Gil America: Here is Bombs, please use themWorld: Can we eat them?America: NoWorld: Can we live in them?America: NoWorld: Can we burn them for fuel?America: NoWorld: …America: They’re for blowing up peopleWorld: *Uses Bombs*America: No, not like that 😡
As a Maimonidean, as a #Zionist, as a Libertarian Socialist – communal self-determination has a high place in my hierarchy of values. I think it’s all the more important here in #Israel, where the need to form new types of communities together, with new identities, new norms, new customs, new niggunim, is critical.
“If you think you know so much, why don’t you become a rabbi?” My sweet brother in Moses, I’m a father of 2 with a full-time job struggling to afford rent and daycare, are you going to pay my bills for three years while I flounce off to rabbinical school? 😂😭😂😭😂
Come To The Dark Side, Luke While I’m still recovering from the flu and am stuck on the couch with all this extra time to examine my life lol, I thought it would be somewhat instructive for most of you if I listed some of the perks that I see in moving beyond #Ashkenazi/#Sephardic Judaisms … Read more
The Agunah CrisisWomen Chained to Dead MarriagesIs Easily Solved We have so many options: – a clause in the kethuba stipulating binding arbitrage (including divorce, if mandated) in the event of marital dispute (the “Lieberman Clause”) – a prenuptial agreement stipulating payment of thousands of dollars a month in the event of separation without divorce … Read more
The divine image and autonomy are intertwined To say one is to say the other That’s the foundation of the Torah’s legal system
(long but LIFE AFFIRMING 👍) This week we are supposed to celebrate Yom Haatsmaut. A national day of independence. A celebration of the achievement and the miracle that was the creation of this state, and what it means for the people of Israel who have marched down this road for millenia. A recognition of what … Read more
“Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the USA. Enough is enough.” Can you believe this Radical Far Left Democrat has the NERVE to tell Israel what to do?!
It’s interesting what people assume. For those few who regularly read what I write 🙂 you’ll have noticed that I’ve been very careful for years not to refer to members of Hamas, PLO, Hezbollah, etc, as terrorists, especially after Oct 7. I prefer to name their crimes:– murder– kidnapping– r*pe– extortion– theft I don’t believe … Read more
Words matter. I try to choose my words carefully: The IRGC – not Iran.Hezbollah – not Lebanon.Hamas – not Gaza.Criminals – not terrorists.Autonomy – not sovereignty.Etcetera… And because I choose my words carefully, I inhabit a very different world than most other people