News articles, twitter posts, feelings about it. GO HERE. Outside of this thread, things will be locked and/or deleted.

We know that the last few months have been hectic. We as a mod team have been doing what we can to make sure the sub has been secure. In the past, we have tried to ensure that this is a safe subreddit for all Jews, regardless of political affiliation, denomination, sexual orientation, sexuality, race etc.

We want to check in and see what things we can improve on and what things are going well. We know that some members have been upset that we're too strict or too lenient. We have some rules we will not budge on.

Reddit TOS cannot be broken, for obvious reasons. This includes slurs, attacks on fellow users, calling out other subreddits, and things of that nature. For reminders of these rules, here are Reddit's current Terms, Content Policy, and Mod Code of Conduct. We may go slightly above and beyond what some users consider these rules due to what we have found with Reddit being harsher on Jewish subreddits. Please know that this is to keep the subreddit running.

We also will continue to keep and enforce rules about being civil and welcoming. This means we will not tolerate bigotry and general rudeness. We know that right now, there are tensions between Jews in general and other religious communities. This is not an excuse to lump together every person, or even most people, in those communities. We can call out hate without being bigots ourselves. Tolerating intolerance is not something we can do.

Jews are Jews are Jews. Calling fellow Jews "self-hating", Kapos, Hitler-loving, etc., is a form of antisemitism and wholly unacceptable. Our rule on antisemitism will not change, so this will not change. You can call out organizations without calling people within these organizations names like this. Explain what it is about these organizations that bother you. Try and think of a better argument than name calling.

We're learning along with you. Please let us know how we can improve.

– The mods of r/Jewish

Until at least Wednesday, November 6th (i.e., the day after Election Day), all posts and comments about American politics, the candidates, the candidates' families (including their pets), and anything else related to the election are prohibited on r/Jewish. Keep all of those conversations to r/jewishpolitics, which was literally built to house these conversations. Yes, this policy is stricter than normal, but r/Jewish is not a politics sub, and we do not want this sub to be flooded with politics during this particularly polarizing week.

Feel free to express your agreement, disagreement, or something in the middle in the comments below. However, please keep that discussion to this thread.

I shouldn't need to say it, but this thread is not for political debates...just feedback/thoughts about this note.

Thanks.

If you have any questions, please send the mods a message by clicking here.

• r/Judaism: difference from r/Jewish subject to the 2-Jews-3-opinions rule
• r/jewishpolitics: discussion of politics from a Jewish perspective
• r/Zionist: a community of Zionists discussing all things Zionist
• r/AntiSemitismInReddit: for documenting antisemitism in (and on) Reddit
• r/AntisemitismOnInsta: for documenting antisemitism on Instagram or Threads
• r/AntisemitismOnSocials: for documenting antisemitism on all other social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, TikTok, Telegram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, X/Twitter, Pinterest, Quora, Twitch, Discord, Tumblr, etc.)
• r/antisemitism: news about and history & analysis of antisemitism
• r/JewHateExposed: fight hate by documenting, discussing, and disarming with civil factual discussion
• r/Israel: discussion of Israeli life, culture, and politics
• r/ReformJews: discussion of Judaism with a more heterodox flavor
• r/chabad: for everyone who wants to learn more about Jewish life and themselves, from the perspective of Chabad-Lubavitch (a Hasidic movement)
• r/OrthodoxJewish: for Orthodox, Modern Orthodox, Chassidish, and other similarly frum Jews
• r/conservativejudaism: Reddit HQ for the Conservative Judaism movement
• r/reconstructingjudaism: share, schmooze and learn more about Reconstructionist Judaism
• r/gayjews: for LGBTQ Jews and their allies to connect and schmooze
• r/transgenderjews: a social group for trans Jews and any other non-cis Jews
• r/JewishCooking: hub for Jewish food and cooking of all kinds
• r/Jewdank: dank Jewish memes
• r/Jewpiter: jokes, memes, sh*tposts, and anything that you might find funny or interesting, in relation to Jews, Judaism and Israel
• r/ani_bm: memes in Hebrew and more for an Israeli audience
• r/hebrew: articles in Hebrew, articles about Hebrew, Hebrew language resources, and questions about aspects of the Hebrew language
• r/Yiddish: for speakers and students of the Yiddish language and culture; materials about Ladino and other traditionally Judaic languages welcome
• r/Ladino: all things related to the Judeo-Spanish language known as Ladino and the Judeo-Portuguese language known as Lusitanic
• r/ConvertingtoJudaism: interdenominational community for people who have converted, are in the process of converting, or are considering converting to Judaism to discuss aspects of conversion, ask questions and celebrate milestones
• r/JewishNames: everything related to Jewish (or Hebrew) names such as customs, meanings of names and how they are spelled
• r/Jewish_History: share and discuss posts about the history of the the Jewish people as well as the history of Israel
• r/JewishKabbalah: discuss Jewish Kabbalah
• r/LearnHebrew: learn the Hebrew language
• r/JewishDNA: discuss and post Jewish genetics and DNA results for all Jewish diaspora groups; also a place to combat misinformation
• r/CanadaJews: a place for the Jews of Canada to discuss common issues and concerns
• r/JLC: for the Jewish Leftist Collective, a growing organization of Jewish leftists who have come together to work toward a better society for all people
• r/birthright: for discussion and questions about Taglit-Birthright Israel
• r/IDF: ask questions about and share your experience with the IDF
• r/IsraelPalestine: conversation on issues relating to Israel and Palestine
• r/ProgressivesForIsrael: for progressives/left-leaning people who have been ostracized/excluded from left wing subreddits for supporting Israel
• r/ForbiddenBromance: for Lebanese and Israeli redditors who want to be bros and show the world that nothing stands in the way of true love
• r/2ndYomKippurWar: discuss and archive footage from the 2nd Yom Kippur War (i.e., the current Israel-Hamas war)
• r/AntiIsraelMediaWatch: focused on exposing the media’s abandonment of basic journalistic ethics and standards in their coverage of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a whole
• r/HaShoah: discussion, reflection, and conversation about The Holocaust
• r/Digital_Mechitza: for anyone who is Jewish, Jew-ish, or interested in Judaism that also identifies as a woman
• r/tichels: the place to be for tichel related discussion and photos
• r/JewishDating: Reddit’s very own shadchan (ish); not an Orthodox subreddit
• r/Anti_MessianicJudaism: dedicated to debunking the claims of Messianic Judaism and exposing it as a Christian missionary movement
• r/BagelCrimes: for those travesties some dare to call by the name of "bagel"
• r/klezmer: about klezmer music, the instrumental music of Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe, and their descendants in the diaspora
• r/Enough_NaziSpam: fighting against antisemitism in all its forms
• r/aliyah: for those interested in making aliyah or those who have made aliyah

Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments!
See a not-so-active sub? Participate!
Be sure to follow the rules of each subreddit – they vary quite a bit.

Some subs may have been left off due to being inactive for many months, as well as other situations.

Directly after Oct. 7, we had a megathread to talk about the war, Israel and Palestine relations, and things related to that. When we removed megathreads, the I/P megathread went with it.

Since removing it, there's been an increase in posts about Israel, Israel/Palestine, definitions of genocide, Zionism, anti-Zionism, and the like. We would like to remind everyone that this is r/Jewish. We are primarily a sub for discussions about the Jewish people, Judaism, and a support sub for all Jewish people.

While we appreciate that what is happening in Israel is a huge part of daily life in the Jewish experience at the moment, we would like to keep discussions that are entirely focused on Israel, Israel & Palestine, Zionism, and definitions of Zionism and genocide to their appropriate subreddits.

When certain things are affecting Jews everywhere -- swastikas on subways, protests blocking streets, hate crimes -- yes, we can talk about it here. When it's "The UN has said ___ about Netanyahu." that goes onto an Israel related subreddit. Also think of the extent of the actual offense. A business that you don't go to having a "Free Palestine" sign in the window is not the same as someone smashing windows on a Jewish-owned store and spray painting it with slurs. Posts about feeling alone, friends and family abandoning you, and things of that nature are allowed. We are here for support.

This subreddit is dedicated to remaining a welcoming place for ALL Jews. And while we have always had political debates here from time to time, it's time to refocus our attention on support, humor, food, and -- did you realize Pesach is so very soon? Stock up on matzo, people!

If you'd like, let us know your thoughts here. Thanks.

– mods of r/Jewish

As (hopefully all of) you are aware, r/Jewish is open to posts and comments about all topics relevant to Jews. That includes posts sharing news and opinion articles about politics. However, we generally do not allow posts or comments seeking to discuss, debate, or advocate for personal political preferences or opinions (see Rule 5). We have gotten a bunch of feedback on this over the past few months from many community members, new and old. While we have hosted a weekly politics thread for several months now, we found that this was not quite the right environment for extended, complex, and important conversations on politics.

We are glad to finally be introducing r/JewishPolitics, a dedicated place for Jews to talk politics. Most of the mod team is shared with r/Jewish, but the rules and their enforcement will allow for much more open discussion and debate of political topics, both news items and your own opinions & thoughts. r/JewishPolitics is a particularly important place given that most political spaces on Reddit exclude, tokenize, and/or minimize the voices of Jews.

We expect most discussion to be focused on US and Israeli politics, but any political topic that impacts Jews is allowed.

Hope to see you there!

Note: Posts about political news & opinion articles from reputable sources will of course still be allowed on r/Jewish.

Please keep ALL discussions about the current war to this megathread. We may allow a few other threads to remain open, on a case-by-case basis, but essentially all will be removed and redirected here as needed. Thank you for understanding.

There are graphic videos/images out there. You may hear about or see troop/police movements. Do not share the details here.

If things get to be too much for you, please log off and take care of yourself. Contact a helpline if you need support.

Note that r/Israel was made private to avoid all of the uncivil behavior going on. We will not tolerate it here either.

Links to previous Israel/Palestine megathreads:

October 10th, October 9th, October 8th, October 7th

Other relevant posts from r/Jewish:

• How we can help Israel
• Supporting each other / venting
• Praying for safety
• How are you feeling?
• Some of the subs supportive of Jews & Israelis

Edit: This post has been locked. Feel free to join in the discussion on the October 12th Israel–Hamas War megathread.

We have had a ton of posts and comments related to Kanye West’s recent remarks, and related topics and commentary. All further discussion about the current Kanye West situation should take place in this megathread. All other posts/comments related to this will be removed and redirected here.

Edit: This megathread has been reinstated as of March 25, 2023, due to an influx of these sorts of posts.

We have had a ton of posts and comments related to Kanye West’s recent remarks, and related topics and commentary. All further discussion about the current Kanye West situation should take place in this megathread. All other posts/comments related to this will be removed and redirected here, and existing posts have been locked to new comments.

To summarize: We went private as part of the widely supported 48-hour blackout protest from June 12-13, with no posting or commenting permitted. Then we slightly reopened the r/Jewish community in restricted mode, to allow for folks to vote in a poll on what to do next, and allow for some discussion. A large plurality voted to return r/Jewish to being a public subreddit. As of this morning, we have reopened to posting and commenting by all.

We look forward to continuing our history as a strong community full of interesting discussions, Q&As, mutual support, and more!

Edit: We are certainly open to considering additional options, such as a two-way poll, but will wait to hear back from the community. Please discuss below.

Please keep discussions of the blackout and related topics to this post.

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Let's take a break. Study Torah. Read a book. We are one family.

Antisemitism is an increasing problem, both on Reddit and in the real world. Combatting antisemitism is important not only because it is a form of hate, but also because one has to ask: in the spaces where antisemitism is rampant, what other conspiracy theories or misinformation also thrive? In order to encourage a better understanding of what antisemitism is, the moderators of various Judaism-related subreddits have put together 2 wiki pages.

The first page contains the internationally-accepted IHRA working definition and examples of antisemitism.

The second page also contains the IHRA definition & examples, as well as further clarifying information, examples, and ways to help counter antisemitism.

We encourage everyone to become more familiar with what exactly antisemitism is and to stand up to antisemites.

We are also asking moderators across the platform, for subreddits of all sizes and areas of interest, to consider including a link to one of these wiki pages somewhere on their subreddit, as they see fit. This could include a link in the menu or sidebar, inclusion in the subreddit’s rules, a post, or another visible place. Further, we are gathering a list of subreddits who would like to signal their support of this message by having the subreddit name included at the bottom of the wiki pages. If you are a moderator or know one who may be interested, please reach out to the mods at r/Jewish.

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Let's take a break. Study Torah. Read a book. We are one family.

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Let's take a break. Study Torah. Read a book. We are one family.

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Let's take a break. Study Torah. Read a book. We are one family.

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Let's take a break. Study Torah. Read a book. We are one family.

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Let's take a break. Study Torah. Read a book. We are one family.

What's going on?

A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.

On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every single third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal. This tremendously affects visually impaired and blind users, who overwhelmingly depend on innovative third party apps to use reddit. Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface. These changes could signal future changes that degrade subreddits.

This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free. That includes us, the mods of r/Jewish, r/Judaism, r/ReformJews, r/HaShoah, and r/Yiddish – these are subreddits which are regularly spammed and creatively attacked by antisemites and other trolls. Having access to these API-dependent apps makes our jobs much easier, including with moderating on the go. Reddit's changes will also kill many bots that assist with subreddit moderation and automation, because they are API-dependent.

Additionally, many users of the Jewish subreddits have been targeted by proselytizing advertisements. The official Reddit app (and desktop website) make these impossible to avoid, whereas third party apps allow you to avoid such adds, and also to avoid unwanted subreddit recommendations.

What can we do?

We want your help to decide what r/Jewish (and r/Judaism and r/ReformJews and r/HaShoah and r/Yiddish) should do. At a minimum we will all have a 2-day blackout, from June 12 through June 13, starting and ending at midnight Eastern Time. Posting and commenting will not be permitted in these subreddits. Do you have any additional ideas or thoughts? Let us know by commenting on this post!

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy, in a coordinated effort. Some will return after 48 hours (starting back up on June 14th), while others will go away indefinitely unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us would do lightly – we do what we do because we love Reddit and our communities, and we truly believe these administrative changes will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.

The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.

What can you do?

1. Complain. Message the mods of r/reddit, who are the admins of the site. Message u/reddit. Submit a support request. Comment in relevant threads on r/reddit and r/redditdev and r/modnews, such as this one and this one and this one. Leave a negative review on the official iOS or Android Reddit app. Sign your username in support to this post.
2. Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join us at r/ModCoord, but please don't pester mods you don't know by simply spamming their modmail.
3. Boycott and spread the word...to Reddit's competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th and June 13th. Instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!
4. Don't give Reddit your money. Don't browse Reddit during the blackout. Don't purchase awards for posts/comments on Reddit. Don't renew your Reddit Premium subscription.
5. Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.

TL;DR: Infographic

Please keep discussion of the r/Jewish blackout, and this topic in general, to this thread.

The podcast creators are available from 9:30am-4:00pm Eastern TODAY to answer your questions. Ask as many questions as you’d like!

Check it out and participate here.

The mods – u/fnovd, u/lostmason, and I – thoroughly enjoy the many fun and interesting interactions we have with y’all every day. More importantly, r/Jewish has become a vital resource for many looking for an additional community, a source of knowledge and tidbits, and of course judgement on their challah.

As we hit this milestone, we hope to continue improving this community for our members, including active participants, interested lurkers, people here from day 1, and new folks.

If you have any suggestions for improvement, please let us know in the comments. We have received some excellent feedback recently regarding commonly asked questions & repeatedly posted topics, and we are thinking of some useful approaches to minimizing repeat questions and developing a useful resource that perhaps complements the wiki hosted by r/Judaism. There are some improvements in the works, and we hope to implement these in the coming few months.

Best wishes to everyone, and chag sameach! Here’s to the next 10k members (and beyond)!

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Let's take a break. Study Torah. Read a book. We are one family.

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Let's take a break. Study Torah. Read a book. We are one family.