Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder

Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' could decimate SNAP. Food pantries say people will go hungry If President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" passes the Senate as-is, nearly 1.5 million Ohioans on SNAP could lose their main source of food.

Janetta Powell, a cancer survivor and SNAP recipient in Ohio, on the GOP’s billionaire-first plan to slash food assistance: “If they do that, there’s going to be so many hungry kids out here.”

I'm not in favor of the military parade but there are bigger issues, like immigration that people can't get behind. Does not make sense to me.

Sadly true

Rabbi here: yes people die it is a sad truth but our goal as a society is to make that less likely or painful-unless you are callous and uncaring as well as immoral

I'd download it

If you are starting a statement with no offence but.... Probably should take a moment and really think about how much offence might be caused.

Rabbi here: this is a terrible idea.

YES

During the pandemic, 5 yrs ago, my son & his partner wanted to get married in our yard. He wore his dad's wedding outfit, she a white dress from the closet, we made a cake, friend gathered some flowers & we ordered takeout. It was simple & incomplete, but the love and the beauty have stayed strong.

Point of Pride | Life-changing healthcare access for trans folks Point of Pride provides financial aid and direct support to transgender and non-binary folks in need of health and wellness care.

Today is an awesome day to call your senators and tell them to vote against the budget bill, and then, if you’re able, kick some money over to groups like Point of Pride, which funds the spectrum of gender affirming care for people who can’t cover it.

Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

This is absolutely terrible news.

With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.

h/t @merz.bsky.social

weakening health care for some, weakens us all. Call your representatives now, let them know you care about the value of human life and health care.

and walking along the Charles is always divine

closer in is a great cemetery with a tower you can climb www.mountauburn.org

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is the largest park of its kind in New England, encompassing 30 acres, 20 miles west of Boston.

kind of far but really cool thetrustees.org/place/decord...

The arboreatum is lovely. Do you have a car? Walden pond is so nice.

Best line of the week from a bar mitzvah parent of a nervous kid: It is not a test, you can't fail.

have been thinking about him a lot in the last few months, not a specific book but my doctoral advisor was a historian of French Jewry so it was often a topic of study and discussion

Why aren't more people reposting? They clearly don't understand the implications for security for their synagogues, for civil rights, for the separation of church and state. And that is just the beginning.

This a BFD, I’m very sorry to say.

People from Tikvah Fund, Heritage Foundation JEWISH employee, Coalition for Jewish Values, and the Chabad that hosted the very racist Knesset member at Princeton not long ago—

are all now members of the federal government.

No short-term good comes of this.

Radical compassion is hard, but all the more necessary when difficult.

George Takei knows of what he speaks, his family who were legal Americans were also imprisoned in camps by the US government. We have to speak out.

F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots.

Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions.

Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.

Just had a conversation that opened up a pathway to hope. So grateful for the problem solvers and the listeners.

Ended the workday with a call with my son. Wow, this week is off to a great start.

this was the subject of my sermon this week.

Started my morning with a meaningful call with my daughter. I hope that your day is off to a good start too.

Do they make flag strings with the Eurovision countries?

Just returning from being at the mikvah with a beautiful couple getting married this weekend. It is a blessing to be able to be with people in these moments of great joy. #sacredcalling #Jewishpride

that is where the fun begins