Abby Chava Stein

And of course tonight as well: CONGRATULATIONS SERBIA 🇷🇸 Such a powerful example of students taking to the street, protesting, organizing, AND WINNING - defeating a 12 year corrupt authoritarian incumbent 🎉 Čestitam Srbiji i čestitam studentima koji su izgleda pobedili na izborima! Bravo!

Ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity carried out, televised live - and most Western governments can't be bothered to even talk about it. This has always about erasing Palestinians in every way Israel can. Thousands of Palestinians forced out of their homes in Hebron, in the West Bank:

* can = can get away with. And the list of what they can get away with seems to get worse, and have no bottom.

These were the stories all of us - with grandparents who are holocaust survivors - grew up with. Forced to leave homes, at times in the middle of the night, at gun point. Now people who are daring to pretend to speak in the name of Jews, are committing some of the same crimes.

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If you are not a DSA member yet, you can still join, and then request a ballot 🗳 Together, we are building a better NYC, through organizing - during elections, and day-to-day. Together, we can and will keep building power, keep building on the many victories of the past years.

Some of you who have been following the Isrealis for Peace Oct. 7th vigil, and the anti-Mamdani counter-protest there might appreciate this. It's from one of the attendees, claiming that a big group amongst the protesters had no idea they were gonna protest a vigil: Full text below.

"as someone who was there in the counter protesters side, I'd like to sincerely apologize, so many of us genuinely did not know that we were going to be doing this as we weren't told nor given input into planning. when we realized what was happening, many of us left." Continued ⬇️

As an undergrad, Columbia/Barnard Hillel was my Jewish home on campus, and integral to my Jewish journey beyond Orthodoxy. Watching it host a “move to Jerusalem” event WITH THE JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY - as that same government demolishes Palestinian homes, is so deeply disturbing and unacceptable.

This isn't just your classical pro "move to Israel" event hosted by an Hillel. It's them partnering and inviting the official government to come talk to students.

I truly don't get how anyone can twist Zohran attending the Oct. 7 vigil into something "new," or a shift in policy, for the Mayor --- He attended the exact same event, organized by the same group, under the same name (Israelis for Peace), with the same people, last year during the election.

The logical conclusion of Zionism: The 96-year-old leader of Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox non Hasidic) Jews is "anti-Semetic" - because he is anti-Zionist That's according to Naftali Bennet, former Israeli Prime Minister, current leader of the 2nd largest "opposition" party in the polls.

Tonight, as Simchas Torah ends and the 24th of Tishrei begins, I turn 35 --- on the birthday I actually grew up celebrating. I was born on 24 Tishrei 5752. My mom went into labor on Simchas Torah afterthought -

Tonight, as Simchas Torah ends and the 24th of Tishrei begins, I turn 35 --- on the birthday I actually grew up celebrating. I was born on 24 Tishrei 5752. My mom went into labor on Simchas Torah afterthought -

>>> and committed to making room for all of us, and building a truly just world for all! I couldn't have dreamed that this is what my life would look like, in such a beautiful way. ❤️

Tonight, as Simchas Torah ends and the 24th of Tishrei begins, I turn 35 --- on the birthday I actually grew up celebrating. I was born on 24 Tishrei 5752. My mom went into labor on Simchas Torah afterthought -

I could never have dreamed that 35 years later, on the night before this birthday, I'd be standing in Grand Army Plaza, with an open Torah in front of me, surrounded by a vibrant mix of Brooklyn Jewish communities, experiencing the beauty and power of truly egalitarian, progressive, joyous Judaism.

Tonight, as Simchas Torah ends and the 24th of Tishrei begins, I turn 35 --- on the birthday I actually grew up celebrating. I was born on 24 Tishrei 5752. My mom went into labor on Simchas Torah afterthought -

Except, of course, I wasn't that boy. I knew that from a very young age. Birthdays carry a certain added intensity when you disagree with one of the lines on your original (now updated) birth certificate. I've had to rethink and redefine what it means to be born, >

Tonight, as Simchas Torah ends and the 24th of Tishrei begins, I turn 35 --- on the birthday I actually grew up celebrating. I was born on 24 Tishrei 5752. My mom went into labor on Simchas Torah afterthought -