Rabbi Micah Streiffer
@mstreiffer.bsky.social
Rabbi, teacher, eternal student. (He/him)
Founder at LAASOK.org.
PhD Student at McMaster University.
Host of Seven Minute Torah podcast
Founder at LAASOK.org.
PhD Student at McMaster University.
Host of Seven Minute Torah podcast
Pinned
A reminder that Jewish practice isn’t all or nothing. You’re not “religious“ or “not.“ You don’t “keep Shabbat“ or “not.” It is legitimate to build a meaningful practice that is reflective of your beliefs and values, and to interpret Jewish practices in creative (and ever evolving) ways.
"The totalitarian world is a world of answers rather than questions." - Milan Kundara
Judaism encourages us to ask questions - at the Seder & every day. We are never to acquiesce to “the way things are” without asking serious questions about whether things OUGHT to be that way.
Chag Sameach
Resist
Judaism encourages us to ask questions - at the Seder & every day. We are never to acquiesce to “the way things are” without asking serious questions about whether things OUGHT to be that way.
Chag Sameach
Resist
April 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"The totalitarian world is a world of answers rather than questions." - Milan Kundara
Judaism encourages us to ask questions - at the Seder & every day. We are never to acquiesce to “the way things are” without asking serious questions about whether things OUGHT to be that way.
Chag Sameach
Resist
Judaism encourages us to ask questions - at the Seder & every day. We are never to acquiesce to “the way things are” without asking serious questions about whether things OUGHT to be that way.
Chag Sameach
Resist
Health care ought to be a human right, not a commodity.
April 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Health care ought to be a human right, not a commodity.
Reposted by Rabbi Micah Streiffer
Hope is not wishful thinking or waiting—it is an action, a process.
Hope doesn’t come after the difficulty; it emerges from it. It is found not in certainty but in uncertainty.
Check out this session with Laasok and @mstreiffer.bsky.social!
Hope doesn’t come after the difficulty; it emerges from it. It is found not in certainty but in uncertainty.
Check out this session with Laasok and @mstreiffer.bsky.social!
Hope is a Journey: Seeking, Striving, and Sustaining | Rabbi Jeremy Markiz
YouTube video by LAASOK
youtu.be
March 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hope is not wishful thinking or waiting—it is an action, a process.
Hope doesn’t come after the difficulty; it emerges from it. It is found not in certainty but in uncertainty.
Check out this session with Laasok and @mstreiffer.bsky.social!
Hope doesn’t come after the difficulty; it emerges from it. It is found not in certainty but in uncertainty.
Check out this session with Laasok and @mstreiffer.bsky.social!
My Torah podcast for this week is called "Study is an Act of Resistance." It's about how, in Judaism, study empowers us to stand up to tyrants.
You can listen on any podcast app by searching Seven Minute Torah. Thanks for listening.
You can listen on any podcast app by searching Seven Minute Torah. Thanks for listening.
March 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
My Torah podcast for this week is called "Study is an Act of Resistance." It's about how, in Judaism, study empowers us to stand up to tyrants.
You can listen on any podcast app by searching Seven Minute Torah. Thanks for listening.
You can listen on any podcast app by searching Seven Minute Torah. Thanks for listening.
Excited about this short class on Thursday. Please join us!
I am extremely excited to be teaching a session this Thursday on Hope with Laasok.
It is called:
Hope is a Journey: Seeking, Striving, Sustaining
I hope you'll join me!
Sign up here: laasok.org/tikvah/
Thank you @mstreiffer.bsky.social!
It is called:
Hope is a Journey: Seeking, Striving, Sustaining
I hope you'll join me!
Sign up here: laasok.org/tikvah/
Thank you @mstreiffer.bsky.social!
March 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Excited about this short class on Thursday. Please join us!
Everybody needs a little hope right now!
Please join us this Thursday (noon Eastern) on Zoom, to study Jewish texts about hope with Rabbi Jeremy Markiz.
You can register (free!) at LAASOK.org/tikvah
Please join us this Thursday (noon Eastern) on Zoom, to study Jewish texts about hope with Rabbi Jeremy Markiz.
You can register (free!) at LAASOK.org/tikvah
March 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Everybody needs a little hope right now!
Please join us this Thursday (noon Eastern) on Zoom, to study Jewish texts about hope with Rabbi Jeremy Markiz.
You can register (free!) at LAASOK.org/tikvah
Please join us this Thursday (noon Eastern) on Zoom, to study Jewish texts about hope with Rabbi Jeremy Markiz.
You can register (free!) at LAASOK.org/tikvah
In these difficult times, LAASOK has become a place of learning, hope, community & *resistance* for liberal Jews - a place to connect with each other and with the tradition that nourishes us.
We are a virtual, liberal Beit Midrash ("house of study").
Check us out at LAASOK.org.
We are a virtual, liberal Beit Midrash ("house of study").
Check us out at LAASOK.org.
In Judaism, study is an act of resistance 💪
March 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
In these difficult times, LAASOK has become a place of learning, hope, community & *resistance* for liberal Jews - a place to connect with each other and with the tradition that nourishes us.
We are a virtual, liberal Beit Midrash ("house of study").
Check us out at LAASOK.org.
We are a virtual, liberal Beit Midrash ("house of study").
Check us out at LAASOK.org.
Oh Donald....shut up.
March 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Oh Donald....shut up.
"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."
March 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."
In Judaism, study is an act of resistance 💪
March 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In Judaism, study is an act of resistance 💪
I'm going to be teaching this short class about healing in Judaism this Thursday at Noon eastern. It's only half an hour, and totally free. I hope you'll join us.
You can sign up for the "Tikvah Through Text" series (of which this is part) at www.laasok.org/tikvah
You can sign up for the "Tikvah Through Text" series (of which this is part) at www.laasok.org/tikvah
March 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I'm going to be teaching this short class about healing in Judaism this Thursday at Noon eastern. It's only half an hour, and totally free. I hope you'll join us.
You can sign up for the "Tikvah Through Text" series (of which this is part) at www.laasok.org/tikvah
You can sign up for the "Tikvah Through Text" series (of which this is part) at www.laasok.org/tikvah
If you're interested in Jewish feminism and in diverse ways to think about God, this upcoming class at LAASOK will be of interest.
You can register at laasok.org/current-offe...
Free and open to all. Please join us!
You can register at laasok.org/current-offe...
Free and open to all. Please join us!
February 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If you're interested in Jewish feminism and in diverse ways to think about God, this upcoming class at LAASOK will be of interest.
You can register at laasok.org/current-offe...
Free and open to all. Please join us!
You can register at laasok.org/current-offe...
Free and open to all. Please join us!
"This state of affairs is unrecognizable to most Americans. But Putin recognizes it. So does Xi Jinping. In Trump, they can plainly see a version of themselves. He is doing their work for them."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...
Opinion | Trump Has the Same Idea in Mind for Ukraine and the Department of Justice
What do Ukraine and the Justice Department have in common?
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"This state of affairs is unrecognizable to most Americans. But Putin recognizes it. So does Xi Jinping. In Trump, they can plainly see a version of themselves. He is doing their work for them."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...
Please, please stop using Hamas's atrocities as an excuse to call for further atrocities.
February 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Please, please stop using Hamas's atrocities as an excuse to call for further atrocities.
Watching CTV days before the Ontario election. I'm aware that the ads for Bonnie Crombie (the Liberal leader) have subtitles, and the ads for Doug Ford (the Conservative leader) don't.
As a person who doesn't hear well, that says a lot about which candidate cares about me.
As a person who doesn't hear well, that says a lot about which candidate cares about me.
February 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Watching CTV days before the Ontario election. I'm aware that the ads for Bonnie Crombie (the Liberal leader) have subtitles, and the ads for Doug Ford (the Conservative leader) don't.
As a person who doesn't hear well, that says a lot about which candidate cares about me.
As a person who doesn't hear well, that says a lot about which candidate cares about me.
And another 25 ❄️
In honour of the birthday of the trees, I just shoveled 15cm of snow off of my driveway. Happy Tu Bishvat, everyone?
February 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
And another 25 ❄️
What a pleasure to gather with the Southern Jewish community by zoom & talk about Jewish environmentalism!
Thank you to the Institute of Southern Jewish Life & Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience for inviting me!
On Tu Bish'vat may we focus on our responsibilities to the earth.
🌍 🌳 🌴 🌎
Thank you to the Institute of Southern Jewish Life & Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience for inviting me!
On Tu Bish'vat may we focus on our responsibilities to the earth.
🌍 🌳 🌴 🌎
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
What a pleasure to gather with the Southern Jewish community by zoom & talk about Jewish environmentalism!
Thank you to the Institute of Southern Jewish Life & Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience for inviting me!
On Tu Bish'vat may we focus on our responsibilities to the earth.
🌍 🌳 🌴 🌎
Thank you to the Institute of Southern Jewish Life & Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience for inviting me!
On Tu Bish'vat may we focus on our responsibilities to the earth.
🌍 🌳 🌴 🌎
In honour of the birthday of the trees, I just shoveled 15cm of snow off of my driveway. Happy Tu Bishvat, everyone?
February 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In honour of the birthday of the trees, I just shoveled 15cm of snow off of my driveway. Happy Tu Bishvat, everyone?
"There have been tyrants... and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall." - Gandhi
February 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"There have been tyrants... and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall." - Gandhi
Reposted by Rabbi Micah Streiffer
We should all be condemning Kanye.
We should all be condemning N*zis.
But we must also take action against those who are normalizing this hatred and antisemitism: Donald Trump and the Republican politicians who refuse to hold him accountable.
We should all be condemning N*zis.
But we must also take action against those who are normalizing this hatred and antisemitism: Donald Trump and the Republican politicians who refuse to hold him accountable.
February 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We should all be condemning Kanye.
We should all be condemning N*zis.
But we must also take action against those who are normalizing this hatred and antisemitism: Donald Trump and the Republican politicians who refuse to hold him accountable.
We should all be condemning N*zis.
But we must also take action against those who are normalizing this hatred and antisemitism: Donald Trump and the Republican politicians who refuse to hold him accountable.
Felow liberal Jews: if you're longing for a progressive Jewish community and learning right now, please come join us at LAASOK, the liberal Beit Midrash ("House of Study.")
www.laasok.org
We all need hope and courage right now. Come be part of a values-based Jewish learning community. 
www.laasok.org
We all need hope and courage right now. Come be part of a values-based Jewish learning community. 
LAASOK
Sacred Texts, Modern Meaning
www.laasok.org
February 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Felow liberal Jews: if you're longing for a progressive Jewish community and learning right now, please come join us at LAASOK, the liberal Beit Midrash ("House of Study.")
www.laasok.org
We all need hope and courage right now. Come be part of a values-based Jewish learning community. 
www.laasok.org
We all need hope and courage right now. Come be part of a values-based Jewish learning community. 
Rabbi Laura Bellows taught this important study session through LAASOK yesterday about courage and hope in the face of fear and despair. How can we work for the good of the climate and a just society, even in difficult times?
youtu.be/7syAIzkW_6I
youtu.be/7syAIzkW_6I
Torah for Climate Justice | Rabbi Laura Bellows
YouTube video by LAASOK
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Rabbi Laura Bellows taught this important study session through LAASOK yesterday about courage and hope in the face of fear and despair. How can we work for the good of the climate and a just society, even in difficult times?
youtu.be/7syAIzkW_6I
youtu.be/7syAIzkW_6I
How do I complain to google maps about what they're calling the Gulf of Mexico?
February 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
How do I complain to google maps about what they're calling the Gulf of Mexico?
My podcast for this week is a values-based response to Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza.
You can listen at the link below, or on any podcast app. Just search for "Seven Minute Torah."
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
You can listen at the link below, or on any podcast app. Just search for "Seven Minute Torah."
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
On Redemption and Relocation: A Response to Trump's Gaza Proposal (B'shallach)
Podcast Episode · Seven Minute Torah · 2025-02-07 · 13m
podcasts.apple.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My podcast for this week is a values-based response to Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza.
You can listen at the link below, or on any podcast app. Just search for "Seven Minute Torah."
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
You can listen at the link below, or on any podcast app. Just search for "Seven Minute Torah."
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
The Reform movement comes out strongly opposed to Trump's proposal to forcibly relocate Palestinians and develop the Gaza Strip. Thank you for this clear statement, which is a matter of human rights and basic decency.
urj.org/press-room/r...
urj.org/press-room/r...
Reform Leadership Responds to President Trump’s Recent Comments on Gaza
We strongly condemn the proposal described by President Donald Trump of a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip in the form of a real estate development plan.
urj.org
February 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Reform movement comes out strongly opposed to Trump's proposal to forcibly relocate Palestinians and develop the Gaza Strip. Thank you for this clear statement, which is a matter of human rights and basic decency.
urj.org/press-room/r...
urj.org/press-room/r...