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YOUR JEWISH FRIENDS HEAR YOUR SILENCE

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You know how I know that the anti-Israel hate is deeply rooted in antisemitism, and not just "social justice" or whatever people are calling it right now?

Let me tell you a common situation I encounter:

So, being a college student away from home, I don't have a car here. This means that if I ever need to go anywhere, I need to get an Uber or Lyft or something along those lines.

I always tuck in my Bring Them Home tag, magen david, turn my "am Yisrael chai" pin to the inside of my clothes, etc. I hate doing it, but I have heard of violently antisemitic drivers, and I'd rather not risk it, considering I'm alone in the car with them.

Every time, I call my mom. It makes me safer to have someone on call. And every time, she makes the same two recommendations.

The first is to put in an address of a neighboring house for pickup, because the house I live in has my landlord's car out front, and his car has stickers in Hebrew on it.

The second is, if asked where I'm from, to say Russia. I don't get asked where I'm "really from" unless I'm with my parents usually (they both have strong accents). But it's a warning my mom repeats every time anyway. The choice of Russia isn't random, I was raised fluent and can back up the claim if need be with random knowledge. But I have never been to Russia, except for the airport once to catch a connecting flight to Israel. I was, however, born in Israel, and I've been there multiple times (unfortunately not since 2014 though). So to say I'm from Russia is a lie, and to say I'm from Israel is the truth.

Both are countries at war. Russia, unlike Israel, actually started the war. Unlike Israel, Russia actually does have a history of colonialism, genocide, imperialism, and worse.

So why is it safer for me to lie about being from an aggressor country than to tell the truth about being from a country caught in a war it didn't want?

Antisemitism. Anti-Russian hate crimes globally didn't spike, Russian women haven't been raped as "justice" for Ukraine. Russian businesses weren't commonly vandalized simply for being from Russia. Meanwhile, all of these things were done to Jews as a result of a war Israel did not start.

If this global response to the war wasn't antisemitism it would be equally safe or unsafe for me to give either answer.

But in reality, it's safer for me to lie about being from Russia than to tell the truth about being from Israel.

That's how I know it's antisemitism.

#jumblr #proud israeli #israel solidarity #antisemitism #russia ukraine war #israel hamas war #antizionism is antisemitism #antizionism

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It was one giant frog but then the Egyptians hit the frog and it became many little frog

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IT WAS ONE GIANT FROG

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“Antizionist Passover” literally the Haggadah calls you a wicked child if you distance yourself from our people’s struggle for statehood in the Levant. The singular and explicit point of the Maggid is to put yourself in the shoes of our ancestors, yearning to live free by our own laws in our own nation. Some of you need to renew your PJ Library subscriptions and go back over the essentials

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no honey you can't support Hamas and be a fundamentally good person that just doesn't add up

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Alright Jumblr, what silly shenanigans went on at your seder(s) this year?

It was my first seder with my university's Chabad and the Rabbi and the assistant rabbi(?) (idk if he's actually a rabbi yet but he basically does rabbi stuff when Rabbi isn't around idk) dressed up as Moshe and Pharaoh and their kids were dressed as frogs and the assistant Rabbi's daughters basically got to beat him up while he was dressed as Pharaoh.

Good times, very entertaining.

#jumblr #jewish #judaism #jew #jewish joy #pesach #passover

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My mom has been fooled by the non-Kosher for pesach matzah 😞

(I, however, have not!)

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Sources:

My bad, I put the wrong link on the previous post I think, I'm sorry

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There is never, NEVER, any justification for this. The fact that people outside of our community will mostly ignore this, deny this, or justify it, is awful.

When do we get to stop begging to be seen as human?

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My bad, I put the wrong link on the previous post I think, I'm sorry

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There is never, NEVER, any justification for this. The fact that people outside of our community will mostly ignore this, deny this, or justify it, is awful.

When do we get to stop begging to be seen as human?

#israel solidarity #antisemitism #israel hamas war

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Hey there Jumblr, I've got a question for you again.

What do you do to make your matzah taste good? Like I know the classic matzah pizza, matzah brie, matzah bourekas, etc, but I need some quick and easy ideas.

So far I've just made a sandwich with some eggplant pepper spread and feta but I can't be eating this all week! I need ideas!!

#jewish #jumblr #pesach #judaism #matzah #passover

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looks familiar huh?

#free Palestine movement is nazism incarnate

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It’s genuinely annoying how many people want Jews to think about Palestinians during our Saders.

Well, my family, and I will not.

It’s terribly sad what’s happening in Gaza, but don’t expect Jews on a holiday where we celebrate our liberation and remember our suffering to turn it into another group’s tragedy.

No, that’s not how it works.

Sorry, not sorry.

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Considering matzah is supposed to symbolize freedom it is terrible at bringing freedom to our bowels.

(Sorry, bathroom humor, my bad.)

#jumblr #pesach #passover #matzah

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I am so fucking outraged. Look at these pro-hamas terrorist supporters at Columbia university harassing our Jewish brother. They didn’t ask his beliefs or if he was a Zionist. They simply took one look at him and assessed that he was a Jew so they surrounded and harassed him. Don’t any of you EVER tell me it’s “anti-Zionism not antisemitism”. We are now approaching 1940’s Germany level of antisemitism. I am sick to my fucking stomach. Daven for his well being and mental health.

#this is fucking terrifying #i hope he is okay

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The longer the situation at Columbia goes unhandled the more we fear that every campus will become Columbia.

how the fuck am i supposed to focus and study for exams on this godforsaken campus when im terrified that each day i go to class will be the day we turn into columbia. something like this has been my fear a long time coming, and our sjp chapter is super active. im so uncomfortable and i have it good!

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This is absolutely horrifying, I hope you and your peers stay safe.

Due to a protest at my college, Hillel had to move tonight’s Seder to a secret location and have barred last-minute registrations.

I signed up in time to go, but I’m disappointed that some people who want to go may not be able to. I really wish this was an event that could be more open to students who may have been on the fence about going.

The fact that Hillel has to hide the location of a Passover Seder is horrifying to me.