the fact that ציון “tziyon”/“zion” and ישראל “yisrael”/“israel”, words that have been in our language, liturgy, and holy texts since before islam existed and before the romans drove us off our land and renamed it “syria palaestina,” have been twisted around to be used against us just really. hurts. especially with the way online leftists call medinat yisrael things like “isnotreal” like that is not your word to rearrange to insult the very people it describes (not just citizens of the modern state of israel but every single jewish person i.e. klal yisrael)
Now, more then ever, I take pride in my faith and my land. Now, more then ever, I thank god for bringing me to this time, to celebrate the miracles that happened here so long ago.
We survived you then. We will survive you now.
May the hostages be returned home soon. May this be the last holiday missed.
listening to people whose countries either killed jews, expelled jews, or refused to allow jewish refugees entry then go on to have very loud opinions about where jews ought to live and how it's the evil jews' fault a lot of jews began to cling to an ideology that sustains itself on the idea jews cannot be safe anywhere but in their own state. well it's a lot, bro. it's a lot
BREAKING: A Detroit synagogue president, Samantha Woll, was found stabbed dead this morning outside her home in the city’s Lafayette Park neighborhood. She was just 40 years old.
While the motives behind her death are yet unclear, it is worth noting that violent antisemitism has been on the rise across the US. May her memory forever be a blessing. This is a developing story.