Simanim: Die Symbole von Rosch Haschana
Beim Rosch Haschana Seder verzehrt man vor der Hauptmahlzeit symbolische Speisen, die unsere Hoffnungen und Wünsche für das neue Jahr ausdrücken. Diese Speisen werden „Simanim“ (Zeichen) genannt.
Judaism
Die Torah der Woche!
Vollkommen klar, es heißt Wochenabschnitt, Paraschah oder Sidra, aber nicht unbedingt »Torah der Woche« – dennoch wurde dieser Titel absichtlich gewählt. Er ist simpel und eingängig ausgewählt, denn er sagt, was die Hörer dieses (doch…
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Der Berliner Verlag »Jüdisches« bringt Gebetbücher für die Hohen Feiertage mit gleichwertiger Übersetzung heraus
Progressive Jewish group launches think tank to counter right-wing ideas
The think tank will fund research, host events with scholars, and publish essays that draw on Jewish traditions.
Yiddish Classes — The Workers Circle
Who, What, Where, Why, and How are we Jews? My Twitter Followers Explain it all to non-Jews
I recently tweeted a question to my Jewish followers: “What is the most-difficult thing about the Jewish people to explain to non-Jews?” I was inundated with responses that were enlightening, fascinating, and reflect a wide range of priorities, obsessions, quirks, and arguments. In other words, it was all very Jewish. Below are some of the answers, divided by category.
Warum wollen in Deutschland so viele Menschen jüdisch sein?
Die Kantorin Avitall Gerstetter beklagt das Verhältnis zwischen Konvertiten und geborenen Juden in den Gemeinden. Was steckt hinter der Frage, wer Jude ist?
Warum wollen in Deutschland so viele Menschen jüdisch sein?
Die Kantorin Avitall Gerstetter beklagt das Verhältnis zwischen Konvertiten und geborenen Juden in den Gemeinden. Was steckt hinter der Frage, wer Jude ist?
Gottesdienste, Shiurim + Feste
Yiddish
Michael Twitty’s ‘Koshersoul’ blends history, culture and culinary identity
Master chef and culinary historian Michael Twitty's new book, "Koshersoul," explores foods and traditions of Jewish and Black culture.
Mark Bittman on Twitter
"Jewish can be Black food, and Black food can be Jewish — it isn't something that people really consider." @KosherSoul https://t.co/LaJEqraU4m— Mark Bittman (@bittman) August 10, 2022
Yiddish-speaking Vikings (cross-posted with Souciant webzine) - Keith Kahn Harris
I wrote the following for Souciant magazine – cross-posted with permission: Heavy Metal is often seen as a quintessentially white, Western, music. That is indeed the case much of the time. Metal emerged out of white, blue collar mutilations of the blues in working class heartlands such as the English West Midlands. Metal imagery is often festooned Read more ...
Queen of the night regine
FYMA: A Lesser Key
academic zine on appropriation & antisemitism in western occult movements
The Next Generation
Young people get organized in Yiddishland
Einst Ultraorthodox – Der liberal-chassidische Rabbiner Akiva Weingarten in Dresden und Basel
Zu den vielen guten Dingen, die vom Erinnerungsjahr "1700 Jahre jüdisches Leben in deutschen Landen" bleiben werden, gehört der Podcast #2021JLID. In einer sehr faszinierenden Folge interviewte die Journalistin Shelly Kupferberg den Ex-Haredim Akiva Weinberg,…
In the rarified world of Jewish letters, a mind-boggling font of Jewish history
Faux-Hebrew fonts have been around for more than a century, but were the origins of this lettering Jewish or antisemitic?
Die Sederschüssel - Was gehört darauf?
Different from All Other Nights – A Queer Passover Haggadah
Ma Nishtana
A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Ally Haggadah
The Mourner’s Kaddish Is Misunderstood | My Jewish Learning
The Mourner’s Kaddish is perhaps the most radical — and misunderstood — prayer in the siddur. The Kaddish is often ...
Denominational Differences On Conversion | My Jewish Learning
Denominational Differences on Conversion. Contemporary Issues with Judaism and Conversion. Converting to Judaism. Jewish Lifecycle.
»Bedarf men honig, as zucker is siss?«
Über verschiedene Sammlungen von jiddischen Zitaten, Sprichwörtern und Sentenzen
20 Black Jews You Should Know | My Jewish Learning
Just about every person who is Black and Jewish has inevitably been met with surprise upon sharing their identities. Widespread ...
Why Do Jews Put Stones on Graves? | My Jewish Learning
Why do Jews put stones on graves instead of leaving flowers? Is there a ritual or blessing that goes along with this practice?
Jüdisches Museum FFM on Twitter
#Rache in jüdischer #Gegenwartsliteratur ist das Thema der 7. Folge unseres Podcasts zur Ausstellung "Rache. Geschichte und Fantasie." Es unterhalten sich Max Czollek @rubenmcloop und @MirjamWenzel mit Literaturwissenschaftler Sebastian Schirrmeister.https://t.co/MWwWB3L2at— Jüdisches Museum FFM (@jmfrankfurt) May 26, 2022
Overturning Roe would be an unconscionable infringement on the religious freedom of Orthodox Jews - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A commitment to halacha is not contradicted by pro-choice beliefs, write the leaders of two Orthodox seminaries.
Beyond the Theater of Memory: Reflections on Yiddish Singing in the German-Speaking World | In geveb
Isabel Frey reflects on the challenges and possibilities of performing Yiddish music as a Jewish performer in Germany and Austria beyond the insulated Berlin kl
Why do we not have our own version of Freitag Nacht Jews?
The answer lies in the longstanding misguided and racist assumption by TV commissioners that the only people who would be interested in a show about Jews would be other Jews