#jewishgay4il

[matan4il]

Can't stop thinking about that poor French girl. Most of my friends didn't even have their periods at 12. We have been screaming ourselves HOARSE for months that "globalize the intifada" is going to come back to bite us...and now it's beginning to. They didn't listen to us then and they won't now. Instead, they let a child pay the price for the crime of being Jewish.

I remember back in early April I walked by a protest and I told a cop there what the phrase meant. She didn't even deign to look at me, instead she told me where I could counter-protest. That is not what I was asking about. No one is protecting us, yet they wonder why we feel safer and have an attachment to our home.

I haven't been able to visit home since the war started, I'll be there Sunday finally. And I can guarantee that I will be moving comfortable there, despite my half baked plan and no official place to stay.

I just don't know what we are supposed to be doing anymore. עד מתי??????

I can't stop thinking about that girl either.

I can't stop thinking about what it means that she knew she wasn't safe telling her boyfriend at the time that she's Jewish. I can't stop thinking about the fact that she was right, as he proved. I can't stop thinking about the kind of environment she grew up in, where she had grown so accustomed to antisemitic attitudes being the rule, that she didn't see that guy's antisemitism for the red flag that it is, and didn't stay away from him.

And I wanna make it clear, it is ABHORRENT that Jews should have to stop and consider just how much they're going to lose out on socially because of antisemitism. But it IS hard to constantly lose and miss out and be depraved of social rewards that others get just because you're Jewish, especially when you're 12 years old. So this responsibility lies on the hellish environments that push Jews to have to decide between being included and being safe.

That the specific way that this girl's abusers were violent with her for her Jewishness was sexual, committed by at least one person she intimately trusted, done as a group, and (from what I've gathered) in public, just makes the whole thing even worse, and I cannot stop grieving what was taken away from her, and what she will have to deal with for the rest of her life.

And I've heard from multiple sources that the perpetrators' phones had anti-Israel material on them. It was easy to guess, but it's still chilling to have that confirmed.

I am SO sorry that you had that experience of a cop not giving a damn about our safety as Jews. But yes, we absolutely cannot rely on anyone else for our protection, it's a part of why we need Israel. And there's only one place in the world where we can be safely and effortlessly ourselves as Jews. I'm so glad for you that you're coming home, and I also hope that if fellow Israelis see this, that maybe they can reach out and help, too.

אם יש כאן במקרה ישראלים, השמיעו קול!

As for what we can do, we can continue to live even when they don't want us to, we can go on supporting each other, we can thrive even when they think they've taken that option from us, we absolutely should educate ourselves continuously when our haters are relying on people's ignorance, and we must speak up where and how we can. Even if our reach is small, it's better than being silent. Not to mention, sometimes one person listening to you, if they're the right one, can make a much bigger difference than we could imagine.

I'm sending you lots of hugs and love! xoxox

(for all of my updates and ask replies regarding Israel, click here)

[edenfenixblogs]

You give off Iroh vibes: wise and kind, and patient enough to let people make their own mistakes so they can learn

also you probably like tea

Omg. This is like…the best compliment of all time.

And yeah I love tea. …like, probably more than is reasonable. 💜💜💜💜

[un-ionizetheradlab]

just sending you some love, and salem:

So cute!! Thank you🩷

[snowviolettwhite]

Been learning more about my Jewish ancestry and this quote from really touched me. It is from Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice by Rabbi Wayne Dosick which was recommend to me by @jewishgay4il. So far only up to page twenty-two and learning more.

"And the human soul is a tiny piece of God, a tiny fragment of God’s light, a spark of the Divine that burst forth from the heavenly vessels and showered the universe."

This is something I have felt and feel. That humans and the souls of humans are all God. That we are all God and have God inside us.

[toastedbiali]

@daughterofstories @freegazafromhamas @inklingm8 @tochecha @jewishgay4il y'all got blocked because our friend here @amphibiousflorence has enough spoons to be antisemitic but not enough spoons to talk about their internalized antisemitism or how this has affected their view of millenia-spanning geopolitical conflicts in an area of the world they've never been to.

Background below the cut:

For those out of the loop, @amphibiousflorence made a new thread to announce they were Out Of Spoons to deal with the concerned Jews in their notes begging OP to reconsider their words...

...including one @freegazafromhamas who is descended from survivors of the Holocaust (as am I), ie a genocide which took place in a "civilized part of the world" where nobody thought such a thing would be possible.

Antisemitism has been a force of nature for 3700 years. We can fight it around the world all we want, we will never root it out everywhere that Jews exist. Just like any other form of bigotry. What we CAN do is provide Jews a safe haven from this force of nature in their ancestral homeland.

Hey @amphibiousflorence, don't use your disability to weasle your way out of the consequences of being a bigot! Unless the Elon Musk club sounds like a fun place to be?

[baroque-hashem]

Zionism Poll: The Sequel (it's still just for Jews though)

Zionism defined: Zionism is the belief in the right of Jews to self determination and self governance. The political Zionist movement in the 20th century accomplished its goal by establishing the modern state of Israel in the Jewish homeland of the Levant.

This poll is for Jews! Goyim, please do not vote as it would skew the results :) (love ya! I just wanna poll my fellow Jews only on this one)

I have tried to provide a nice variety of answers :)

My goals here are information related. I just wanna see how my fellow Jews feel about this idea.

Also, thanks to @jewishgay4il for providing suggestions for this poll!

[gimp4gimp]

MORE PEOPLE TO BLOCK.

@/degengxrl

@/jewishgay4il / ALSO HAD URL @/propalestinezionist

[aguineapigcouldntdothis]

✨when you get this, put 5 songs you actually listen to, then publish. Send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers🎶✨

wheek wheek!

whiskey fever -zach bryan

mother is a carpegian -reverend glasseye

bubble pop electric - gwen stefani

irme kero - yasmin levy

fada de mi korazon - noam vanzana

@gyrovagus-bibliophile @penelope-and-the-suitors @us-the-voices-and-more-voices-2 @gay-jewish-bucky @gaywitch821 @pettytiredandjewish @loki-god-of-mischief-13 @xclowniex @jewishgay4il @wine-effectao3

[edenfenixblogs]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the ask box for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you. 💖

Ok!

1. Dogs

2. Friends

3. Family

4. Books.

5. Cultural exchange

[matan4il]

חג שמח ושבת שלום! תודה על כל העבודה שאת עשה בשביל הקהילה

שולחת חיבוקים ואהבה🫶🫶

יקירה, המון תודה! על המלים המעודדות, על התמיכה, על כל מה שאת עושה גם כן, על תחושת הקהילה והשייכות. אנחנו מעטים, אבל אנחנו לא לבד. שולחת מלא חיבוקים ואהבה בחזרה, וחג שמח אם את חוגגת! <33333333333333333333

[snowviolettwhite]

Rules: Answer and tag 9 people you want to get to know better and/or catch up with.

Tagged by the lovely @the-flaming-nightmare

Favorite color: Pink & Red

Last song listened to: Femininomenon (By Chappell Roan)

Currently reading: "A Lady For A Duke" by Alexis Hall & "Living Judaism" by Rabbi Dosick

Currently watching: Suits & Hello Tommorrow!

Currently craving: A Chocolate Chip Cookie

Coffee or tea: Tea

Tagging But No Pressure @anewkindofme @im-overstimulated-and-im-sad

@aroeddiediaz. @babygirl-diaz

@missmagooglie @heartstringsduet

@lochnesswriter. @rvspecter

@lesbiandarvey. @jewishgay4il

@alinanvjsmom-blog. @blush-and-books

@watermeezer. @peggingeddiediaz @ishkabibblethings