(((Yonassan Gershom))) - Autistic Stable Genius

@rooster613

Breslov Hasidic Jew, rabbi, vegetarian, . Author 7 books on Jewish nonviolence, theology, Star Trek & a nature blog. RT doesn't always=agree.

Minnesota, USA
Joined April 2011

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    THREAD: The problem with discussing is that, in the mind of the general public, there is a 2000-year blank between the death of Jesus and the Holocaust. Non-Jews tend to think of Jews as a mere prefix to Christianity.

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  2. 10 Jewish inventions that changed the world. Most of these are post-Holocaust so that might be a cheat in this thread, but I could not resist pointing out the contributions Jews have made to our daily lives.

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  3. The pirate Jean Lafitte was a Sephardi Jew, whose maternal grandfather was burned at the stake by the Inquisition - which influenced his decision to fight for the Americans as a privateer. He was no Zaddik, interesting all the same.

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  4. Although we think of the Inquisition as a European phenomenon, it was active in Mexico also. By the time it was abolished in 1821(that late!) approx 100 Mexican Jews has been killed and hundreds imprisoned.

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  5. Many of the "heretics" killed by the Inquisition were Jews who were forced to convert to Catholicism but still secretly practiced Judaism. Many about Jews date from this period of suspicion and persecution.

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  6. Sunrise through the icicles. Jan 3, 2019. Sandstone, MN.

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  7. Only 14 days left to reach the kickstarter goal for this much-needed documentary film. They are 60% there but still need your help. Every dollar counts. Please donate.

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  8. Irving Berlin (1888-1989) wrote over 1500 songs, including "God Bless America," written in 1818 and first performed in 1938. White supremacists objected to singing it because he was a Jew.

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  9. Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (1135-1204), known as Maimonides in the academic world and by the acronym Rambam to Jews, is better known than many Jewish philosophers because his writings have made it into gentile seminaries and universities. More:

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  11. Jan 2

    With everything else that he said today, it may not get as much attention, but it still stands out that the president of the United States today said the Soviets were right to invade Afghanistan in 1979. Pretty sure that’s a first for an American leader.

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  12. If Jews are Middle Eastern people, why are so many Jewish surnames European-sounding? Because European govts forced Jews take such names. This thread by explains this history:

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  13. Jan 3
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  14. Jan 2

    Trump’s thoughts on the wall - it’s built - it’s not built - it’s concrete - it’s not concrete - it’s steel slats - it’s a fence - it’s not a fence - it’s already paid for - it’s not already paid for - Mexico paid for it - The US will pay for it - it’s like a wheel - no collusion

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    This is Annabelle Fluffnik, a stray who was living under my daughter-in-law's mother's porch. She's ours now.

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  16. Patriots of all parties should be aware that Jews have been a positive part of America from the very beginning. Here is a list famous Jews in the military, from the Revolution onward.

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  17. Jan 3

    I hope Birthright succeeds in connecting young American Jews to Israel and the Jewish people. But if predicates that connection on moral blindness, it will fail...

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  18. Jan 2

    I’m old enough to remember when the Senate *unanimously* passed a bipartisan funding bill that would end the government shutdown.

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  19. Jan 2

    Tomorrow, Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is wearing a thobe at the swear-in ceremony in Washington D.C. Across social media, Palestinian women will be sharing photos of their thobes using . We will be reposting your photos throughout the day!

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  20. Jan 3

    "So much of this is semantics and posturing and politics," says as the government shutdown continues over the funding of a border 'wall.' "It becomes harder and harder and harder for each side to come out of their corner."

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