Tema Smith

@temasmith

Jew-ish identity, , (); Dir. of Community Engagement; TO. Views mine, etc.

Toronto, ON, Canada
Joined June 2011

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    4 Dec 2018

    My first byline in the , on good apologies and the requirement to listen honestly and with open ears in pursuit of social justice.

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  2. 4 hours ago

    OK! I read it. And wow nailed it. She succeeds in holding the leaders to task for all the ways in which they’ve failed the Jewish community while ALSO asking the Jewish community to commit to difficult dialogue. The only possible path forward.

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  3. Retweeted
    Jan 4

    Sometimes antisemitism feels like when you’re a kid getting a wedgie from a bully & an adult intervenes telling you to sort it out amongst yourselves, like there’s equal blame. It’s the same prickle behind the eyes of injustice & frustration at not being seen or believed.

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  4. Retweeted
    6 hours ago
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    I love this. I’ll add that it is rare that we have the agency to define ourselves. It is the nature of racism to define us and institutions enforce it

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  5. 7 hours ago

    January 4: I am grateful for and all the laughs it has provided. I’m excited for the final season.

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  11. 12 hours ago

    The difference between America and Canada, as told by politicians dancing... America —

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  15. Retweeted
    21 hours ago

    I have felt conflicted as a social justice activist lately. I have felt spurned. I have felt excluded. And then here comes with a great voice that calls folks in for deeper and meaningful conversations. Read her latest here:

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  16. 15 hours ago

    I have re-read this thread countless times today and I am overwhelmed with feeling grateful for this community that I live in and work in, and for the friends that I have made along the way. , thank you, thank you, thank you.

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  18. Retweeted

    If you’re more upset about the people complaining about the problems in Jewish communities than the problems themselves you are part of those problems.

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  19. 18 hours ago

    Wow this got me right in the feels... Please Stop Asking Me When I'm Going to Have Kids. I Can't. via

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  20. Retweeted
    Jan 3
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    Welcome to Nuance - a Jewish Twitter version of Gehenna where you are in a permanent state of explaining “on the other hand...” and “that’s too extreme” over and over and over again.

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  21. Retweeted

    Is it really fair to call it a culture war if one side can't even recognize a bit from THE BREAKFAST CLUB?

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