A hard read, but an important one: The Antisemitism Post, by the wonderful Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg.

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'The Antisemitism Post' - a long superb read by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, shared from her 'Life as a Sacred Text' substack. Her Monday blogs are free, but if you, like me, find it compelling, please do subscribe. It's an absolute treasure trove.

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On Shuhada' Sadaqat’, (nee Sinéad O’Connor),

the execution of midwives on the charge of witchcraft,

Miriam being struck with “leprosy” for saying something that—wasn’t untrue?

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Kevin John Fugelsang autocorrect2.0 I know many ppl think they can just waltz into these (often poorly translated) words on the page but they were written w historical context & communal understandings about their meaning. Which we have access to. It's not obscure. You just have to-- know some stuff.

Kevin John Fugelsang autocorrect2.0 PS Everyone In The Biblical Era Groked The Difference Between Poetry & Mitzvot. (tm)

Prophetic metaphors? Not mitzvot. Psalms? Not mitzvot. Not guidelines for human conduct. Just-- wordplay.

Exodus 21? Actual clear commandments. Explaining what's what.

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On The Torah and Abortion, Again:

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It looks at how Miriam’s being struck with “leprosy” may teach us about her power — even as she’s derided in the text, by God Godself.

It looks at the execution of midwives as witches, and what was so feared.

It looks at the prophetic wisdom of a singer who said true things.

How do the narratives that we hold dear– that we lift up as true, as holy, even– evolve, and how, and why?