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"As a #Jew, she said she found it “a bit terrifying” that the federal #government “wants to know who the #Jews are through some text message and Microsoft Office form.”
...They then expressed dismay that Barnard did not tell them that the university was sharing their personal cellphone numbers with the government.
“Clearly, it made everyone scared”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/nyregion/barnard-faculty-eeoc-text-jewish.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
Excerpted from Contemporary #Humanistic #Judaism: #Beliefs, #Values, Practices
by Adam Chalom and Jodi Kornfeld
"Sometimes ideological #secularists—particularly early twentieth-century #Zionists working for a #secular, Hebrew-speaking #Jewish state and socialists creating new expressions of secular #Jewishness in #Yiddish—also adapted traditional Jewish forms to their #political agendas."
TheHumanist.com · Excerpted from Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices - TheHumanist.comReprinted with permission from The Jewish Publication Society (pp. 3-9)
Copyright 2025 THROUGHOUT JEWISH HISTORY, many Jews have questioned specific Jewish religious beliefs. In the nineteenth century, thousands of Jews became more secularized through the Haskalah (Enlightenment) and experiences of emancipation and integration in Europe and America. Sometimes ideological secularists—particularly early twentieth-century Zionists working for […]
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Marc Chagall's painting, White Crucifixion, was Pope Francis's favorite. "Pain is depicted there with serenity," said the late pontiff of the 1938 work, which was created in reaction to Nazi crimes against Jews. Forward examines how Francis' experiences under military dictatorship in Argentina in the 1970s may have led to his love for the painting, which culture editor Talya Zax says shows, "there is a kind of fragile peace to be found in the act of surviving what might seem unsurvivable." Zax concludes: "He understood, very well, the violence of the world he was about to leave. And he understood, like Chagall, that any experience of peace within that world was something to strive for — not something guaranteed."
The Forward · How this Marc Chagall painting explains Pope Francis' soulPope Francis' favorite painting was Marc Chagall's "White Crucifixion." Here's what the Nazi-era artwork teaches about the late pontiff.
Rabbi ADMITS What Judaism Says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCuYNdOl8rg
Katie and progressive Rabbi Brant Rosen discuss some central contradictions of Judaism: how Zionism has perverted its ethical principles, how there are some deeply problematic ideas in its foundational religious texts, and how anti-Zionist Jews can struggle to resolve these issues while still centering the liberation of the Palestinian people from genocide.
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@LilahTovMoon similar for me, I wanted to go to the Doughnut shop that's walkable from my house & had it's grand opening during Passover but there's no way they're open today, so I'll go for my wedding anniversary instead soon. #Mazeldon #Judaism
I'm realizing that all the pizza places are closed for Easter and Passover is ending in a few hours 
I can't end Passover with Dominos 
Deeply disturbing report about the actions of the CEO of the Jewish Federation of North America to stop Jewish organizations from speaking out in support of the college students who are being kidnapped in the USA for speaking critically about the state of Israel.
I personally plan to contact my local Jewish Federation, to urge them to make it possible for members to donate and the money stay only in the local community, because I don't want a dime of my money going to support the JFNA when it is attacking due process, human rights and the rule of law.
Ron’s Substack · Trump’s arrests of Israel critics sets the stage for a battle for the American Jewish soul
The Oklahoman newspaper had two powerful op-eds by local religious leaders that attacked the Oklahoma House's "Christ is King" resolution.
I'm hoping you will read them both (links below), but I wanted to highlight a few excepts from each of them.
Excerpt #1 From Rabbi Vered Harris (my rabbi at Temple B'nai Israel of OKC):
As non-Christian clergy, I regularly meet former Christians with painful stories about Christian church upbringings that nearly destroyed them. I know very few Jewish people who have not been told that we will burn in hell because we are not Christian.
I have been dismissed by at least two Oklahoma Christian preachers because my six years of graduate school studying Bible and religion are not "faithful" — in other words: Understanding God is as simple as reading their version of the Bible. They are, as the proclamation says, free to hold and express their deeply held beliefs. However, these same pastors think Christianity and Judaism share "Judeo-Christian" values. From a Jewish perspective, approaching religious leadership without comprehensive learning is a disgrace to the brains God has given us. Unfortunately, it is also an example of the outright dangerous ways Christianity is being taught and practiced in Oklahoma; the same Christianity your proclamation extols as a blessing.
Excerpt #2 (also from Rabbi Harris):
Voting for this resolution was within your legal rights, but good grief: At its most basic level, it is rude and disrespectful to the people in this state whose non-Christian beliefs have shaped our community, society and the state.
I know it is unreasonable to expect an apology for asserting your faith is somehow superior or more noteworthy than minority religions in this state. At the least, I hope for an acknowledgment that the wording of this proclamation fails to be supportive of all Oklahomans, and it disregards the damage done to Oklahomans in the name of Christianity.
Excerpt #3 (from Rev. Adam Young of Sunny Lane UMC in Del City):
Earlier today, the House passed Concurrent Resolution 1013, a proclamation declaring “Christ is King.” As a United Methodist pastor, I believe that phrase deeply — but only within the context of faith, worship and the countercultural way of life Jesus calls us to. When the state takes those sacred words upon its lips, they are transformed into something else entirely. What was once a confession of worship becomes a political power play. What was once a theological truth becomes a civil decree. And in doing so, the government steps into the dangerous territory of Christian nationalism.
Let me be clear: This resolution is unconstitutional, anti-democratic and theologically misguided.
Excerpt #4 (from Rev. Young):
HCR 1013 betrays the Christ who refused power and domination. In Mark 10, Jesus gathers his disciples and says, “You know that among the gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; instead, whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant… For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”
Jesus never crowned himself king. The title he uses is “servant.” His vision is an upside-down one, where the first are last and the last are first. The only throne Jesus ever sat on was a cross. His kingdom looks less like the Capitol dome and more like foot-washing, shared meals, and solidarity with the poor and oppressed.
Our state, however, often operates in contradiction to this vision. As noted from the House floor today:
* The first bill our state passed established segregation.
* Our history is filled with the mistreatment of Black, Native, Latine, Asian, Pacific Islander and Middle Eastern communities.
* We criminalized “the least of these,” rather than cared for the unhoused.
* We continue to underfund education, and our outcomes lag behind the rest of the nation.
If anybody has Girl Scouts (or kids who want to explore a cool educational project), a friend of mine runs an all-Muslim troop and one of her girls earned her Gold Award with outreach efforts and a patch program on Palestinian culture! I saw her presentation in person and it is truly lovely and such a refreshing, positive experience.
The program to earn a patch is here: https://tinyurl.com/PaliPatchProgram
Her instagram specifically for the project is here: https://www.instagram.com/pali.culture
Google DocsPalestine Cultural Awareness Patch Program .pdf
Approaching the Holy Mountain: Spiritual Preparations for Shavuot
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Session 2: Transcending Trauma: Mythic Dimensions of the Book of Ruth – Discover the resilience and spiritual wisdom in Ruth’s journey and how it speaks to our own times of transition.
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October 7th forever marks one of the most serious terrorist attacks in the Western world.
Israel remains hollowed-out between a relentless tension of grief and the reality of grappling with the wounds of recovery and survival.
The US it witness to an unleashing of antisemitism: violent anti-Israel riots on college campuses, bomb threats, physical attacks, and a fear of harm that requires an armed presence in synagogues.
Please join as we explore how to navigate the new reality of this collective trauma.
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From Svivah:
Join us as we move through the seven weeks of the omer — a 49-day journey between Passover and Shavuot.
Beginning Monday, April 21, join SVIVAH and Naama Sadan for a gentle weekly gathering with a focus for the week — inspired by the colors of springtime and the omer.
Mondays 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, and 5/26.
No experience needed. No pressure, just presence.Please bring a pen, paper, and warm drink.Let’s start our week together as we move through these weeks of the Omer.
And please invite a friend to join us!
