12th c. Moroccan liturgical poem gone metal 2 generations of Yemenite tunes given incredible DJ treatment what the Beastie Boys might have sounded like if they'd drawn more on their ancestors DEBBIE FRIEDMAN REMIXED! among other things. thx @self.agency + @mhughesrob.bsky.social for A+ ideas

Jewish Bangers, Remixed

traditional tunes made new

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Partners for Progressive Israel Responds to Reports of Rape and Sexual Torture of Palestinians Our full statement can be found here as well as on our website - www.progressiveisrael.org/partners-for...

The annual Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony, hosted by Combatants for Peace + The Parents Circle, will be streamed on Monday, 4/20. We're proud to again be cosponsoring this event of shared mourning, a necessary step toward collective healing. Register: www.afcfp.org/2026-joint-m...

THURS., 4/16, 12pm ET. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Join us for an in-depth discussion with 3 panelists intimately familiar with the society/politics of Israel’s Palestinian-Arab community - @thairabu.bsky.social, Dr. Anwar Mhajne, Wadea Awawdy; moderated by R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social.

We condemn - on both Jewish and progressive grounds - Israel's explicitly racist death penalty law (unequal punishment on the basis of national origin), passed yesterday by the Knesset. Nor will the law deter terrorism, admit Israeli security authorities. www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-de...

Partners for Progressive Israel Condemns Israel’s New “Explicitly Racist” Death Penalty Law

Partners for Progressive Israel Condemns Israel’s New “Explicitly Racist” Death Penalty Law March 31st, 2026 –  Yesterday, the Knesset voted into law an explicitly racist death penalty bill. The law...

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סַנְהֶדְרִין הַהוֹרֶגֶת אֶחָד בְּשָׁבוּעַ נִקְרֵאת חָבְלָנִית. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה אוֹמֵר, אֶחָד לְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה "A Sanhedrin that executes a transgressor once in 7 years is a destructive tribunal. R Elazar ben Azarya says: once in 70 years." -- Mishnah Makkot 1:10

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6mo ago

Breaking News: Israel passed a law that allows for the hanging of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks. Critics say it likely won't be applied to Jewish extremists convicted of similar crimes.

"To target emergency medical vehicles is a cowardly act of hate and a chilling reminder of the rising tide of antisemitism in the UK." Sharing the important words of our Meretz UK colleague, @josharonson1.bsky.social, who spoke to Israel's Kan TV about the arson attack against Hatzola ambulances.

Josh Aronson@josharonson1.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Now on our YouTube channel if you missed it live last week: "The US and Israel War on Iran: Global, Regional, Local, and Cultural Perspectives", with Barbara Slavin, @mauriciolapchik.bsky.social, and Galeet Dardashti, moderated by our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social? www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVlX...

The US and Israel War on Iran: Global, Regional, Domestic, and Cultural Perspectives

YouTube video by Partners for Progressive Israel

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Heartsick over yet another attack on a synagogue, this time Temple Israel in Michigan. I’m so relieved the community members, synagogue staff, teachers, and children present are safe, and horrified by the way our places of worship and Jewish community are targeted again and again.

Our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social, moderated a scintillating and diverse panel - “Allyship in a Post-October 7 World: How to build Jewish-Inclusive Coalitions for the Sake of Democracy”, with Evan Wolfson, Shifra Sered, Shaul Magid, and Nancy Kaufman. Photo credit: @giligetz.bsky.social

"‪Israeli annexation of the West Bank is here," our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social wrote last Friday ahead of our Wednesday, 2/18 webinar, "The West Bank 2026: An Inexorable Path to Annexation and Apartheid?" (registration at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...). www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

Israel approves West Bank land registration, Palestinians slam ‘de-facto annexation’

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a process to register land in the West Bank, a move far-right Finance Minister ​Bezalel Smotrich hailed as "continuing the revolution of settlement". The Palestinia...

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We are proud to support this protest against injustice - Weds. Feb. 11 at 1:30pm in DC (outside ICE Headquarters, 500 12th St SW), alongside our friends at @truahrabbis.bsky.social, @bendthearc.bsky.social, and dozens of other cosponsors. Up-to-date details can be found at truah.org/events/jews-...

The advancing Israeli bill is racist by design- mandating a death penalty only in cases involving Palestinian suspects in the West Bank and excluding altogether cases in which Israeli settlers kill Palestinians. Read about it: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/... Full statement: truah.org/press/a-jewi...

Our statement today on the recovery of Ran Gvili, z"l, which at long last brings to a close the Israeli hostage crisis. The statement is also on our website at www.progressiveisrael.org/partners-for....

Security and equality are for everyone! A Jewish–Arab solidarity demonstration in Sakhnin. “We must stop standing by. It’s time to stop the murders, protection rackets, organized crime, and the bloodshed. We stand together in a strong call to end the abandonment of Arab society! 📸 Gal Musenzon

THURSDAY, JAN. 15, 12:30pm ET webinar - "Political Motherhood as a Moral Force: Meet 'Mothers Against Violence - Israel'" Our panel will include: -Ketty Bar -Susan Feit -Iris Rappoport @yaelniv.bsky.social Our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social, will moderate. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Read the whole thread, please! Our communities are well-served when we hold all these pieces.

T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights@truahrabbis.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🧵 1/We are horrified by protesters chanting "we support Hamas here" near an NYC synagogue last night. Supporting an organization that has murdered Israelis and Palestinians is beyond the pale.

“Ensuring access to humanitarian aid is a legal obligation, not a discretionary choice.” Grateful for the moral clarity and dedication of these 18 organizations, many of whom we’ve featured and worked with at @partners4israel.bsky.social www.phr.org.il/wp-content/u...

This "delegitimizes the Palestinian Authority at a moment when its credibility, capacity, and international support are essential." Proud to have signed this letter, together w/@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social, @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social, @truahrabbis.bsky.social, et al.

New Jewish Narrative@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The Trump administration is blocking all Palestinians from entering the US with their expanded Travel Ban. These Jewish organizations are standing against this fear-driven policy. Read our joint letter to President Trump: www.newjewishnarrative.org/statements/j...

The "slamming" came from eight prominent liberal and progressive Jewish organizations, including @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social, yours truly @partners4israel.bsky.social, and @truahrabbis.bsky.social. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

Progressive Jewish organisations slam Trump's Palestinian travel ban

Several Liberal U.S. Jewish Organizations, Including J Street, Condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's Restriction of Holders of Palestinian Identity Cards as Counterproductive to Promoting Peace in t...

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"Conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism does a disservice to combating actual Jew-hatred." Our joint letter w/@truahrabbis.bsky.social, Israelis for Peace, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social is at truah.org/wp-content/u... Additional criticism of ADL below www.commondreams.org/news/adl-mam...

Progressive Jews Decry ADL 'Mamdani Monitor' for Conflating Israel Criticism With Antisemitism | Common Dreams

The head of one group decried the ADL's "disproportionate attention on left-of-center activists’ views on Israel while failing to apply the same scrutiny to the Trump administration."

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"[The ADL's] approach to Mayor-elect Mamdani is disingenuous, counterproductive, and ultimately harmful to the cause of addressing antisemitism." A new letter from T'ruah, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @partners4israel.bsky.social, and Israelis for Peace. Read: buff.ly/rLKpd6v

Don't let'em fool you: Katz is STILL saying the plan is for the IDF is to introduce "garinei Nachal" - IDF units that have been repeatedly used in the West Bank to first establish settlements as a military deployment before those locations were "civilianized". www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Israeli defense minister walks back claim that Israel will establish Gaza settlements

Speaking in the West Bank Earlier Tuesday, the Defense Chief Said Israel Will Establish Israeli Communities in Northern Gaza 'When the Time Is Right,' Adding That the Military Will Not Withdraw 'One M...

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So Netanyahu, as he’s being investigated for war crimes internationally and corruption within Israel, can come to the US at Trump’s invitation — but 5 million+ Palestinians cannot?! www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States

During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States to prevent national security and public Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where ...

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THURSDAY, 12/18, 12:30pm ET An ongoing WB Settler campaign of intimidation, destruction, violence seeks to drive out Palestinians. With Israel's army and govt failing to provide security, it falls on courageous volunteers to provide a nonviolent human buffer. Join us: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In @us.theconversation.com, our board member, Prof. Joshua Shanes, discusses the ongoing Jewish tug-of-war between the traditional rabbinic interpretation of #Hanukkah and the more recent Zionist approach drawing on pre-rabbinic sources. #ChagSame'ach theconversation.com/hanukkah-cel...

Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition

Zionists draw on the military imagery of Hanukkah, while others look to the synagogue prayers that focus on the miracle of divine light.

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This #Hanukkah event, taking place tomorrow, Tuesday 12/16, was planned well in advance. We feel today that it's an especially important opportunity to come together in community. You're warmly welcome to join us online at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Partners for Progressive Israel@partners4israel.bsky.social · 9mo ago

ONLINE TUESDAY, 12/16, 6pm ET/3pm PT As we approach the end of a very difficult 2025, we invite you to gather with us to celebrate the 3rd night of Hanukkah. We'll light candles and nosh (BYO), learn with our board member, Prof Josh Shanes, and enjoy community! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This holiday of resilience, of hope and light in the darkness— I’m heartbroken, and I can (in the words of the latter-day psalmist L. Cohen) see the cracks where the light gets in. Holding it all, holding it gently.

This is not Judaism, this is not Torah. This is shameful. I’m grateful every day for my Muslim colleagues and friends.

The Nexus Project@nexusproject.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Here is Congressman Randy Fine explicitly calling for the genocide of Muslims. This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.

ONLINE TUESDAY, 12/16, 6pm ET/3pm PT As we approach the end of a very difficult 2025, we invite you to gather with us to celebrate the 3rd night of Hanukkah. We'll light candles and nosh (BYO), learn with our board member, Prof Josh Shanes, and enjoy community! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...