#shalom — Public Fediverse posts

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

"[T]he 56th annual #NYC #PrideMarch Sunday, which was themed “For All of Us.

But for many #Jewish participants, the festivities unfolded against a backdrop of growing unease.

“It’s been a lot harder to be Jewish in #queer spaces, and often hard to also be queer in Jewish spaces as well,” Schafer said. “And so I think that we’ve seen record numbers of people here needing to find community.”

Last year, #Ottawa’s #Pride Parade was cancelled after pro-#Palestinian #protesters blocked the route, and in 2024, Jewish #Lesbians in #NewYork began hosting their own Pride celebration, #Shalom, #Dykes, after organizers of the #DykeMarch hosted their parade under the theme “Dykes Against #Genocide.”

On Saturday, #California Jewish State Sen. #ScottWiener said in a post on X that he had been harassed “verbally and physically” while attending a #trans march in #SanFrancisco earlier in the week."

https://www.jta.org/2026/06/29/ny/a-tale-of-two-marches-lgbtq-jews-face-cheers-and-heckles-at-nyc-pride

https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2025/mltf-statement-on-u-s-bombing-of-iran/

#Iran #Israel #USA #Peace #MilitaryLaw #Shalom #Salaam #Saleh #NLG #NationalLawyersGuild

Seen in #Stockbridge, #Edinburgh.
#shalom #salaam #ShalomSalaam

Salaam/Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu

(Hebrew and Arabic)

Peace will come upon us
Peace will come upon us
Peace will come upon us
Upon us and upon the whole world.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DMomBbCyDlI&si=fpuCyrj9fTRfAuch

#Salaam #Shalom #peace #israel

https://youtu.be/m4xMgMYxC6I?si=H-n-sI7PqPnk5vyH

Salaam
The Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
#Salaam #Shalom #peace #Israel
#mazeldon

It is important now, more than ever, to affirm that intentional attacks on civilian populations are always wrong, no matter what....even for what we believe are just causes.

#ShalomSalaam #Shalom #Salaam #Peace #Ukraine #Russia #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #USA

https://www.fosna.org/the-fosna-blog/ongoingnakba

A thoughtful piece that discusses the elements of the #Nakba from a Palestinian perspective.

I think it is good supplemental reading for those celebrating #Israel75 right now, because these stories are too intertwined to ever really separate. A just and peaceful settlement in Israel/Palestine will require looking squarely at both of these stories.

#Mazeldon #Shalom #Salaam #ShalomSalaam #Israel #Palestine

I have largely avoided news from #Israel and #Palestine over the last few days, but jumped over to #Haaretz a moment ago and am horrified by the headlines.

I don't have any great wisdom to add to the conversation, except to say that this not ok. None of it is:-- raids on the Al-aqsa mosque, rocket attacks on civilian populations in Israel, the use of indiscriminate firepower in densely populated #gaza... all of it is evil and should be called out as such.

#Passover is a time of celebrating liberation and practicing hospitality. It is not a time for war.

#Shalom #Salaam
#Mazeldon

@Str8nger @theautisticcoach

I know it is a shorthand we all use to speak of Israel and Palestine as singular entities, but in reality both nations are fractious messes, full of people with very different perspectives, and varying degrees of actual democracy.

There are many Palestinians and Israelis who want a real and lasting #peace. They just aren't being heard right now.

#Israel #Palestine #Shalom #Salaam

https://jewishcurrents.org/the-trap-of-palestinian-participation?mc_cid=c1c1868ab5

Powerful op-ed in #JewishCurrents by Tareq Baconi, a #Palestinian who refuses to be tokenized --- but also making an important point about the trope of the Palestinian as a rejectionist.

#Palestine #Israel #Peace #Shalom #Salaam

Sharing news about a wonderful group - Salaam Shalom Kitchen Nottingham, UK

We are a joint Muslim/Jewish project founded on the belief that working together across communities and perceived boundaries helps build community cohesion and break down barriers.

https://salaamshalomkitchen.co.uk/

#Salaam #Shalom #Brotherhood #Jewish #Muslim #Nottingham #Ally #intersectionality

Two peaces for our times
#NevilleChamberlain #CasusBelli #PaxVobiscum #JeremyIrons #Salaam #Shalom #PNL