Israel is Burning the Children of Gaza: How Will We Respond?
Five-year-old Ward Jalal al-Sheikh Khalil, trying to escape a burning classroom at the Fahmi Al-Jargawi School in Gaza City, May 26, 2025 Warning: this post contains descriptions of extreme violenc…
Rabbi @brant-rosen.bsky.social is showing real leadership in this trying moment. What I can’t quite wrap my head around is: Where are his colleagues? How can intelligent, otherwise morally-minded people continue to carry water for the State of Israel in 2025? rabbibrant.com/2025/06/04/i...
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"It Is Neither Death, Nor Suicide"
Gaza’s Declaration of Life—and Living
“The Palestinian struggle is the story of a people who refuse to be erased, exterminated or displaced simply because another party has the power to do so.” inthesetimes.com/article/pale...
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First They Came for Mahmoud Khalil
photo: Mary Altaffer/AP Yesterday I received a DM that read: “Evil, kapo, judenrat, self hating Jew.” (If you don’t know the meaning of some of those words, let’s just say that two of them are hist…
“I’ll make it plain: collaborationist Jews will not help make Jews safer. Even more important, collaborating with fascism will not make anyone safer. It feels somehow ridiculous to have to say these words out loud, but here we are.”
rabbibrant.com/2025/03/12/f...
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How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
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Highly, highly recommended:
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In Gaza, Ceasefire Will Be a Chance to Finally Breathe
No longer fearing constant bombing, I can begin to mourn all I have lost in Gaza.
“The road ahead will still be challenging, but for now, we hold onto the truth that even in our darkest hours, life finds a way to bloom once more.”
truthout.org/articles/in-...
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Some PhD student is going to write a terrific dissertation someday on how Trump's immigration ban and deportation policy will collide with the massive demand for construction labor in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Hanukkah invites us to bring light into the world - JVP
Hanukkah invites us to bring light into the world, not through swords or bombs but through acts of enlightenment.
“On this final night of Hanukkah, let us reclaim this sacred message of our festival of light. Let us put our trust in a Power yet greater than the power of the mightiest empire.”
www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/2024/12/31/h...
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