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Chevra haChachamot<p>From Ritual Well:</p><p>Shiva Handwashing for Estranged Relations</p><p> by Julianne Bellin / Sahar Bareket</p><p>Link: <a href="https://ritualwell.org/ritual/shiva-handwashing-for-estranged-relations/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ritualwell.org/ritual/shiva-ha</span><span class="invisible">ndwashing-for-estranged-relations/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Shiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shiva</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/TikkunOlam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikkunOlam</span></a></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>Two Special Hadran Events!</p><p>For our friends in Lawrence, NY:<br>Eating Bread Abroad:<br>Traveling from Talmud to Halakha</p><p>Join us on July 27th, 7:00 to 8:30p.m., for an extraordinary evening with Rabbanit Michelle Farber. Trace the path from Talmud to Halakha, with rich insights and thought-provoking discussion.</p><p>This special gathering features chevruta learning, followed by a shiur open to both women and men.</p><p>Register: <a href="https://www.addevent.com/event/pi26208970" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">addevent.com/event/pi26208970</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>===============</p><p>For our friends in Los Angeles, CA:<br>Saving a Life: A Talmudic Perspective</p><p>Join us on July 29th at 8:00 p.m.</p><p>for a thought-provoking evening with Rabbanit Michelle Farber!</p><p>Explore timeless questions of life and responsibility through Talmudic wisdom:<br>When am I obligated to save a life?<br>Must I risk my own to save another?</p><p>Shiur open to both women and men.</p><p>Register: <a href="https://www.addevent.com/event/kO26125805" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">addevent.com/event/kO26125805</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>===============<br>For more info about Hadran: <a href="https://hadran.org.il/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hadran.org.il/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishWomen</span></a></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>From Harif (in the UK):</p><p>The great pianist and composer Maurice El-Medioni was a personal friend of film-maker and illustrator Didier Zulli. </p><p>El-Medioni was one of several Jewish stars of the Algerian music hall.</p><p>Important Note: This presentation will be mostly in French!</p><p>Info: <a href="https://www.harif.org/event/stars-of-the-algerian-music-hall/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">harif.org/event/stars-of-the-a</span><span class="invisible">lgerian-music-hall/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishMusic</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Sephardi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sephardi</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mizrahi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mizrahi</span></a></p>
Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧<p><strong><em>Those Attacking Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Endanger Jews</em></strong></p><p>from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/WorldOutlook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldOutlook</span></a><br>July 23, 2025</p><p><strong>It’s Not Gaza Campus Protests That Endanger Jews, It’s Misguided Efforts to ‘Protect’ Them</strong></p><p><em>What truly poses a danger to <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Jews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jews</span></a> today is not young people demanding peace on campuses, it’s the way in which authorities, both university and governmental, but also the Jewish establishment, respond</em></p><p>article below was first published by Haaretz<br>July 22, 2025</p><blockquote><blockquote><p>Its author, Elijah Kahlenberg, is the president and founder of Atidna International, a university-based peace group uniting Jewish and Arab students.</p><p>Kahlenberg, who is <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a>, graduated this spring from the University of Texas, Austin. Last year, he took part in UT student protests condemning <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>’s genocidal war in <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> and demanding the school divest from entities that do business with Israel.</p></blockquote></blockquote><p><a href="https://world-outlook.com/2025/07/23/those-attacking-pro-palestinian-student-protests-endanger-jews/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">world-outlook.com/2025/07/23/t</span><span class="invisible">hose-attacking-pro-palestinian-student-protests-endanger-jews/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/DefendFreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendFreeSpeech</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/DefendStudentProtesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendStudentProtesters</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>A JIMENA special event:</p><p>Find it on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JIMENAVOICE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">facebook.com/JIMENAVOICE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Find it on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/JIMENAMEDIA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/user/JIMENAMEDIA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Sephardi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sephardi</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mizrahi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mizrahi</span></a></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>"We are proud to launch JIMENA’s&nbsp;Jewish-Iranian Resource Guide—a living resource created to help educators, community leaders, and individuals better understand the history, heritage, and contemporary realities of Iran’s Jewish community."</p><p>By utilizing and sharing this guide, you help preserve the history and amplify the voices of Iranian Jews—past and present.</p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.sepharditoolkit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jimenas-Jewish-Iranian-Resource-Guide-Edited-15-July.pdf-1.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sepharditoolkit.org/wp-content</span><span class="invisible">/uploads/2025/07/Jimenas-Jewish-Iranian-Resource-Guide-Edited-15-July.pdf-1.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Sephardi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sephardi</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mizrahi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mizrahi</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/MENA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MENA</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishHistory</span></a></p>
Leah kvetches all the time<p>NCJW invites you to join A Moral Response to an Immoral Budget: Jewish Day of Action on August 5. </p><p>NCJW is proud to sponsor this day of action with MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies. We will not stand by while millions of people go hungry or without health care.</p><p>Sign up for the Jewish Day of Action:<br><a href="https://www.ncjw.org/events/aug-5-action/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ncjw.org/events/aug-5-action/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Tell us how cuts to medicaid and the social safety net will impact your family:<br><a href="https://www.ncjw.org/act/action/we-want-to-hear-from-you-share-how-you-are-impacted-by-the-budget/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ncjw.org/act/action/we-want-to</span><span class="invisible">-hear-from-you-share-how-you-are-impacted-by-the-budget/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishWomen</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/TikkunOlam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikkunOlam</span></a></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>From Kabbalah Experience:<br>New Jewish Story Fellowship</p><p>Is this you?</p><p>A Jewish educator eager to think outside the box</p><p>Ready to experiment with new approaches and curriculum</p><p>Excited to inspire learners of diverse ages and experiences</p><p>Applications are now open — join us in shaping the next chapter of Jewish learning!</p><p>Register: <a href="https://kabbalahexperience.com/new-jewish-story-fellowship/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kabbalahexperience.com/new-jew</span><span class="invisible">ish-story-fellowship/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishEd</span></a></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>From Reconstructing Judaism</p><p>I’m Right, You’re Wrong: What Data Reveals About North American Jewish Opinion on Israel, Zionism and Anti-Zionism<br>Episode 69 · July 24th, 2025 · 1 hr 3 mins</p><p>Podcast Link: <a href="https://evolve.fireside.fm/69" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">evolve.fireside.fm/69</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Diaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diaspora</span></a></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>Since the US has decided to defund all scientific research that isn't military related, support for medical research in other places around the world is very important.</p><p>Israel has been a leader in cutting edge medical treatments for a wide variety of illnesses. Let's help continue that work.</p><p>"By making a gift to A4BGU’s emergency fund today, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar (up to $1 million) while directly investing in the future of medical research and the health of humanity.&nbsp;Imagine a world free from the ravages of cancer and diabetes. These researchers are on the front lines of making that future a reality, and they need your help to rebuild, restart, and continue their vital mission."</p><p>Donate: <a href="https://americansforbgu.org/recoveryresilience/?c_src=rr_rebuildlabs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">americansforbgu.org/recoveryre</span><span class="invisible">silience/?c_src=rr_rebuildlabs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>More San Francisco fun for the High Holidays...</p><p>Tashlique Rough Schedule</p><p>5 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Sign in. Get a cup of birdseed. Hold onto it until prompted!</p><p>5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Welcome and context to Tashlich and our reinvention</p><p>6 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Blow your shofars! Bands lead us to the beach with shofars and horns!</p><p>6:30 p.m.-7 p.m. After the beachside ritual, gather to connect for a sweet New Year</p><p>Tix: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tashlique-2025-at-crissy-field-east-beach-sept-23-2025-5-7-pm-tickets-1401100993789" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.com/e/tashlique-202</span><span class="invisible">5-at-crissy-field-east-beach-sept-23-2025-5-7-pm-tickets-1401100993789</span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HighHolidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HighHolidays</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/RoshHaShanah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoshHaShanah</span></a></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>Reboot news for our friends in San Franciso:</p><p>Join us at SFJFF through August 3&nbsp;for stories that challenge, inspire and resonate across generations and join the conversation. </p><p>Sons of Detroit<br>Screening&nbsp;Wednesday, July 30, 6 p.m.<br>Piedmont Theater Tix: <a href="https://jfi.org/sfjff-2025/film-guide/sons-of-detroit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jfi.org/sfjff-2025/film-guide/</span><span class="invisible">sons-of-detroit</span></a></p><p>Discover more at: <a href="https://jfi.org/sfjff-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jfi.org/sfjff-2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Visit SF Jewish Film on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sfjewishfilm/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/sfjewishfilm/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishMovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishMovies</span></a></p>
Chevra haChachamot<p>For our friends in LA:<br>Holocaust Museum LA Event</p><p>In honor of what would have been Anne Frank’s 96th birthday this June, join us at the Holocaust Museum LA for a free evening of thought-provoking short films and conversation. We’ll screen two powerful works that explore questions about how to position the most recognized story from the Holocaust in a changing world.</p><p>Tickets are free but registration is required: <a href="https://www.holocaustmuseumla.org/event-details/anne-frank-a-story-for-all-time" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">holocaustmuseumla.org/event-de</span><span class="invisible">tails/anne-frank-a-story-for-all-time</span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/AnneFrank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnneFrank</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishMovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishMovies</span></a></p>
נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>"A group of about 50 <a href="https://babka.social/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a>, aged 10-15, were kicked off of a Vueling flight in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Valencia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Valencia</span></a> along with their camp director. They were enroute back to <a href="https://babka.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a>.</p><p>The group was singing <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> songs onboard the Airbus A320, triggering objections from crew. Vueling staff reportedly called <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> a “<a href="https://babka.social/tags/terrorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terrorist</span></a> state” and didn’t want Hebrew singing onboard. The camp director, a 21‑year‑old woman, was forcibly removed from the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> and “<a href="https://babka.social/tags/arrested" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arrested</span></a> and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/beaten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beaten</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://viewfromthewing.com/crew-declares-israel-terrorist-state-summons-police-to-drag-50-jewish-kids-off-flight-for-singing-in-hebrew-violently-arrest-camp-director/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">viewfromthewing.com/crew-decla</span><span class="invisible">res-israel-terrorist-state-summons-police-to-drag-50-jewish-kids-off-flight-for-singing-in-hebrew-violently-arrest-camp-director/</span></a></p>
נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>"As a longtime fan of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/ShariLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShariLewis</span></a>, I’ve been jonesing for a film about the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/ventriloquist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ventriloquist</span></a> and entertainer behind “<a href="https://babka.social/tags/LambChop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LambChop</span></a>’s Play Along” for quite a while.</p><p>So when I heard about “Shari Lewis &amp; Lamb Chop,” the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> about Lewis from “Love, Gilda” director Lisa D’Apolito, I suspected I’d enjoy it. I expected it to be a nostalgic, joyful ode to a woman who has helped raise so many of us with her sweet voice and demeanor, and her unforgettable puppets: Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, more than any other, that sweet little 6-year-old lamb named Lamb Chop.</p><p>The documentary is indeed all those things, but it’s also surprisingly educational, spiritual, even transcendent. I felt like I was a child watching an episode of one of Lewis’ show, learning a lesson about how to be a person in the world."</p><p><a href="https://www.kveller.com/shari-lewis-lamb-chop-is-a-profound-documentary-about-a-jewish-legend/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kveller.com/shari-lewis-lamb-c</span><span class="invisible">hop-is-a-profound-documentary-about-a-jewish-legend/</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History July 22, 1946: In a terrorist attack, the right-wing Zionist group, Irgun, bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, killing 91 people. The hotel was the site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, a League of Nations political entity set up from 1920-1948. During World War I, the UK promised independence to the Arabs in Palestine if they rose up against the Ottomans, who controlled the Levant at that time. The Palestinian Arabs did rise up, helping to force out the Turks. However, the British betrayed them, dividing up the land with the French under the Sykes-Picot Agreement. During that same time, Jewish militias were organizing to create an independent Jewish state in Palestine. The attack on the King David was part of the “Jewish Insurgency” (AKA “Palestine Emergency”), a paramilitary campaign carried out by underground Jewish terrorist organizations against the British in order to create a Jewish state. Disguised as Arab workmen and waiters, Irgun operatives gained access to the hotel basement, where they placed a bomb. They did it in retaliation for Operation Agatha, when the British authorities raided Jewish Insurgency members’ homes and offices and arrested many of their members. Much of the British intelligence on the Jewish militias was stored in the King David Hotel.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terrorism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/zionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zionism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bombing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bombing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massacre</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turkey</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jewish</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arab</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a></p>
נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>"The first test images from a groundbreaking <a href="https://babka.social/tags/observatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>observatory</span></a> in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a> named for trailblazing <a href="https://babka.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/astronomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomer</span></a> Vera Rubin have been dazzling stargazers, capturing the light from millions of distant stars and galaxies on an unprecedented scale and revealing thousands of previously unseen asteroids. Thanks in part to Rubin, these revelations will transform our understanding of interstellar space.</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a>-born Rubin (whose family name was originally Kobchefski), died in 2016 at age 88. She was a perennial Nobel Prize candidate for her transformational insights about the way galaxies move and what impacts them."</p><p><a href="https://forward.com/culture/756775/vera-rubin-observatory-chile-jewish-history-of-astronomer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forward.com/culture/756775/ver</span><span class="invisible">a-rubin-observatory-chile-jewish-history-of-astronomer/</span></a></p>
נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>"Among <a href="https://babka.social/tags/artdeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artdeco</span></a>’s leading practitioners in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> were a number of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/architects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>architects</span></a>. These talented <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jews</span></a>, like Emery Roth and Ely Jacques Kahn, built renowned art deco buildings like Essex House, the Film Center Building, the El Dorado apartments and more.</p><p>Keep scrolling to meet seven Jewish architects and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/architectural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>architectural</span></a> firms who created some of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a>’s best-known art deco treasures, which have shaped the city’s <a href="https://babka.social/tags/skyline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skyline</span></a> for a century."</p><p><a href="https://www.jta.org/2025/07/21/ny/meet-the-jewish-architects-who-designed-nycs-iconic-art-deco-buildings" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jta.org/2025/07/21/ny/meet-the</span><span class="invisible">-jewish-architects-who-designed-nycs-iconic-art-deco-buildings</span></a></p>
נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>"On this day in 1849, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> Emma Lazarus was born in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a>.</p><p>Lazarus is, of course, most famous for “The New Colossus,” the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/sonnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sonnet</span></a> with the famous lines “Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” that’s practically synonymous with the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/StatueofLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StatueofLiberty</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://babka.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> — which was written in 1883 for an exhibition designed to raise money to build the statue’s pedestal — gives voice to the Statue of Liberty, which was initially designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi as tribute the Enlightenment and Franco-American friendship. Lazarus’ words transformed the statue into a “Mother of Exiles” who served as a beacon of hope for <a href="https://babka.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> arriving at New York Harbor.</p><p>“The New Colossus” may be Lazarus’ lasting legacy, but she was far more than just a one-hit wonder."</p><p><a href="https://www.jta.org/2025/07/22/ny/11-fascinating-facts-about-emma-lazarus-the-jewish-writer-who-gave-voice-to-the-statue-of-liberty" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jta.org/2025/07/22/ny/11-fasci</span><span class="invisible">nating-facts-about-emma-lazarus-the-jewish-writer-who-gave-voice-to-the-statue-of-liberty</span></a></p>
NJG Designs<p>An Alta Cocker is a Yiddish saying for an old person, or literally an old fart. </p><p>Available in blue lettering, also spelled Alta Kocker, and on many other products. <br>T shirt only $14.98 plus free Prime shipping: <a href="https://a.co/d/02pXriN" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/02pXriN</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/AltaCocker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltaCocker</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/AltaKocker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltaKocker</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Yiddish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Yiddish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/YiddishGifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YiddishGifts</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishGifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishGifts</span></a></p>