Jessie Goldberg

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

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⚠️BREAKING: Horrifying new details about the conditions in which Avinatan Or was held hostage by Hamas:

He was held in a cage only 1.8 meters high. He was kept in the cage the entire time, and for the majority of that time he was handcuffed to the bars of the cage and was alone.

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The perfect pic doesn't exi—

#USOpen

[Jessie Goldberg @JessieGoldberg]

@ZARA_Care can you please confirmed my order was monogrammed? Order number is 53976779984. The confirmation never says if it is and I've had this same product sent before where the monogram was forgotten.

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

I just turned 45.

If you're in your 30's, read this:

[Charlie Sykes @SykesCharlie]

Do it, America.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

The most powerful message to young men in the entire campaign

[Jessie Goldberg @JessieGoldberg]

#KamalaHasMyVote

[Jessie Goldberg @JessieGoldberg]

@Andy Props to Andy's reaction when Barbie didn't know what proactive meant.

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Why does the world hate Jews?

Jew-haters like to repeat how Jews have been expelled from 109 countries—an exaggerated figure intended to indicate that the reason from their expulsion is because they are so evil and harmful to societies where they live. It's a narrative designed to spread hate.

However, the grain of truth in it is that indeed, Jews have been persecuted by a number of their host countries.

Which made me wonder, why is the hate for Jews so severe? Why are they continuously targeted despite making up only around 0.2% of the world's population—around 16M worldwide out of the world's 8B population?

I have a few theories:

Size
I think that their small number is a major factor. Being a minority makes it far more difficult to defend oneself. It also makes the group an easier target.

Jealousy
It's important to note that Jews are not at all the only group to have achieved success in various industries, but it's one of the groups who have contributed the most to various fields like science, arts, literature, technology, and more—despite their small size. People who hate Jews like to use terms like "overrepresented." But how do they intend to control representation exactly? Quotas? That's been tried in academia, actually. Do they say to a young Einstein, sorry, we have enough physics geniuses already? Is only one Steven Spielberg allowed, or is there room for two? Would you like to limit the number of doctors saving lives? It's an absurd idea.

Instead, when different groups have notable achievements, we should should seek to learn from them. What works and why? Curiosity, my favorite philosophy, works best.

With the Jews population, learning was always valued. They were ferocious readers, even if it started with the Torah studies. As a small population, it has also been historically tight-knit, and yes, like other groups, has helped each other through tough times and with opportunities. There's nothing wrong with that. It also doesn't mean that Jews haven't helped many others—they have. There's a lot about the culture that has nurtured this appreciation for learning and pursuing occupations that contribute to society. Why hate that instead of embracing it? Why can't we all strive to do better?

It's also important to note that despite these achievements, there are many Jewish people who are poor, unsuccessful, etc, like in any other group.

The Jesus thing
Some people can't get over the claim that Jews killed Jesus. Except it was actually the Romans.

As Frank K. Flinn, Ph.D., professor of religious studies at Washington University in St. Louis and an expert on Catholicism, suggests in an article published on the university's website:
“Had the Jewish authorities been directly involved, Jesus would have been stoned, as Stephen was in Acts 7. Only Roman authorities could authorize crucifixions and they often did so on a gruesome, massive scale."

He says that the earliest accounts of the crucifixion, such as the Gospel of Mark written circa 60-70 C.E., "make clear that it was Pilate who had Christ crucified. Gospels written much later, such as those of Matthew and Luke, reflect different interests and viewpoints, and each places more and more blame on the Jews."

But these facts haven't gotten ahead of feelings that the Jews are to blame.

Non-propagating religion
Unlike most religions, Judaism doesn't propagate. In fact, if someone wants to convert, the rabbi must reject them thrice before accepting.

Once accepted into the conversion process, it's not an easy one and requires much study. But, once finished, by Jewish law, we are not allowed to distinguish a convert from a "born Jew." They must be treated and seen equally in every way.

That said, given the difficulty, we definitely don't see many converts. And many view this with suspicion or a sense that Jews believe themselves to be superior. Further, the idea of "being chosen" is misunderstood.
It is seen, again, as if the Jews believe themselves to be superior. That's incorrect. We often joke "chosen for what?" because it hasn't been so great to be Jewish throughout history.

But the idea of "being chosen" refers to being chosen to set a good example to the world and help heal it through the idea of "tikkun olam." It's not a reward or special status, but rather a responsibility.

There's of course many, many Jews who don't even believe any of that since it's an ethno-religion.
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And this is why, class, I think some people (too many) hate the Jews.

Some of them may have hope. They have limited understanding and views. They are struggling in life and need a scapegoat. It doesn't validate their views, but it explains them...and perhaps if we address these things, we can change some minds and hearts.

And some people, unfortunately, will go to their graves hating...when they could have chosen to judge individuals based on their own actions and words.

[Jessie Goldberg @JessieGoldberg]

@Monkeydude @MrAndyNgo 😂😂 complete morons

[Avi Mayer אבי מאיר @AviMayer]

Of the 700 Israelis confirmed dead so far following the Hamas invasion, some 260 were young people murdered while participating in a dance party in the desert.

Israeli authorities believe Hamas knew about the party and targeted it specifically.

[Andrew—#IAmTheResistance @AmoneyResists]

It’s going to be truly awe-inspiring to watch the party that has insisted for decades that prisoners should not have the right to vote argue that one should be elected President of the United States.

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Sai sweetie. Jenna Lyons attends the Met Gala. Jenna Lyons has a dress everyone was talking about after she wore it to Solange’s wedding. She is confident and beautiful. Stay in your lane honey #RHONY

[d. @OriginalDWoods]

I know Miss. 50 Boring Shades of Neutral Sai is not calling herself trying to give fashion advice to THEE Jenna Lyons… She’s packed 32 pieces of luggage and has given us NOTHING for 2 episodes. #RHONY

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John Mulaney’s Netflix special “Baby J” delves into the comedian’s drug addiction, intervention by friends and stint in rehab. His comedy has become “spikier, pricklier, sometimes slower while remaining as funny as ever,” @zinoman writes. https://t.co/qHcoBBrnNo

[Jessie Goldberg @JessieGoldberg]

@waitbutwhy Don't rush it

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@hannahferrier_ Malibu rising

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@accountabaelity @SmartLess @SeanHayes @batemanjason @arnettwill @ApplePodcasts @WonderyMedia @amazonmusic Agreed. It's my favorite podcast but it was too much. I wanted to learn about him!