Encased in the question is not just justification of Israeli apartheid (and genocide) but also a building block of justification for the American global imperial project, especially with Israel as its military garrison state in the Middle East. 2/

Part of the shibboleth, too, is that in the underlying narrative of Jews as deserving this particular place just for themselves due to the Holocaust, and, in tandem, America’s righteousness in supporting its existence as a continuation of the America-as-liberator myth of WW2. 1/

Can you post more about that? I’ve never heard of it!

The best part is now the Nazis are being explicitly anti-Zionist too, which is a whole new added layer to deal with

Well, the split as to who has come back to their senses and who has not is quite telling, and I don’t think we’ve actually seen the last of it yet.

Yes. The reaction to the Mamdani campaign is 1:1 with the reaction to the encampments.

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The rabbis of the Talmud teach us that "the actions of our ancestors are signs for us to follow." Like Abraham welcoming strangers into his home, like Sarah feeding the needy, we, too, are taught to embody the virtues of God to provide sustainable living for all.

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Thanks so much, Josie!

Thanks for posting!

Thanks for reading and boosting!

Love this @rabbiandykahn.com. Thank you for writing it!

We also reccomend reading this op-ed today from fellow Rabbi for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @rabbiandykahn.com

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FUCK. YES.

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Suddenly, Torah portion! Is the wider drash about the Jewish concept of “dan l’chaf zechut?”