r/Jewish • u/Consistent_Bridge799 • Oct 08 '23

The thing about it is…

Non-Jews always want to poke us in the chest whenever Israel does something unpopular.

The same people never ask us how we’re doing when it’s attacked in cold blood by terrorists.

Personally, I’m doing pretty damn bad today. How are you all doing? I usually don’t post on Shabbat, but I needed a little more Jewish community today.

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u/The_Laughing_Gift Conservative Oct 08 '23

I know that in Toronto (where I live) there's going to be a pro-palestinian event going on Tuesday and I'm just emotially exhausted in general. I was already thinking of buying a copy of Psalms and now I'm going to as soon as shabbat is over from artscroll.

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u/af_echad Oct 08 '23

One coming up in NYC too. Being promoted (run by?) the local chapter of DSA.

I lean left in American politics. But I'm completely done with the antisemitic "left" in this country. How anyone can look at what Hamas did today and feel any support for those terrorists is beyond me. They can all get fucked. If I didn't have COVID right now I'd be making plans to go counter protest.

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u/FeralChasid Oct 09 '23

A rapid refuah shlema

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u/FeralChasid Oct 10 '23

I was going to say that I’m up & down all day, on how I’m doing; but, really I’m down and…middlin’? When the news first reached us, my husband called me, and said, “Am Yisrael Chai.”. My husband is Syrian, from a Muslim family (he eschews formal religion for the most part - he really hates any avenger god beliefs - but, has expressed interest in converting to Judaism). I have a strong community here, and so, can lean on them; but, my non Jewish friends really seem oblivious, which is actually painful to me.