#Rabbinic

CWJ Israel

cwjisrael

#UPDATE Remember the petition we submitted to the Supreme Court a few weeks ago? The one about the 3-generation family from the FSU whose Jewishness was revoked after 30 years,

Rabbi Emily Cohen

ThatRabbiCohen

Alright. Let's break this down bit by bit, shall we? 1) "COME TO a special online Passover Seder." Sure! That's what I'm doing.2) "Christians can discover their Jewish roots" No.

Rabbi Josh Yuter

JYuter

1. Thread: Not a Twitter shiur, but I have some thoughts on the following pertinent question:Should rabbis on Twitter block other Jews? 2. Disclaimer: I am intentionally omitting names because

Leaving here on 10/10/2020

samisdat_info

Julius Streicherhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Streicher 'Streicher's was the most melodramatic of the hangings carried out that night. At the bottom of the scaffold he cried out "Heil Hitler!". When he mounted the platform,

Rachel Stomel

RStomel

One of the most common misconceptions I encounter when talking about halakhic prenups is: Aren't all prenups basically the same?The short answer is no. This chart is a great resource

Yitz Landes

yitzlandes

A quick thread on the High Priest in Jewish liturgy, in honor of Yom Kippur, with some suggestions for synagogue reading (though I guess that may not really be a

Dan ✝️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

PatristicsFan

This is a thread about Apostolic Tradition as it is portrayed in Sacred Scripture, as opposed to the heretical Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura. To begin, we must recognise that

7homas777

7homas777

TF are ''SEMITES''? You do realize that Wilhelm MARR coined that term (''Anti-Semite'') during the ZENITH of scientific MATERIALISM, rite? The notion being that Jews and Aryans were at odds

Simcha Gross

Simcha_Gross

A thread on Jewish incantations, rituals, and anxieties, related to memory in late antiquity and the early medieval period. 1/24 There were two main incantations for improved memory and learning

Bend the Arc: Jewish Action

jewishaction

Let's be very clear: Donald Trump endangers Jews.He calls us "disloyal" & embraces white nationalists.He pushes antisemitic lies that inspired attacks on synagogues in Pittsburgh & Poway.The vast majority of

Airy Manning

AiryManning

I want to talk a bit more about why I support internal #reform in #religion, even if I disagree with the underlying religious ideology. Since this is a subject I often

R. P. Schwartz

Doc_RPS

I want to disagree significantly with this thread, written by a dear former student. I hope that I can manage to convey disagreement on substance without rancor or personal animus.

David Hazony

davidhazony

One major difference between democracy and ultra-Orthodoxy (authoritarianism) is that the former was built to work even when leaders are self-serving, duplicitous, and often stupid; the latter only works when

Blimi Marcus

MarcusBlimi

Measles time. Why do I critique @AgudahNews for mishandling the measles crisis? A. Anti-vaccine support stemming from Agudah leadership. B. Focus on PR instead of improving vaccination rates. C. Failure

Jenny 🐚

JenniBns

This woman was the very famous Asnat Barzani (1590-1670), daughter of the great Kabbalist Shmuel Barzani. The Barzani family was the head of the Jewish community in Mosul in the

Rabbi Josh Yuter

JYuter

1. Time for a Twitter shiur!Today's topic: Rejoicing over and Praying for the Downfall of the Wicked 2. When this issue comes up (e.g. Osama bin Ladin or Trump's Covid-19),