I signed what's come to be known as the #JewishHarpersLetter supporting open discourse and I want to take a moment to explain why. You can read the letter and my fellow original signatories here: jilv.org/be-heard/
First, I should point everyone to this fantastic piece by David L. Bernstein, a veteran Jewish community official, about his role in trying to facilitate dialogue and being told to account for 'white' Jewish 'complicity' in racist systems jewishjournal.com/commentary/334…
A major concern of mine is the way Jews do not fit in to America's dominant model of discourse on race. Few things can make US Jews so clearly 'otherized' than the erasure that comes with being told your participation is determined by the shade of your skin tone.
Good Atlantic piece on the army of left-wing Tucker Carlsons burning science to the ground for the sake of the Culture War Life theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
I've said it before, but the red-team-blue-team politicized life makes America a deeply irrational place a lot of the time.
We live in a highly educated, deeply stupid society
Went to pick up a challah someone left for us in their carport and when I got to it a crow was eating it after eating through the bag. Is there any interpretation of that scene that doesn't end in like the earth opening up and swallowing me?
Just want you all to know I've cherished the time we've spent on this hellsite together to prepare me for wherever the crow is taking me next.
Pre-firing her for teen tweets she apologized for several times is garbage, but doing it now as reporters are connecting it to a racist murder spree in Atlanta is beyond tactless. Infuriating to watch coward employers reinforce twitter's 'people are disposable' attitude.
Look at this crap. NYT *knows how old the tweets are*. Disgusting to do this to McCammond.
2011: teenaged Alexi makes joke about "Asian eyes" (for which she'd apologize repeatedly).
2021--TEN YEARS LATER--NY Times writes this sentence: "The scrutiny of her tweets has come at a time of heightened concern about violence and harassment directed against Asian-Americans."
My sister made sure the shul auditorium was decorated appropriately so we were the only bris that looked like a Lucky Charms product launch. Happy Green Seventeen!
The kid waited a week past his due date and came out on St. Patrick's Day, with red hair, and corned beef and cabbage is legit his favorite meal. Bethany hadn't even had it until someone made it for us as a baby meal.
In honor of the 6yo's Green 17 bday, here's his baby sister dancing to the Pogues wearing a green romper
What if I told you the allegations of fraud and cover-up regarding the governor's nursing home deaths were not only confirmed but admitted by Cuomo and his team?