âBut several reliable, well-informed sources confirmed the idea that Hitlerâs anti-Semitism was not so genuine or violent as it sounded, and that he was merely using anti-Semitic propaganda as a bait to catch masses of followers and keep them aroused, enthusiastic, and in line.â NYT 11/21/1922
Theyâre closing the airport. This is a really big deal.
Extraordinary image from the protest demanding a ceasfire in Tel Aviv. Crowd Solutions estimates 280,000 people currently there. It is 9:30pm and the temperature is 30°C.
High Holy Day Sermon Time! Q for the Class: If you're Jewish (in whatever way you define that) have there been circumstances when your Jewish identity has been "forced" on you, particularly since 10/7, without consideration of your personal beliefs/experiences? Looking for stories....
Not only are we going to pretend like that's normal, we're going to pretend like the Democratic candidate calling the Republican candidate out for physically assaulting a woman employed by the government who was trying to stop him from committing a federal crime is somehow equally contentious.
Nooo so sorry!
Hey folksâ recommendations for a lovely weekend on the North Fork of LI for non-drinkers? (I know it's wine country!)
There are tons of amazing communities in the Bay Area. In SF proper Sha'ar Zahav comes to mind (in the Mission). If you travel on Shabbos, Kehilah and Chochmat HaLev in the East Bay are both lovely and very progressive if that's what you're looking for
Yes. And the American Jewish establishment really needs to start speaking about Palestinian lives so that individual clergy who do are not perceived by their communities as: a) outliers b) antisemitic c) out of touch with "mainstream" Jewish voices d) all of the above
I'm planning to take a big chunk of the last week of August to try and draft my sermons and I: a) don't know where to start b) am afraid anything I write in August will feel irrelevant by Oct c) am scared of offending people by either being too forward or by not saying enough. I feel you.