Notices by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (theradr@mstdn.social)

There’s a verse in Torah where Miriam and Aaron make a fuss about Moses’ "Kushite wife."

In our antiblack culture, it’s often assumed that they’re saying something about race.

But— that takes a lot of things out of context.

Like-- geography, and culture, and politics, and family relationships, and the assumptions they may have held.

So what else could be going on?

Read and share:

https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/kushite/

So. Time that a rabbi said it, so I'll be that guy:

The Divine-Authorized Conquest Of The Holy Land is a horrendous, toxic narrative that's been used to justify untold atrocities, including now.

AND it never happened.

Looking at what likely DID happen may actually be critical at this moment.

Read and share:

https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/conquest/ 🌱

I have such issues with Christians who call other Christians "not real Christians" b/c they're harmful--it's gaslighting to the victims of Christianity's brutal history.

Here's what engaging w/harmful branches of a tradition can look like, from Rabbi Dr. Haviva Ner-David. 1/x

Reminder: despite white people loving to quote the line from “I Have a Dream” abt individualistic things (judging people), most of the speech was abt systemic racism, incl things that continue to harm now—police violence, housing injustice,voter suppression, insufficient change.