Honored to get to contribute to this "telling" of Chanukah - published by The @acjna.bsky.social, in partnership with @rabbis4ceasefire.bsky.social. שבוע טוב, א גוטע וואך - A Good Week to us all, and א פרייליכען ערב חנוכה - a Happy Hanukkah Eve! Download: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/oHfriYA

My part is for the Eight candle, but check out all days, for some great insights from amazing teachers including Arielle Kormam, @lovingfife.bsky.social, @rabbiandykahn.com, and more! Free download: bit.ly/acj-hannukah...

Three great learning opportunities coming up! Join us for Intro to Judaism; Theory and Practice of Jewish Antifascism; and a special co-taught class with Shel Maala on the concept of Covenant in Judaism. givebutter.com/acj-introcoh... givebutter.com/acj-jewishan... givebutter.com/acj-shelmaal...

Yes yes and yes Thank you for this, @rabbiandykahn.com

At the JFed GA, claims about Holocaust education and antisemitism were used to explain away outrage over Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The story of Jacob and Esau uncovers what the Torah teaches about responsibility and the possibility of transformation. Full drash here: acjna.org/articles/tol...

Just a few weeks ago, Batya was speaking at 92Y alongside Kathy E. Manning, Yehuda Kurtzer, James Kirchick and Bret Stephens. I'm guessing she's spinning up a book tour about her upcoming book. If and when you see other institutions choosing to platform her, please remember this exchange.

“Do not fear” is a motif throughout the Hebrew Bible. It is on us to control our fears and, in the words of the sages, to fear God. This doesn’t mean fear a man in the sky. It means to recognize our own limitations, to not be reactive, and to put righteousness before a desire for perceived safety.

This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility. Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.

We are New Yorkers for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social because we know he is dedicated to creating a city for ALL New Yorkers - his love for our city is felt through each of his policy platforms. Join us in voting for him tomorrow, voting for a candidate that leads with love over fear. 3/3

The rabbis of the Talmud teach us that "the actions of our ancestors are signs for us to follow." Like Abraham welcoming strangers into his home, like Sarah feeding the needy, we, too, are taught to embody the virtues of God to provide sustainable living for all. 2/3

We are Rabbis for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social because we know his policies align with values core to our Judaism, especially found in this week’s Torah portion. With @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, @rabbiandykahn.com, and Rabbi Ellen Lippmann. 1/3

Ready to build a Jewish practice that reflects your values? Join The Four Cubits, an 8-week course exploring halakhah, prayer, Shabbat, and ethics through freedom, conscience, and community. givebutter.com/acj-ijbn32025

Important intervention by @rabbiandykahn.com. Do not confuse the institutional American Jewish consensus for an actual American Jewish consensus, which does not exist.

Love this @rabbiandykahn.com. Thank you for writing it!

Absolutely 🔥 essay (in the NY Daily News of all places!) by @rabbiandykahn.com, providing a response to the rabbis-against-Mamdani letter. Kol hakavod! (= 👏👏🙏🙌)

We also reccomend reading this op-ed today from fellow Rabbi for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @rabbiandykahn.com archive.is/ynzrE

We’re proud New York Rabbis for Zohran. Our movement of thousands of Jews For Zohran is growing. Join us to elect Mayor Mamdani at jfrej.org/field 🗳️ 📋P.S. Remember - canvassing is a mitzvah! Benjamin Abrams sound & edit 📷: Dan Fridman

Amazing pro-Zohran, anti-nationalist op-ed by @rabbiandykahn.com in @nydailynews.com today: archive.is/ynzrE

FUCK. YES. archive.is/ynzrE

In 5786, lets cast aside peoplehood as a notion for understanding Judaism, and instead widen our frame and sharpen our focus religionnews.com/2025/09/23/r...

Shaul Magid has been a primary influence on my understanding of Judaism and the development of my rabbinate for over a decade. It was an incredible honor to be a part of this project about his work. Link here: archive.ph/wD1ln

Proud to have been a part of this action with so many amazing colleagues calling for aid to the Palestinians of Gaza. May we see an end to the mass killing, mass starvation, and relentless dispossession of the Palestinian people by Israel quickly and in our days. apnews.com/article/us-j...

We're starting our second cohort of Intro to Judaism Beyond Nationalism! It is unique approach that not only removes the layers of nationalism you'd find in most institutions, but subverts those narratives to center the ethical core of Jewish history, thought, and practice. bit.ly/acj-introduction

Come join us tonight!

Join us July 14th at 6pm for a conversation with Ben Lorber and Shane Burley, authors of Safety through Solidarity. We’ll explore how antisemitism intersects with nationalism, and how to fight it without reinforcing systems of oppression. Don't miss it! lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/nue2tsg

Proud to be a part of this tremendous letter, co-written with my inspiring colleagues. blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-are-nyc-r...

This is a good thread. Here’s another angle on problems of definitional arguments. Basic semiotics: all signs (1) signify referents (2) TO interpretants (3). An interpretant is a context. Nothing ever “simply” means something without a context; whoever says it does is trying to use force.

Reminder as the national media and Democratic leaders lie about Mamdani's views, message, language, policies, goals, and supporters:

I will believe her that she is sincere if/when she endorses Zohran, and spends actual time campaigning for him, for us - New Yorkers.

Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.

So proud to be a New Yorker today! And even more proud to be a member of @jfrejnyc.bsky.social Grateful to all the amazing organizations and organizers who worked indefatigably for this moment, and to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social for their inspiring bravery

Mahmoud Khalil missed his child’s birth and first weeks of life because his speech and beliefs were presented as somehow threatening to American security and Jewish safety and there were people who knew full well that that was untrue who defended his detention. It will never not be obscene.

In a new On the Nose episode, from a live event in February, @maricohen.bsky.social interviews @rabbiandykahn.com about the history of anti-Zionism in the Reform movement and a new attempt to revive it. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: jewishcurrents.org/the-return-o...

Going live here at 6pm Eastern with Shaul Magid! youtube.com/live/Q6fwSKh...

Come learn with me and Professor Rabbi Shaul Magid this Thursday at 6pm EDT about the ways in which American Judaism, post-ethnicity, and post-nationalism are allowing us to rethink our history and our future. bit.ly/acj-magid

Sign up and help us hit 18k- your voice matters, and we’re here to make a collective impact! www.foodaidforgaza.org

Extremely important read in Ha’Aretz today: archive.ph/nNzq4

In better news! The American Council for Judaism, a venerable anti-Zionist Jewish organization, has relaunched under @rabbiandykahn.com and is offering a Judaism 101 class for folks of all backgrounds If you're looking to convert or learn about your heritage, sign up!!!

Today is Nakba Day, the annual memorial of the expulsion of 700,000+ Palestinians from their lands in 1947-49 Another Nakba is being carried out in Gaza as we speak Please consider giving to my friends @almatamily28.bsky.social, who have been expelled and lost everything Free Palestine 💜

This should be, and is, a simple request everyone should be able to support: a clear and simple request to end starvation, to allow aid into Gaza. Jewish tradition teaches us: וּבָחַרְתָּ בַּחַיִים, לְמַעַן תִּחְיֶה אַתָּה וְזַרְעֶךָ --- Choose life, so that you and future generations may live. 1/

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Join the ACJ's Introduction to Judaism Beyond Nationalism! In 16 sessions across 2 modules, learners encounter the richness and diversity of Judaism from ancient times to today. All are welcome. No prior knowledge required. Classes recorded and scholarships available. Apply here: bit.ly/acj-intro

No matter where you go in the United States, there is always a wide variety of restaurants. Even the smallest of towns will have food representing cultures from all over the planet. And each of these cuisines is specific to its culture’s expressions in America. 1/11

You can also follow ACJ's new leader, @rabbiandykahn.com or the (as yet inactive) official @acjna.bsky.social account

No, the Democratic Party isn't losing because it's Too Woke:

Hell yeah

I would have loved to return to the synagogue to celebrate its incredible history, but I just couldn’t do it. New from me in JTA: www.jta.org/2025/04/03/i...

I really want to stress that it is not possible to teach about antisemitism without also teaching about, say, racism and xenophobia.

i think the major institutions of american jewry, in cahoots with our right-wing donor class, have decided liberal and progressive american jews are a lost cause, intermarrying out of existence and more committed to liberal democratic values than what they define as "jewish interests." >