#judaism

[crumplelush]

New skeleton war lore just dropped

[semeticoded]

I’m sick of Jewish Indigenaity being questioned.

People don’t understand the concept of what makes a group indigenous.

Jews follow an agricultural based religion centered on Eretz Israel, speak a semetic language, half of our holidays are centered on the Land (Sukkot, Tu Bishvat, etc), we have stewarded the land off and on for 3000 years, etc

Like, they ignore ALL of that and then go “oh well Mizrahi are indigenous but Ashkenazim aren’t” like NO. I am Mizrahi, I am Karaite, do NOT EVER slander my Ashkenazi relatives. Do not EVER try to divide the Jewish people based on YOUR ideological fervor.

Ashkenazi have not only the SAME customs we do, but they have the SAME ancestry.

“But converts!” DONT YOU DARE.

EVERY JEW IS ETHNICALLY JEWISH, WHETHER ITS BY THE WATER OF THE WOMB OR MIKVEH.

We are a Tribe, a Nation, WE decide who our people are, not goyim!

[estera-shirin]

Interior of the Paradesi Synagogue, Cochin, India, 1971

[disappointmint]

Every Friday in Temple I look at this one spot above the cabinet and feel just like this, that awe and delight we feel at snow or a blue sky.

me seeing purple flowers on a lawn: that’s the prettiest thing i’ve ever seen

me seeing sunlight hit the waves of the sea: that’s the prettiest thing i’ve ever seen

me seeing raindrops sparkle colorfully on a bus stop bench at night: that’s the

[dukeofwinthrope]

Happy American Jewish Heritage month!

[jewish-culture-is]

Jewish culture is getting Easter and whatever the Friday before that’s called mixed up. And also finding it amusing when people are so shocked when you say you don’t celebrate Christmas and the look of realisation on their faces when you say it’s cause you’re Jewish. It’s really entertaining

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[nimrochan]

A BRIEF LESSON IN COLONIALISM

SINCE IT IS SUDDENLY A TOPIC OF GREAT INTEREST.

BRITISH COLONIALISM;

SPANISH COLONIALISM;

PORTUGUESE COLONIALISM;

ITALIAN COLONIALISM;

FRENCH COLONIALISM;

JAPANESE COLONIALISM;

ARABIC COLONIALISM;

AMERICAN COLONIALISM;

ISRAEL;

WOW. SUCH COLONY. VERY SETTLE.

WORDS HAVE MEANINGS. CAN WE STOP PRETENDING THIS WAS EVER ABOUT COLONIALISM?

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK.

[becauseallhellseeisme]

Maybe he confused it with an eye for an eye, which is the exact opposite.

thinking about the time a professor said the phrase “it’s just like the judeo-christian concept of turning the other cheek—” to which i immediately said something like “you mean the christian concept? it doesn’t appear in judaism” and he looked at me like a startled slow loris.

[eretzyisrael]

Shabbat Shalom

Wishing you all a quiet, peaceful and safe Shabbat.

[estera-shirin]

Jewish women praying in the synagogue courtyard on Rosh Hashanah, Shiraz, Iran, 1973

[scottstiles]

As the Good Book says, "When a poor man eats a chicken, one of them is sick." Where does the Book say that?

[jisreal64]

As an unaffiliated monotheistic agnostic omnitheist who was raised Roman Catholic Christian, I find it funny that the only two Jewish holidays I can name off the top of my head are Hanukkah/Chanukkah and Passover while only occasionally remembering Purim, Rosh HaShanah, and Yom Kippur. And the only reason I know the first two because one is always brought up around December and because I went to Catholic schools for twelve and a half years of my life because they taught us the book of Exodus a lot. 😂

Plus one of my hyper fixations/special interests as an autistic person is Greek, Norse, and Abrahamic mythology, so I always love learning about new myths that I’m unfamiliar with.

someone explain the jewish holidays to me like i'm 5 years old

[anonymousdandelion]

A general tip for students who are sending those dreaded Religious Absence Emails to your professors: Rather than asking permission to take the day(s) off, politely let them know that you will be taking the day(s) off.

In other words, consider not saying this:

"May I miss class on [date] so I can observe [holiday]?"

It's not that there's anything wrong with the above, per se. But because it's phrased as a request, it risks coming across as optional — a favor you hope to be granted. Problem is, favors are not owed, and so unfortunately asking permission opens the door for the professor to respond "Thanks for asking. No, you may not. :)"

Instead, try something along the lines of:

"I will need to miss class on [date] because I will be observing [holiday]. I wanted to let you know of this conflict now, and to ask your assistance in making arrangements for making up whatever material I may miss as a result of this absence."

This is pretty formal language (naturally, you can and should tweak it to sound more like your voice). But the important piece is that, while still being respectful, it shifts the focus of the discussion so that the question becomes not "Is it okay for me to observe my religion?", but rather, "How can we best accommodate my observance?"

Because the first question should not be up for debate: freedom of religion is a right, not a favor. And the second question is the subject you need to discuss.

(Ideally, do this after you've looked up your school's policy on religious absences, so you know what you're working within and that religious discrimination is illegal. Just in case your professor forgot.)

[humusboii2thereturnoftheking]

There's a clear effort by malicious actors to paint Judaism and its teachings as something evil or bigoted in an effort to demonize it. If you've ever encountered such a person or are just willing to educate yourself a little, this one is for you.

[jewish-culture-is]

American jewish culture is recognizing at least one of these books from preschool

book titles:

how the rosh hashana challah became round bagels from benny k'tonton in israel baxter, the pig who wanted to be kosher the book of jonah the carp in the bathtub can hens give milk chanukah in chelm the cats on ben yehuda street dinosaur goes to israel the golem's latkes goodnight bubbala shalom sesame lilly's purple plastic purse a mountain of blintzes no rules for michael rabbi benjamin's buttons sammy spider's first passover something from nothing tamar's sukkah it could always be worse