for G-d is with us through transitions

i dont think you understand that grappling with scripture, with message is important here, this isnt some “im gonna fistfight g-d lol” thing

like anything on this subject im not gonna pretend to speak for all jews but like seriously as a religious jew the way a lot of you have reduced us to a character archetype feels really unsettling, and moreso that youve done it so inaccurately and you think were like…. barely holding back against g-d

but WE are talking about US, and that is different from YOU talking about US

and we are generally talking about discussion and disagreement and interpretation, and the fact that so many of you heard that and immediately went to “ready to fight g-d at the drop of a hat” is just so fucking presumptuous on your part

Apparently they’re seeing a lot of high risk people not getting the vaccine because of microchips or what the fuck ever the conspiracy theory of the week is. By getting the vaccine, even if you’re low risk, you’re protecting those who are gullible enough to reject it because FacebookDotEagleDotTrump said it’s BAD (and those who might have a legitimate medical reason not to.)

You are protecting me and every other vulnerable person who either can’t get vaccinated for health reasons, or who is unable to get the vaccine at present because wait times are a mess. Please do not feel guilty about getting vaccinated before vulnerable people, you are still helping us. You are not taking spots from us, you are contributing to making society safer for both yourself and the vulnerable people in your life. Do not hesitate because you don’t feel vulnerable enough. Do it for the people in your life who are.

they did this in the sanctioning of state expulsions which members of the clergy helped the state by over seeing that Jewish people left because you had clergy members all through out the country

and as the oversee this the process they would go through Jewish people’s belonging and steal: what limited amounts money we had (because despite what you think most Jewish people for most of our history in Diaspora lived in poverty), stealing religious items like what is listed above, stealing anything that might could it made out gold, silver, or had value, but could be melted down so if you had silver kiddish cup it was taken and would get melted down to be used for something else that need silver 

all of these stolen items be compiled together with a large cut going of anything of monetary value going to the state which is why they did this a lot and the rest going to the vatican to be used at their desecration

if you look at history often after the expulsions those countries end up doing very financially poorly and if look at what is going on right before the expulsions there is ramping up of antisemitism as well as mismanagement of state funds, the government in need of funds (usually an increase of taxes which makes the people angry) so the government goes for the tried and true method of get rid of the Jewish people who they hate and will get them good PR with the people while also getting free funds by stealing from said Jewish people

the other method it the special tax method: so most countries in Europe (and Russia) when Jewish people were not expelled had essentially a Jew tax which basically was added on tax to any other taxes that were being paid that were for Jewish people only to pay. The amount of money to would vary with no rhyme or reason and it was depend of the mood of who ever was in charge or if they needed more money that month or if they felt like being an asshole

the tax was charged on towns and ghettos not really rather then normal taxes where it goes by person

the government would take most of this money, but it was expected to give a cut of it to the vatican

so when you go to Europe and you see these stunning churches that feats of architect and artworks like say the notre dame (which was funded by the vatican) if it was funded by the vatican it was funded with stolen blood money

(also a huge amount of same churches will also be have built on Jewish bones because they were built using Jewish slaves so another fun fact for and within the design is often lots of very antisemitic imagery to add icing onto the shit cake for us Jewish people)

Straight up my hours for July suck ass because summer is the slowest time of the year at my current job. I was laid off a month ago and am continuing to job search. In the meantime, I have multiple appointments this month + a lot of transportation fees. I believe I’ll need about $600 to make it through the month.

My venmo is @lesbiandykely

Bad news: that puts me about $45 back for lyfts as I don’t have a car

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6% of the US is 19 million, as stated above. There are only 3 states that have over 19 million people in them. 19 million is the population of the entire state of New York. That’s more than half the population of California.

3 neo-Nazis for every Jew in the country. 

3 neo-Nazis for every Jew in the country. 

“He who dwells in abstinence is a sinner. A man who prevents himself from drinking wine is a sinner. He makes a sacrifice. Why? God doesn’t want a man to suffer. He shouldn’t cause himself sorrow. Why has God created the world? To make good for us, to ease our souls.”

do you like video games?

well, my rabbi streams himself playing mario kart and talking about jewish things on twitch every friday morning at 9am pacific time. other mornings, less gaming, but just as much jewish learning

he also has a youtube

grew his beard out (sunnah)

out of ALL the Avengers had hulk in his movie, hulk is green (significant color in Islam)

loves loki despite all hes done (Islam promotes forgiveness) lokis colors were also green and black (significant in Islam)

didnt kiss valkyrie in ragnarok bc hes waiting till after marriage

stands in solidarity with hijabis and niqabis: 

It is this experience that I have when I express these “rebellions” against normative halacha. I am not an expert by any means on this topic, and it is why I rarely try to convince people through an analysis of Jewish law.  But when I think of confronting God in court, the truth is that I do not worry about Him grilling me about how I treated queer people.

In fact, after witnessing the intense suffering queer Jews have suffered, after hearing their stories, after learning that in one Jewish queer organization, there is a 70% suicide-ideation rate, I have the exact opposite fear.

What will happen when I die, and God says to me, “You didn’t say enough for my children.  You didn’t do enough.  You were too tepid, and too concerned about the opinions of others.  You let my laws scare you away from being the person you were meant to be.  You knew what was right, but you let others influence you.  And because of that, the amount of people you positively affected was far more limited than it could have been.”

Okay, so, the Shema is a prayer is comprised of three paragraphs taken from Deuteronomy and Numbers. It’s a daily declaration of faith that you should recite in the morning and in the evening, and traditionally the Shema should be the last words you say before you die. It is included in the morning and evening services. 

It’s become pretty common for Jews to only recite the first line of the Shema, although to fulfill the mitzvah you should at least recite the first paragraph. You cover your eyes while reciting the first line to eliminate distractions and focus  yourself wholly on the intention of the verse. 

Plainly, the first line of the Shema states that “The Lord is our God, the Lord is One.” That’s the centerpiece of Jewish belief and a reaffirmation of faith in God. The second line of the Shema is said quietly (in a whisper), according to the Talmud, because it is not a biblical verse: “Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever.” 

The next two paragraphs of the Shema focus on how we should live out that faith, how we should enact our values and remember them every day. It tells us to “bind them (the Mitzvot) as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead, inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” From this we get tefillin and mezuzot, and from the last paragraph we get the mitzvah of wearing tzitzit.