060 | American Jews, This Shavuot it’s Time We Rededicate Ourselves to Social Justice
On Shavuot, we are reminded of our ongoing obligation to lead lives of compassion and justice.
American Genocide, Redux
American Genocides: Native American genocide (continual, unacknowledged) African slave trade and Black oppression (unacknowledged, as of yet atoned) Unnecessary nuclear bombings of Japan used solely as tests and a warning to Russia, 1945 D*n*ld Tr*mp’s ignoring a pandemic to let it kill his political enemies, then actively spreading it, 2020 (emphasis on highly disproportionate mortality and health outcomes based on
Newish Jewish: A new look, a new focus on wider Jewish justice and learning
Shalom! Welcome to Newish Jewish, formerly Gay Goy Doing Jewish, with a renewed focus on wider social justice as well as personal Jewish journeys.
040: Freedom in the time of Shavuot
Listening to people steeped in privilege complain of their oppression and compare it to slavery is particularly hard if you’re a person of color. It’s difficult to process, too, as a queer person, or a Jewish or Muslim person. Freedom ends when you harm others. “Freedom” means something radically different to groups accustomed to dominating and oppressing others. via GIPHY
011: Teshuvah and Trump: Practicing the Jewish & Being a Mensch
Evangelical Christian support for Donald Trump, the antithesis of a Mensch, explained
