Parsha dvarim
Kōraḥ and Collective punishment / קרח און קאָלעקטיווע שטראָף
Collective punishment in Tōrah highlights the necessity of collective liberation.
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Shlaḥ and Minority dissent / שלח און מינאָריטעטע ניינזאָגונג
Tōrah tells us to displace other people because the land is ours. But we are also given models for dissent.
Parsha dvarim
Bha'alōsekho and Nourishment / בהעלתך און נערונג
On the poetic, the theological questions of Hashem's presence, and anarchism as prophesy actualized.
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Nosō and Accountability / נשא און אחריות
Tōrah's model for accountability and how the left devours itself.
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Bmidbar and Numbers / במדבר און נומערס
Dead Jews count more than the living.
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Bhar-Beḥukōsay and Rebuke / בהר־בחקתי און תּוחכה
Why bother being Jewish when it's so hard and Hashem is mad at us anyway?
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Emōr and Defying bad laws / אמר און אַקעגנשטעלן זיך שלעכטע חוקים
The only way to "meet the moment" is through material action
Parsha dvarim
Aḥarey Mōs-Kdōshim and Sodomy / אחרי מות־קדשים און מישכּבֿ־זכר
The parsha about sodomy
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Sazria-Mtsōro, AIDS, and Covid / תזריע־מצרע, איידס, און קאָוויד
Against moralizing disease, historical and modern.
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Shmini and Grief / שמיני און צער
Mourning in moments of urgency.
Parsha dvarim
Peysaḥ VII and Gender Recognition Certificates / פּסח ז און מין דערקענונג צערטיפֿיקאַטן
Against complacency and fatalism. Don't waste time debating fascists!
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Tsav, Palestine, and the Vietnam War / צו, פּאַלעסטינע, און דער וויעטנאַם מלחמה
Threading together wars of the past, wars of the present, and ritual animal sacrifice.