after all, may we serve as guidance, a reminder, a force for change, a name on the back of your tongue, a promise. We learn from one another, we speak through each other, we carry one another. Our pain, our light, our passion is shared. We have learned so much from you, and we must pass that on.

Tikkun Olam, תִּיקּוּן עוֹלָם

The repairing of the world.

[jewishpopculture]

Jewish actress Marilyn Monroe photographed on the set of the film ‘The Seven Year Itch’ (1955).

[eretzyisrael]

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Haven't done a Jewish Joy thing in a while.

Jews of Tumblr (and those in the conversion process), what's something you appreciate or love about Judaism?

This can be cultural/secular or religious so long as it somehow has to do with Judaism or the Jewish community.

For me, I love how our community is in regards to supporting each other. We really do function like one huge family. A personal example I can bring up happened after the rock-throwing incident. The meeting this happened at was livestreamed, and when I got to the chabad house afterwards I saw that I got an email from one of the TAs in one of my classes. She is also Jewish and wanted to check in after seeing the incident occur because she saw me on the stream.

This is not someone I've really interacted with casually or could even remotely call my friend like at all, but she still emailed me, as a Jew to a Jew, to make sure I was okay.

I love this sense of community we have.