You can criticize Israel without:
-Claiming that Jews are happy to kill children
⁃Blood libels
⁃Conspiracy theories
⁃Claiming Jews control the media
⁃Saying Jews bribe politicians
⁃Denying Jewish history
⁃Saying Jews have no culture
⁃Whitewashing violence against Jews
You can criticize Israel without being antisemitic.
Today, I paid a visit to the hallowed ground of Yad Vashem where I had the distinct honor of meeting Dr. Gita Cycowicz and Ms. Rena Quint, two Holocaust survivors.
I vow to continue our shared, unending work to fight the poison of antisemitism wherever we find it in the world.
One can have a Bachelors degree in music, 5 years of cantorial school and 10 years of professional experience, but somehow everyone else knows best which Mah Tov tune will set the tone for the service. Interesting.
Join me and Dara Horn for an important conversation about antisemitism, Holocaust inversion, and the traumas Jews experience on a daily basis. https://t.co/Al5yVMvE99
Calling out others for failing to see the truth of our experience can be uncomfortable, but it is a discomfort that can lead to greater understanding. https://t.co/gqhsCTONdU
Given my experience at the Hartman Institute, my relationships with its leadership, and my great esteem for the values the Institute carries, I was both surprised and horrified to read about a controversy involving it this past week. https://t.co/FirbhQ81tJ
“While it’s not possible to fully know the experience of another, we can gain a sense of perspective and benefit significantly through an awareness of the struggles of others, particularly through stories of their perseverance.” https://t.co/YLWnx3pF7l
After the promotion, if only we win the prize - then we’ll be content. So we tell ourselves. @RabbiYoshi of @WiseLA and college counselor Sherri Geller help Leon explore the false correlation between achievement and satisfaction. Outward Success, Internal Happiness - S2 E3 is out
The question Rabbi Davidovits asks is why would God need our words of thanks at all? While we might wish to be thanked for the kindnesses we show others, God is beyond all words of thanksgiving or praise” writes @RabbiYoshi
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“But when Israel is held to a double-standard and demonized, it’s no longer legitimate criticism; it’s antisemitism, arguably the only form of racism that seems to be widely tolerated today.” https://t.co/YNvojumlSI