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Wild thing about cantorial school: learning that SO many prayer melodies are built on bad Hebrew. I used to think this was, like, an ashkenaz vs. sefardi thing, but it's all based in biblical, and the ta'amim are written right there, telling you where the accent falls.
So why is it lehadlik ner shel SHAbbat and not shabbAT? Yiddish accents preferring penultimate stress! I've been singing with an accent for a language I've never spoken, lol.
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What American Rabbis Should Say About Israel at This Year’s High Holy Days
As millions of American Jews attend their synagogues in the coming weeks, they need to hear from their…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Israel #JewishDiaspora #JewsinAmerica #ReformJudaism #RoshHashanah
https://www.newsbeep.com/726327/
https://www.europesays.com/iran/286861/ What American Rabbis Should Say About Israel at This Year’s High Holy Days #Israel #JewishDiaspora #JewsInAmerica #ReformJudaism #RoshHashanah
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
https://www.europesays.com/canada/199115/
The Blogs: Openness is Not the Absence of Conviction | Samantha Kahn
Here’s the irony. The very people defending Reform Judaism’s commitment to openness sometimes seem uncomfortable when someone asks…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #AmericanJewry #JewishEducation #jewishidentity #ReformJudaism
https://www.europesays.com/iran/201440/
The Blogs: Openness is Not the Absence of Conviction | Samantha Kahn
Here’s the irony. The very people defending Reform Judaism’s commitment to openness sometimes seem uncomfortable when someone asks…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AmericanJewry #breakingnews #Israel #Jewisheducation #jewishidentity #ReformJudaism
https://www.newsbeep.com/637977/
https://www.europesays.com/iran/201440/ The Blogs: Openness is Not the Absence of Conviction | Samantha Kahn #AmericanJewry #Israel #JewishEducation #JewishIdentity #ReformJudaism
https://www.europesays.com/3113997/ The Blogs: Cosmic Moods: Reform Judaism Meets the Space Age | Levi Cooper #AmericanJewry #Christianity #ConservativeJudaism #history #JewishHistory #JewishLawHalacha #JewishTravel #JewishChristianRelations #ModernOrthodoxy #OrthodoxJudaism #ReformJudaism #Shabbat #space #TheSabbath #theology #Torah #travel #WorldWarII
The Blogs: The Deterioration of American Jewry’s Unconditional Solidarity with Israel | Richard Diamond
The Grief of Estrangement There is a particular kind of grief that has no clean name — the…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #AmericanJewry #BezalelSmotrich #ConservativeJudaism #conversiontoJudaism #DemocracyinIsrael #DonaldTrump #itamarben-gvir #JudicialReform #ReformJudaism #religious-seculardivide #Settlements
https://www.europesays.com/iran/175937/
https://www.europesays.com/iran/175937/ The Blogs: The Deterioration of American Jewry’s Unconditional Solidarity with Israel | Richard Diamond #AmericanJewry #BezalelSmotrich #ConservativeJudaism #ConversionToJudaism #DemocracyInIsrael #DonaldTrump #Israel #ItamarBenGvir #JudicialReform #ReformJudaism #ReligiousSecularDivide #Settlements
More Jail Time for Worshippers Than Rapists: Israeli MKs Mull an Evil and Absurd Bill
On Tuesday, the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee discussed a dangerous, far-reaching bill sponsored by MK Avi…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #ConservativeJudaism #HumanRights #Jewishlaw #Knesset #ReformJudaism #Ultra-Orthodox #WesternWall #Women'sRights
https://www.europesays.com/iran/133922/
More Jail Time for Worshippers Than Rapists: Israeli MKs Mull an Evil and Absurd Bill
On Tuesday, the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee discussed a dangerous, far-reaching bill sponsored by MK Avi…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #ConservativeJudaism #Humanrights #Israel #Jewishlaw #Knesset #ReformJudaism #Ultra-Orthodox #WesternWall #Women'sRights
https://www.newsbeep.com/561132/
https://www.europesays.com/iran/133922/ More Jail Time for Worshippers Than Rapists: Israeli MKs Mull an Evil and Absurd Bill #ConservativeJudaism #HumanRights #Israel #JewishLaw #Knesset #ReformJudaism #UltraOrthodox #WesternWall #Women'sRights
Ambassador to US slams minister’s ‘disgusting’ remark that Reform rabbi marries dogs
For the second day in a row, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter on Thursday issued a…
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/125633/
https://www.europesays.com/iran/125633/ Ambassador to US slams minister’s ‘disgusting’ remark that Reform rabbi marries dogs #GiladKariv #Israel #JStreet #JeremyBenAmi #MayGolan #ReformJudaism #YechielLeiter
Ambassador to US slams minister’s ‘disgusting’ remark that Reform rabbi marries dogs
For the second day in a row, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter on Thursday issued a…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #GiladKariv #Israel #jstreet #JeremyBen-Ami #MayGolan #ReformJudaism #YechielLeiter
https://www.newsbeep.com/551885/
The Blogs: Israel & the Diaspora Moving Apart: Déjà Vu All Over Again | Sam Lehman-Wilzig
The relationship between Israel and world Diaspora Jews, especially American Jewry, has b…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AmericanJewry #antisemitism #AshkenazicJews #Bible #breakingnews #ConservativeJudaism #EuropeanJewry #intermarriage #Israel #JewishAssimilation #Judaism #ModernOrthodoxy #ReconstructionistJudaism #ReformJudaism #SephardicJews #Ultra-OrthodoxJews #zionism
https://www.newsbeep.com/526934/
https://www.europesays.com/iran/103658/ The Blogs: Israel & the Diaspora Moving Apart: Déjà Vu All Over Again | Sam Lehman-Wilzig #AmericanJewry #antisemitism #AshkenazicJews #Bible #ConservativeJudaism #EuropeanJewry #Intermarriage #Israel #JewishAssimilation #Judaism #ModernOrthodoxy #ReconstructionistJudaism #ReformJudaism #SephardicJews #UltraOrthodoxJews #Zionism
The Blogs: It Depends on Us: Realizing Declaration of Independence Promises | Yehuda Yaakov
Many Israelis note Independence Day with activities that start with bereavement and culminate in a barbeque; that’s only…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #ArabIsraelis #breakingnews #Education #HigherEducation #Israel #IsraelIndependenceDay #Israel'sDeclarationofIndependence #ReformJudaism #religious-seculardivide #WesternWall #WorldZionistCongress
https://www.newsbeep.com/492081/
https://www.europesays.com/iran/72948/ The Blogs: It Depends on Us: Realizing Declaration of Independence Promises | Yehuda Yaakov #ArabIsraelis #education #HigherEducation #Israel #IsraelIndependenceDay #Israel'sDeclarationOfIndependence #ReformJudaism #ReligiousSecularDivide #WesternWall #WorldZionistCongress
'A Moral Stain': Liberal Jewish Groups Outraged by Israel's New, Discriminatory Death Penalty Law – haaretz.com
‘A Moral Stain’: Liberal Jewish Groups Outraged by Israel’s New, Discriminatory Death Penalty Law haaretz.comOpinion: Israel’s government does not…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #CA #Canada #ConservativeJudaism #israelipolitics #ItamarBen-Gvir #jstreet #Knesset #ReformJudaism
https://www.newsbeep.com/466101/
Hebrew Union College to admit and ordain rabbinical students in interfaith relationships, ending longstanding ban, By Philissa Cramer June 20, 2024
"...To replace the intermarriage ban, HUC is adopting a new requirement that students with children pledge to raise them “exclusively as Jews engaged with Jewish religious practice, education, and community.”
The commitment is in line with what Reform rabbis are asked to require of couples they wed and reflects the movement’s stance on determining who is a Jew: While historically Judaism was largely conferred through conversion or matrilineal descent, for four decades, Reform Judaism has considered any child of one Jewish parent to be Jewish as long as they are raised with a “positive and exclusive Jewish identity.”
This video is probably the best summarization of the various Jewish denominations/branches, the history of Judaism, including the various geographic changes that lead to changes, belief structures, understanding of Judaism as different from Christianity, differences on observance, and more.
It's such a great explainer video, I highly recommend it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBgluFGz7Y
#Judaism #ReformJudaism #ConservativeJews #OrthodoxJuaism #OrthodoxJews #Masorti #Ashkenazi #Sephardi #Mizrahi #Mazeldon #Jewdiverse #reconstructionistjudaism`
A painful but important read by someone who lives in Israel and who works for the Israel Religious Action Center - IRAC, the advocacy arm for the Reform movement of Judaism in Israel.
Here are two excerpts that are especially important:
I’m angry at Hamas for undercutting the struggle for Palestinian rights and lending credence to the caricatures of Palestinians as bloodthirsty savages who just want to kill Jews, which is far from the truth. This will not only cost Palestinian lives in the immediate, but it will also set back their pursuit of justice and dignity by decades. They have alienated hard-won support in the international community. And they have made it harder to stand for their recognition, rights, and justice.
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#Mazeldon #Israel #Gaza #Peace #ShalomSalaam #Hamas #Palestine #ReformJudaism #Judaism
I’m enjoying this collection of essays on contemporary Reform Judaism.
This was quite interesting.
I’m too tired to look it all up now but I have two basic questions. Maybe someone can help me?:
1. Who decides/how are the rabbis who make #Halacha decisions in Conservative Judaism selected (elected?). How does this fit with the history of rabbinic #Judaism?
2. Reform Judaism’s Responsa are similarly given by a selected/elected body? What’s the process?
https://reformjudaism.org/rise-reform-rabbinate-rabbinic-road-out-wilderness
Reform Jews, is there some online source (or even an app) where I can hear the most commonly used melodies in chanting prayers and blessings?
I realise normally this would be learnt at your local shul but mine is closed to me until after my conversion. Thank you!
Official announcement from the combined leadership of #ReformJudaism about the rising antisemitism on college campuses
Let us say explicitly to our students - to all Jewish students: we are with you as you joyously live your Jewish identity, which includes expressing your connection to Israel. You have the right to live and learn on campus proudly and to participate fully in campus life and activities without harassment.
Full text here -
Reform Jewish Leaders Stand with #Jewish Students in Opposition to Campus Antisemitism
Recent years have seen an increase in reports of Jewish college students facing antisemitic comments, vandalism, and efforts at exclusion from university-recognized social or academic groups.
@mazeldon
#ReformJudaism #ReformJews #Israel #antisemitism #Israel
In 1999 #CCAR reaffirmed -
We affirm the reality and oneness of God, even as we may differ in our understanding of the Divine presence.
We affirm that the Jewish people is bound to God by an eternal (b’rit) covenant, as reflected in our varied understandings of Creation, Revelation and Redemption.
We affirm that every human being is created (b’tzelem Elohim) in the image of God, and that therefore every human life is sacred
A great #shiur on #spirituality from the Reform movement. Johanna Hershenson comments on
Now Bezalel, son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, had made ALL that the Eternal had commanded Moses. (Exodus 38)
and on - Just as the Eternal had commanded Moses, so the Israelites had done ALL the work. And when Moses saw that they had performed ALL the tasks – as God had commanded, so they had done – Moses blessed them. (Exodus 39)
https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mishkan-invitation-divine
Just starting this book.
#ReformJudaism #LiberalJudaism #Halacha #Mazeldon #Judiverse
Where do you see Non-Orthodox and Orthodox Jews collaborating? Heard about #Hazon? They are leading a transformative movement weaving sustainability into the fabric of Jewish life, in order to create a healthier, more sustainable, and more equitable world for all.
@mazeldon
#ecological #ecology
#ReformJudaism #OrthodoxJudaism #ConservativeJudaism
Orthodox and Non-Orthodox Jews working together - The Shalom Hartman Institute is a #Jerusalem institute for Jewish thought and education, for scholars, rabbis, educators, and community leaders in #Israel and North America. The goal is to strengthen Jewish identity, enhance the Jewish and democratic character of Israel, and ensure that #Judaism is a compelling force for good in the 21st century.
@mazeldon
#ReformJudaism #OrthodoxJudaism #ConservativeJudaism
It's always time for #goodnews - examples of Orthodox and Non-Orthodox Jews working together for the common good :-) The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (#CLAL) is an interdenominational training institute and resource center, in which rabbis from all major Jewish denominations participate.
@mazeldon
#ReformJudaism #OrthodoxJudaism #ConservativeJudaism
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Ekim writes "wow. Which Jews are saying non-Orthodox Jews shouldn’t learn Hasidut?"
We received hateful speech saying that we are misogynist fundamentalists trying to convert people to ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Judaism. Not only clearly false but also wacky. In reality, neo-Hasidic Judaism is growing in #ReformJudaism and #ConservativeJudaism.
Also (and we shouldn't even have to say this) no one should ever hate Hasidic Jews. If someone doesn't want to be one, then just don't be one.
Did you know - on several occasions rabbis in Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Judaism worked to heal rifts in our community. If more people know about these enterprises it could inspire our own generation to help restore #Jewishunity
https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/about/attempts-towards-jewish-unity/
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#OrthodoxJudaism #NonOrthodoxJudaism #ReformJudaism #ConservativeJudaism #Achdut
Where do we see Non-Orthodox and Orthodox #rabbis and lay Jewish leaders working together? Where do we see people creating #Achdut (#JewishUnity) today? We're looking for examples and inspirations!
Here we see Jews from #CLAL, from all denominations, at the Katz Center for Jewish Studies at the Univ. of Pennsylvania
https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/blog/meeting-minds
@mazeldon
#OrthodoxJudaism #NonOrthodoxJudaism #ReformJudaism #ConservativeJudaism
Have you read the Reform movement's "Gates of Understanding: A Companion Volume to Gates of Prayer"? What are your thoughts?
Includes essays on #tefila, #Hebrew prayers, #Jewish #liturgy, holiness, #theology, & music, by leading thinkers in #ReformJudaism. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history and development of liturgy and Reform Jewish practice.
Have you davened from Mishkan Hanefesh? This is the newest #mahzor from #ReformJudaism
In your view, how does it compare to the classic Reform prayerbook, Gates of Repentance? Or to the Conservative movement's Mahzor Lev Shalem? Or to the Modern Orthodox mahzor from Koren?
Have you davened from Mishkan Tefila? This is the newest #siddur from #ReformJudaism
In your view, wow does it compare to the classic Reform prayerbook, Gates of Prayer? To the Conservative movement's Siddur Sim Shalom, or the #ModernOrthodox Koren Sacks Siddur?
@[email protected] @emilyk @mazeldon
What upsets some Jews on Mastodon is that they don't want us non-Orthodox Jews to learn Chassidus or even be friends with Orthodox Jews. We however feel that friendship and reading is not threatening. Open your hearts to the many non-Orthodox Jews discovering neo-Hasidut. This is mainstream across #ReformJudaism, #JewishRenewal, and #ConservativeJudaism.
https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/2021/01/06/neo-hasidism/
You might like this, aimed at our Orthodox brethren -
"So you don’t like non-Orthodox Judaism. What then?"
#nonOrthodoxJudaism #OrthodoxJudaism #Jewishdenominations #ReformJudaism #Conservat
A great #shiur on #spirituality in #Judaism from the Reform Jewish movement - Mitzvot: The Road to Spiritual Health
https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health
#Hanukkah is about counter #antisemitism and resistance to erasure of Jewish identity. Click here for info; please share with friends and #allies
#judaism #ally #intersectional #Jewishculture #Maccabees #Chanukah #ReformJudaism #ConservativeJudaism #OrthodoxJudaism #Hadar #Masorti
A great shiur on spirituality within Judaism from the Reform movement
https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health
Kol B'seder sings NFTY Golden Oldies - The music of Reform Jewish summer camps that changed the Jewish music scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad04SrEcWi4&ab_channel=kolbseder
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#Mazeldon #Jewish #Judaism #Jews
#JewishCulture #JewishMusic #Music #השירים #מוזיק #summercamps #reformjudaism #NFTY
Here are the Reform Jews apps and ebooks 🙂
https://www.ccarpress.org/shopping_product_list.asp?catID=3754
What's something meaningful that your rabbi taught you?
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#Jewdiverse #Mazeldon #Jewniverse
#Jewish #Judaism #Jews
#Torah #OrthodoxJudaism #ConservativeJudaism #ReformJudaism #Masorti #coffeehousetorahtalk #havurah #beitmidrash
Unlike some other religions, Judaism holds that there is no religious exemptions for state-mandated immunizations. Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform rabbis have written responsa on this issue. Many examples are offered here
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#Jewdiverse #Mazeldon #Jewniverse
#Jewish #Judaism #Jews #vaccination #covid #covid19 #vaccines #reformjudaism #orthodoxjudaism #ConservativeJudaism
An intermarried couple joins a synagogue. What are the boundaries for participating in Jewish prayer services? The answer varies significantly among Jewish denominations
https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/2017/08/18/the-role-of-non-jews-in-the-synagogue/
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#Jewdiverse #Mazeldon #Jewniverse
#Jewish #Judaism #Jews
#Torah #OrthodoxJudaism #ConservativeJudaism #ReformJudaism #havurah #beitmidrash #intermarriage #synagogues #interfaith
It's true in one sense at least: ours is the #Judaism of the 58th (20th-21st) century, while Yosef's is that of six centuries earlier.
This is only the latest reminder that the Israeli #Rabbinate is a divisive, hateful, #extremist element that should have been dismantled long ago.
When's the last time your synagogue or Hebrew School taught about the prophet Jeremiah? Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) study is just as important as Talmud
https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/tanakh-study/
#Jewish #Judaism #Torah #OrthodoxJudaism #ConservativeJudaism #ReformJudaism #Masorti #coffeehousetorahtalk #havurah #beitmidrash #Jeremiah #Tanakh #Bible #HebrewBible #HebrewSchool #synagogue
When Europeans went to America they didn’t find ancient manuscripts of Shakespeare: because they were colonisers
Jews in Israel find ancient manuscripts written in Hebrew, the same language they speak today, describing the same rituals they observe: because they’re indigenous.
- Lee Kern
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#Jewish #Judaism #Torah #OrthodoxJudaism #ConservativeJudaism #ReformJudaism #beitmidrash #indigenous #Israel #Zion #Zionism #AshkenaziJews #Ashkenazi #Sephardic #SephardicJews #Mizrachi
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Hi peeps! I'm Kean, a 26-year old trash boi just trying to make it in this capitalist hellscape.
I'm #transmasculine, culturally #Jewish, married, #disabled, and I got that 'tism DLC!
I've been in lockdown since 2019 and I'm nearly housebound.
I'm interested in #anarchism, #solidarity, #socialJustice, and communication. I want to help build a web that's freer, kinder, and more accessible to all.
I'm forever learning how to be a better person to those inside and outside my communities so please feel free to tell me if/when I fuck this up! I promise to take it in stride and do my own research.
I'm constantly writing and not finishing novels, but I hope to publish at some point. I like #horror, #sciFi, #fantasy, and #fanfiction.
I run a #disability #discord, DM me if you want an invite!
I'm converting to #reformJudaism, which has been one of the most positive experiences in my life.
I live in coastal #southernCalifornia, where the air is sweet and the rent is steep.
I'm excited to see that more people (including myself) have finally made the jump to the fediverse and I'm ready to help build a community on here.
Remember, pacifism is complacency and violence is always an answer! Love y'all.
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