# jewish communities (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover jewish communities. Page: Feed: --- ## [On One Foot: Benjamin's Weekly Election Roundup](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/on-one-foot-benjamins-weekly-election-9ef) _2026-08-21 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ Erev Shabbat, 8 Elul, August 21, 2026 ## [4 Things You Need to Know about Likud's Primaries (and, yes, Bibi is happy)](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/4-thing-you-need-to-know-about-likuds) _2026-08-18 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ These are people who will die on the hill of Bibi loyalty—at any cost— but could also function well in a right-wing unity government ## [The Piker Libel](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/hasan-piker-uw-libel) _2026-08-14 · The Cholent · The Cholent_ Actually, Jews don't control everything. ## [Notes From the Land: The Only Jew in the Bomb Shelter](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-land-the-only-jew) _2026-08-13 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ “Once, there were all Christian families here, Arabs, Armenians… now, I don’t know anymore” ## [Hamas' Qassam rockets are named after this mosque's first imam](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/hamas-qassam-rockets-are-named-after) _2026-08-12 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ If the walls of this mosque could talk, they would tell a story few know—but now you will ## [This is Nkheila](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/this-is-nkheila) _2026-08-09 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ A story of falling through the cracks of the shifting borders, hostile state policies and new neighbors who want you out ## [The Limits of the Anti-Israel Political Agenda](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/the-limits-of-the-anti-israel-political) _2026-08-07 · The Cholent · The Cholent_ Can we learn anything from the 2026 Washington primary results? ## [On One Foot: Benjamin's Election Roundup](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/on-one-foot-benjamins-election-roundup) _2026-08-07 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ Erev Shabbat, Av 24, August 7 2026 ## [I Was Part of the 2020s Israeli Brain Drain...](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/i-was-part-of-the-2020s-israeli-brain) _2026-08-06 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ ... and immediately regretted it. ## [How the Democratic Party’s Divide over Israel Has Reached Washington State](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/how-the-democratic-partys-divide) _2026-07-31 · Donna Blankinship · The Cholent_ Will growing criticism of Israel affect elections, or is it just optics? ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TpOpklCAKsMY) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [The Price of Collective Denial](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/seattle-jewish-federation-shooting-antisemitism) _2026-07-24 · The Cholent · The Cholent_ Twenty years after the shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, it's time to ask if we told the right story. ## [What's Next for Black-Jewish Relations?](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/whats-next-for-black-jewish-relations) _2026-07-17 · The Cholent · The Cholent_ Rebuilding the old alliance for a new era. ## [We Need to Fight Harder for America](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/we-need-to-fight-harder-for-america) _2026-07-03 · The Cholent · The Cholent_ It's time to get serious about the DSA. ## ['We Cannot Stop Being the Voice for Those Who No Longer Have One.'](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/we-cannot-stop-being-the-voice-for) _2026-06-26 · The Cholent · The Cholent_ What ZAKA saw. Plus: Fire destroys Jewish funeral facility + good news for food. ## [Erdoğan reaffirms support for Türkiye's Alevi community](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/minorities/erdogan-reaffirms-support-for-turkiyes-alevi-community) _2026-06-25 · DAILYSABAH_ The month of Muharram, one of the holiest periods in the Islamic calendar, continues to serve as a time of reflection on the values of justice, sacrifice and unity symbolized by th... ## [Yazidi families return to village in SE Türkiye as safety improves](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/minorities/yazidi-families-return-to-village-in-se-turkiye-as-safety-improves) _2026-06-23 · DAILYSABAH_ Life is returning to Mağara, a historic Yazidi village in the Idil district of Şırnak, southeastern Türkiye, after extensive infrastructure investments and efforts to encourage for... ## [The Song of the Lost Violin](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/the-song-of-the-lost-violin) _2026-06-19 · The Cholent · The Cholent_ How did a historic klezmer violin end up at a Port Angeles Habitat for Humanity? ## [Sponsored: The Foundation Behind Jewish Life in Washington State](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/sponsored-the-foundation-behind-jewish) _2026-06-16 · The Cholent · The Cholent_ A guest post by the Samis Foundation ## [Crying and crying and crying and crying...](https://thecholent.substack.com/p/wa-state-human-rights-jewish-meltdown) _2026-06-12 · The Cholent · The Cholent_ Washington State Human Rights Commission meltdown + send Gov. Ferguson a potato. ## [How I Became a "PhD Candidate in Genocide"](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/how-i-became-a-phd-candidate-in-genocide) _2026-05-24 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ I moved to Italy full of enthusiasm to work on my doctorate in ancient texts, but I was met with a wall of hatred, intolerance and ignorance that leaves me searching for a way to rebuild ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/k1BFugW3z5U8) _2026-05-24 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [Shalom Rav the Blog Becomes Shalom Rav the Newsletter](https://rabbibrant.com/2026/04/19/shalom-rav-the-blog-becomes-shalom-rav-the-newsletter/) _2026-04-19 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ This will be my last post on Shalom Rav, the blog. But don’t worry: I’m moving things to a newsletter format, also called Shalom Rav, and I’ll be posting there regularly. Please subscribe here to receive my posts via email. (If you don’t get the confirmation link in your inbox, make sure to check your \[…\] ## [The Destroyer Unleashed: A Meditation on the Ten Plagues](https://rabbibrant.com/2026/03/24/the-destroyer-unleashed-a-meditation-on-the-ten-plagues/) _2026-03-24 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ The recitation of the Ten Plagues is one of the signature moments of the Passover seder – and for many, one the most morally problematic. At the apex of the Magid section – the telling of the Exodus story – seder participants read aloud the series of plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians to \[…\] ## [“Take my winter sickness and give me your spring vitality!”](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/take-my-winter-sickness-and-give) _2026-03-17 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ These are words that millions of Iranians are saying as they jump over fires this evening ## [Zarathustra Still Speaks — Part I](https://holylandspeaks.substack.com/p/zarathustra-still-speaks-part-i) _2026-03-16 · Benjamin Birely 𓂆🕊️ · HolyLandSpeaks_ The Zoroastrian legacy in Iran is often unknown or misunderstood, but it continues to reverberate throughout Iranian Islam ## [Why We Cancelled Purim This Year](https://rabbibrant.com/2026/03/03/why-we-cancelled-purim-this-year/) _2026-03-03 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ A Letter to Tzedek Chicago and V’Ahavtah members: Dear Haverim After much consultation over the weekend, we’ve decided to cancel the Tzedek Chicago – V’ahavtah Purim program scheduled for this evening, March 2. We did not come to this decision lightly. In the end, we could simply not imagine celebrating a festival of making merry \[…\] ## [Türkiye launches new action plan for Roma citizens](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/minorities/turkiye-launches-new-action-plan-for-roma-citizens) _2026-01-21 · DAILYSABAH_ As Türkiye continues reforms aimed at integrating ethnic, religious and minority communities, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has approved a new long-term strategy document and acti... ## [The Narrow Place of Gaza Becomes Increasingly Narrower](https://rabbibrant.com/2026/01/20/the-narrow-place-of-gaza-becomes-increasingly-narrower/) _2026-01-20 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ In the cycle of weekly Torah readings, we’ve recently begun the book of Exodus, the central sacred narrative of the Israelites’ journey from oppression to liberation. In the story, Egypt, the place of the Israelites’ servitude, is less historical than mythical, referred to in Hebrew by the word Mitzrayim, meaning “narrowness.” Mitzrayim is the Exodus \[…\] ## [Antisemitic Arson in Jackson, Mississippi: In Search of Moral Clarity](https://rabbibrant.com/2026/01/16/antisemitic-arson-in-jackson-mississippi-in-search-of-moral-clarity/) _2026-01-16 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ Last Shabbat the Jewish community received the devastating news that Beth Israel, the oldest synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, was attacked by an arsonist. The fire caused extensive damage to the library and sanctuary, destroying two Torah scrolls and damaging five more. Thankfully, though the synagogue building was extensively burned, no one, other than the arsonist \[…\] ## [Top Alevi figure hails Turkish govt reforms '500-year revolution'](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/minorities/top-alevi-figure-hails-turkish-govt-reforms-500-year-revolution) _2026-01-07 · DAILYSABAH_ Once a taboo in relations between the Turkish state and the Alevi community, government officials now visit cemevis, the places of worship of Alevism. Their goal has been to meet w... ## [Epiphany rites draw Orthodox faithful to Istanbul’s shores](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/minorities/epiphany-rites-draw-orthodox-faithful-to-istanbuls-shores) _2026-01-06 · DAILYSABAH_ Orthodox Christians gathered Tuesday at the Aya Triada Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district to mark the anniversary of the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ with a... ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/j7IVSEIECaEO) _2026-01-06 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [Optimism prevails for reopening of Orthodox seminary in Türkiye](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/optimism-prevails-for-reopening-of-orthodox-seminary-in-turkiye/news) _2025-11-24 · DAILYSABAH_ A Catholic pontiff's visit to Türkiye instills hope in the Orthodox community. As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Türkiye to mark a ke... ## [Judaism After Genocide: My Conversation with Peter Beinart](https://rabbibrant.com/2025/11/20/judaism-after-genocide-my-conversation-with-peter-beinart/) _2025-11-20 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ On November 2 I had the pleasure to engage in a public conversation with journalist/author Peter Beinart in a program co-sponsored by Jewish Currents and my congregation Tzedek Chicago, We explored a wide range of issues arising from the current moral-political moment in Israel Palestine. I was particularly grateful to interrogate the issues raised by \[…\] ## [Over 1,000 Jewish Clergy Can’t be Wrong on Mamdani and Anti-Zionism – Or Can They?](https://rabbibrant.com/2025/10/27/over-1000-jewish-clergy-cant-be-wrong-on-mamdani-and-anti-zionism-or-can-they/) _2025-10-27 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ As if there wasn’t enough drama over the candidacy of Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s mayoral race, last week saw the release of “A Rabbinic Call to Action: Defending the Jewish Future,” a statement from an ad hoc group calling itself “The Jewish Majority,” condemning Mamdani for voicing political convictions that “delegitimize the Jewish \[…\] ## [The Nightmare in Gaza is Far From Over](https://rabbibrant.com/2025/10/16/the-nightmare-in-gaza-is-far-from-over/) _2025-10-16 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ It is the morning after. While the ink has dried on Trump’s 20 point “peace plan,” it has become brutally clear that the nightmare for Gazans is far from over. Yes, the return of Palestinian and Israeli captives has been an occasion for genuine joy and celebration. Yes, Israel has ended its relentless genocidal bombing \[…\] ## [Our First Decade at Tzedek Chicago: Sermon for Yom Kippur 5786](https://rabbibrant.com/2025/10/03/our-first-decade-at-tzedek-chicago-sermon-for-yom-kippur-5786/) _2025-10-03 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ This Yom Kippur, amazingly, is Tzedek Chicago’s tenth Yom Kippur. And since Yom Kippur is a day for taking stock of the year that’s past, I want to to share some thoughts about our congregation’s first ten: to explore our history, our growth and perhaps most importantly, to offer some thoughts about what has changed \[…\] ## [We Have Failed Gaza: Sermon for Erev Yom Kippur 5686](https://rabbibrant.com/2025/10/03/we-have-failed-gaza-sermon-for-erev-yom-kippur-5686/) _2025-10-03 · Rabbi Brant Rosen · Shalom Rav_ On Yom Kippur, we say the hard truths out loud. On Yom Kippur, we proclaim together as a community: chatanu, we have sinned. We have failed. We have not lived up to our promises of the past year. I don’t know that I’ve ever experienced these words more brutally than I do this year. In \[…\] ## [In Türkiye's Edirne, one Romani leader’s music speaks for many](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/minorities/in-turkiyes-edirne-one-romani-leaders-music-speaks-for-many) _2025-04-10 · DAILYSABAH_ In the historic city of Edirne in northwestern Türkiye, Çeribaşı Fikri Ocak stands as one of the most prominent figures embodying the vibrant and joyful spirit of Romani culture.... ## [President Erdoğan highlights diversity in Christmas message](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/president-erdogan-highlights-diversity-in-christmas-message/news) _2024-12-25 · DAILYSABAH_ President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan highlighted the importance of diversity in Türkiye as he congratulated the Christians celebrating Christmas. 'On the occasion of Christmas, I ext...