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It’s HHD time again.
So I decided I’d share my prayer/sacred poetry from last year.
The Blare of the Horn
August 17, 2020
The blare of the horn grew louder.
I felt it resonate in my bones, shaking loose all my insecurities.
I am not enough, but here I am.
The blare of the horn grew louder.
It woke up my heart, turning it from the stone of a selfish life
to the flesh of compassion and hope.
The blare of the horn grew louder.
It opened up my lips and I spoke.
I told you all that I am, all that we are. And you, God, answered in thunder.
The thunder grew louder, grew closer.
I was scared, but I stayed.
You, God, told me not to be afraid,
and that you would dwell with me forever.
The thunder grew louder, until only I could hear it. And I answered you, I am a holy nation. Speak to me and the blast of the horn will sound forever.
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Just think of a generation of women living with the misogyny and abuse at the hands of the men emboldened by Trump's vile rhetoric.
Think of all the innocent victims of Trump’s racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, and antisemitism.
Think of all the people who died from Covid because of Trump's lies and inaction.
So much damage to so many people.
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I feel like the reason there aren’t any ‘Jewish hero fights the Fair Folk’ stories is because we’d easily get out of that situation.
Like, put Hershel of Ostropol in any situation involving the Fair Folk and bro would talk his way out.
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Abortion Mobile Privacy Settings Quick Guide
https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy/
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How your phone documents your abortion experience and what to do about it! By: the Digital Defense Fund
Risk: receipt for payment for your abortion and/or travel in your inbox Alternative: Make an email account just for this purpose, then delete it after
Risk: period tracking app shares your data Alternative: Use a privacy-driven period tracker like Euki App
Risk: search history saved in your phone’s browser, and with your ISP (internet service provider) Alternatives: - Use a privacy-driven search engine, ex: DuckDuckGo - Install a paid VPN to hide websites you visit from your ISP - Browse with Tor or Firefox - Use a private browsing window, or delete your browser history
Risk: payment history for your abortion in a banking or payments app Alternative: use cash or pre-paid gift cards where possible
Risk: ad tracking & location tracking from apps, browser history, & social media activity Alternative: in your phone settings turn off location tracking & mobile ad ID
Risk: sensitive text messages about your abortion experience are kept forever Alternative: use an encrypted chat app, ex: Signal or Wire, with disappearing messages turned on (important!)
For detailed instructions for each of the above tips, visit: https://digitaldefensefund.org/abortion-privacy]
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Full offense, fuck every single one of you who:
"Protest voted" 🙄
Didn't vote at all for reasons unrelated to voter suppression tactics
Has been playing the "both sides" game for however many years because it makes you sound Cool and Very Educated
Has told people who were extremely upset in 2016 that they were being "hysterical" because obviously none of this was going to happen
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I’ve said it before, and I will say it again.
If you want Roe v Wade overturned, but don’t support:
Comprehensive sexual education in schools
Easy and affordable access to contraception
Access to adequate and affordable prenatal care
Paid parental leave
Subsidized childcare
CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program)
WIC,
Then you don’t actually care about reducing abortions or protecting children. You just want to punish women for having sex.
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Incredibly fucking crucial information for Americans where period tracking digitally is concerned: DELETE YOUR DATA, DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT AND DELETE YOUR APPS
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thinking about how in ancient times, at least people knew that the lives their children would lead would….vaguely resemble their own???
People have always fondly reminisced about The Good Old Days and complained about Kids These Days, of course. But—and I cannot stress this enough—when my mom was born the Internet did not exist.
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Passover thought....
I'm supposed to remember that I, too, was a slave in Egypt. That I, too, was there at My. Sinai.
So you ever really think about what that means? How does it shape you? How should it?
I think I should work to fight systems of oppression. And also learn to relax, because I've worked for so hard, for so long. I saw the plagues, and the terrible things they did. And I saw the plagues of my own time, a reflection of them. I should be in awe of God and the things I've seen. And also I'll never see the Promised Land. I see great miracles performed for me. And I'll still cry when I'm hungry. I'll still struggle with faith. I'll come back again and again.
Am I supposed to learn from this? Do I ever get out of Egypt? The desert?
#jumblr#torah#judaism#torah study#jews of tumblr#jew#jewish#moses#passover#passoverseder#pesachseder#pesach#exodus
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Here is my piece for passover this year. I love to focus on those small, unspoken moments in Torah.
Before Pharaoh
Walking up the palace steps is daunting.
This is the place I once called home,
These are the people I once called mine,
But they are no longer.
Was it so long ago?
At the door, this familiar door
How many times have I passed through.
This is the moment,
Once I pass there is no going back.
But I want to turn back,
My own people barely listen to me,
Why should Pharoah?
He won’t.
God already told me that.
But I have to move forward,
Step into the spotlight
And deliver the message God gave me.
My people are crying out.
I know I am slow in speech,
And I know that the words I say to pharaoh,
This man I once called brother,
Won’t matter at all.
He and I will go through the motions,
Back and forth,
And there will be deadly consequences.
“The price of Freedom”,
I tell myself as I move to step down the grand hall,
Towards the fake God-king on his throne.
This is going to be hard fight,
Aaron at my side brings me comfort.
Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh, guide our words.
Are we ready?
Probably not, but it doesn't matter.
No more waiting,
We will stand before pharaoh.
#torah#judaism#jumblr#torah study#pesach#passover#writing#moses#mosesandaaron#jew#jewish#jews#jews of tumblr#passoverseder#pesachseder#haggadah#haggadot#inner thoughts#self talk#selfpeptalk#internal dialogue
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Miscellaneous Jewish things I like:
The valorization of survival, not martyrdom
Shabbat meals
The emphasis on remembrance and continuity with the past
The fact that there are dozens of ways to read any Torah portion, and none of them are wrong
Candles
The solemnity of Yom Kippur
The joy of Simchat Torah
The defiance of Hanukkah
The community of a Pesach seder
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"Safe Abortion for All.
No Compromise - No Apology"
Print by Bum Lung Press
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