#Jewish worship

[leroibobo]

el ghirba synagogue in djerba, tunisia. when exactly it was founded is unknown, but it may date to the 6th century bce, making it the oldest functioning synagogue in africa (and possibly in the world). it's associated with toshavi jews, the maghrebi jewish community which predated the arrival of and was eventually absorbed by expelled sephardic jews.

[fortes-fortuna-iogurtum]

I've been reading Exodus lately and I've just gotten to the portions where God gives the first commands to the people via Moses (twice), and then goes on to give detailed instructions about the tabernacle and how it should be built, and I'm just... we think art is unimportant?? we think things only mean as much as their functionality?? we so easily fall into the trap of believing that beauty means nothing, that it's cheap and only worth whatever mindless distraction it brings, that it's barely more than a cheap sensual thrill, that buildings should just be practical and plain and cheap, that everything should be functional but ultimately disposable, that paintings and dresses and mugs and curtains and carpets are just pretty but have no real value, that beauty is fleeting and vain and therefore shouldn't be thought about too much, if even looked for at all... we fall into these traps so easily, and we forget that there are chapters upon chapters of painstakingly detailed plans to build one portable worship tent, and those plans have been handed down through thousands of years of human history, because beauty and art and skill in craft is important

[grecoromanyaoi]

theres being multiethnic or from an interfaith family n then theres almost cynically fully identifying w every (usually at least somewhat marginalized) identity u can find anywhere in ur family tree lmao which i see wayyy too often. u r not "connected" to 10 different cultures. b serious.

[the-mortuary-witch]

DEITY AND ENTITY PLAYLISTS

ASMODEUS

ANUBIS

APHRODITE

BAPHOMET

CERBERUS

FREYA / FREJYA

FENRIR

HECATE / HEKATE

HERMES

HADES

HEL

LOKI

LUCIFER

LILITH

NYX

PERSEPHONE

SELENE

THE MORRIGAN

[anti-zionist-jew]

It is not a coincidence that right after kick off of the biggest watched event of the year in their largest’s ally’s country, Israel bombed Rafah. All the while you were dancing and cheering along to a bunch of openly Zionist artists who haven’t been relevant in over a decade.

Do better

[devilshills]

So lately i've been curious on ways i can connect more with Lady Lilith in worship & involving her into my everyday life. I see that you're a Lilithian, so i'm just curious on how you do these things!

here are some tips and offerings you can give to her , but first a tw : slight mentions of abuse , kidnapping , child murder , food , wine , sex , a painting involving nudity , and religious trauma . btw , the underlined part is a link !

1. you can start by reading about Lilith in judaism , although her origins go back to ancient Mesopotamia . deities and other guardians love when we read about their myths as long as we understand that they are not their myths ( like in Greek mythology ) since the myths were written by humans who mostly feared the deities . however , you can always choose to believe anything from the myths . personally , i believe that there is some truth in every myth , and i believe Lilith was not allowed to be in the Garden of Eden after she refused to submit to Adam because she wanted to be equal to him

2. unlearn the bad things you might have been taught about Lilith . she is thought to be evil and many people think that she likes to kidnap and murder babies , but that is not the case , in fact , she is very motherly and she can help women who are in abusive relationships . i can confirm this for you , as she made sure my angel babies are safe and she is keeping abusive people away from my life for as long as possible

3. offerings : chocolate or dark chocolate ( you can eat it in her honor , i promise it’s not disrespectful ) , choosing yourself and stepping into your power , roses , the colors red and black , dark crystals ( such as obsidian , red jasper and / or ruby ) , apples , snake imagery , cinnamon , wine ( especially red dark wine but if you are not fond of that , you don’t have to give her a wine offering ) , figures of her for your altar ( if you cannot afford an altar , that’s okay , just remember that you are a living altar ) , self care / self love , sex magic ( same as the wine situation , if you are not comfortable with sex magic you obviously do not have to do that ) , shadow work , which is looking at the parts of yourself ( mind , emotions , behavior , etc ) that you avoid the most / are most ashamed of . while doing shadow work , you give those parts of you a space to speak . it’s going to be painful sometimes because you will be noting down the parts of yourself that you tend to hide from the others , but remember Lilith will not force you to do shadow work if you don’t want to or if you need to stop it . you can vent and / or rant to her instead . also , a couple of personal offerings i gave to her are on my discord bio i added the black moon Lilith sign ( ⚸ ) , which i think is more connected to astrology but she still appreciates it , the another offering is my pfp on my main tiktok being a painting of her by Dante Gabriel Rossetti :

4. Lilith is understanding , and she will give you space if you need time from your practice due to mental health reasons . if you struggle with religious trauma , she will reassure you that you don’t need to ask for her forgiveness . even if you don’t feel her presence , even if you don’t see her , she will be there for you . you can ask her for signs , and she will eventually deliver them ; for me , she makes sure to land readings with messages from her through tiktok on my fyp . the way she sends signs might be different for you , but she is not subtle when she wants to give you a message . she will also be honest and she will tell you the truth . you can talk to her about everyday things in your life to connect with her , and if you need , you can ask her for reassuring cuddles

i hope these helped ! ♥︎

[yekuthiel]

a jew is a jew at the end of the day truly ,, for when an antisemitic asshole walks into a building full of jews they will not care who’s the most jewish jew — they will attack us all equally but it’s also okay to feel disgruntled by jews who have separated themselves from their judiasm both religiously & culturally so much that they might as well be as informed as the average goyim on jewish subjects deciding to speak over jews who are 100% culturally and religiously jewish in every aspect .

[shinraelectricpowercom]

it's such a shame that King Lear takes place in pre-christian england because that means they haven't got the bible yet, so Edmund can't compare himself and Edgar to the story of Jacob and Esau in one of his cunty monologues

[the-daughter-of-lilith]

Offerings for Lilith 🖤

[zukkacore]

The funny thing is that I do characterize pre shatterstar Jace as basically a fantasy atheist but I do think worship of Cassandra would fix him

[aromanticduck]

If you're comfortable, put your religion and what you voted for in the tags.

[leroibobo]

etz hayyim (“tree of life”) synagogue in chania, crete, greece. the building dates to the 14th-15th centuries, and was originally a venetian catholic church. it was acquired by chania's jewish community and converted into a synagogue in the late 17th century. chania's jews were deported due to the holocaust in 1944, after which the building remained abandoned until restoration in the 1990s.

romaniote jews are the oldest jewish community in europe and one of the oldest in the world, thought to have lived in and around present day greece since before 70 ce. they have their own liturgy that is unrelated to the more commonly used european ones (ashkenazic and sephardic).

[makiruz]

"Worshiping this Jewish Demon if you're not Jewish is antisemitc" is not a take I ever expect it to see in my life, but here we are

[shalom-iamcominghome]

Another little thing I like about my shul: it feels super homey.

When I went to lutheran church (about once every... two years, if you were lucky to see me there ever), it was very nursing home adjacent - those stereotypes are true, it's super liminal when you're there. My shul, though, is just... very homey, if messy, if I'm honest. It's really comforting, we have a ton of instruments in a part of the shul and it makes my musician heart soar.

I dunno, it's just really nice to feel at home in a place that I spend time in, praying and singing and eating (after service), and learning.

[reflection-s-of-stars]

Hey. Hey what if one of the OG lyctors was Jewish pre-resurrection. Wouldn’t that be so fucked up