Lets see if this post can avoid the weirdo intactivists... 🤪

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"A leaked draft document from #Britain’s #CrownProsecutionService has ignited outrage across #Jewish and #Muslim communities by classifying male #circumcision as a potential form of #childabuse. The guidance, which places the millennia-old covenant of #britmilah alongside virginity testing, hymen reconstruction surgery, and exorcism rituals, represents the latest assault on #religiousfreedom in a nation where traditional faith practices face mounting legal scrutiny. For #Jews, this is not an administrative matter of medical regulation. This strikes at the heart of Jewish identity itself.

The document from the Crown Prosecution Service on “honor-based abuse, forced marriages and harmful practices” states that unlike female genital mutilation, “there is not a specific criminal offense of carrying out male circumcision.” But then it adds the damning qualifier..."

https://israel365news.com/415297/britain-targets-jewish-circumcision-labels-ancient-covenant-a-potential-crime/

Lets see if this post can avoid the weirdo intactivists... 🤪

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"A leaked draft document from #Britain’s #CrownProsecutionService has ignited outrage across #Jewish and #Muslim communities by classifying male #circumcision as a potential form of #childabuse. The guidance, which places the millennia-old covenant of #britmilah alongside virginity testing, hymen reconstruction surgery, and exorcism rituals, represents the latest assault on #religiousfreedom in a nation where traditional faith practices face mounting legal scrutiny. For #Jews, this is not an administrative matter of medical regulation. This strikes at the heart of Jewish identity itself.

The document from the Crown Prosecution Service on “honor-based abuse, forced marriages and harmful practices” states that unlike female genital mutilation, “there is not a specific criminal offense of carrying out male circumcision.” But then it adds the damning qualifier..."

https://israel365news.com/415297/britain-targets-jewish-circumcision-labels-ancient-covenant-a-potential-crime/

Sooooooo... that chant is a bit of an eye opener. 👀

"Though the protest proceeded without major events, the pro- #Hamas rhetoric caused major upset in the #Jewish community, with national Jewish organizations and leading #politicians also weighing in, in addition to #Mamdani, who was criticized for reacting to the chants only several hours later.

#NewYork Rep. #AlexandriaOcasioCortez said the chants were "a disgusting and #antisemitic thing to do."

New York #Governor #KathyHochul condemned the #protesters' chants, writing on X, "Hamas is a #terrorist organization that calls for the genocide of #Jews."

"No matter your #political beliefs, this type of rhetoric is disgusting, it's dangerous, and it has no place in New York," she added."

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-01-09/ty-article/.premium/mayor-mamdani-says-pro-hamas-chants-at-anti-israel-protest-have-no-place-in-nyc/0000019b-a436-dd39-a7ff-ef3e5a790000

Sooooooo... that chant is a bit of an eye opener. 👀

"Though the protest proceeded without major events, the pro- #Hamas rhetoric caused major upset in the #Jewish community, with national Jewish organizations and leading #politicians also weighing in, in addition to #Mamdani, who was criticized for reacting to the chants only several hours later.

#NewYork Rep. #AlexandriaOcasioCortez said the chants were "a disgusting and #antisemitic thing to do."

New York #Governor #KathyHochul condemned the #protesters' chants, writing on X, "Hamas is a #terrorist organization that calls for the genocide of #Jews."

"No matter your #political beliefs, this type of rhetoric is disgusting, it's dangerous, and it has no place in New York," she added."

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-01-09/ty-article/.premium/mayor-mamdani-says-pro-hamas-chants-at-anti-israel-protest-have-no-place-in-nyc/0000019b-a436-dd39-a7ff-ef3e5a790000

Sure could have used something like this earlier in my career.

“A lot of #Jews choose to work in the #nonprofit industry because it really reflects their #Jewish values and aligns with their desire to make the world a better place,” #SharonLeslie, founding executive director of the newly launched #BlueCompass, which combats #antisemitism in the nonprofit sector, told eJewishPhilanthropy.

The #survey, “Jewish #Professionals in Secular Nonprofits,” released by Blue Compass yesterday, found that over a third of Jewish nonprofit workers working for non-Jewish nonprofits have considered leaving their jobs, that nearly 40% of workers have witnessed antisemitism at work and that 41% feel uncomfortable expressing their Jewish identity at professional events.

These statistics are grim compared to other fields..."

https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/new-group-aims-to-support-non-jewish-nonprofits-jewish-workers-a-third-of-whom-consider-quitting/

"Dame #MaureenLipman has said #Jewish people are effectively excluded from modern ideas of #diversity, arguing that her iconic 1980s BT advert would not be commissioned today because “ #Jews don’t count”.

Writing in #TheOldie #magazine, the Olivier Award-winning #actress reflected on how changing attitudes to representation in #advertising would block the creation of the much-loved campaign that made her a household name more than four decades ago."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/maureen-lipman-says-jews-dont-count-under-modern-tv-diversity-rules/

"Dame #MaureenLipman has said #Jewish people are effectively excluded from modern ideas of #diversity, arguing that her iconic 1980s BT advert would not be commissioned today because “ #Jews don’t count”.

Writing in #TheOldie #magazine, the Olivier Award-winning #actress reflected on how changing attitudes to representation in #advertising would block the creation of the much-loved campaign that made her a household name more than four decades ago."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/maureen-lipman-says-jews-dont-count-under-modern-tv-diversity-rules/

Sure could have used something like this earlier in my career.

“A lot of #Jews choose to work in the #nonprofit industry because it really reflects their #Jewish values and aligns with their desire to make the world a better place,” #SharonLeslie, founding executive director of the newly launched #BlueCompass, which combats #antisemitism in the nonprofit sector, told eJewishPhilanthropy.

The #survey, “Jewish #Professionals in Secular Nonprofits,” released by Blue Compass yesterday, found that over a third of Jewish nonprofit workers working for non-Jewish nonprofits have considered leaving their jobs, that nearly 40% of workers have witnessed antisemitism at work and that 41% feel uncomfortable expressing their Jewish identity at professional events.

These statistics are grim compared to other fields..."

https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/new-group-aims-to-support-non-jewish-nonprofits-jewish-workers-a-third-of-whom-consider-quitting/

"From a distance, the men in those fur hats look like representatives of #Satmar, the largest #Hasidic community in the world. Their cadence, clothing, borrowed quotations and posturing suggest it.

The truth lives elsewhere. #NetureiKarta is not Satmar. Neturei Karta is a distortion of Satmar, a parody wearing its costume. This distinction matters. A community with deep roots and complex thought is being slandered in #London streets by men who share nothing with it except a wardrobe.

To explain that, I needed to give [my daughter] the outline of the man whose name they exploit, #Rabbi #JoelTeitelbaum.

Rabbi #Teitelbaum never operated as a political actor in the modern sense. He survived the collapse of #European #Jewry. He rebuilt communities from nothing and shaped a Hasidic world that regained strength after devastation. His philosophy rested on one conviction: #Jews must not force redemption through political sovereignty before the #messianicera."

https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/386192/the-hasid-in-a-keffiyeh/

"From a distance, the men in those fur hats look like representatives of #Satmar, the largest #Hasidic community in the world. Their cadence, clothing, borrowed quotations and posturing suggest it.

The truth lives elsewhere. #NetureiKarta is not Satmar. Neturei Karta is a distortion of Satmar, a parody wearing its costume. This distinction matters. A community with deep roots and complex thought is being slandered in #London streets by men who share nothing with it except a wardrobe.

To explain that, I needed to give [my daughter] the outline of the man whose name they exploit, #Rabbi #JoelTeitelbaum.

Rabbi #Teitelbaum never operated as a political actor in the modern sense. He survived the collapse of #European #Jewry. He rebuilt communities from nothing and shaped a Hasidic world that regained strength after devastation. His philosophy rested on one conviction: #Jews must not force redemption through political sovereignty before the #messianicera."

https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/386192/the-hasid-in-a-keffiyeh/

" #NewYorkCity #Jews were the target of more #hatecrimes than all other categories combined in 2025, according to the #NewYork City Police Department, figures that were released Tuesday as New York #Governor #KathyHochul indicated that she would introduce safety zones around #synagogues and other houses of worship.

While #NYPD Police Commissioner #JessicaTisch announced crime reductions that included a 12% decrease in hate crimes and a 3% reduction in #antisemitic incidents, for the second year in a row, there were more anti- #Jewish motivated incidents than all other target groups combined."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-882597

"[T]he willingness of #activist networks to platform individuals accused of endorsing #violence exposes a moral double standard.

“Groups that claim to stand for #humanrights cannot at the same time excuse or justify attacks on #Jews,” he said. “There is no #progressive exception for #antisemitism.”

#Jewish advocacy organizations have long warned that extreme #antizionist rhetoric can slide into explicit antisemitism when Jews are collectively blamed, dehumanized, or targeted for violence."

https://thej.ca/2026/01/07/canadian-activist-accused-of-justifying-antisemitic-violence-abroad-raising-alarms-in-jewish-community/

"[T]he willingness of #activist networks to platform individuals accused of endorsing #violence exposes a moral double standard.

“Groups that claim to stand for #humanrights cannot at the same time excuse or justify attacks on #Jews,” he said. “There is no #progressive exception for #antisemitism.”

#Jewish advocacy organizations have long warned that extreme #antizionist rhetoric can slide into explicit antisemitism when Jews are collectively blamed, dehumanized, or targeted for violence."

https://thej.ca/2026/01/07/canadian-activist-accused-of-justifying-antisemitic-violence-abroad-raising-alarms-in-jewish-community/

" #NewYorkCity #Jews were the target of more #hatecrimes than all other categories combined in 2025, according to the #NewYork City Police Department, figures that were released Tuesday as New York #Governor #KathyHochul indicated that she would introduce safety zones around #synagogues and other houses of worship.

While #NYPD Police Commissioner #JessicaTisch announced crime reductions that included a 12% decrease in hate crimes and a 3% reduction in #antisemitic incidents, for the second year in a row, there were more anti- #Jewish motivated incidents than all other target groups combined."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-882597

"The #BBC has been forced to apologize after an episode of #TheRepairShop about the #Kindertransport failed to mention #Jews."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-882409

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"Among the #antisemitic posts, said the GMC, was one in which he wrote: “You only have to go to North #London to see the #Jewish love for a bakery. Lots of bagel shops and many of them very nice with great coffee. Does the obsession with baking and ovens explain the uncontested and unproven claims of 6 million #Jews and 40 beheaded babies in ovens?”

Dr Munaf also posted: “#911 wasn’t an inside job. Let’s call it for what it really is. A Jewish job.”

Another message from his account read: “ #Zionists are extremely strong. They have strong media, military and banking. They are godless satanic cult…”, a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ( #MPTS) hearing was told."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/apprentice-contestant-sent-racist-social-media-posts-medical-tribunal-hears/

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"Among the #antisemitic posts, said the GMC, was one in which he wrote: “You only have to go to North #London to see the #Jewish love for a bakery. Lots of bagel shops and many of them very nice with great coffee. Does the obsession with baking and ovens explain the uncontested and unproven claims of 6 million #Jews and 40 beheaded babies in ovens?”

Dr Munaf also posted: “#911 wasn’t an inside job. Let’s call it for what it really is. A Jewish job.”

Another message from his account read: “ #Zionists are extremely strong. They have strong media, military and banking. They are godless satanic cult…”, a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ( #MPTS) hearing was told."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/apprentice-contestant-sent-racist-social-media-posts-medical-tribunal-hears/

"The #BBC has been forced to apologize after an episode of #TheRepairShop about the #Kindertransport failed to mention #Jews."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-882409

Oooh!

"For centuries #Jews have discussed — and yes, argued — their way through the meanings and interpretations of the weekly #Torahportion. Commentary has piled up generation after generation, shaping how Jews understand the text and each other. But not all #Torah portions were created equal. Some verses became magnets for debate and interpretation, while others drew relatively little attention. Until now, that imbalance was something readers could sense but never see. For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, it’s visible which Torah passages drew the most sustained #Jewish attention.

That’s the idea behind TorahHeatMap.org, a new digital project created by #Rabbi Daniel Bogard of Central #Reform Congregation in #StLouis. The site transforms centuries of Jewish commentary into visual heat maps, revealing where interpreters lingered, argued and returned again and again."

https://stljewishlight.org/news/news-local/jewish-torah-commentary/

Oooh!

"For centuries #Jews have discussed — and yes, argued — their way through the meanings and interpretations of the weekly #Torahportion. Commentary has piled up generation after generation, shaping how Jews understand the text and each other. But not all #Torah portions were created equal. Some verses became magnets for debate and interpretation, while others drew relatively little attention. Until now, that imbalance was something readers could sense but never see. For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, it’s visible which Torah passages drew the most sustained #Jewish attention.

That’s the idea behind TorahHeatMap.org, a new digital project created by #Rabbi Daniel Bogard of Central #Reform Congregation in #StLouis. The site transforms centuries of Jewish commentary into visual heat maps, revealing where interpreters lingered, argued and returned again and again."

https://stljewishlight.org/news/news-local/jewish-torah-commentary/