אַידיש ליד יעדען טאָג: ״שירי חנוכה״
Yiddish Song of the Day: "Hanukah Medley" in Yiddish and Polish #Yiddish #YiddishSongoftheDay #Hanukkah
In response to the #MassShooting at Bondi Beach, Palestinians have stepped forward to condemn this weekend’s terrorism, drawing a distinction between what the government of #Israel has done to their people and attacks upon innocent people simply because they are Jews.
"Not in my name, motherfuckers."
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10163704241890325&set=a.28866795324
#NotInMyName #Bondi #BondiBeach #Australia #Hanukkah #Jewish #Palestinian #Palestine #Muslim #SocialMedia
אַידיש ליד יעדען טאָג: ״שירי חנוכה״
Yiddish Song of the Day: "Hanukah Medley" in Yiddish and Polish #Yiddish #YiddishSongoftheDay #Hanukkah
5th night. Gut yom tov. Photo angled to show off the dogs Hanukkiyah I bought last year. Unfortunately it is missing the most beautiful and indispensable of all dogs: the border collie. #Hanukkah
Happy #hanukkah to all who celebrate, and solidarity with the Jewish community after the horrific news coming out of Australia.
I just want to take a second to recognize Ahmed al Ahmed for the absolute hero he is.
"A bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the #gunmen in a #terror attack in which 12 people were killed at a #Hanukkah event at #BondiBeach on Sunday has been identified by local media as 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed."
https://time.com/7340729/ahmed-ahmed-hero-bystander-bondi-attack/
New South Wales Police say that 12 people were killed in a shooting at #Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community
A further 29 people have been taken to hospital, including a child
An event was being held at the beach to mark the start of #Hanukkah had more than 1,000 in attendance, police say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckgk391yzm7t?
This this this.
" #Hanukkah commonly evokes light, family gatherings, and childhood memory. But these associations sit atop a much deeper and more challenging history.
Hanukkah marks the only successful #Jewish revolt in recorded antiquity against cultural erasure.
Not against slavery. Not against imperial taxation. Not against foreign rule as such.
Against forced #assimilation.
The Seleucid decrees were not primarily economic or political. They were civilizational. They targeted the infrastructure of Jewish continuity itself: #Torah law and study, #Hebrew language, #Shabbat, #circumcision, and the #Jewishcalendar. #Torahscrolls were destroyed, and those who taught or possessed them were executed. In effect, the decrees aimed to dismantle Jewish memory.
Most ancient peoples who faced comparable pressures disappeared."
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-and-the-jewish-refusal-to-disappear/
“'When he saw this scene, people dying of gunfire, he told me, ‘"I couldn’t bear this. God gave me strength. I believe I’m going to stop this person killing people".'”
#antisemitism #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #AlAhmed
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We are full steam ahead for December's #TzedKhoy so donate now!
We are going to reuse the signup sign for this month, so if you are looking for support sign up there!
Lots of us are really struggling. With charities being less giving. Government social services being cut or curtailed in many countries. And just the heating bills. More people need money and less people are giving money
You do not need to be Jewish to give or get money!
#MonthlyJustice #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #JewishCrowdFund #Hanukkah #DireGelt #Gelt #GetGelty
"'Categories are leaky' is one of my constant refrains. Anyone who wants to blame all Muslims or Islam for the action of the two murderers in Sydney has to reckon with the Syrian-Australian guy who saved so many lives while risking his own to wrest a gun away from one of the murderers."
~ Rebecca Solnit
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #GreatReplacement #EthnicCleansing #WhiteSupremacy
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"They pit us against each other, but at the end of the day, if you’re a person of color, Jewish, Muslim, a woman, LGBTQ, Latino, or Black, then you are seen as the 'other' and the invader.
Instead of 'thoughts and prayers,' we must see each other’s humanity, stand in solidarity….
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #GreatReplacement #EthnicCleansing #WhiteSupremacy
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This this this.
" #Hanukkah commonly evokes light, family gatherings, and childhood memory. But these associations sit atop a much deeper and more challenging history.
Hanukkah marks the only successful #Jewish revolt in recorded antiquity against cultural erasure.
Not against slavery. Not against imperial taxation. Not against foreign rule as such.
Against forced #assimilation.
The Seleucid decrees were not primarily economic or political. They were civilizational. They targeted the infrastructure of Jewish continuity itself: #Torah law and study, #Hebrew language, #Shabbat, #circumcision, and the #Jewishcalendar. #Torahscrolls were destroyed, and those who taught or possessed them were executed. In effect, the decrees aimed to dismantle Jewish memory.
Most ancient peoples who faced comparable pressures disappeared."
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-and-the-jewish-refusal-to-disappear/
I am sick and tired of the Christo-centric hot take that Chanukah is somehow the “Jewish Christmas” and an unimportant holiday to Jews. Chanukah is a celebration of Jewish bravery. Of Jewish refusal to succumb to millennia of imperialism and cultural erasure. Of Jewish survival in the face of generation after generation seeking to destroy us. The flames didn’t burn for eight days, they are still burning. #Mazeldon #Jewish #Chanukah #Hanukkah
As promised: celebrating the first night of #Hanukkah with my family tonight. It was extra nice as my son was home from college for the Eagles 🦅 game.
For all my fellow #Jewish peeps here who celebrate, may you find strength and light with friends and family. #ChagSameach 🕎✡️
Happy Hanukkah to all those celebrating over the coming days!
Edit: This post was scheduled in advance before we knew about the tragedy on Bondi Beach. We did not mean to cause offence by posting without acknowledging it. Our thoughts are with those directly affected by the tragedy and Jewish communities worldwide.
