#judaism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #judaism, aggregated by home.social.
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Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements
By Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondentSpiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence
#Foreignpolicy #WestBank #Judaism #Politics #Religion #UKnews #Worldnews #Israel #Palestine #TheGuardian #AamnaMohdinCommunityaffairscorrespondent
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Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/09/senior-uk-rabbis-come-out-in-support-of-sanctions-on-israeli-settlements #ForeignPolicy #WestBank #Judaism #Politics #Religion #UkNews #WorldNews #Israel #Palestine
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Rabbi Leigh Lerner, longtime Montreal Reform leader, dies | News
Rabbi Leigh Lerner, who spent 23 years as senior rabbi of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom and became an influential…
#Canada #Montreal #abrahamicreligions #andmovements #ethnoreligiousgroups #Israel #jewishbeliefanddoctrine #jewishgroups #jewishmovements #jewishreligiousmovements #Jews #JewsandJudaism #judaism #rabbi #reformjudaism #Religion #religiousfaiths #templeemanu-el-bethsholom #traditions
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CW: Religion, Family Issues
I just boosted some posts from my old Urusai account kind of chronicling this, but short version: I'm half Ashkenazi Jew, I grew up with some Jewish traditions alongside Christian traditions since my Mom is a Christian. After I was around 10, the Jewish traditions were basically removed at home. My Mom was performative and just...chose to be performative as an adoptive Mom at that point. Feel free to see the previous thread for more info.
As an adult now with four kids, I decided last year to start re-embracing my Jewish ethnicity. We did some Hanukkah celebrations and had a Seder at home for Passover. I'm trying.
My family never did much for Rosh Hashanah. We'd call my Grandparents and wish them a happy New Year. That was...about it.
This year, I'm likely not going to do much about it with my family since it's less than a week away and I have absolutely no idea what to do with my kids to introduce them to it. Since I have no basis for how to celebrate it.
But, anyway...I want to do something about it next year.
It's all a learning curve.
Anyway. Putting it out there.
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My dad’s determination to choose life despite his cruel illness has taught me gratitude | Nomi Kaltmann
By Nomi KaltmannWe can’t control what happens to us – only how we react to it. And when we help others we are reminded that we are more than our suffering
#Parkinsonsdisease #Judaism #Religion #Health #Health #Australianews #TheGuardian #NomiKaltmann
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Lewis Larsson, John D. Whiting, 1917.
Source: Library of Congress
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c2e5a7a0-b4bc-4534-bc80-b49691c93ccb
#judaism #mountains #stereographs #religion #israel #holyland #rituals #hebrew #palestine #sacrifice #bible #photography #art #publicdomain
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https://www.kveller.com/the-inventor-of-the-shopping-cart-was-a-jewish-man/
Very cool to see Kveller.com tell the story of Sylvan Goldman, the inventor of the shopping cart (and a bunch of other stuff), but also a long-time member and supporter of Oklahoma City's own Temple B'nai Israel.
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From Zamość Museum and machine-translated from Polish: We have completed the project of digitizing the collections of the Zamość Museum in cooperation with the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. “Recently, the Zamość Museum hosted specialists from the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews – Monika Bondarew and Iwo Książek – who supported the digitization of the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/31/zamosc-museum-we-have-completed-the-project-of-digitizing-the-collections-of-the-zamosc-museum-in-cooperation-with-the-polin-museum-of-the-history-of-polish-jews/ -
"Over the centuries, #American #Jews have built a vast religious landscape in which no single institution or orthodoxy can reign supreme or dictate how #Judaism should be practised. Such free market Judaism has produced a panoply of diverse religious #Jewish life, but it has also made collective representation more difficult.
Who ends up speaking on behalf of American Jews when #antisemitism spikes? Who testifies on Capitol Hill before Congress? Who can synthesise the concerns of #Orthodox, #Reform, #Conservative and unaffiliated Jews without pretending their differences don’t exist?
Whether #America ever gets a chief #rabbi again or a universally-accepted council of chief #rabbis may be beside the point. What isn't beside the point is that at a time of disturbing levels of antisemitism and a Jewish community fractured by politics, some kind of unity, however America chooses to build it, has never felt more necessary."
https://www.thejc.com/opinion/could-america-ever-have-a-chief-rabbi-rforj7x8
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Israel must give Ethiopian Israelis a bigger role in politics and at the UN
For generations, in the highlands of East Africa between the Blue Nile basin and the Red Sea world,…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #christians #EthiopianJews #ethiopianjewsinisrael #famousjewishpeople #generalassembly #Israel #israelipolitics #Judaism #muslims #Opinion #Sigd #UnitedNations #UNSC #USPolitics #zionism
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Rising antisemitism in Canada is driving Jews to Israel
For most of my life, I rarely thought about being Jewish in Canada. It wasn’t something that demanded…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Aliyah #batmitzva #breakingnews #Canada #Israel #Jewish #Judaism #MarkCarney #TheOctober7Massacre #Toronto
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" #EzraFeig begins each Friday the same way: corralling 100 #Jews to go on a #run in #CentralPark.
He stands up on a park bench, towering above the crowd. They’re schmoozing and stretching, with impressive energy considering the hour. Around half wear blue shirts and shorts emblazoned with a white #StarofDavid, interlaced with an outline of a #runner.
#Feig spreads his arms wide and says “Welcome to #NiceJewishRunners.”
A 35-year-old health care entrepreneur, Feig launched Nice #Jewish #Runners in the wake of the #Hamas-led #Oct7 attacks on #Israel. Three years later, the running group has kept up its pace. Jews from multiple generations, but mostly in their 20s and 30s, continue to feel the group’s pull. For those raised in less observant backgrounds but called to engage more with their #Judaism after Oct. 7, the weekly jogs give them a way to do so outside a #synagogue.
The group has expanded to at least 19 cities in five countries around the world."
https://forward.com/news/847343/these-jews-are-looking-for-a-runners-chai/
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Online classes that you don't have to break your schedule to do.
More Info: https://kabbalahexperience.com/independent-kabbalah-study/
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From Kabbalah Experience:
Whether it be the sun or the moon, eclipses fascinate our imagination even if the mystery has long been revealed. The word eclipse has its roots in a sense of abandonment, "failing to appear" which found its way into a sister word, ellipsis, which means "falling short" (geometry) or "trailing off" as in written or spoken....well you know what I mean. We look forward to seeing you this fall to share in the awe of mystery and discover what is hidden in the plain sight of your life.More Info: https://kabbalahexperience.com/product-category/current-semester/
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From My Jewish Learning:
Think ancient history left women behind? Think again.Join celebrated novelist and literature professor Ruby Namdar and our friends at My Jewish Learning for an eye-opening, 4-week journey into the bold, complex, and fierce heroines of the Hebrew Bible: Matriarchs: The Strong, Proud and Willful Women of Genesis.
Forget passive figures on a page—we’re stepping into the worlds of:
- Sarah: The proud Mesopotamian aristocrat
- Rebecca: The tough, calculating strategist
- Rachel & Leah: The fiercely determined sisters
- Tamar: The bold, cunning trailblazer who risked everything to redefine her destinyWhether you're looking to refresh your perspective this High Holiday season or dive into rich Biblical narrative for the first time, this course will help you rethink how you view these incredible women.
Class begins September 8, claim your space now: https://my-jewish-learning.teachable.com/p/matriarchs-ruby-namdar
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" #Rabbi #ChaimSteinmetz of #CongregationKehilath on the #UpperEastSide has #published “A Proud #Jew,” drawing on his weekly #Torah #essays.
The essays collected in the new volume, his third #book, reference weekly Torah portions, the holidays, Jewish life and contemporary events. Together, they explore what it means to live as a Jew in a complicated world and why #Jewish identity should be a source of strength rather than something to conceal.
The book’s title comes from one of its essays, but as #RabbiSteinmetz writes in the preface, it reflects the message of the entire collection: “Our mission is to carry with pride #Judaism’s message to humanity.”
That message has taken on particular urgency in Rabbi Steinmetz’s work in #NewYork."
https://www.thejewishstar.com/stories/rabbi-steinmetz-book-presents-a-proud-jew,26755?
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From the Jewish Studio Project.
Not new but looks very interesting:
https://www.jewishstudioproject.org/the-place-of-all-possibility-by-rabbi-adina-allen -
JIMENA convened a coalition of 14 leading Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish organizations to challenge New York Magazine’s Habibi City feature and its exclusionary framing of Middle Eastern, North African, and SWANA identity.
“We are not asking to be tolerated as exceptions to an ideological rule. We are asking to be recognized as what we are: peoples of the region.”
Read the full letter: https://www.jimena.org/habibi-city/
Read the Forward coverage: https://forward.com/news/846803/sephardic-mizrahi-new-york-magazine-habibi-city/
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Priya Parker, author of The Art of Fighting, helps us learn how to fight with the people we want to belong to, and to hold the space that happens even before repair. How do we stay in relationship around issues that matter while confronting real differences; harm; fear; urgency; and power?
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Rabbi Danya's Latest:
https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/aof/?🔈 Reminder: the website version of this post, found at LifeIsaSacredText.com, offers an audio (text-to-speech) reader.
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Video shows antisemitic road rage abuse in Adelaide's CBD
By Leah MacLennanA Jewish woman visiting Adelaide was captured in a video being subjected to antisemitic abuse on her first day in the city, the Anti Defamation Commission says.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/antisemitic-abuse-road-rage-video-adelaide/107081548
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Symbolism
How important is it??
Until recently I did not thing too much about Symbolism. My only reference to this was the symbols my father and his Religion told me were evil, then the Mark of the Beast was a big thing with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Then after the Epstein files I saw that, perhaps, just perhaps this symbolism thing is very important. Started checking on what symbols the Epstein people are using. The REAL Satanists. That was interesting indeed. By some chance this research led back to my other research, the Scots and further back, the Pics. Now they tell me the Pics have THE oldest Rock Carvings in the world, by bloody far, make out Bushman Rock Art look almost brand new! And. In there I found a few symbols used by the Christian Church.
Then, today I see on the big screen in the NG Church, a logo that interested me no end. I even went to the Sound Engineer lady and asked who made that logo!??? Head Office in Pretoria. I took a shot of the big screen and the logo.
This is a version of the Celtic Knotted Tree, modified only slightly. Ja. And. If you click on the church link, you will see the design of their official logo. Don’t tell me yo cannot see the Knotted Tree’s basic design.
Well, that is my quick look at this, I am sure I will come back to it.
Big Five Wars is my main mission for now and they also get updated regularly.
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Shabbat Shalom Friends 🕯️🕯️
This marks the 51st Shabbat in a row that I have had the privilege of sharing your beautiful photos and messages in response to my weekly Shabbat greeting. Fifty one weeks. Which means next Friday will be one full year, and it will also be the last Shabbat Shalom montage.
I want to sit with that for a moment before I say anything else.
This tradition started on Facebook, and it grew so quietly beautiful that I began sharing it everywhere I am. Not because it needed a bigger audience, but because something this simple deserves to be seen.
What began as a simple post has become one of the most meaningful things I do. Week after week you brought light into this space. Candles on your tables. Family gathered close. Quiet corners of your homes on a Friday evening. Some of you have been here since the very first one, and some of you joined along the way, and every single image made this what it became.
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In closing (for now): the members of the US military machine have a DUTY to disobey the orders that continue the war against Iran.
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#Iran
#StraitOfHormuz
#TrumpsWar
#EpsteinWar
#IllegalWar
#DisobeyIllegalOrders
#CongressMUSTIntervene#culture
#lamguage
#religion
#commonalities
#Islam
#Judaism
#Christianity
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CF Montreal bans two fans after antisemitic incidents at Aug. 1 match | City News
CF Montreal has indefinitely banned two fans for throwing objects on the pitch during a match that were…
#Canada #Montreal #anti-judaism #antisemitism #cfmontréal #hatespeech #JewsandJudaism #judaism-relatedcontroversies #MajorLeagueSoccer #prejudiceanddiscrimination #religiousdiscrimination #SaputoStadium #xenophobia
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"The #Hellenization of #Judea and the #assimilation of #American #Jews obviously have radically different etiologies. One occurred in the context of #Hellenistic #imperialism; the other largely through voluntary #integration into a liberal #democracy that offered Jews unprecedented security and opportunity. Yet their morphology may contain a recognizable similarity: cultural encounter, selective assimilation, reinterpretation of #Jewish identity, competing visions of #Jewishness, and eventually intra-Jewish conflict.
The point is not that modern anti-#Zionist Jews are simply modern #Hellenists. Rather, the Hellenistic crisis provides a historical model for understanding how assimilation can eventually turn a disagreement about how Jews should relate to the surrounding world into a conflict over what #Judaism itself means."
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-jews-assimilate-into-the-world-around-them/
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Shabbat Shalom Friends 🕯️🕯️
This marks the 50th Shabbat in a row that I have shared your beautiful photos and messages in response to my weekly greeting. Fifty weeks. What began as a simple post has become one of my favorite traditions, and that is entirely because of you.
And this one arrives with something special. We have entered Elul, the final month of the Hebrew year, the quiet stretch of reflection before everything begins again. A month made for exactly what you already do here every week. Pausing. Looking inward. Reaching toward each other.
Reading your comments has become one of my favorite ways to welcome Shabbat. If I ever miss responding it is never intentional, sometimes comments get hidden, but I always feel the spirit behind them 💙
You give me the gift of sharing my passion for teaching Hebrew and for community.
Wishing you a peaceful and meaningful Shabbat, and a beautiful start to Elul.
Shabbat Shalom 💙
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Mark is a Holocaust survivor. He is worried about the state of Australia
By Isabella RossCurrent and future generations are learning about antisemitic atrocities through the voices of Holocaust survivors, like Mark Spigelman.
#Education #RoyalCommissions #Judaism #HistoryEducation #History #IsabellaRoss
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Shabbat Shalom Friends 🕯️🕯️
This marks the 49th Shabbat in a row that I’ve had the privilege of sharing your beautiful photos and messages in response to my weekly Shabbat greeting. What began as a simple post has grown into something far more meaningful than I ever imagined.
And here is what moves me most about it. Not everyone in this community observes Shabbat. Some of you light candles every Friday night as your family has for generations. Some of you come from a different faith entirely. Some of you are simply here for the language, or the culture, or because something in this corner of the internet feels like a good place to land at the end of a long week. And every single one of you belongs here.
Week after week, you bring light, warmth, and connection into this space. Seeing the images you share, whether candles, tables, family moments, or quiet reflections, has turned this into a truly special tradition for our community.
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Light pollution interferes with traditional religious practices: “Light pollution does not shift Ts’eit HaKokhavim by more than a minute but significantly changes Motsa’ei Shabbat. In fact, light pollution causes the conditions of Motsa’ei Shabbat to never be met on at least some nights in every population center.”
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!Electronical-Computer-Mechanical
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/373!COmputer & Programming
#компьютер, #компьютеры, #ЭВМ, ремонт компьютеров, компьютерная техника, железо, #программы, #настройка, #диагностика, операционные системы, игровые приставки, аппаратные средства, computer, #computers, computers, computer repair, computer equipment, #hardware, #programs, #setup, #diagnostics, operating systems, game consoles, #hardware, #комп'ютер, #комп'ютери, #ЕОМ, ремонт комп'ютерів, комп'ютерна техніка, #залізо, #програми, #налаштування, діагностика, операційні системи, ігрові приставки, апаратні засоби ремонт телевизоров, #мониторы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/372_Фонд редких книг
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/371Энергетика и целительство
Energy and healing, Енергетика та цілительство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/370Эзотерическая рунология
Esoteric runology, Езотерична рунологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/369Шаманизм, Шаманізм, shamanism
#Шаманизм, #Шаманізм, #shamanism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/368Фэн - шуй
Фен Шуй, Feng Shui
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/367Тантрическая традиция, Tantric tradition
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/365Медитации и транс, Meditation and trance
#Медитации и #транс, #Meditation and #trance
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/364Магия, Magic
#Магия, #Magic
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/363Каббала и Тора, Kabbalah and Torah
#Каббала и #Тора, #Kabbalah and #Torah
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/362Йога, Yoga
#Йога, #Yoga
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/361Иудаизм, Judaism
#Иудаизм, #Judaism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/360Индуизм, Hinduism
#Индуизм, #Hinduism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/358веды, Veda
#веды, #Veda
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/356suteres, koans
#suteres, #koans
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/355esoteric эзотерика мистика мистицизм оккультизм
#esoteric #эзотерика #мистика #мистицизм #оккультизм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/353RELIGION
религия секты учения
#RELIGION
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/352_Цигун, qigong Qi Books
#Цигун, #qigong #Qi Books
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/351_буддизм, Buddhism
#буддизм, #Buddhism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/349_Дзен, zen
#Дзен, #zen
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/348_Даосизм
Taoism
#Даосизм
#Taoism
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!Electronical-Computer-Mechanical
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/373!COmputer & Programming
#компьютер, #компьютеры, #ЭВМ, ремонт компьютеров, компьютерная техника, железо, #программы, #настройка, #диагностика, операционные системы, игровые приставки, аппаратные средства, computer, #computers, computers, computer repair, computer equipment, #hardware, #programs, #setup, #diagnostics, operating systems, game consoles, #hardware, #комп'ютер, #комп'ютери, #ЕОМ, ремонт комп'ютерів, комп'ютерна техніка, #залізо, #програми, #налаштування, діагностика, операційні системи, ігрові приставки, апаратні засоби ремонт телевизоров, #мониторы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/372_Фонд редких книг
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/371Энергетика и целительство
Energy and healing, Енергетика та цілительство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/370Эзотерическая рунология
Esoteric runology, Езотерична рунологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/369Шаманизм, Шаманізм, shamanism
#Шаманизм, #Шаманізм, #shamanism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/368Фэн - шуй
Фен Шуй, Feng Shui
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/367Тантрическая традиция, Tantric tradition
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/365Медитации и транс, Meditation and trance
#Медитации и #транс, #Meditation and #trance
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/364Магия, Magic
#Магия, #Magic
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/363Каббала и Тора, Kabbalah and Torah
#Каббала и #Тора, #Kabbalah and #Torah
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/362Йога, Yoga
#Йога, #Yoga
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/361Иудаизм, Judaism
#Иудаизм, #Judaism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/360Индуизм, Hinduism
#Индуизм, #Hinduism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/358веды, Veda
#веды, #Veda
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/356suteres, koans
#suteres, #koans
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/355esoteric эзотерика мистика мистицизм оккультизм
#esoteric #эзотерика #мистика #мистицизм #оккультизм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/353RELIGION
религия секты учения
#RELIGION
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/352_Цигун, qigong Qi Books
#Цигун, #qigong #Qi Books
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/351_буддизм, Buddhism
#буддизм, #Buddhism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/349_Дзен, zen
#Дзен, #zen
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/348_Даосизм
Taoism
#Даосизм
#Taoism
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!Electronical-Computer-Mechanical
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/373!COmputer & Programming
#компьютер, #компьютеры, #ЭВМ, ремонт компьютеров, компьютерная техника, железо, #программы, #настройка, #диагностика, операционные системы, игровые приставки, аппаратные средства, computer, #computers, computers, computer repair, computer equipment, #hardware, #programs, #setup, #diagnostics, operating systems, game consoles, #hardware, #комп'ютер, #комп'ютери, #ЕОМ, ремонт комп'ютерів, комп'ютерна техніка, #залізо, #програми, #налаштування, діагностика, операційні системи, ігрові приставки, апаратні засоби ремонт телевизоров, #мониторы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/372_Фонд редких книг
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/371Энергетика и целительство
Energy and healing, Енергетика та цілительство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/370Эзотерическая рунология
Esoteric runology, Езотерична рунологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/369Шаманизм, Шаманізм, shamanism
#Шаманизм, #Шаманізм, #shamanism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/368Фэн - шуй
Фен Шуй, Feng Shui
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/367Тантрическая традиция, Tantric tradition
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/365Медитации и транс, Meditation and trance
#Медитации и #транс, #Meditation and #trance
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/364Магия, Magic
#Магия, #Magic
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/363Каббала и Тора, Kabbalah and Torah
#Каббала и #Тора, #Kabbalah and #Torah
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/362Йога, Yoga
#Йога, #Yoga
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/361Иудаизм, Judaism
#Иудаизм, #Judaism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/360Индуизм, Hinduism
#Индуизм, #Hinduism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/358веды, Veda
#веды, #Veda
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/356suteres, koans
#suteres, #koans
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/355esoteric эзотерика мистика мистицизм оккультизм
#esoteric #эзотерика #мистика #мистицизм #оккультизм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/353RELIGION
религия секты учения
#RELIGION
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/352_Цигун, qigong Qi Books
#Цигун, #qigong #Qi Books
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/351_буддизм, Buddhism
#буддизм, #Buddhism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/349_Дзен, zen
#Дзен, #zen
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/348_Даосизм
Taoism
#Даосизм
#Taoism
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!Electronical-Computer-Mechanical
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/373!COmputer & Programming
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t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/372_Фонд редких книг
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/371Энергетика и целительство
Energy and healing, Енергетика та цілительство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/370Эзотерическая рунология
Esoteric runology, Езотерична рунологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/369Шаманизм, Шаманізм, shamanism
#Шаманизм, #Шаманізм, #shamanism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/368Фэн - шуй
Фен Шуй, Feng Shui
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/367Тантрическая традиция, Tantric tradition
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/365Медитации и транс, Meditation and trance
#Медитации и #транс, #Meditation and #trance
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/364Магия, Magic
#Магия, #Magic
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/363Каббала и Тора, Kabbalah and Torah
#Каббала и #Тора, #Kabbalah and #Torah
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/362Йога, Yoga
#Йога, #Yoga
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/361Иудаизм, Judaism
#Иудаизм, #Judaism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/360Индуизм, Hinduism
#Индуизм, #Hinduism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/358веды, Veda
#веды, #Veda
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/356suteres, koans
#suteres, #koans
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/355esoteric эзотерика мистика мистицизм оккультизм
#esoteric #эзотерика #мистика #мистицизм #оккультизм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/353RELIGION
религия секты учения
#RELIGION
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/352_Цигун, qigong Qi Books
#Цигун, #qigong #Qi Books
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/351_буддизм, Buddhism
#буддизм, #Buddhism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/349_Дзен, zen
#Дзен, #zen
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/348_Даосизм
Taoism
#Даосизм
#Taoism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/347 -
!Electronical-Computer-Mechanical
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/373!COmputer & Programming
#компьютер, #компьютеры, #ЭВМ, ремонт компьютеров, компьютерная техника, железо, #программы, #настройка, #диагностика, операционные системы, игровые приставки, аппаратные средства, computer, #computers, computers, computer repair, computer equipment, #hardware, #programs, #setup, #diagnostics, operating systems, game consoles, #hardware, #комп'ютер, #комп'ютери, #ЕОМ, ремонт комп'ютерів, комп'ютерна техніка, #залізо, #програми, #налаштування, діагностика, операційні системи, ігрові приставки, апаратні засоби ремонт телевизоров, #мониторы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/372_Фонд редких книг
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/371Энергетика и целительство
Energy and healing, Енергетика та цілительство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/370Эзотерическая рунология
Esoteric runology, Езотерична рунологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/369Шаманизм, Шаманізм, shamanism
#Шаманизм, #Шаманізм, #shamanism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/368Фэн - шуй
Фен Шуй, Feng Shui
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/367Тантрическая традиция, Tantric tradition
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/365Медитации и транс, Meditation and trance
#Медитации и #транс, #Meditation and #trance
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/364Магия, Magic
#Магия, #Magic
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/363Каббала и Тора, Kabbalah and Torah
#Каббала и #Тора, #Kabbalah and #Torah
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/362Йога, Yoga
#Йога, #Yoga
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/361Иудаизм, Judaism
#Иудаизм, #Judaism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/360Индуизм, Hinduism
#Индуизм, #Hinduism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/358веды, Veda
#веды, #Veda
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/356suteres, koans
#suteres, #koans
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/355esoteric эзотерика мистика мистицизм оккультизм
#esoteric #эзотерика #мистика #мистицизм #оккультизм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/353RELIGION
религия секты учения
#RELIGION
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/352_Цигун, qigong Qi Books
#Цигун, #qigong #Qi Books
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/351_буддизм, Buddhism
#буддизм, #Buddhism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/349_Дзен, zen
#Дзен, #zen
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/348_Даосизм
Taoism
#Даосизм
#Taoism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/347 -
!Electronical-Computer-Mechanical
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/373!COmputer & Programming
#компьютер, #компьютеры, #ЭВМ, ремонт компьютеров, компьютерная техника, железо, #программы, #настройка, #диагностика, операционные системы, игровые приставки, аппаратные средства, computer, #computers, computers, computer repair, computer equipment, #hardware, #programs, #setup, #diagnostics, operating systems, game consoles, #hardware, #комп'ютер, #комп'ютери, #ЕОМ, ремонт комп'ютерів, комп'ютерна техніка, #залізо, #програми, #налаштування, діагностика, операційні системи, ігрові приставки, апаратні засоби ремонт телевизоров, #мониторы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/372_Фонд редких книг
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/371Энергетика и целительство
Energy and healing, Енергетика та цілительство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/370Эзотерическая рунология
Esoteric runology, Езотерична рунологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/369Шаманизм, Шаманізм, shamanism
#Шаманизм, #Шаманізм, #shamanism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/368Фэн - шуй
Фен Шуй, Feng Shui
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/367Тантрическая традиция, Tantric tradition
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/365Медитации и транс, Meditation and trance
#Медитации и #транс, #Meditation and #trance
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/364Магия, Magic
#Магия, #Magic
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/363Каббала и Тора, Kabbalah and Torah
#Каббала и #Тора, #Kabbalah and #Torah
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/362Йога, Yoga
#Йога, #Yoga
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/361Иудаизм, Judaism
#Иудаизм, #Judaism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/360Индуизм, Hinduism
#Индуизм, #Hinduism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/358веды, Veda
#веды, #Veda
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/356suteres, koans
#suteres, #koans
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/355esoteric эзотерика мистика мистицизм оккультизм
#esoteric #эзотерика #мистика #мистицизм #оккультизм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/353RELIGION
религия секты учения
#RELIGION
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/352_Цигун, qigong Qi Books
#Цигун, #qigong #Qi Books
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/351_буддизм, Buddhism
#буддизм, #Buddhism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/349_Дзен, zen
#Дзен, #zen
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/348_Даосизм
Taoism
#Даосизм
#Taoism
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!Electronical-Computer-Mechanical
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/373!COmputer & Programming
#компьютер, #компьютеры, #ЭВМ, ремонт компьютеров, компьютерная техника, железо, #программы, #настройка, #диагностика, операционные системы, игровые приставки, аппаратные средства, computer, #computers, computers, computer repair, computer equipment, #hardware, #programs, #setup, #diagnostics, operating systems, game consoles, #hardware, #комп'ютер, #комп'ютери, #ЕОМ, ремонт комп'ютерів, комп'ютерна техніка, #залізо, #програми, #налаштування, діагностика, операційні системи, ігрові приставки, апаратні засоби ремонт телевизоров, #мониторы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/372_Фонд редких книг
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/371Энергетика и целительство
Energy and healing, Енергетика та цілительство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/370Эзотерическая рунология
Esoteric runology, Езотерична рунологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/369Шаманизм, Шаманізм, shamanism
#Шаманизм, #Шаманізм, #shamanism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/368Фэн - шуй
Фен Шуй, Feng Shui
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/367Тантрическая традиция, Tantric tradition
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/365Медитации и транс, Meditation and trance
#Медитации и #транс, #Meditation and #trance
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/364Магия, Magic
#Магия, #Magic
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/363Каббала и Тора, Kabbalah and Torah
#Каббала и #Тора, #Kabbalah and #Torah
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/362Йога, Yoga
#Йога, #Yoga
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/361Иудаизм, Judaism
#Иудаизм, #Judaism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/360Индуизм, Hinduism
#Индуизм, #Hinduism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/358веды, Veda
#веды, #Veda
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/356suteres, koans
#suteres, #koans
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/355esoteric эзотерика мистика мистицизм оккультизм
#esoteric #эзотерика #мистика #мистицизм #оккультизм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/353RELIGION
религия секты учения
#RELIGION
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/352_Цигун, qigong Qi Books
#Цигун, #qigong #Qi Books
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/351_буддизм, Buddhism
#буддизм, #Buddhism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/349_Дзен, zen
#Дзен, #zen
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/348_Даосизм
Taoism
#Даосизм
#Taoism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/347 -
!Electronical-Computer-Mechanical
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/373!COmputer & Programming
#компьютер, #компьютеры, #ЭВМ, ремонт компьютеров, компьютерная техника, железо, #программы, #настройка, #диагностика, операционные системы, игровые приставки, аппаратные средства, computer, #computers, computers, computer repair, computer equipment, #hardware, #programs, #setup, #diagnostics, operating systems, game consoles, #hardware, #комп'ютер, #комп'ютери, #ЕОМ, ремонт комп'ютерів, комп'ютерна техніка, #залізо, #програми, #налаштування, діагностика, операційні системи, ігрові приставки, апаратні засоби ремонт телевизоров, #мониторы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/372_Фонд редких книг
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/371Энергетика и целительство
Energy and healing, Енергетика та цілительство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/370Эзотерическая рунология
Esoteric runology, Езотерична рунологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/369Шаманизм, Шаманізм, shamanism
#Шаманизм, #Шаманізм, #shamanism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/368Фэн - шуй
Фен Шуй, Feng Shui
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/367Тантрическая традиция, Tantric tradition
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/365Медитации и транс, Meditation and trance
#Медитации и #транс, #Meditation and #trance
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/364Магия, Magic
#Магия, #Magic
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/363Каббала и Тора, Kabbalah and Torah
#Каббала и #Тора, #Kabbalah and #Torah
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/362Йога, Yoga
#Йога, #Yoga
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/361Иудаизм, Judaism
#Иудаизм, #Judaism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/360Индуизм, Hinduism
#Индуизм, #Hinduism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/358веды, Veda
#веды, #Veda
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/356suteres, koans
#suteres, #koans
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/355esoteric эзотерика мистика мистицизм оккультизм
#esoteric #эзотерика #мистика #мистицизм #оккультизм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/353RELIGION
религия секты учения
#RELIGION
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/352_Цигун, qigong Qi Books
#Цигун, #qigong #Qi Books
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/351_буддизм, Buddhism
#буддизм, #Buddhism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/349_Дзен, zen
#Дзен, #zen
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/348_Даосизм
Taoism
#Даосизм
#Taoism
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!Electronical-Computer-Mechanical
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/373!COmputer & Programming
#компьютер, #компьютеры, #ЭВМ, ремонт компьютеров, компьютерная техника, железо, #программы, #настройка, #диагностика, операционные системы, игровые приставки, аппаратные средства, computer, #computers, computers, computer repair, computer equipment, #hardware, #programs, #setup, #diagnostics, operating systems, game consoles, #hardware, #комп'ютер, #комп'ютери, #ЕОМ, ремонт комп'ютерів, комп'ютерна техніка, #залізо, #програми, #налаштування, діагностика, операційні системи, ігрові приставки, апаратні засоби ремонт телевизоров, #мониторы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/372_Фонд редких книг
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/371Энергетика и целительство
Energy and healing, Енергетика та цілительство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/370Эзотерическая рунология
Esoteric runology, Езотерична рунологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/369Шаманизм, Шаманізм, shamanism
#Шаманизм, #Шаманізм, #shamanism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/368Фэн - шуй
Фен Шуй, Feng Shui
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/367Тантрическая традиция, Tantric tradition
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/365Медитации и транс, Meditation and trance
#Медитации и #транс, #Meditation and #trance
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/364Магия, Magic
#Магия, #Magic
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/363Каббала и Тора, Kabbalah and Torah
#Каббала и #Тора, #Kabbalah and #Torah
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/362Йога, Yoga
#Йога, #Yoga
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/361Иудаизм, Judaism
#Иудаизм, #Judaism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/360Индуизм, Hinduism
#Индуизм, #Hinduism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/358веды, Veda
#веды, #Veda
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/356suteres, koans
#suteres, #koans
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/355esoteric эзотерика мистика мистицизм оккультизм
#esoteric #эзотерика #мистика #мистицизм #оккультизм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/353RELIGION
религия секты учения
#RELIGION
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/352_Цигун, qigong Qi Books
#Цигун, #qigong #Qi Books
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/351_буддизм, Buddhism
#буддизм, #Buddhism
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/349_Дзен, zen
#Дзен, #zen
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/348_Даосизм
Taoism
#Даосизм
#Taoism
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/234107/ When ‘criticizing Israel’ becomes plain old bigotry #antisemitism #DemocraticParty #Democrats #IlhanOmar #Israel #Judaism #Liberals #progressives #RashidaTlaib #ZohranMamdani
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These are your images not mine ❤️
Shabbat Shalom Friends 🕯️🕯️
This marks the 48th Shabbat in a row that I’ve had the privilege of sharing your beautiful photos and messages in response to my weekly Shabbat greeting. What began as a simple post has grown into something far more meaningful than I ever imagined.
Week after week, you bring light, warmth, and connection into this space. Seeing the images you share, whether candles, tables, family moments, or quiet reflections has turned this into a truly special tradition for our community.
What started as a collection of lovely photos has become something deeper. Many of you now share glimpses of how Shabbat lives inside your homes and hearts, and it’s incredibly moving to witness those moments. It fills me with gratitude every single week.
Reading your comments has become one of my favorite ways to welcome Shabbat.
Wishing all of you a peaceful and meaningful Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom 💙
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Ashkenazi Jews
Author’s Note: This post has mentions of Nazis, the Holocaust, & Nazi Germany. We completely understand if you wish to skip over this post. We’ll catch you in the next one!
Also known as Ashkenazic Jews, Ashkenazis, or Ashkenazim.
This is a form of distinct ethnic subdivision of the Jewish Diaspora. Emerging from the Jewish communities that consolidated during the 10th century in the Rhineland (Western Germany) & northern France. They migrated there from centers such as the Italian peninsula & the Southern Levant. This includes present-day Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, & Jordan.
After numerous massacres of Jews during the Crusades (11th-13th centuries), they began a gradual eastward migration due to mounting restrictions within the Holy Roman Empire & the favorable policies of Casimir the Great & others.
This diaspora ramped up after the persecution during the Black Death of the 14th century. The bulk of the Ashkenazi Jews had migrated to the Kingdom of Poland (which includes modern-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, & parts of Russia). This area became the main center of Ashkenazi Jewry until the Holocaust.
Ashkenazim adapted their traditions, rites, & customs to Europe. They traditionally followed the German rite synagogue ritual & until the Holocaust primarily spoke Yiddish, an offshoot of Middle High German written in a variety of the Hebrew script, with significant Hebrew, Aramaic, & Slavic influences.
The Yiddish language progressively declined in prestige, in favor of national languages & Hebrew, being stigmatized by assimilationists & later also Zionists. Though it was spoken by over 11 million people worldwide before the Holocaust. The Yiddishist movement, which sought to preserve & revive the language, faded through the 20th century. Including Duolingo adding Yiddish as a language.
As a proportion of the world Jewish population, Ashkenazim were estimated to be 3% in the 11th century, rising to 92% in 1930, near the population’s peak. The Ashkenazi population was significantly diminished by the Holocaust carried out by Nazi Germany during WWII, which killed around 6 million Jews. Before WWII, the estimated worldwide Jewish population was 15.3-16.7 million, with 92% being Ashkenazi. As of 2023, the population of Ashkenazim was estimated to be around 10-13 million out of 15.8 million total Jews.
The name Ashkenazi comes from the biblical figure of Ashkenaz. He’s the 1st son of Gomer, grandson of Japhet, great-grandson of Noah, & a Japhetic patriarch in the Table of Nations. The name for Gomer has often been linked to the Cimmerians.
The Biblical Ashkenazis are usually derived from Assyrian Askuza, a people who expelled the Cimmerians from the Armenian area of the Upper Euphrates. The name Askuza is identified with the Scythians.
In Jeremiah 51:27, Ashkenaz figures as 1 of 3 kingdoms in the far north, the others being Minni (or Mannaea), an ancient kingdom that flourished in northwestern Iran, & Arrat (corresponding to Urartu), called on by God to resist Babylon.
Ashkenaz is linked to Scandza/Scanzia (usually identified with Scandinavia), viewed as the cradle of Germanic tribes, in the 6th-century gloss to the Historia Ecclesiastica of Eusebius. In the 10th century, in the History of Armenia of Yovhannes Drasxanakertci, Ashkenaz was associated with Armenia.
As it was occasionally in Jewish usage, where its denotation extended at times to Adiabene, Khazaria, Chimea, & areas to the east. They’re also identified with the Slavim or Slavs. In keeping with the custom of designating areas of Jewish settlement with biblical names, Spain was called Sefarad (Obadiah 20), France was called Tsarefat (I Kings 17:9), & Bohemia was called the Land of Canaan.
Given the close links between the Jewish communities of France & Germany following the Carolingian unification, the term Ashkenazi came to refer to the Jews of both medieval Germany & France.
In later times, the word Ashkenaz is used to designate southern & western Germany, the ritual of which sections differs somewhat from that of eastern Germany & Poland. Thus, the prayer book of Isaiah Horowitz (a prominent rabbi & mystic), & many others, give the piyyutim (a Jewish liturgical poem), according to the Minhag of Ashkenaz & Poland. A Minhag is an accepted tradition or group of traditions in Judaism.
In a religious sense, an Ashkenazi Jew is any Jew whose family tradition & synagogue ritual follow Ashkenazi practices (German rite). Until the Ashkenazi community 1st began to develop in the Early Middle Ages, the centers of Jewish religious authority were in the Islamic world, at Baghdad & Islamic Spain. German Ashkenaz was so geographically distant that it developed a minhag of its own.
The counterpart of Ashkenazi is Sephardic. Since most non-Ashkenazi Orthodox Jews follow Sephardic rabbinical authorities, whether or not they’re ethnically Sephardic. By tradition, a Sephardic or Mizrahi (a.k.a. Oriental Jews; Jews who lived in the Muslim world) who married into an Orthodox or Haredi (a.k.a. ultra-Orthodox) Ashkenazi Jewish family raises her kids to be Ashkenazi Jews.
On the other hand, an Ashkenazi woman who married a Sephardi or Mizrahi is expected to take on Sephardic practices & the kids will “inherit” a Sephardic identity. Though in practice, many families do compromise. A “convert” usually follows the practice of the rabbinical court (beth din) that converted them.
Culturally, an Ashkenazi Jew can be identified by the concept of Yiddishkeit, which means “Jewishness” in the Yiddish language. Before the Haskalah (a.k.a. the Jewish Enlightenment) & the emancipation of Jews in Europe, this meant the study of the Torah & the Talmud for men, & communal life governed by the observance of Jewish Law for men & women.
From the Rhineland to Riga (the largest city in Latvia) to Romania, most Jews prayed in liturgical Ashkenazi Hebrew, & spoke Yiddish in their secular (worldly) lives. But with modernization, Yiddishkeit now includes not just Orthodoxy & Hasidism, but a broader range of movements, ideologies, practices, & traditions in which Ashkenazi have participated & somehow kept a sense of Jewishness. Although pockets of Jews still speak Yiddish, Yiddishkeit can be identified in manners of speech, styles of humor, & in patterns of association.
As Ashkenazi Jews moved away from Europe, mostly in the form of aliyah to Israel. Or immigration to North America, South Africa, Europe (particularly France), & Latin America, the geographic isolation has given way to mixing with other cultures, & with non-Ashkenazi Jews who, similarly, are no longer isolated in distinct geographic locales.
Hebrew has replaced Yiddish as the primary Jewish language for many Ashkenazi Jews. Although many Hasidic & Hareidi groups still use Yiddish in daily life. Aliyah is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to, historically, the geographic Land of Israel or the Palestine region, where the State of Israel was established.
France’s blended Jewish community is typical of the cultural recombination that’s going on among Jews throughout the world. Although France expelled its original Jewish population in the Middle Ages, by the time of the French Revolution, there were 2 distinct Jewish populations.
One consisted of Sephardic Jews, originally refugees from the Inquisition (which no one expects! Sorry, we’re Monty Python fans here.) & concentrated in the southwest. While the other community was Ashkenazi, concentrated in formerly German Alsace, & mainly speaking a German dialect similar to Yiddish.
The 3rd community of Provencal Jews living in Comtat Venaissin was technically outside France, & was later absorbed into the Sephardim. Comtat Venaissin (called Comtat, for short) was a part of the Papal States from 1274 to 1791.
But after emancipation, a sense of a unified French Jewry emerged, especially when France was wracked by the Dreyfus Affair in the 1890s. (We’ll be doing a post about the Dreyfus Affair.) In the 1920s & 30s, Ashkenazi Jews from Europe arrived in large numbers as refugees from antisemitism, the Russian Revolution, & the economic turmoil of the Great Depression.
By the 1930s, Paris had a vibrant Yiddish culture, & many Jews were involved in diverse political movements. After the Vichy years & the Holocaust, the French Jewish population was augmented once again, 1st by Ashkenazi refugees from Central Europe, & later by Sephardi immigrants & refugees from North Africa, many of them francophone. Francophone refers to people/organizations who use French (language) regularly.
Ashkenazi Jews didn’t transmit their traditions or achievements by text. Instead, these traditions were passed down orally from one generation to the next. The desire to maintain pre-Holocaust traditions relating to Ashkenazi culture has often been met with criticism by Jews in Eastern Europe.
In an ethnic sense, an Ashkenazi Jew is a descendant of the Jews who settled in the Central European region of “Ashkenaz.” For roughly 1,000 years, the Ashkenazim were a reproductively isolated population in Europe.
Despite living in many countries, with little inflow or outflow of countries from migration, conversion, or intermarriage with other groups, including other Jews. Since the mid-20th century, many Ashkenazi Jews have intermarried, both with members of other Jewish communities & non-Jews.
Religious persecution of the Jews in Western & Central Europe led to a significant migration of the Ashkenazi Jews into Eastern Europe. This resulted in a major cultural divide between Western/Central & Eastern Ashkenazi communities. In particular, this was reflected in the division of Yiddish into Western & Eastern Yiddish dialects. As well as in other cultural distinctions: traditions, food, dress, etc.
Initially, the Jews of Eastern Europe enjoyed relative freedom in terms of movement, being invited by the kings of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Over time, the situation was reversed. By the 19th century, the Jews in the West had gradually been integrated into the general society.
While the Eastern Ashkenazi maintained their strict Jewish traditions & were mostly confined to ghettos, especially in the Pale of Settlement of the Russian Empire, which incorporated a considerable amount of land where the Eastern Ashkenazi lived: Poland & Lithuania.
Well-known differences in practices include:
- Observance of Passover (Pesach)
- Ashkenazi Jews traditionally refrain from eating legumes, grain, millet, & rice. Quinoa has become accepted as a food grain in North American communities. Sephardi Jews typically don’t prohibit these foods.
- Notwithstanding stricter requirements for the ACTUAL slaughter, Sephardi Jews permit the rear portions of an animal after proper Halakhic removal of the sciatic nerve. While many Ashkenazi Jews don’t.
- Ashkenazi Jews often name newborns after deceased family members, not after living relatives. Sephardi Jews often name their kids after their grandparents, even if those grandparents are still living. An exception to this is among Dutch Jews, where Ashkenazi for centuries used naming conventions otherwise attributed exclusively to Sephardim, such as Chuts. Chuts is the name given to Jews who immigrated to London from the Netherlands in the 1850s-1860s.
- Ashkenazi tefillins are wound toward the body, not away from it. Ashkenazim put on the tefillin while standing up. Other Jews generally do so while sitting down. A tefillin(s) is/are sets of small black leather boxes with leather straps having scrolls of parchment written with verses of the Torah inside.
- The prayer shawl (tallit/tallis) is worn by all Ashkenazi men AFTER marriage. Except for Western European Ashkenazi men who wear it from the bar mitzvah. In Sephardi or Mizrahi Judaism, the prayer shawl is commonly worn from early childhood.
The term Ashkenazi also refers to the Nusach Ashkenaz, the liturgical tradition used by Ashkenazi Jews in their siddur (prayer book). A nusach is defined by a liturgical tradition’s choice of prayers, the text of prayers & melodies used in the singing of prayers. 2 other major forms of nusach among Ashkenazi Jews are Nusach Sefard (not to be confused with the Sephardic ritual), which is the general Polish Hasidic nusach, and Nusach Ari, used by those in Chabad.
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Shabbat Shalom Friends 🕯️🕯️
This marks the 47th Shabbat in a row that I’ve had the privilege of sharing your beautiful photos and messages in response to my weekly Shabbat greeting. What began as a simple post has grown into something far more meaningful than I ever imagined.
Week after week, you bring light, warmth, and connection into this space. Seeing the images you share, whether candles, tables, family moments, or quiet reflections has turned this into a truly special tradition for our community.
What started as a collection of lovely photos has become something deeper. Many of you now share glimpses of how Shabbat lives inside your homes and hearts, and it’s incredibly moving to witness those moments. It fills me with gratitude every single week.
Reading your comments has become one of my favorite ways to welcome Shabbat.
Wishing all of you a peaceful and meaningful Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom 💙
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Shabbat Shalom Friends 🕯️🕯️
This marks the 46th Shabbat in a row that I’ve had the privilege of sharing your beautiful photos and messages in response to my weekly Shabbat greeting. What began as a simple post has grown into something far more meaningful than I ever imagined.
Week after week, you bring light, warmth, and connection into this space. Seeing the images you share, whether candles, tables, family moments, or quiet reflections has turned this into a truly special tradition for our community.
What started as a collection of lovely photos has become something deeper. Many of you now share glimpses of how Shabbat lives inside your homes and hearts, and it’s incredibly moving to witness those moments. It fills me with gratitude every single week.
Reading your comments has become one of my favorite ways to welcome Shabbat and I’m wishing all of you a peaceful and meaningful Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom 💙
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"As #prisons go, #EasternStatePenitentiary in #Philadelphia was unusually luxurious. For one, it had flush toilets — beating out even the #WhiteHouse in making the upgrade, #museum exhibit developer #BethTinker told me on a recent tour.
But if plumbing reflected the #penitentiary’s commitment to #prisoners’ physical well-being, its biggest innovation was more spiritual. Eastern State housed the first #synagogue inside a #US #prison, complete with a #Torah #ark and #nertamid, or eternal light. That restored sanctuary — a short walk from gangster #AlCapone’s former cell — is now newly open to the public in a museum exhibit, Freedom through Faith: #Judaism at #EasternState and Beyond.
“It’s a place really of humanity, when you’re not getting a lot of humanity in this space,” Tinker said.
The synagogue, founded in 1922, hosted holiday celebrations and weekly #Shabbat services."
https://forward.com/culture/838196/eastern-state-penitentiary-synagogue-philadelphia/
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Another pitch for my Relics class, boosts appreciated:
Though I focus on the Christian cult of relics, I also discuss similarly powerful objects from ancient Greece, the ancient Hebrews, and the Islamic world. It's a great introduction to magical and memorializing objects throughout the premodern Mediterranean.
https://kentnavalesi.neocities.org/AncientMedRelics
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