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Pinkwashing: The Antisemitism and Erasure Behind This Bogus Claim
Like all fake activism for Palestine, it actually does tremendous harm to Palestinians as well as Israelis and Jews and only keeps the conflict going.
I made my way by metro to Los Feliz, stopping to grab snacks for the Shabbat potluck at the Jewish Community Center. I decided to make a great first impression by bringing guacamole (it worked!) and walked up to the Silver Lake JCC for the first time. I was here for Nefesh, the new outreach synagogue and community that Rabbi Adam had highly recommended for me. I had just stumbled on this amazing article as well!
We had a lovely picnic in the interior courtyard and knowing no one yet, I met quite a few new faces. One was Ellen, the woman who schedules for Rabbi Susan. I recognized the Rabbi from this photo and from a brief chat on Facebook; in my excitement, I’d already joined Nefesh online. I kind of already felt like I’d picked Rabbi Susan as my sponsor.
I’d just met with Rabbi Denise Eger at Kol Ami the day prior and felt a pull to have more than one Rabbi in my life. Is that a thing?
I sat in the back and a wonderful woman asked if I was new. She helped guide me through different aspects of the service. The energy was great, the music lively, and I felt like I was in a good place. I was really struck by the cantor and it turned out I knew him from an article in the Jewish Journal, too.
After the service, the Rabbi approached me – she recognized me from Facebook. After the kiddush was dancing, similar to the photo above, and she grabbed my hand and led me into the circle. I knew at that moment this was my community and my rabbi.
Up next: More about meeting with the rabbis, and am I picking a rabbi or are they picking me?