Liberal Rabbi of Edinburgh & Leicester, cantor & teacher, passionate about ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ช๐บinterfaith, art, classical music, philosophy, mysticism. Aussie. he/him
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ืืืื ืืจืื ื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืขืื ืชืงืืื. ืืืื ื ืขืฉืจืืช ืืฉืจืืืื, ืืืื ืขื ืขืฉืจืืช ืคืืกืืื ืื, ืืืกืืง ืืืืชืื ืืืื ืืืขืจืืืช. ืืื ืื ืืืชื ืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืคืืืืืืงืืื ืฉืฉืืืืื ืืช ืืฆืื ืืคืืืข ืืงืืืืืช ืืคืืกืืื ืืืช - ืืจืืื ื ืฉืืืจืฅ ืืื ืืฉ ืืงืื ืืืืื ื, ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืฉืืื. ืชืืืก, ืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืืจืืฉ ๐
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Why would any political party want to work with a British party that wants to annihilate a sovereign country?I would hope that we are better than this and I am very pleased that the Green Party is being isolated to allow moderate decent people to run this country, not extremists
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Yes.
The combatant/civilian death rate ratios in Gaza were horrible.
Some experts put them within the range of legality, others donโt. The numbers of Hamas combatants versus civilians is still contested.
But thereโs another point to be made.
Our pain, the Israeli victimsโ families pain, of seeing the whole world count Hamas and Jihad murderers among the Gazan civilian war victims. Why? because the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said so.
From day one, in every major news outlet in the world, the Nukhbas were listed on the side of the angels.
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The amendment to safeguard Jewish members was defeated: 684 in favour, 1,026 against. More than a thousand delegates voted against those protections.
This is a deliberate rejection of Jewish membersโ right to participate without discrimination. A party that votes against protecting Jews while debating whether their self-determination is racist is practising the racism it claims to oppose.
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Ahead of a vote at the Green Conference tomorrow, Iโve written about why this motion does the opposite of what it claims to do. In the name of opposing racism, it erases Jewish history, defines Jewish identity from the outside and brands much of Jewish life as racist.
That is not anti-racism. It is racist in its premise, and it will do nothing to bring Israelis and Palestinians closer to peace
substack.com/@charleybaginskโฆ
It was intensely moving to participate via Zoom in this beautiful ceremony which showed the Israel I live and believe in, an Israel of democracy, liberalism, diversity, justice and peace.
ืืืืชื ืืขืจื ืืจืืืช ืืืืืืื ืชื ืืืื.
ืืื ืืงืก ืืืฉืืชื ืกืืจืืื ืืืืื ืืก, ืคืืฉืชื ืืขืจื ืืช ืืืฉืจืืืืืช ืืืืืชืืช. ืืื ืื ืืฆืืื ืืช ืืืืืชืืช. ืขืืื ื ืฉื ืืื, ืืืคื ืืืจืืื ืืืืื ื ืืืืืจืื ืืืืืืงืจืื, ืืืื ื ืฉื ืืฉื ืืช ืืืืื ื ืืื ืขื ืืชืคืื ืืืื ืืืขืฉื - ืืืืืช, ืืขืืจืฃ, ืืืืืื ืืืืืจื.
ืืงืฉืืชื ืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืชื ืืืจื, ืืืจืช ืืื ืกืช ื ืขืื ืืืืื. ืงืื ืฆืืื, ืืืืฅ ืื ืืงื ืฉื ืื ืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืชื ืฆืืช ืืืืจืฉืช ืขืชืื ืืื ืืืชืจ. ืจืืืชื ืืช ืืืจื, ืืืจ ืืื ืกืช ืืืขื ืงืจืื, ืืืืืง ืืฉืืื. ืจืืข ืฉืืกืื ืืช ืืขืฉืืื ืืฆืืืืจืืช ืืืคืจืืื ืืจืืช ืืขื ืคื ืฉืื, ืืืช ืืืืืง ืืืืืืืื ืืืขืืงืฉ ืืืขื ืืืืงืจืืื, ืฉืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืกืืืื ืืช. ืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืงืืช ืืืจืืืช ืืืคื ืฉืืืจืื ืืคืงืืจืื. ืืืืชื ืืื ืืขืืื ืฉื ืืฆืืื ืืืฆืืื. ืืื ืืืืืง ืคืืขืืช ืืฆืืื ืืช ืฉื ืืืื ื.
ืืฉ ืื ืฉืงืืจื ืืื ืดืืงืก ืืืืจื ืืืืืด, ืืื ืืขืจื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืจืื ืืฉืจืืื ืืฆืจื ื ืฉืืืืื ืืืืื ื, ืฉืืืจืฉ ืฉืื ืื, ืืฉืืืื ืืงืืช ืืช ืืืื ืืืืืื.
ืืฉื ื ืืืื ืื ื ืืืงืง ืืืชืจ ืืืงืก ืืื. ืืืืจื ืฉืื ื ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืื ื ืืืืจืืื.
ืืฉื ืช ื-79 ืืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื, ืืงืก ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืืืืชื ืืืจ ืืจืฆื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืงืก ืฉื ืืืื. ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืืข ืชืขืืืื ืคืืืืืืช, ืืื ืืืจืืข ืืืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืืช, ืฉืื ืืขื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืืชืืืืช ืื.
ืื ืื ื ืืืฆืืื ืืฉื ืช ื-79 ืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืขื ืืื, ืืืื ื, ืืชืืื ืืช ืขืืืื. ื ื ืฆื. ื ืฉืงื, ื ืชืงื, ืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืืคืฉืืช, ืืืืงืจืืืช ืืจืืืื.
ืื ืขืฆืืืืช ืฉืื.
Mark Solomon retweeted
Violence & abuse against Muslims is wrong & reprehensible, but that does not mean that it should have the status of a special crime compared to that against anyone else. Conversely, criticism of Islam or the Koran should be allowed as much as against any other faith or holy text.
Sunday on @BBCRadio4 has a strange idea of balanced reporting: both Jewish AND Palestinian academics who display posters accusing Israel of genocide. No one who feels threatened by this or challenges this slander.
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Itโs amazing that Hamas canโt even locate accurately the bodies of Israeli hostages, but the world believes their โexactโ figures of those killed in the war (none of whom were terrorists, of course!).
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My heart goes out with love & support for trans people - my friends, colleagues, congregants - whose identity, rights & daily lives have been thrown into worry & fear by the ruling of the UK Supreme Court, when trans & LGBTQI+ rights are under intense attack around the world. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
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Spot on
Netanyahu should have resigned on October 8th. His political survival is a gift to Israelโs enemies, who exploit his vulnerability to undermine the war and the fight to free our hostages.
Every failed negotiation is blamed on him, weakening Israel at the table. It doesnโt matter whatโs trueโhis presence alone compromises us.
Now, in the middle of a multifront war, heโs fired the Shin Bet chief to dodge responsibility for the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
October 7th happened on his watch. Instead of sacrificing others, he should take responsibility as the prime minister.
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Mark Solomon retweeted
Dear Chief Rabbi. You have written to MPs objecting to assisted dying: thatโs ok, so long as MPs realise there is a diversity of views within the Jewish community, with many other rabbis in favour because those dying in dreadful pain need the option to let go if they so wish.
Mark Solomon retweeted
Dear Wes Streeting: you say we should be cautious on assisted dying, but the same system being proposed here has been working in Oregon for 27 years; we have huge experience that it works well & safely. Legalising will give people options & save the terminally ill dying in pain.
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Melhem Asad, an Arab Maccabi Tel Aviv fan, helped save Jewish lives last night during the search-and-rescue in Amsterdam.
For several hours, he spoke loudly in Arabic with groups of Israelis who were hiding to mislead assailants into thinking they were not Jewish so they would be left alone.
Melhem saved countless Jewish lives last night.
In the darkest times, moments like these reveal glimmers of hope, partnership, and peace.
@YosephHaddad
A sad little US election gematria.
Heโs the 47th and 45th president. 47 in Hebrew is ืืดื (m-z). 45 is ืืดื (m-h).
Together they make the word ืืืึผื (mezimah) โ an [evil] scheme.
As in Psalm 21:12, โThey planned an evil scheme, but they will not succeed.โ
Except they have.
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BREAKING: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu sacks Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. This is an atrocious decision during wartime meant to serve Netanyahu's narrow political interests and not the well-being of the country.
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This is fantastic news. We are hugely grateful to the Chancellor for recognising our work. We are at a crucial juncture as Holocaust survivors become fewer and frailer, and the importance of ensuring their testimony is preserved and accessible for generations to come cannot be underestimated.
With the surge in antisemitism today and as the Holocaust moves from living history to history, this work is vital and urgent.