#jewish christian solidarity

[shalom-iamcominghome]

My dad is an ally because I mentioned a member of shul asking me about how my college is in terms of being safe and he gave me a knife he was playing with 😭

[starfayy]

To all my christian moots and jewish sillies i see all around my tl

I love u all sm, may G-d bless you all <33

Psalm 133:1-3

How good and pleasant it is

when God’s people live together in unity!

It is like precious oil poured on the head,

running down on the beard,

running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.

It is as if the dew of Hermon

were falling on Mount Zion.

For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

[ne0n-garbage-angel]

Thank you to my boyfriend for always being an amazing support for me and my Judaism, while always wanting to learn more about it, and the ways he can help.

[screamingfromuz]

Listen. LISTEN, the longer I spend in the academic world, I am more convinced that describing Judaism and Jews as a religion/ethnic grope/ethnoreligion is unhelpful outside of Academic circles.

The best way to explain Judaism is using the tribe model. A lot of times Judaism is a community first and a religion second, i.e., your level of religiousness is rarely a thing that alienate you from the community.

Think of other tribes, like the Sámi, Aboriginal Australians, Māori, Yurok, Inuit ect. Each have their own unique religion, but we do not think of them as a religious group, because the tribal identity is more important, and the religion is considered part of the culture, not the opposite.

IMORTANT SIDENOTE: I am aware that many of those tribes, and other tribes have a big chunk of Christians in them, usually more Christians than those who follow the indigenous religion of the tribe. BUT for the sake of discussion, I am equating Judaism to the section that does follow the indigenous religion of the tribe.

So, despite the fact that the religious structures of Judaism is very integral to Judaism, it is partly because of the community based focus of Judaism. The most basic example is the Minyan, the fact that prayer is preferred to be done in a group. Or the fact that the Sader is meant to be a celebrated in a group. and so on.

SO, ethnoreligion is a great academic term, but for outside that world? A tribe is a much better term to explain Judaism.

[david-goldrock]

PSA:

I know many of you have christian related trauma, and that's valid

that said, I will not support "christians are our enemies", "christians plan on forcibly killing\converting us all" etc. comments.

There's been an insane rise of christian hatred, combined with the usual leftist "my allies must be exactly like me or they should burn in hell" sentiment lately, and it's driving me mad

If that's a problem for you, you are welcome to block me.

[floralcavern]

I wonder what they’re talking about 👀

[jewkbox]

[bottlepiecemuses]

Easter Announcement!

Jesus is Jewish you anti-semitic pos who bash Jewish people and uses this good holiday to be bigots. That goes for both left and right wing people.

[artcinemas]

it’s sad how india who once recognised palestine as it’s own nation is now assisting israel in it’s genocide it’s awful it’s sick. as a country who was colonized and invaded for centuries, are ignoring the value and parallel of the palestinian resistance. especially those specialists in history. rot.

[ruraljew]

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[magnetothemagnificent]

how-come shabbos dinners feels like a dinner get together with relatives and most cristian churches feel like some holier than thou- we dont know you, we are a community but also mess up and be banished.

I mean, obviously that's an overgeneralization, but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that Shabbat isn't just about prayer and worship, it's a package of prayer, community, food, and celebration, so people come to synagogue not just out of devout belief or because they were forced to, but for a variety of reasons, like socializing, eating, drinking, celebrating or commemorating a life cycle event, and connecting with G-d. Meanwhile, Church attendance overall has decreased significantly in the Western world, and because Churches have largely moved towards centering worship and only worship as a means of keeping whatever members they have left, those just looking for community or good times go elsewhere, and what's left is a feeling of disconnect and coldness.

I think one of the main reasons synagogues have persisted in their community function is because historically, Jews have been barred from other social life. While white Christians were able to seek out community in parks and recreation centers and theatres, those places weren't always accessible to Jews, so thus the synagogue remained the center of the community because it was the only place we were allowed to go. This is why synagogues are so multi-functional and churches overall seem not to be.

When I talk about churches though, I'm mainly talking about white churches, because Black churches and churches of other marginalized races and ethnicities seem to serve a similar versatile function as synagogues do. From my little exposure to Black churches, they seem to emphasize a lot more of community focused approach, with lively worship and frequent community meals and educational programs, in the same way many synagogues do. And again, I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that social life outside of church hasn't always been accessible to Black people, and thus the church has functioned and continues to function as both a worship center and a community center.

But white Christians had the privilege of seeking social opportunities outside of their Church, and thus all that's left now of so many white churches is a feeling of emptiness and like it only caters to one specific kind of person.

[this-is-my-main-i-follow-from]

If in bed I say, "When shall I arise?" then the night drags on; I am filled with restlessness until the dawn.

Job 7:4

The holy text knows what's up

[necromancy-savant]

Re: Judaism, there's a lot of things I want to say, but did you know that studies have shown the biggest predictor of religiosity is whether you think your role models actually adhered to their religious beliefs? Bc my dad did the exact opposite of what we were taught in synagogue: he shut down any questions, bullied us with his authority and expected perfect reverence, hated all other religions and is fervently Islamophobic, and told us that as long as we lived in proximity to him we were contractually obligated to believe whatever he believes, no questions asked. And there was only ever one right answer.

My mom stayed silent for fear of violence, I think. We were required to believe in a very literal god that controlled every second of our lives directly and would find a way to punish us if we stepped out of line (my brother says he prayed obsessively for years and years out of fear). We didn't keep Kosher and did the bare minimum for every holiday we even tried for, and we ignored most of them completely. My first and only cousins had a Christmas tree and said well we just say it's for Hanukkah. We were fed lies as kids at Hebrew school only to be told later as preteens that it was all bullshit, as if that would gain our trust. The second they divorced, my mom started going to church again.

They still treated us as kids as well as every adult there, and watered everything down for everyone so they could be as lazy as possible and not put any thought into their religion. It was like, if you don't take any of this seriously, then why on earth should I???????? At home, it was merely a tool of abuse and nothing more.

In the end, it's one of my biggest regrets out of my control that that's how I was introduced to Judaism. Bc now I only have negative associations and have spent my life trying to unlearn all my biases against it

[untilwereallfree]

I think this is really aggressively encouraged, even here on tumblr. The best thing I can do for anyone is donate, which means the best thing I can do is get a job. But because people need you to donate now, every post is "how can you look away?" Because I know. I know, and I care profoundly, and the best thing I can do is keep myself at 100% job getting. I am distraught. Deeply horrifying things are happening. The only way most people can help is by putting someone's oxygen mask on. But you do need to get your own on first. And performing being horrified is understandable, it's potentially even helpful, but it's not the thing to plan on doing, because it's not the most helpful thing you can do in most cases. Go press the button.

i do think there is a degree to which certain kinds of Instagram activists have convinced themselves that traumatising themselves in solidarity is a useful form of activism. "I'm having nightmares and crying so much I want to be sick because of all these videos of dying children but I can't look away while people are getting hurt" I mean don't you think you'd be able to help more if you weren't having nightmares and crying all the time?? don't you think this is a one-way trip to burnout? don't you think maybe increasing the amount of trauma going around is counterproductive? I dunno bro there's something to be said for bearing witness but there comes a point where you gotta look hard at yourself and go "am I helping, or am I just making myself suffer so I don't feel guilty for not suffering while somebody else is experiencing bad shit"

[jewkbox]

Dating back to Ancient Mesopotamia, the Hamsa Hand is a symbol in Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism.