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Lisa Silverstein Nelson
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Not your grandparents' rabbi. Musician. Writer. Yogini. Ima. Founding member of BK Bridgebuilders, combating racism, sexism, and antisemitism along with all forms of hate. Founder of Positive Jewish Living and Ahava Yoga.
Greta,

Israel gave you the chance to watch footage of the October 7 massacre. You refused.

You speak of justice, but won’t look at Jews being slaughtered…

If you can’t bear to see it, maybe you should stop sailing in support of those who did it.

Sincerely,
The Zionists
June 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In honor of Pride month, here is a list of all of the countries in the Middle East that recognize same sex marriage:

1. Israel
June 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you’re still romanticizing the movement behind these chants, it’s time to wake up.

“Intifada” is not a metaphor.

“From the river to the sea” is not poetry.

And when you excuse or ignore violence like this, you’re not neutral…

You’re complicit.
June 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
They were gathered peacefully to call for the release of hostages held by Hamas.

He screamed about “Zionists” and “Free Palestine” as he attacked.

This *was* a terror attack.
This *was* antisemitism.
June 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
600 excruciating days in captivity.

These hostages are not just political pawns.

They are divine souls created in God’s image.

Each day they remain in bondage is a stain on the conscience of the world.

Please God, heal them, protect them, and bring them home in peace.

#BringThemHomeNow
May 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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April 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Over 75 neighbors who care about the safety and security of those who live in central Brooklyn D39 showed up on Sunday, ready to table, door-knock, and phone bank because we are fed up with our city councilwoman Shahana Hanif. This is what a local, grassroots, people-powered movement looks like.
April 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
As long as we’re throwing out the constitution full stop…might as well get behind this guy again.

Or the gal…💪🏾
April 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Sunday that “the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine,” his most direct statement yet on the issue, following the death of a second child of the condition in the outbreak in West Texas. 

Huh. Who would have known?
April 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It is stunning that no one in TX is calling CPS to remove the surviving kids from potential harm, but *are* arresting defiant abortion providers who support women who refuse to relinquish our right to bodily autonomy.
March 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The parents of the 6 year old in TX who died of measles said that “the disease isn’t that bad” based on the fact that their other four kids all survived. They are also saying that measles are “good for the immune system” (in line with the nonsense coming from RFKjr).
March 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Except, in this case, those pool balls are actual human beings.

I didn’t think I could lose any more confidence in this administration.
March 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Mike Johnson just compared Elon’s chainsaw approach to reducing government “waste” to slamming the cue ball into racked balls in a pool game…you just slam it as hard as you can without a plan and see what happens.
March 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Vance said “…if you’re chasing a 3-year-old as part of a political protest, you’re a s*** person.” (Note that he accuses them of chasing the kid, not him).

It’s more likely that his kid became is “increasingly anxious and scared” because her father is willfully destroying democracy.
March 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Two weeks ago, when Rep Ro Khanna brought up children JD accused him of emotional manipulation.

Today, JD used his 3 year old kid as a shield, accusing protesters of chasing him while with her.
March 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
For the record, I have several neighbors who *still* have “Ceasefire Now” signage hanging in the hood. It’s been almost two months since the ceasefire began.

Just wondering if my neighbors plan to leave the signs up until the next brutal attack by Hamas so they don’t have to bother rehanging them.
March 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Lisa Silverstein Nelson
I have solved Bird Flu. Give the chickens ivermectin. Have the chickens practice Earthing. The problem with their immune systems is they are not touching the soil enough. Coffee enemas for all chickens. Also we must stop reading them Ibram X. Kendi. Eggs will be back and most importantly not gay.
February 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It’s unbearably sad.
When we hear that someone died, Jewish tradition teaches that the first thing that should leave our lips should be:

Blessed be the Judge of Truth.

But today I see no Truth…

Only shattered families and a devestated nation.

May their memories be blessings to all who knew and loved them.
February 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
When we hear that someone died, Jewish tradition teaches that the first thing that should leave our lips should be:

Blessed be the Judge of Truth.

But today I see no Truth…

Only shattered families and a devestated nation.

May their memories be blessings to all who knew and loved them.
February 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Reposted by Lisa Silverstein Nelson
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”

John Quincy Adams

#presidentsday
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”

Abraham Lincoln

#presidentsday
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”

Harry S. Truman

#presidentsday
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”

Theodore Roosevelt

#presidentsday
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

John F. Kennedy

#presidentsday
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM