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Jewish women are the number one authorities on how Jewish men wield misogyny. It is not an issue of our religion being regressive or misogynist, it is an issue of men using whatever culture / ideology etc they can get their hands on as a lens for their misogyny. The day I let a goyische feminist come trampling into my culture and my religion, spew their unnuanced interpretations that are devoid of context and understanding, tell me how oppressed I am, spread antisemitic hate speech, and talk over me on my own experiences, is the day I die. Jewish women must and will be the foundation of our revolutionary liberation from misogyny. Jewish women will be the voices speaking up about how men do us wrong within our own religion and cultures. Not you. Us. If you really want to help us, listen to us. You are not our mouthpieces or better interpreters of our lives than we are.
(via anthology-of-dreams)
Aaaaand…here’s the Semite of the Day, in honor of Eurovision: Sharon Cohen, known professionally as Dana International.
Born in Tel Aviv, to a Jewish family with Yemeni and Romanian roots, came out as a trans woman at thirteen, and won the 1998 Eurovision.
To those who had opposed her representing Israel at the event, she said afterward:
“My victory proves God is on my side. I want to send my critics a message of forgiveness and say to them: try to accept me and the kind of life I lead. I am what I am and this does not mean I don’t believe in God, and I am part of the Jewish nation.”
Strong, brave, talented, gutsy, and absolutely beautiful.
A decorated sukkah at the Judah Hyam synagogue in New Dehli, India.
(via brynclawramblings)
Alla Nazimova was a Russian-American film actress, who was a huge star during the silent films era. In the early years she was very influential, helping later stars get their start in Hollywood. And it is known that she slept with quite a few of them too. In fact, Nazimova probably coined the phrase “sewing circle” to refer to closeted lesbian or bisexual actresses of her day.
P.S.
She was Jewish!
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSOSNWblMNE)
I had the privilege of hearing this woman speak the other day. She wants to inspire people to live as their authentic selves, so I found a talk of hers online for you all to enjoy :)
(via moobaalalala)
to our website: http://www.gishurim.org/?page_id=1205This year (similarly to last year) the most holy day of the Jews - Yom Kippur and of the Muslims -Eid al Adcha will be celebrated around the same time. This year, Yom Kippur falls on the same day as “Kapat Arpa” which is the day before Eid al Adcha - a day of preparation where many Muslims also fast. Together with the Community Mediation and Dialogue Centers of Jerusalem, Lod, Ramle, Acre and Haifa we have produced the attached video in order to learn more about the holidays and in order to encourage mutual respect and understanding between people of two religions, who share a common space.
This video is captioned in English. You can find it with Hebrew and Arabic captions here.
May these wonderful people’s wishes come true. Shana tova and gmar chatima tova!
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAbiFbpQP8o)
Video includes subtitles in French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish - click on the Subtitle option on the YouTube video.
Part of building an effective support network is to know where we’re at and stick up for each other. But we can’t do that if you don’t know who you are?
We want to know you! We want to follow you! We want your voice to be a part of the Transgender Muslim Support Network
Drop us a line! Send us a message or an ask! Submit! If you’re worried about being outed, we don’t have to post anything or answer publicly. You can also e-mail us at trans.muslims@gmail.com
[allies: this is okay to signal boost! reblogging this post does not automatically make you a trans person. you are not legally required to transition and/or take shahada after seeing this on your feed.]
ATTN TRANS MUSLIMS: Drop us a line! We wanna get to know you!
Signal boost for our Muslim friends!
-Sarai
(via rareandradiant-maiden)