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Noaḥ and Zionist monoculture / נח
Pluralism is the cure for fascism
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Bereshis and Brotherly love / בראשית
Dysfunctional siblings and intergenerational trauma
Shemōs
Shemōs and Jewish exceptionalism / שמות
This is a weekly series of parsha dvarim (Tōrah commentaries) written by an orthodox atheist transsexual anarchist, with guest posts from comrades. It's the work of each generation to extricate meaning from our cultural and religious inheritance, and it's crucial that we resist the narrative that
Vayaḥi
Vayaḥi and New beginnings / ויחי
"Ḥazak ḥazak v'nitḥazeyk!" Be strong, be strong, and let us be strengthened.
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Mikets and Hunger disease / מקץ
Famine is a policy choice, not an inevitability
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Vyeshev and Dressing Well / וישב
If you love yourself, you should dress accordingly.
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Vayishlaḥ and Wrestling with nameless men / וישלח און באָרען זיך מיט מענער אָן נעמען
The blessings of hidden identities and newly bestowed names
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Vayetsey and Labor / ויצא און אַרבעט
On the gendered ethics of labor modeled in Tōrah
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Tōldōs and Stew worth forsaking your birthright / תּולדת
It's easy to be lofty when you're not hungry.
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Nōaḥ and Perfect victims / נח און פּערפֿעקטע קרבנות
The mitsve of pidōn shvuyim urges us to advocate for all prisoners, not just the morally uncomplicated ones.
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Bereshis and Shame / בראשית און חרפּה
Once the destruction of Gaza is over, will Zionists open their eyes and see what they've done?
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Vzōs habrokho and the World to Come / וזאת הברכה און עלום הבא
The holy land is a future, a story not concluded, a promise always unfulfilled.