THIS VIDEO is what I was talking about the cultural appropriation the modern-day state of #Israel is doing to #Jewish culture. I knew I have read somewhere before about this, just didn't remember back when I wrote that post. And it's not just cultural appropriation apparently, it's even worse; it's religious persecution by an anti-religious, anti-Jewish government led by the #Netanyahu regime and its #Likud lackeys!
WATCH this video by Rabbi Dovid Weiss, a 100% #Jew, on why being an anti-Zionist and calling for the speedy dissolution of "Israel" is the most pro-Jewish thing you could possibly do, backed by the #Torah.
"Thou shalt not kill" (The "Israelis" murdered and still murder #Palestinians in cold blood for over 70 years)
"Thou shalt not steal" (The "Israelis" stole and continue to steal #Palestinian land in their occupation of the #WestBank and #Gaza)
"Be loyal to your country" (The Zionists have first rebelled against their home countries whether it'd be in Europe, North Africa, or the Americas, and then incited and misled Jews in #Palestine to fight for them against the Arabs who have been tending the land for generations)
"Israel" is a scam and is the biggest con of recent history.
WAKE THE FUCK UP.
The sooner we all realize how deeply antisemitic this state of "Israel" really is and able to pressure our governments to stop aiding this satanic state, the sooner we can alleviate the suffering of the people in the #GazaStrip and West Bank living for many years without dignity and in humiliation.
#TootYourShabbat This is a Shabbat of heartbreak, grief, and ongoing terror for many. We will light candles and pray for peace. I am going to take time to study Torah daily, which I have not done in months because of exhaustion. But I had my logic reversed when I stopped, for Torah brings comfort and strength.
“She is a tree of life to all who hold fast to her; her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.”
“And all the nations of the Earth shall see that the name of the Eternal is called upon you, and they will fear you.”
(Deuteronomy 28:10)
"As much as they would afflict them, so did they multiply and so did they gain strength..."
(Exodus 1:12)
When faced with terror and violence, we are obligated to defend ourselves, for there is no greater mitzvah than saving a life. But we must do more than that. We must show them that they have not succeeded in making us afraid of being Jewish. We will show them that the cause of darkness is hopeless because we will respond not with darkness, but with more light. We will put up more mezuzot, wear tefillin, light Shabbat candles, study Torah. This is what our enemies fear most. A little light dispels a lot of darkness.
@serge found this via @histodons I see you deleted it. Can you plz explain why did you need to do? Is it the #Arabic text that's triggering you? You claim to be an inclusive instance. How so?
yeah… right. I’m sure موسى بن ميمون (aka #Maimonides), author of دلالة الحائرين (The Guide for the Perplexed), only the most influential #Torah scholar, and author of the most important philosophical and influential work in Judaism written in عربية يهودية (Judeo-Arabic), is rolling in his grave.
TIL that the term "Mizrahi" is a reclaimed term, originally a racist term and slurrish, it's since been reclaimed by those Jews as a way to self-identify, especially for those Jews who live in Israel.
I've only heard it in the context of its reclaimed use, but knowing the history is important.
@serge@dorit@histodons@israel yeah… right. I’m sure موسى بن ميمون (aka #Maimonides), author of دلالة الحائرين (The Guide for the Perplexed), only the most influential #Torah scholar, and author of the most important philosophical and influential work in Judaism written in عربية يهودية (Judeo-Arabic), is rolling in his grave.
Messianic Jews and Christians who understand the Hebrew roots of our faith do not see the NT as the book of another religion but the necessary fulfilment of the OT with the revelation of the promised Messiah fulfilled in Jesus, rooted in the Hebrew scriptures.
The New is in the Old concealed, the Old is in the New revealed.
The only Mitzvot rewarded with long life are honoring parents and sending away a mother bird. Chullin(142a) tells of a boy sent by his father to get eggs. He obeys and also sends away the mother. After, he falls to his death. The gemara asks, where is his long life? And perhaps he was thinking of sin. No! The gemara states that הקב"ה does not consider thoughts to be in the realm of action. How do you impact the world with your thoughts?
שבת שלום
דברים יז:ט
אל־השפט אשר יהיה בימים
Sifrei (153) ask, why does this seem superfluous? Rashi says that even if a judge may not appear equal to one in Those days, we must listen, because he is the judge in Our days. In the Gemara (R.H. 25b), we learn that each generation builds on the last despite our perceptions (c.f. Avos 1:1 and also Koheles 7:10).
In Elul, our time of reflection, consider what we learn from our past. How do you see yourself in the present?
שבת שלום
דברים י:יב
Today we read of the things expected of us: ליראה וגו. R. Chanina references this pasuk (Berachos 33b), while claiming that all existence is guided in shamayim except יראה. In what way does this define our free will? It is only asked of us. What else is asked of us here how does this impact us?
Ramban says that הקב"ה has no need for these things but that it was asked because we need it. What is that we need?
A number of historic Jewish events occurred on the 15th of Av:
The Sanhedrin issued a ruling (circa 1200 BCE) allowing women who had inherited land to marry outside their tribe and retain their inheritance. Previously, the daughters of Tzelafchad had won the right to inherit land only on condition that they marry within their tribe, so that ancestral lands remain within their original tribal territory.
The same Sanhedrin allowed men of other tribes to marry women from the tribe of Binyamin. The tribes had censured the tribe of Binyamin for the incident of The Concubine at Givah, and swore not to marry with them, but now the ban was lifted.
@torah@TorahStudy#Torah
דברים ד:טו
כי לא ראיתם כל־תמונה וגו
Moshe Rabbeinu hear exhorts us again against avodah zarah. The last time he left us, in our fear, we made the egel zahav (beginning the three weeks). Now that we set off on our own for good. How great the concern has the concern become?
Even in galus though, we can find home (c.f. ד:כט):
ומצאת כי תדרשנו בכל־לבבך ובכל־נפשך וגו
Where do we go from here?
Parashah Devarim begins by recounting our failures but concludes with our successes. In the Haftara we read לא תוסיפו הביא מנחת־שוא. But even this ends with hints of progress. As mentioned earlier in Devarim too, לא־שמע הי בקלכם . Both our avoda and our voice have become empty. Tonight is Shabbos Chazon (vision), a day to reflect on our pasts and future. What do we hope to see? Where do we go from here?
שבת שלום!!🥳
The man who vowed to burn the Torah and the Bible outside the Israeli embassy in Sweden's capital Stockholm said Saturday he had chosen not to set light to the religious scriptures.
Despite being given permission by Stockholm police to hold a three-person protest, the man said he had no intention of burning any books and instead threw a lighter to the ground.
"I never thought I would burn any books. I'm a Muslim, we don't burn," broadcaster SVT cited the man as telling those gathered for the planned desecration.
The unnamed man in his 30s said the real reason for the protest was to draw attention to the difference between freedom of speech and offending other ethnic groups.
The planned Torah burning was due to take place just days after another man set fire to pages of the Quran, Islam's holy book, drawing widespread condemnation from Muslims worldwide.
Swedish police authorize protest by man who plans to burn Torah, Bible outside Israeli Embassy | AP News
>Israeli officials called on the Swedish government to stop the protest, which is scheduled to take place Saturday outside the diplomatic mission.
>Stockholm police on Friday said they have authorized a protest this weekend by a man who has stated that he wants to burn the #Torah and the #Bible outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm. #Sweden#Israel
This poem is another lament that in the patriarchal worldview, women aren't people, they're property - and so are children. The sotah's unborn child is killed. God forbids a cuckold.
The journal will have blank pages for taking notes, sketches, or just musing about what the Torah or Haftarah readings for each Parashat and Yom Tovim mean to you.
Rambam at the end of Hilchos Talmud Torah rules that a talmid chacham is not allowed to forgo his honour when it is challenged in public - he must pronounce "nidui" (a harsh punishment) on the one who belittled him, because his honour is the honour of the Torah.
Now, what would Rambam rule in a case where the belittler - for whatever reason - was unable to control his speech, and involuntarily blurtted out an insult?
A container is defined by its contents: A pitcher of water is water. A crate of apples is apples. A house, too, is defined by what it contains.
Fill your house with books of Torah, and your house becomes a Torah. Affix charity boxes to its walls, and your house becomes a wellspring of charity. Bring those who need a warm home to your table, and your house becomes a lamp in the darkness.
The Midrash (Midrash Rabbah, Song of Songs 1:3,1) relates that when the Jewish people stood at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah, God asked for a guarantee that they would keep it.
They replied, “Our ancestors will be our guarantors.” When this was not accepted, they offered, “Our prophets will be our guarantors.” Finally they said, “Our children will be our guarantors.” God replied, “Indeed these are good guarantors. For their sake I will give it to you.”
It has become a widespread custom in Israel and around the world to hold an ice cream party to encourage children to attend Synagogue for the reading of the Ten Commandments on Shavuot, when we stand around the Torah and listen to its message as we did at Mt. Sinai.
It is not a message of days gone by (it was never content with the status quo), but a radical vision of freedom, justice, kindness, and holiness. It is a calling from the future that our children will build.
This poem is a lament that in the patriarchal worldview, where women aren't people, they're property. In the texts women are mentioned only in passing, yet doing many ritual things.
The journal will have blank pages for taking notes, sketches, or just musing about what the Torah or Haftarah readings for each Parashat and Yom Tovim mean to you.
This week's parashat is a double portion - Bahar & Bechukotai.
These poems are about our obligation to be stewards of the earth, to protect her from degradation. If we treat her well, she'll do likewise.
The journal will have blank pages for taking notes, sketches, or just musing about what the Torah or Haftarah readings for each Parashat and Yom Tovim mean to you personally.