One issue with my #IndieWeb #WordPress #blog is that I cannot get replies to go into the proper thread. My replies are stand-alone.
Orthodox queer Jews exist. We daven, we learn, we light Shabbos candles. We exist between the mechitzas, in the ezrat nashim, in the margins and the middle. Not all queer Jews are Reform. Some of us are shomer negiah, wear mitpachat, and cry over Rashi. Some of us are frum and faggots, and that’s not a contradiction—it’s a covenant. We are not half-Jews. We are not visitors in your community. We are your siblings. Your teachers. Your neighbors. And we are just as worthy of love and belonging as the straightest guy in a black hat. Don’t forget us. We’re still here. And we’re not going anywhere.
@chaya_papaya@babka.social Thank you for writing this. I often feel closeted in both gay Jewish (Reform) and Orthodox Jewish settings, because the world tells me I have to give up on tradition and mitzvos for being gay. If Judaism has taught me anything, it’s this: Don’t give up. Be welcoming to everyone. Every day is another chance to keep moving forward. Your post reminded me of these timeless lessons.
Orthodox queer Jews exist. We daven, we learn, we light Shabbos candles. We exist between the mechitzas, in the ezrat nashim, in the margins and the middle. Not all queer Jews are Reform. Some of us are shomer negiah, wear mitpachat, and cry over Rashi. Some of us are frum and faggots, and that’s not a contradiction—it’s a covenant. We are not half-Jews. We are not visitors in your community. We are your siblings. Your teachers. Your neighbors. And we are just as worthy of love and belonging as the straightest guy in a black hat. Don’t forget us. We’re still here. And we’re not going anywhere.
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Any #vegan #WFPB matzo ball soup recipes? #Passover #Jewish #Mazeldon #cooking #vegetarian
#TIL there’s no #Hebrew word for matzo ball soup, just the #Yiddish word. #Mazeldon #Jewish
#Israeli salad got me censored in a cooking chat, possibly. #politics #XMPP #Israel #Mazeldon #Jewish
#Passover #breakfast idea: Quinoa with Israeli salad and avocado!
#cooking #holidays #Mazeldon #vegan #vegetarian #WFPB #Jewish
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Tariffs threaten to upend markets that Missouri and Kansas farmers depend on: 'Absolutely bad news' U.S. row crop farmers produce enormous quantities of food, and they depend on selling lots of it overseas. They thrive under free trade policies. They're also big spenders, laying out billions on the heavy equipment, seed and fertilizer they use, making them doubly vulnerable to tariffs. #tariffs #Missouri #Kansas #farmers https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-04-04/tariffs-farmers-missouri-kansas-economy