We used @thealeph.bsky.social 's hagaddah (with some adjustments to localize to South Africa) last year, and it worked really well for a table of queer folk

I acknowledge your point, and it's a pertinent one. It's a good thing Israel isn't the only country which borders Gaza. Hopefully they can increase the aid which pours over the border from Egypt. There is stuff which comes from the other country they share a border with, right?

How do we, as leaders, teach our communities to help hold what needs holding? How do we educate people on how to participate fully in community, in a Western society which values the individual as more important? How do we move from a pay for service model?

I read it as, they moved towards Egypt as a feint to keep Pharaoh thinking they were coming back. But then it became obvious they weren't really coming back

bsky.app/profile/alic... belongs here. Trebuchet away!

Yes, this. We can only act in the present, no matter where we've come from. Take lessons from the past, but don't try to live there

Counterpoint:

Aggressive reinforcement of gender roles goes hand in hand with transphobia. And is also historically the first move of fascism.

My friend @rabbiemma.bsky.social posted these words (read the first comment): www.facebook.com/share/p/14z1.... You might find them useful

Subversive Torah is Torah. Talmud is littered with subversive readings

A3: stretching out hands and arms! Hands and arms are so important in the blessings in Bereishit. We see negative "blessings" in Yaakov's final words to his sons, so they're not necessarily positive. I was comparing some other translations of נטה. Bent. Perverted? #ParahaChat

A4: for an example, look at TikTok's recent manipulations with the US President. With the "we're banned" then "the incoming president saved us", they were trying to earn points to make their desired outcome more likely #ParshaChat

A4: I read this as politics. I work in a corporate setting, and letting someone win, and acknowledging the win, can be an effective power move to get something they're against, passed. #ParshaChat

I was born in a monarchy, so this didn't occur to me. Thank you for the perspective #ParshaChat

You mean you don't deal with a shul board? #parshachat

A1: another thing was outstretched arms and hands. The different ways you can stretch out an arm or a hand, sometimes for good (blessings?), sometimes for ill. I saw Gd bringing us out of mitzrayim with an outstretched hand, as a loving hug. Previously I've seen just protection. #ParshaChat