last commission of 2025 - a little garlic & rue magic for the new @jewitches.bsky.social logo. watching this project grow over the years has been a treat, thank you so much for trusting me with this redesign!
Jewitches
@jewitches.bsky.social
a space for Jewish magic ✡︎ Diasporist & love driven Shop, blog, podcast & Patreon
Christmas Trees aren’t pagan…So why are people so obsessed with this myth? Let’s trace it back to the German nationalists of the 1800s, the Nazis who promoted it, & let’s debunk the supposed origins — Saturnalia, Yule, Sol Invictus, Yule Log….all with citations. open.substack.com/pub/jewitche...
Christmas Trees Are Not Pagan
a Brief History of the Christmas Trees, White Supremacist Propaganda, & Popular Related Lies
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Christmas Trees aren’t pagan…So why are people so obsessed with this myth? Let’s trace it back to the German nationalists of the 1800s, the Nazis who promoted it, & let’s debunk the supposed origins — Saturnalia, Yule, Sol Invictus, Yule Log….all with citations. open.substack.com/pub/jewitche...
Christmas Trees Are Not Pagan
a Brief History of the Christmas Trees, White Supremacist Propaganda, & Popular Related Lies
open.substack.com
Originally published in @derspekter.bsky.social , this week's Pickle lets @jewitches.bsky.social imploring of the Left to claim back Judaism from the far right, resonate across the Atlantic in time for the High Holidays. vashtimedia.com/why-the-left...
Why the Left should embrace Jewish tradition
We cannot cede religion to the far right.
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Zohare Jacobi of @jewitches.bsky.social fame has authored a zesty Op-Ed for Der Spekter! www.derspekter.org/why-the-left...
After years of being online only, we have a brick & mortar location! Find Diasporic Magic in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. g.co/kgs/MDbkj8x
Look at the gorgeous pomegranate goodies I got from @jewitches.bsky.social I have a wee obsession with pomegranates. I am so happy to have these amazing candles, washi tape, and enamel pin. I love them so much! #witchsky #pomegranates
"Jewitches exists as a means of creating an emporium of curated goods from across the Diaspora." JWA chats with Zohare Jacobi, founder of @jewitches.bsky.social
7 Questions For Zohare Jacobi of Jewitches | Jewish Women's Archive
JWA chats with Zohare Jacobi of Jewitches.
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just a reminder that despite somewhat dismal sales numbers, people who've read my book said they found it important and clarifying, and emotionally resonant, and thoughtful, and well-written. and i hope you'll consider buying it as we move into the era it describes: bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America a book by Talia Lavin
Esquire Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals are en...
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One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them. Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is. Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
It is *very* important to understand that Jews were never the only target of the 1930s Nazis and they are not the only targets of today’s Nazis. A Nazi salute is not only antisemitic. It is also racist, ableist, and queerphobic.
Jewitches is one of my favorite small businesses AND THEY ARE SELLING FROG CANDLES. 😍
Frog candle? Yes, please! jewitches.com/products/fro...
It is raining in parts of Los Angeles, burnt chaparral and foundations sprinkled with the waters of heaven that have been robbed from it because of capitalism.
Working on a post & am asking for help: I have a recollection of Elon Musk being subscribed to a horribly antisemitic account on Twitter, but cannot find corroboration. Does anyone have a screenshot / link? Thank you!
The Jewitches Shop is the perfect blend of old world apothecary, trinket shop, & modern spiritual provisions. Get candles, incense, herbs, trinkets, tarot, jewelry, accessories, decor & more… Jewitches.com
If you want to educate yourself on antisemitism (and I highly recommend you do so) and you don't want to be fed imperialist and pro-genocidal talking points from the ADL, I highly recommend @rudaleh.bsky.social's website. jewitches.com/pages/antise...
Antisemitism Education
As antisemitism is rising globally. And as a result, it is swelling online. It is a duty for not just the Jewish community, but for the people who claim to be our allies, to know this information. It ...
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The "Anti-Defemation" Legaue has been turned into the "Defame so long you are rich and unconditionally pro-Israel." They have fully turned into a one issue organization, and that issue is NOT combating antisemitism and hate. Also, love me a good @bendthearc.bsky.social ratioing ADL today:
If you're in an evacuation zone in SoCal, please check in with any disabled/aging neighbors you have to see if they need help evacuating.
The heart of Jewitches has always been to open the door to those who seek knowledge — you’re more than welcome to ask questions.
Transgender activists (yes, that's Chelsea Manning in the suit!) just staged a sit-in inside the congressional bathroom closest to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office, to protest GOP-led efforts to keep trans people from using restrooms that match their gender identity. They were arrested. Story TK
Today is a good day for Tzedaka (mutual aid). Consider donating to my dear friend Willa 🧿 Venmo: Willatheewisp If you cannot donate, please repost!
One day, you will be forced to confront that much of Western Occultism lies at the feet of antisemitism; only made possible through centuries of oppression and violence against Jewish people. Profit from the theft of our books, our knowledge, our magic; all while denying that it was ever ours.
Religious but in a “returning to moss and mycelium, summoning angels and feeding the spirit in the chimney, glasses of blood red wine and burnt offerings, sturdy tomes and hours of study of the practices of our mothers” kind of way
chanukah is the most magical season in my shop, the deep wintry vibes and warm glowy themes just work sooo well with what i most love to draw and design!!
"I love being trans. I love being with you!" The amazing @chasestrangio.bsky.social, minutes after making history as the first openly transgender lawyer to argue in front of the Supreme Court 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 We love you, Chase ❤️
Muskeljudentum, or muscle Jewry, sought to create the “New Jew” — a virile, violent, muscular warrior — as opposed to the “Jews of Old”, who they saw as weak, backwards, pathetic (after all — how else would they suffer through antisemitism?) It was rooted heavily in white supremacist ideals.