RabbiBarat
@baratellman.bsky.social
Nondenominational rabbi committed to the flourishing of all people. Mother to 2 extraordinary daughters. Unabashedly progressive; unapologetically leftist. Abolitionist. Anti-nationalist. Revolutionary love & liberation are Jewish values. Oh, and Levinas.
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Despicable. Especially after all he and his family have been through.
Let's be clear: This is a dry run for the Trump admin to test denaturalizing and deporting anyone they disagree with based on any criteria.
As Jews, we vehemently reject the persecution of Mahmoud Khalil, especially in our name.
Let's be clear: This is a dry run for the Trump admin to test denaturalizing and deporting anyone they disagree with based on any criteria.
As Jews, we vehemently reject the persecution of Mahmoud Khalil, especially in our name.
US immigration judge orders Khalil deportation, his lawyers say separate ruling protects him reut.rs/4n976R7
US immigration judge orders Khalil deportation, his lawyers say separate ruling protects him
A U.S. immigration judge ordered pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil be deported to Algeria or Syria over claims that he omitted information from his green card application, court documents showed on Wednesday.
reut.rs
September 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Despicable. Especially after all he and his family have been through.
Let's be clear: This is a dry run for the Trump admin to test denaturalizing and deporting anyone they disagree with based on any criteria.
As Jews, we vehemently reject the persecution of Mahmoud Khalil, especially in our name.
Let's be clear: This is a dry run for the Trump admin to test denaturalizing and deporting anyone they disagree with based on any criteria.
As Jews, we vehemently reject the persecution of Mahmoud Khalil, especially in our name.
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This certainly suggests that Cuomo and Trump came to an understanding when they talked earlier in the summer. Trump will discourage Republicans from voting for Sliwa and in exchange Cuomo will "cooperate" as mayor
August 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This certainly suggests that Cuomo and Trump came to an understanding when they talked earlier in the summer. Trump will discourage Republicans from voting for Sliwa and in exchange Cuomo will "cooperate" as mayor
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As I wrote last week, every time we deny what is being done by Israel to Palestinians, we deny what the Nazis did to Jews, Romani, and trans/queer and communist/socialist folks
news.chanda.science/archive/refu...
news.chanda.science/archive/refu...
Refusing to name the Final Solution in Gaza
The ancestors demand justice for the living.
news.chanda.science
August 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
As I wrote last week, every time we deny what is being done by Israel to Palestinians, we deny what the Nazis did to Jews, Romani, and trans/queer and communist/socialist folks
news.chanda.science/archive/refu...
news.chanda.science/archive/refu...
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What Olivia Reingold and Tanya Lukyanova are doing here is science denial that is comparable to COVID denialism and vaccine denialism
And scientists who are experts on nutrition and disease should speak out forcefully 🧪
And scientists who are experts on nutrition and disease should speak out forcefully 🧪
I’m kind of speechless with this one. I can’t imagine the kind of person who continues to make the argument that it doesn’t count as real starvation if the kids were already sick.
August 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What Olivia Reingold and Tanya Lukyanova are doing here is science denial that is comparable to COVID denialism and vaccine denialism
And scientists who are experts on nutrition and disease should speak out forcefully 🧪
And scientists who are experts on nutrition and disease should speak out forcefully 🧪
If you ever asked yourself, “what would I have done in 1938 Germany” now is your chance to demonstrate what you would have done. Sign up with JFREJ or New Sanctuary Coalition for court watch and accompaniment.1/2
July 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
If you ever asked yourself, “what would I have done in 1938 Germany” now is your chance to demonstrate what you would have done. Sign up with JFREJ or New Sanctuary Coalition for court watch and accompaniment.1/2
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As Mayor, I’ve promised to build 500,000 new homes in NYC.
50,000 of those homes will be built in thriving new neighborhoods—on just four of the city’s 12 municipal golf courses.
50,000 of those homes will be built in thriving new neighborhoods—on just four of the city’s 12 municipal golf courses.
June 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
As Mayor, I’ve promised to build 500,000 new homes in NYC.
50,000 of those homes will be built in thriving new neighborhoods—on just four of the city’s 12 municipal golf courses.
50,000 of those homes will be built in thriving new neighborhoods—on just four of the city’s 12 municipal golf courses.
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The biggest divide on the Supreme Court today was between justices who assume Trump will follow the law in good faith and justices who are increasingly fearful that his administration can't be trusted to abide by court orders.
Guess which faction represents a majority. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Guess which faction represents a majority. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Supreme Court May Pick the Worst Possible Case to Cede More Power to Trump
Everyone at the Supreme Court seemed to agree that the United States is in the midst of an emergency.
slate.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The biggest divide on the Supreme Court today was between justices who assume Trump will follow the law in good faith and justices who are increasingly fearful that his administration can't be trusted to abide by court orders.
Guess which faction represents a majority. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Guess which faction represents a majority. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Thank you for your excellent platform! We were so impressed by your commitment to NYC’s libraries
NYC’s libraries are vital social infrastructures, providing not just a place for learning but a community space where New Yorkers can come together. I’m deeply grateful to LibraryPAC for this #1 endorsement.
May 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Thank you for your excellent platform! We were so impressed by your commitment to NYC’s libraries
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that pcpsr poll i posted earlier says that support for binationalism is extremely low and that most palestinians want an independent state on '67 borders
Raef Zreik argues that while the Zionist philosopher Martin Buber couldn’t escape a colonial mindset, his binationalist vision offers a way forward in Israel/Palestine.
Wrestling with Martin Buber
The Zionist philosopher couldn’t escape a colonial mindset, but his binationalist vision offers a way forward in Israel/Palestine.
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May 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
that pcpsr poll i posted earlier says that support for binationalism is extremely low and that most palestinians want an independent state on '67 borders
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Senator Murphy, you need to be on every news outlet explaining this to the world. It’s my understanding that if no one capitulates, then the plan does not work. I know there has already been some that have, but that needs to stop!!
April 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Senator Murphy, you need to be on every news outlet explaining this to the world. It’s my understanding that if no one capitulates, then the plan does not work. I know there has already been some that have, but that needs to stop!!
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Valid visa and now gone. BTW, she was here to SAVE LIVES.
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Brown University Professor and Doctor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Valid visa and now gone. BTW, she was here to SAVE LIVES.
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
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I have to say: Chuck Schumer is a weak man and a fool. This was the one cudgel Dems had. Now it's up to the courts which we new from the beginning were at best going to slow some things down. There's 18 hours left to somehow bring additional pressure to bear. It will be really hard to do that.
March 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I have to say: Chuck Schumer is a weak man and a fool. This was the one cudgel Dems had. Now it's up to the courts which we new from the beginning were at best going to slow some things down. There's 18 hours left to somehow bring additional pressure to bear. It will be really hard to do that.
The Trump regime is trying to crush dissent beginning with those who speak out for Palestinian freedom. This is a threat to all who believe in justice. Tell Congress to protect students & demand Mahmoud’s release: bit.ly/freemahmoudnow
Release Mahmoud Khalil & Protect All Student Activists
Write to Columbia University and the Department of Homeland Security!
Over the past two days, we have seen a deliberate and dangerous escalation in the suppression of free speech targeting our moveme...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Trump regime is trying to crush dissent beginning with those who speak out for Palestinian freedom. This is a threat to all who believe in justice. Tell Congress to protect students & demand Mahmoud’s release: bit.ly/freemahmoudnow
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This extreme escalation is an egregious violation of first amendment rights. Now is the moment to speak out and oppose this as fiercely and loudly as possible.
March 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This extreme escalation is an egregious violation of first amendment rights. Now is the moment to speak out and oppose this as fiercely and loudly as possible.
Proud to have been with If Not Now, JFREJ & Rabbis4Ceasefire to say to the ADL, you don’t promote Jewish safety youtu.be/3p1UKvGG1co
"They have a very warped idea of what constitutes Jewish safety."
YouTube video by The Struggle Video News
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March 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Proud to have been with If Not Now, JFREJ & Rabbis4Ceasefire to say to the ADL, you don’t promote Jewish safety youtu.be/3p1UKvGG1co
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Yesterday, hundreds of Jews gathered outside of the ADL conference in Midtown Manhattan to show that the ADL does NOT speak for us– and is actively putting us in danger.
March 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Yesterday, hundreds of Jews gathered outside of the ADL conference in Midtown Manhattan to show that the ADL does NOT speak for us– and is actively putting us in danger.
I despise Musk, all he does and all he stands for, but SNL’s parody of Musk is a disgusting ableist mockery of neurodivergent people. Not funny. Just shameful.
March 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I despise Musk, all he does and all he stands for, but SNL’s parody of Musk is a disgusting ableist mockery of neurodivergent people. Not funny. Just shameful.
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February 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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A powerful article that shows once again how prophetic Baldwin was.
February 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A powerful article that shows once again how prophetic Baldwin was.
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Imagine the uproar if a university had cancelled a session with Israeli patients. There would be calls of antisemitism and Harvard would apologise and reinstate them immediately. But because it’s the other way round, this doesn’t matter.
January 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Imagine the uproar if a university had cancelled a session with Israeli patients. There would be calls of antisemitism and Harvard would apologise and reinstate them immediately. But because it’s the other way round, this doesn’t matter.
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Julie Gray, wife of Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev, who joined Musk in his visit to Auschwitz speaks out. She says that Musk felt nothing during the tour & only "cared about how he looked."
She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.
She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Julie Gray, wife of Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev, who joined Musk in his visit to Auschwitz speaks out. She says that Musk felt nothing during the tour & only "cared about how he looked."
She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.
She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.
Excellent and necessary info.
This is all great, but especially the linked list of municipalities that have 287g agreements where local law enforcement is obliged to cooperate with ICE:
Multiple cities reporting that ICE raids have begun.
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
January 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Excellent and necessary info.