Rabbi Emma Gottlieb (she/her)
@rabbiemma.bsky.social
Human. Friend. Daughter. Sister. Dog-mom. Tante. Canadian. Nerdy Jew.
Achieved notoriety as the first female rabbi to work full time in Cape Town, South Africa.
Torah. Life. Prayer. Justice. Music. Dogs. LEGO.
www.rabbiemmagottlieb.com
Achieved notoriety as the first female rabbi to work full time in Cape Town, South Africa.
Torah. Life. Prayer. Justice. Music. Dogs. LEGO.
www.rabbiemmagottlieb.com
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This week some have focused their #parasha studies on Jewish views on abortion. Today especially, the question of how we value and evaluate life takes me far beyond the abortion debate, thinking of all the other ways in which life is valued or not in our world.
This week some have focused their #parasha studies on Jewish views on abortion. Today especially, the question of how we value and evaluate life takes me far beyond the abortion debate, thinking of all the other ways in which life is valued or not in our world.
The Value of a Life (Mishpatim 5785) – Rabbi Emma Gottlieb
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February 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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This week some have focused their #parasha studies on Jewish views on abortion. Today especially, the question of how we value and evaluate life takes me far beyond the abortion debate, thinking of all the other ways in which life is valued or not in our world.
This week some have focused their #parasha studies on Jewish views on abortion. Today especially, the question of how we value and evaluate life takes me far beyond the abortion debate, thinking of all the other ways in which life is valued or not in our world.
We often visualize leaders as standing above or in front of their constituents but it’s interesting to notice that here the people are standing over Moses. Sometimes being a leader is backbreaking, exhausting, overwhelming, even demoralizing. (Continued in comments)
February 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We often visualize leaders as standing above or in front of their constituents but it’s interesting to notice that here the people are standing over Moses. Sometimes being a leader is backbreaking, exhausting, overwhelming, even demoralizing. (Continued in comments)
Todays #Torahthought as I study the #parasha: The Israelites seem to disobey Moses’ instructions. Some may have done so intentionally but this commentary notes that some of them may legitimately not have known any better (ie they never got the instructions). (Continued in comments)
February 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Todays #Torahthought as I study the #parasha: The Israelites seem to disobey Moses’ instructions. Some may have done so intentionally but this commentary notes that some of them may legitimately not have known any better (ie they never got the instructions). (Continued in comments)
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Throwback: Jewish American Rabbi, Abraham Joshua Heschel, marched in Selma with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in 1965.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Throwback: Jewish American Rabbi, Abraham Joshua Heschel, marched in Selma with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in 1965.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
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Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Great teaching from @steinsaltz.bsky.social Great teaching from @steinsaltzcenter - Every person must face a combination of the miraculous and the routine. How do we find the miraculous in the everyday moments? How do we uplift the routine and find sacredness within it? #torahteaching
February 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Great teaching from @steinsaltz.bsky.social Great teaching from @steinsaltzcenter - Every person must face a combination of the miraculous and the routine. How do we find the miraculous in the everyday moments? How do we uplift the routine and find sacredness within it? #torahteaching
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"In a place where there are no humans, strive to be a human." (Pirkei Avot 2:5)
When kindness is absent, be the one who shows it. When justice is ignored, be the one who speaks up. Judaism calls us to embody humanity, even when others don’t.
When kindness is absent, be the one who shows it. When justice is ignored, be the one who speaks up. Judaism calls us to embody humanity, even when others don’t.
February 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"In a place where there are no humans, strive to be a human." (Pirkei Avot 2:5)
When kindness is absent, be the one who shows it. When justice is ignored, be the one who speaks up. Judaism calls us to embody humanity, even when others don’t.
When kindness is absent, be the one who shows it. When justice is ignored, be the one who speaks up. Judaism calls us to embody humanity, even when others don’t.
Today’s thought on the #parasha inspired by my daily study with the @steinsaltzcenter app: The Israelites rewrite their memories of Egypt in their panic over surviving the harshness of the wilderness. (Continued in comments)
February 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today’s thought on the #parasha inspired by my daily study with the @steinsaltzcenter app: The Israelites rewrite their memories of Egypt in their panic over surviving the harshness of the wilderness. (Continued in comments)
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Powerful learning from this week’s Torah portion (c/o the awesome @steinsaltzcenter app). Gods name can equate breath and eternity or it can connote calamity and destruction.
Follow onto comments for the rest of my thinking on this.
Follow onto comments for the rest of my thinking on this.
February 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Powerful learning from this week’s Torah portion (c/o the awesome @steinsaltzcenter app). Gods name can equate breath and eternity or it can connote calamity and destruction.
Follow onto comments for the rest of my thinking on this.
Follow onto comments for the rest of my thinking on this.
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NEW: The Jewish leaders who led the early X ad boycott under Musk released a new letter. We call on:
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
Analysis | Some Jewish leaders renew calls for X boycott as Musk’s power grows
Citing “Nazi salute” and antisemitic content, rabbis break with ADL in pressing advertisers, app stores to drop X
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February 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NEW: The Jewish leaders who led the early X ad boycott under Musk released a new letter. We call on:
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
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Palestinians deserve a state with freedom, prosperity, and safety alongside their Israeli neighbors who deserve the same.
Their future is intertwined together.
The president and prime minister who suggest otherwise are harming everyone involved and denying a future full of justice and security.
Their future is intertwined together.
The president and prime minister who suggest otherwise are harming everyone involved and denying a future full of justice and security.
February 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Palestinians deserve a state with freedom, prosperity, and safety alongside their Israeli neighbors who deserve the same.
Their future is intertwined together.
The president and prime minister who suggest otherwise are harming everyone involved and denying a future full of justice and security.
Their future is intertwined together.
The president and prime minister who suggest otherwise are harming everyone involved and denying a future full of justice and security.
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Children are going to starve. And die. We will never be forgiven for this immorality
February 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Children are going to starve. And die. We will never be forgiven for this immorality
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February 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you are interested in figuring out which CCAR rabbis are active on this platform, I created this starter pack. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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We need to keep our focus in multiple places at once.
We need to protest the horrific atrocities unfolding,
AND we need to remember that they want our attention away from (as someone in my mentions aptly put it) the thieves in the treasury.
We can hold both.
1/x
We need to protest the horrific atrocities unfolding,
AND we need to remember that they want our attention away from (as someone in my mentions aptly put it) the thieves in the treasury.
We can hold both.
1/x
February 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
We need to keep our focus in multiple places at once.
We need to protest the horrific atrocities unfolding,
AND we need to remember that they want our attention away from (as someone in my mentions aptly put it) the thieves in the treasury.
We can hold both.
1/x
We need to protest the horrific atrocities unfolding,
AND we need to remember that they want our attention away from (as someone in my mentions aptly put it) the thieves in the treasury.
We can hold both.
1/x
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We all know congregations like this, including in the Jewish community.
This phenomenon is very real amidst us.
The years ahead will be tough.
They will be tougher if we remove leaders who speak truths and justice over platitudes.
This phenomenon is very real amidst us.
The years ahead will be tough.
They will be tougher if we remove leaders who speak truths and justice over platitudes.
Pastor pushed out after parishioners complain about focus on racial justice
Leaders of a Baptist church in North Carolina ousted the pastor after congregants started leaving. A secret tape provides a rare look at the debate when a message threatens a business model.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We all know congregations like this, including in the Jewish community.
This phenomenon is very real amidst us.
The years ahead will be tough.
They will be tougher if we remove leaders who speak truths and justice over platitudes.
This phenomenon is very real amidst us.
The years ahead will be tough.
They will be tougher if we remove leaders who speak truths and justice over platitudes.
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What Trump is calling for in Gaza is ethnic cleansing, plain and simple. It is unconscionable, and it is evil.
February 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What Trump is calling for in Gaza is ethnic cleansing, plain and simple. It is unconscionable, and it is evil.
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The MF can try to cancel Black History Month
but it's still Black History Month.
(You should always be reading Black writers. All the time. But here's a list if you wanna get in the mood.)
but it's still Black History Month.
(You should always be reading Black writers. All the time. But here's a list if you wanna get in the mood.)
Read Black Writers
Read Black writers all the time. Always. For the month of Feb we're recommending a book a day to highlight great voices, so compiling here.
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February 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The MF can try to cancel Black History Month
but it's still Black History Month.
(You should always be reading Black writers. All the time. But here's a list if you wanna get in the mood.)
but it's still Black History Month.
(You should always be reading Black writers. All the time. But here's a list if you wanna get in the mood.)
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One cabinet member vowed to stop drinking if he was approved, another who’ll probably be approved has claimed he’ll stop being antivax if he gets in.
Here’s an idea: How about nominees whose past behavior isn’t already so disqualifying that they have to promise not to do it anymore??
Here’s an idea: How about nominees whose past behavior isn’t already so disqualifying that they have to promise not to do it anymore??
February 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
One cabinet member vowed to stop drinking if he was approved, another who’ll probably be approved has claimed he’ll stop being antivax if he gets in.
Here’s an idea: How about nominees whose past behavior isn’t already so disqualifying that they have to promise not to do it anymore??
Here’s an idea: How about nominees whose past behavior isn’t already so disqualifying that they have to promise not to do it anymore??
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Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the vote on RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary:
"I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it."
BOOM!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it."
BOOM!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
February 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the vote on RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary:
"I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it."
BOOM!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it."
BOOM!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
In this week’s parasha we cross to freedom. . . Or do we? This #parashapoem explores the complexity of our readiness for freedom then and now. How can we be worthy of the freedoms we have? How does singing help manifest freedom and our readiness to receive it?
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As If We Are Worthy (B’shalach 5785) – Rabbi Emma Gottlieb
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February 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In this week’s parasha we cross to freedom. . . Or do we? This #parashapoem explores the complexity of our readiness for freedom then and now. How can we be worthy of the freedoms we have? How does singing help manifest freedom and our readiness to receive it?
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Want to do something tangible to help trans people in the USA? Support the Transgender Law Center.
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Donate - Transgender Law Center
Supporters like you are critical to our success by providing the resources necessary to advance the rights of transgender and gender nonconforming people, defend our victories, and ensure our movement...
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February 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Want to do something tangible to help trans people in the USA? Support the Transgender Law Center.
transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/
transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/
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Action #12: Read this article by Daniel Hunter on 10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won. Pick one item to focus on and think about or journal about it. For me, it is number 5: Discerning my path.
10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won
The key to taking effective action in a Trump world is to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion, and disorientation.
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February 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Action #12: Read this article by Daniel Hunter on 10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won. Pick one item to focus on and think about or journal about it. For me, it is number 5: Discerning my path.
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"The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as your citizens. You shall love the stranger as yourself." (Leviticus 19:33)
January 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as your citizens. You shall love the stranger as yourself." (Leviticus 19:33)