#Torah

Sorry, I'm not deleting the tweet. I stand by it. And I'm going to explain precisely why.For the last 10 years, Britain has suffered continually under a government which has
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Thinking about how, in Judaism, redeeming captives is considered a "great mitzvah," something that takes precedence over even supporting the poor, and the cash bail system. 1/x thread Maimonides writes
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“Judeo-Christian” isn’t a thing. It a) positions Jews & Christians against Muslims, is Islamophobic b) elides Christian oppression & murder of Jews over more than 1000 years & c) ignores
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In my Akkadian class, we recently came across the word muškēnu, which is obviously cognate to Arabic مِسكين miskīn. So naturally, I decided to look into its origins and exactly
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More specific q? You’re not obligated to forgive someone if they haven’t asked your forgiveness AND already demonstrated that they’ve done transformative work to bc someone who makes different choices.
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#Exodus 2:1-10The birth of MosesThere is SO MUCH going on in these ten verses it’s hard to know where to start. Okay, let’s start with which story we’re in. The
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Over the summer I had a chance to teach a month-long Iyyun Shiur on the topic of the Eglah Arufah, discussing the ritual mandated in a scenario when an anonymous
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Evidence for the truth of the Prophethood of Muhammad[THREAD] First of all, it is essential to understand that guidance to the true religion of Islam and belief in the Prophet
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The commandment to honor one's father & mother (or parents of whatever gender, presumably) in the 10 Commandments has been used many times as a clobber verse--as a way of
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okay i said i was gonna do this so here it is:Dear Goyim,a thread of how to be a good jewish ally / how to recognised your ingrained antisemitic behaviours
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this is literally what like every Jew who reads the parables has been trying to tell youbut y'all keep insisting these stories are about how Judaism is badhttps://twitter.com/ErinGreenbean/status/1354933835666837510 like these
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No Orthodox Jew? Come and learn, Newt. 1/xTalmud Yevamot 69bIf she is found pregnant, until the fortieth day it is mere fluid.https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/1307968344750845953 Talmud Gittin 23bWhat is the reason for Rabbi
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Mom survived Theresienstadt, Majdanek, & Auschwitz. She was literally a slave. She stayed in Canada 5 years 'til she could legally enter the US. She was a Freedom Rider. She
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The undeniable proof about the divine source of the Quran through the story of Joseph by comparing both stories of Joseph in the Old Testament and the Quran [ a
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Hi everyone! Here’s step-by-step details I would like to share from my experience handing my nomination papers at City Hall for #RunningForPublicOffice #yegWomen [a thread] 1/ The email reminder
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True fact. Also, interestingly, this fact enabled probably the first major trans-friendly modern Jewish legal ruling. Kind of a story, so: thread.https://twitter.com/amydentata/status/935322429949227008 So. 2 Kings 2:11– Elijah the prophe
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