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[jewishjoy]

August 18th, 2023

Hi! I'm Sundance. My main is @meatmensch.

With antisemetic hate crimes on the rise, I have been super bummed out. The tags #judaism and #jewish have been trending on Tumblr because of the recent swatting of synagogues. I saw @harasharaved mention that, whenever these tags trend, it is usually because something horrible has happened.

So! I thought I'd make this blog to shine a spotlight on Jewish joy on Tumblr. Please spread this! Poetry, art, tournaments, memes, fanworks, stories, music, book recs, recipes, resources - they all belong here. This is just a place to share cool stuff and bring people together. I'm going to try to make this blog as devoid of Jewish pain and suffering as possible. Sadly, I think that is going to be difficult. But that's the whole point. And I will tag appropriately.

Feel free to tag me in posts, message me posts, send me asks, and submit stuff. I hope I can make this a fun little project that spreads some joy!

Shabbat shalom!

[jewishjoy]

#jumblr#i have this along with mishkan ga'avah (where pride dwells) and i highly rec both for queer Jewish affirmation @gay-jewish-bucky

Trans-inclusive language in religious texts is SO IMPORTANT. There is nothing in some young people’s lives that can either validate or dehumanize them so quickly as how they see themselves represented in the words of their religion.

May all who need to see these words find them.

[dontcallme-forsythe-blog]

[open] texts ))

JUGHEAD: so i just found the best thing ever

JUGHEAD: who knew clove cigarettes were a thing? this is great

JUGHEAD: i'm burning through my first pack haha geddit

[prest-otina-o-blog]

Text to -pizza emoji, peach emoji-

Tina: ...last ditch effort here.

Tina: hey.

[pestosquared-blog]

GROUP TEXT: {Better than the Rest-o}

Andy: OKAY, SERIOUS QUESTION TIME

Ollie: YEAH SERIOUS QUESTION TIME

Andy: DID YOU AND TINA DO...THINGS...TOGETHER

Ollie: LIKE GROWN UP THINGS

Andy: ...naked.

Ollie: ANDY.

Andy: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[jewishjoy]

the lyrics are from this 1927 poem, desiderata by max ehrmann :)

Be yourself Especially do not feign affection Neither be cynical about love For in the face of all aridity and disenchantment It is perennial As the grass

[snowflakesndragons]

Hoping that this tropical storm turned hurricane can cancel classes on monday. The college should be smart and think "hm its probably not that safe for students to drive and buses cant make it from the high schools. Classes are cancelled"

I can only fucking wish bc then I could get work done that I'm probably gonna put off

[janewayed]

my kingdom for someone to fangirl over Voyager with. if i thought i needed this when i was twelve i need it ten times more now.

janeway fans especially. now i'm old enough to understand my feelings i can't keep them contained if u know what i mean

[jewishjoy]

#the first shabbat in our new place we welcomed with candles melted to ramekins#sake#brazi bites for challah#and a microwave pizza for dinner#i find wonderful poetic meaning in what i call 'dirtbag shabbat'

@i-chew-on-pushpins i love this and agree wholeheartedly

welcomed the sabbath late with some dinky tea candles, a small glass of manischewitz, and some sourdough toast. shabbat shalom

[jewishjoy]

conversion student hello i went to a shabbat event and it was the best thing ever. i loved everything about it i loved the food i loved the music i loved the prayers i loved the people. i’m autistic and i was in a room full of strangers singing songs i didn’t know and i didn’t feel awkward in the slightest that’s how lovely it was. i spoke to people well and without fear even though i didn’t know them because i was just not anxious at all. i got to wear a kippah and it matched my outfit. genuinely it was one of the nicest evenings i can remember. i can’t wait for this to be my life all the time :33333

HI! YAYYYY!!! That sounds so awesome. I'm glad you had a good time! Here's to many more wonderful sabbaths together 🥂 Welcome 🧡

[jewishjoy]

Hello! I'm Sundance. I run this blog, the purpose of which is to gather awesome posts about Judaism. If you know of any similar blogs - whether they be Judaism-centric, or for other cultures - please send them my way! I'd love to make a directory.

[jewishjoy]

The queue will soon run dry, aside from some scheduled posts for specific holidays. I will not continue to post every day, as I am trying to spend less time on Tumblr. I will still post now and again. I won't delete this blog, as I am proud of it and want to keep it around for others and myself to reference.

[jewishjoy]

hey, did you mean to put the baseball cum post on this blog? 😭

Oh Jesus. No I didn't! Thanks so much for letting me know I did that. Lmao!

[jewishjoy]

i hope you had a nice purim, op! my professor brought in homemade hamantaschen as a belated purim treat for us today.

Aw, thank you! I had a slay one - dressed up, hung out with friends, ate hamantaschen, drank.

I'm glad; that sounds so yummy and cute and fun! Yay.

[jewishjoy]

unfortunately the guy in that post about Shiva isn't actually Jewish, he's a messianic xtian (i was there for the jewtok drama over him in 2021 😭)

Noo :( Thanks for the info.

[jewishjoy]

my jewish joy today was seeing a bunch of toddlers choosing to simultaneously wear kippot and headbands. a very effective method of keeping a kippah from falling off, nu? 😂

That's so cute! Very smart little children 💚