High utility bills in CT? Blame gas pipelines and their boosters: Eversource, UI, Ned Lamont.

Jeffries: "Article 1 of the Constitution provides Congress with the sole authority to declare war. Framers made that decision b/c they were concerned about kings plunging their people into unnecessary wars to pillage resources of others for the benefit of a tyrant and his family. Sound familiar?"

A real Christian running for Senate in Texas. As a Jew, I say thank God!

Lifting Bezos is lifting anti-democratic oligarchy. Aka fascism. My feelings for the Met just took a big dive

Shalom friends! Welcome back to #TheReelsMegillah Episode 2: Pretty Privilege Meet Hadassah, an orphan with main character energy, making her perfectly qualified to be a Disney princess and/or Queen of the #Purim story 👑 #Esther #jewish #judaism #jewishholiday youtu.be/8q1R0MqGIGI

The Billionaires' Governor offers a blue-ribbon panel instead of fair taxation and support for students. CT school leaders on Lamont's K-12 budget: 'A trainwreck for education' ctmirror.org/2026/02/17/c...

Can't get a better summary of the most major minor Jewish holiday than this!

Anthropic is right to resist mass surveillance and AI weapons with no human oversight: Defense Dept. and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...

People's Peace Summit (Israel/Palestine). Save the date. April 30. youtu.be/uzOd1ml591M?...

#ICEout #Willimantic

Corporations make the cruelty of authoritarianism possible, including transportation and segregation. Add your name to this important petition demanding Signature Aviation drop ICE: www.bendthearc.us/signature_av...

“Find the cost of freedom buried in the ground. Millions more will honor you. We will not back down” #JewsAgainstICE

Trains to & from DC very delayed. I had heard that fascists could at least make the trains run on time. Now the only reasonable option is resistance!

With huge crowd at ICE headquarters. #JewsAgainstICE @truahrabbis.bsky.social @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social

So glad to be helping to build rabbinic power for love & democracy, resisting tyrants (since Pharaoh)! Plus seeing so many friends!

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

In the spirit of “bread & roses,” sign here c.org/DMDnF2qQzw

One of my recent favorites from Existential Comics

“The Earth is a holy gift, an incredibly beautiful one." Proud our Temple is featured in this piece and happy to spread the word. www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-01...

Thanks, Bruce Springsteen, the real boss

My sister in Israel asked me to share this remembrance ritual for the children of Gaza. "Etty Hillesum Cards" is a project of a Jewish- and a Palestinian-Israeli, using the wisdom of Shoah victim Hillesum זצ"ל to open hearts to love, humanity, and peace. www.ettyhillesumcards.com/copy-of-remb...

Tonight at 8pm ET, people of faith across the country are coming together in lament, prayer, and action. Join Rabbi Jill Jacobs and other faith leaders for a National Faith Call to Action. 🔗 Register/Join: buff.ly/V6G0BPS

Trump’s America.

This is what it means to be a rabbi today. Standing in subzero temperatures w/tallit over your layers. Standing with other faith leaders & people of conscience and rejecting ICE's brutality and violence. Rabbi Aaron Weininger wants ICE out of his state NOW. We're so proud to call him a T'ruah member

One of the signs at the Minnesota ICE OUT Day of Truth and Freedom: Do Justice Love Kindness Abolish ICE

Sending prayer, love, and solidarity to my family, friends, and clergy colleagues in Minnesota trying to stop the kidnapping, murder, brutality, intimidation, and lawlessness. #ICE_OutForGOOD

Some companies I won't buy from until the take a stand against the goons abducting children, attacking police officers, killing civilians, etc, i.e. #ICE Target actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... Home Depot actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... Enterprise actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... Hilton Delta

Then they came for the ministers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KE7...

It's a massive invasion... of hilarious ICE videos!

Tell your senators to act now to lower healthcare costs act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-yo...

Just learned I can start using #Spotify again. They removed lose ugly, lying ICE adds. Thanks, Spotify!

“We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love.”

Happening now: #NewHavenTeachers leaders join Rep @delauro.house.gov, partners to denounce #USEdGov abruptly halting federal grants & turning their back on community schools’ students & families. #ProtectOurKids @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @delauro.house.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social

Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson was set ablaze by an arsonist. Previously it had been burned by the KKK. This time, the fire destroyed the building and burned two precious Torah scrolls. Please join me in donating to this community so they can rebuild: checkout.square.site/merchant/P9T...

The ICE agent who shot Marimar Martinez in Chicago tried to goad her out of her car. He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times. The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”. They hate women & it shows.

“Secretary Noem must resign.” Thank you, Congressman Courtney for standing for country, Constitution, and all our lives. The ICE terror must end

I’m the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...

Hard to post anything but outrage today, but we still need wisdom practices, so: A new realization about ritual fasting: Our hunger reminds us of our mutual interdependence. No one is self-made. (See ravjeremy.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/t... about the anti-despair fast of Tsom Shovavim.)

DHS Warns Any Action By Americans Will Be Treated As Domestic Terrorism https://theonion.com/dhs-warns-any-action-by-americans-will-be-treated-as-domestic-terrorism/

Steve Miller wants to take us back to before the Torah, before there were rules of war or international law at all. We created those rules and law over the centuries because the alternative is unimaginable suffering. gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...

Um, the US is seizing Russian-flagged tankers and threatening to seize territory from Europe by force if necessary. Anyone else terrified?

Never despair! A comment on this week's Torah portion, with links to a little-known Jewish fasting practice I've reconstructed as an anti-despair practice. ravjeremy.wordpress.com/2021/01/07/s...

If you don't know BetterWorldBooks, you should. Much more socially positive than where most people buy books. And here's a coupon for 20% off your first used book purchase of 3 books or more! (US customers only; I get a kickback.) refer.betterworldbooks.com/jeremy89

Street art in Tel Aviv. (We were there for a family celebration)

A better way to fight antisemitism

"In the beginning there was love." Just happened upon this lovely oldish song & video from Idan Reichel. For English lyrics, click on "more" and scroll past the Hebrew. Already planning on using this Shabbat Breshit, Oct 10, for our Temple's TGIShabbes celebration! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlIr...

Enjoying some basic tikkun olam action at Windham Area Interfaith Ministry at my congregation's "Service & Service" Shabbat & post-Shabbat celebration