Roly Matalon

Senior Rabbi, B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc Co-founder Global Piyut Music Project & Sepharad Yerushalaim New York

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

In this week's Toward Shabbat, Rabbi @RolyMatalon writes about how Abraham Joshua Heschel's striking speech, "The Meaning of this Hour," still rings true today as we pray for peace in Ukraine.

Read his full reflection below. Shabbat Shalom.
https://t.co/89VonRXAgk

[Roly Matalon @RolyMatalon]

Listen to President Zelensky:
https://t.co/fNILQsj7l8

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

“I can’t believe that we are living in a country where there are such people who are stepping up and doing this shameful thing and being collaborators with the murder, the murder of thousands of people potentially. God forbid that this will continue to escalate."
@RolyMatalon

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Sharing some thoughts before Shabbat. Shabbat shalom and peace for Ukraine. https://t.co/gputWfcIF7

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Sharing some thoughts about this week before Shabbat. Shabbat shalom! https://t.co/I0jxUpTraI

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

We are watching with horror the devastating events at Congregation Beth Israel in Texas, and are praying for the safety of Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and the other hostages. We pray for a swift and safe resolution to this horrifying situation.

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

לְ֭מַעַן אַחַ֣י וְרֵעָ֑י אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּ֖א שָׁל֣וֹם בָּֽךְ:
For the sake of my friends and companions I pray that peace be yours. (Psalm 122)

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

אַֽל־תִּ֭תְּנֵנִי בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ צָרָ֑י כִּ֥י קָמוּ־בִ֥י עֵדֵי־שֶׁ֝֗קֶר וִיפֵ֥חַ חָמָֽס׃
Do not hand me over to those who besiege me, for false witnesses who breathe hatred have risen against me. (Psalm 27)

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

(2/2) We invite you to join a (virtual) community memorial on 7/19 at 8:30 AM EDT led by Rabbis Mannes Kogan, Avi Weiss, Alejandro Avruj, and our own Rabbi @RolyMatalon.

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

(1/2) On July 18, 1994, a van bomb attacked the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA—the central organization of the Jewish community in Buenos Aires), killing 85 people and injuring hundreds. This bombing is Argentina’s deadliest terrorist attack to date.

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

We are fully committed to the love of humanity and of all human beings, and peace and security for all—not just our own.

Read our full statement on recent incidents:

https://t.co/JgkgbcO0t4

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

Read Rabbi @RolyMatalon's powerful reflection on the situation in Israel and Gaza in this week’s Toward Shabbat. ➡️ https://t.co/TsBXbTVPZG

[Sam Bahour @SamBahour]

Do you want to know why #Jerusalem is burning?

Watch "Dispossession in Sheikh Jarrah: Then & Now” https://t.co/8IzlExtd57

Post-screening discussion here:
https://t.co/5ays7u8UGs

#SaveSheikhJarrah #StopJerusalemExpulsions #Palestine #Israel @m7mdkurd @JustVisionMedia

[Roly Matalon @RolyMatalon]

Sharing my message before Shabbat about the verdict in the murder of George Floyd. https://t.co/Q4KsDQhJHw

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Sharing some thoughts before Shabbat — Shabbat shalom! https://t.co/MkJgIzz8o6

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@GBARGIL @MeravMichaeli כל הכבוד גברי! בהצלחה!!!

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With deep gratitude to our beloved teacher and friend Bassam Saba, extraordinary musician and exquisite human being.

[Marina Rustow @mrustow]

On Friday Lebanon lost one of its greatest music educators and musical talents to Covid-19, and I and many others lost a teacher and a friend. Take 7 minutes to listen to what he could do with a hollow reed and human breath. Bassam Saba Arabic ney taqsim https://t.co/sTut0sj225

[B'nai Jeshurun NYC @bjnyc]

We say kaddish today to mark Trans Day of Remembrance. We are all made B’tzelem Elohim and celebrate infinite expressions of the Divine, keeping in our hearts trans people who have been lost to violence, hate crimes, and suicide this year. May their memories be for a blessing.

[Roly Matalon @RolyMatalon]

This Thanksgiving small is great and less is more. #ThanksgivingPledge