James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p><a href="https://www.thejc.com/judaism/the-alternative-siddur-for-god-optional-services-t09d36mn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thejc.com/judaism/the-alternat</span><span class="invisible">ive-siddur-for-god-optional-services-t09d36mn</span></a></p><p>Very proud of my friend's work being highlighted in The Jewish Chronicle.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Siddur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Siddur</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a></p>
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James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p>Just got this in yhe mail from thr Society for Humanistic Judaism </p><p>This is great timing, just in time to fit into tonight's seder!</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Peach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peach</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Passover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passover</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p>Who all is up late to see the <a href="https://c.im/tags/eclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eclipse</span></a>? I decided that, given our lunar calendar, that staying up late to see a lunar eclipse is a very Jewish thing to do.</p><p>But that raises the question --- what is the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bracha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bracha</span></a> (blessing) for seeing an eclipse?</p><p>And at what point in the eclipse should one recite the blessing?</p><p>And as always I must ask --- is there a non-theistic version of said bracha?</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/pmzp34v7RP2rm47GMIyW7w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zoom.us/meeting/register/pmzp3</span><span class="invisible">4v7RP2rm47GMIyW7w</span></a></p><p>Join us on Saturday, March 1st at 10 am Eastern for a <a href="https://c.im/tags/Farbrengen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farbrengen</span></a> (discussion session) led by James M. Branum on the topic of: Getting ready for <a href="https://c.im/tags/Passover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passover</span></a>.</p><p>The discussion will be a mix of personal and practical, in the hopes that participants will come away with new inspiration for planning/participating in seders in your community or online. And we are doing this well ahead of the festival season (which starts on April 12th) to give lots of time to make this season especially meaningful.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Pesach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pesach</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/americas/sheinbaum-google-lawsuit-threat-gulf-of-mexico-intl-latam/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/02/17/americas/sh</span><span class="invisible">einbaum-google-lawsuit-threat-gulf-of-mexico-intl-latam/index.html</span></a></p><p>I will admit that Mexican President Sheinbaum is one of my heroes these days.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/GulfOfMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GulfOfMexico</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ClaudiaSheinbaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClaudiaSheinbaum</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p><a href="https://shj.org/jews-of-latin-america-fall-2024-humanistic-judaism-magazine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shj.org/jews-of-latin-america-</span><span class="invisible">fall-2024-humanistic-judaism-magazine/</span></a></p><p>I'm sharing this link to the preview edition of the new issue of <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> magazine, which focused primarily on the Jews of Latin America, but also on the @SHJ's Humanistic Jewish role model of the year, The Mothers of the Plaza Mayo in Argentina.</p><p>This was my final issue as editor, so I thought I would share my editorial note (with some hashtags and links added) from the issue which gives a preview of the content. </p><p>======================<br>According to Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari (see our review of his latest book on page 7), stories are the life blood of human civilization, providing meaning and context to our experiences in this world. Unfortunately, stories also have a critical weakness. Since they are subjective in nature, the limited perspective and worldview of the storyteller unavoidably distorts the narrative.</p><p>For far too long, much of the Jewish institutional world has centered the stories of the Jews of Israel, Europe and North America over all other stories, which means we are missing out on the stories and lessons of Jews from other parts of the world. This issue’s focus on the Jews of <a href="https://c.im/tags/LatinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmerica</span></a> is intended as a<br>partial corrective to this omission.</p><p>Two of the voices in this issue are from Latin American Jews themselves: Rabbi Andy Faur who wrote about Latin American Jewish peoplehood, and Ilan Rosenthal who shared about <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mishpajag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mishpajag</span></a>, an experimental Humanistic Jewish community in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a>.</p><p>The theme of this issue also is connected to this year’s Humanistic Jewish Role Model of the Year: the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a protest movement of mothers who courageously sought the truth about their children who “disappeared” during the days of the US-backed military dictatorship in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Argentina</span></a>. Their story is told by<br>Judith Tiferes and Rabbi Miriam Muroff Jerris.</p><p>And finally, we have a piece by me on Jewish cultural travel to <a href="https://c.im/tags/Cuba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cuba</span></a>, a place where Judaism is thriving despite challenging circumstances. </p><p>In this issue we also hear from Adam King Skrzynskii who makes a humanistic case for the value and relevance of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hanukkah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hanukkah</span></a>, as well as Rabbi Jeffrey L Falick who discusses the pernicious nature of<br>antisemitism that is popping up in unexpected places.</p><p>Finally, we have community news updates from Or Emet Minnesota Congregation For Humanistic Judaism (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN),<br>Baltimore Jewish Cultural Chavurah (MD), and Or Adam Congregation For Humanistic Judaism (Phoenix, AZ).</p><p>Due to my changing life circumstances, this is my last issue of editing this magazine. I am very grateful that I had the opportunity to work with so many incredible people in our movement over the last three years, but I must give a special thank you to Rabbi Miriam Jerris, whose humor and enthusiasm made the challenging parts of the job much easier.</p><p>I have a lot of confidence in my successor, Cantor Jonathan L. Friedmann. I believe his long experience engaged in Jewish culture and commitment to our movement will be invaluable. I am excited to see how the magazine will evolve under his leadership.</p><p>In gratitude,<br>JMB<br>========================</p><p>To subscribe to the magazine, please visit: shj.org/magazine </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p>This 500th anniversary of the founding of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Anabaptist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anabaptist</span></a> movement (from which the Mennonites, Brethern, Amish, and realted traditions sprung forth --- and that were theological cousins of the early Baptists) is all the more important to me this year, because of what happened yesterday in this nation. I'm grateful that the Anabaptist tradition is very clear that we do not kiss the ring, we do not bow the knee to the empire, ever.</p><p>This is one of the reasons I treasure my connections to this tradition. </p><p>One detail of my religious journey that many do not know, is that I chose to become Jewish through the Humanistic movement primarily because it was (and as far as I know still is), the only Jewish movement that is open to biereligous converts (those who are seeking to become Jewish, while still maintaining connections to another tradition). I had fallen in love with <a href="https://c.im/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> (thankfully a passion that still is with me 10 years later), but I also loved the Mennonites, particularly its strong belief in the moral imperative of peace (or rather the Hebrew concept of Shalom which is far more than the cessation of hostility but also has the connotations of harmony, equity, and wholeness), a belief that <a href="https://c.im/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalism</span></a> is just another form of idolatry, and the power of simple living (even though I do a lousy job of living this out). In other words, at its best moments, the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mennonite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mennonite</span></a> / Anabaptist tradition provides a critical witness against the values of the American Empire through its focus on the ethical earthly teachings of Jesus.</p><p>I am grateful that I was able to find a path to embracing Judaism that did not require me to leave my Mennonite values out.</p><p>And so I say, Happy 500th birthday to the Anabaptist movement! And thank you to <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> for giving me a way to be true to my <a href="https://c.im/tags/bireligoius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bireligoius</span></a> values.</p><p>(graphic from Druhart on FB)</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Anabaptism500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anabaptism500</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Theology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AntiNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiNationalism</span></a></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p>Announcement from <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpinozaHavurah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpinozaHavurah</span></a> (an international online Humanistic Jewish community):</p><p>Join us on Saturday, January 25th at 10 am Eastern (4 pm UK) for a <a href="https://c.im/tags/Farbrengen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farbrengen</span></a> (Jewish discussion session) led by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@jmb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jmb</span></a></span>.</p><p>We will start our together with a short niggun and maybe a special song to listen to, but then will transition into some of time of discussion on the topic of Self-Care during hard times from a Humanistic Jewish perspective. Along the way we will have a few interactive activities (including some light stretching) and of course some breaks for a drink (alcoholic or not, as is your custom), and finally close with our <a href="https://c.im/tags/Humanistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanistic</span></a> version of the Mourner's <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kaddish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kaddish</span></a>.</p><p>To register, please go to: <a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/dfd24crFRi-yhx6FWX7XrA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zoom.us/meeting/register/dfd24</span><span class="invisible">crFRi-yhx6FWX7XrA</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Farbrengen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farbrengen</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Shabbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shabbat</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Havurah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Havurah</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a></p>
James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו<p><a href="https://youtu.be/rPfT6AF4zLE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/rPfT6AF4zLE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Sharing the recording of our <a href="https://babka.social/tags/SpinozaHavurah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpinozaHavurah</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Shabbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shabbat</span></a> & <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hannukah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hannukah</span></a> service on Saturday that focused on three of Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah songs (including ones sung by The <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Klezmatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Klezmatics</span></a>, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/NefeshMountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NefeshMountain</span></a> and of course Woody himself)</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/WoodyGuthrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WoodyGuthrie</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hanukkah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hanukkah</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a></p>
James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו<p><a href="https://shj.org/atheist-rabbis-summer-2024-humanistic-judaism-magazine-3/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shj.org/atheist-rabbis-summer-</span><span class="invisible">2024-humanistic-judaism-magazine-3/</span></a></p><p>I'm very excited to share the latest issue of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> magazine which I have the pleasure of editing (alongside a good team!)</p><p>Some of the highlights include:<br>1. A new section of general-interest Jewish content including: </p><p>*Mexico's new president-elect (and the fact that she likely could be described as being a Humanistic Jew)<br>* how the Kamala Harris family reflects the growing interreligious/cultural reality of many Jewish-American families, & <br>* two pieces on Jewish cultural travel including one by Miriam Jerris about the famous stumbling stones of Europe, and one by me that features a self-guided walking tour of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Montreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montreal</span></a>.<br>2. Written versions of the rabbinic ordination addresses of the two newest rabbis of the Humanistic movement of Judaism, as well as pictures and quotes from all of our IISHJ graduates from the officiant and madrikh programs.</p><p>Continued....</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazelon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewdiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewdiverse</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanism</span></a></p>
James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו<p><a href="https://www.kiva.org/invitedby/jmbranum/for/2857492?utm_source=social_share_link&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=social_share_checkout&utm_content=jmbranum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kiva.org/invitedby/jmbranum/fo</span><span class="invisible">r/2857492?utm_source=social_share_link&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=social_share_checkout&utm_content=jmbranum</span></a></p><p>I'm lending a small amount ($25) through this microlending effort to help Adel, a Palestinian man in Bethlehem, to be able to buy the construction equipment he needs for his business in Bethlehem, in the West Bank.</p><p>I hope you'll consider doing the same. It's definitely a good cause.</p><p>Also, for my fellow <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJews</span></a> --- if you lend to this loan, be sure to join the Humanistic Judaism group on Kiva, so our group will get credit for supporting this loan.</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/ShalomSalaam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShalomSalaam</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Bethlehem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bethlehem</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Kiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kiva</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Microlending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microlending</span></a></p>
James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו<p><a href="https://shj.org/yehi-ratzones-seder-for-rosh-hashana/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shj.org/yehi-ratzones-seder-fo</span><span class="invisible">r-rosh-hashana/</span></a></p><p>A seder for <a href="https://babka.social/tags/RoshHashanah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoshHashanah</span></a> ? </p><p>Yes!</p><p>Thanks to Martín Di Maggio for making this available.</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HighHolidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighHolidays</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p>A message from the <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpinozaHavurah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpinozaHavurah</span></a>, an online international <a href="https://c.im/tags/Humanistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> community:</p><p>Shalom Chaverim,</p><p>We hope this note finds you well.</p><p>Join us on Saturday September 28 at 10:00 am EDT/2:00 pm UTC/3:00 pm BST for a Shabbat Service. Please register for this service on Zoom. </p><p><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf-irpjMiHNeOZ-UTORlFrtQrytqhANAt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf</span><span class="invisible">-irpjMiHNeOZ-UTORlFrtQrytqhANAt</span></a></p><p>For our <a href="https://c.im/tags/Shabbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shabbat</span></a> morning service on September 28th, Martin Di Maggio will conduct a <a href="https://c.im/tags/Selichot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selichot</span></a> service which focuses on forgiveness in the week before <a href="https://c.im/tags/RoshHashanah5784" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoshHashanah5784</span></a> </p><p>Services will be recorded so that people can watch at any time that feels right for them. Attendees are welcome to turn off their camera or edit their name at any time during the service.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you!</p><p>L'Shalom,</p><p>Spinoza Havurah</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a></p>
James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו<p>A message from the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/SpinozaHavurah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpinozaHavurah</span></a>, an online international <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Humanistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanistic</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> community:</p><p>Shalom Chaverim,</p><p>We hope this note finds you well.</p><p>Join us on Saturday September 28 at 10:00 am EDT/2:00 pm UTC/3:00 pm BST for a Shabbat Service. Please register for this service on Zoom. </p><p><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf-irpjMiHNeOZ-UTORlFrtQrytqhANAt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf</span><span class="invisible">-irpjMiHNeOZ-UTORlFrtQrytqhANAt</span></a></p><p>For our <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Shabbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shabbat</span></a> morning service on September 28th, Martin Di Maggio will conduct a <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Selichot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selichot</span></a> service which focuses on forgiveness in the week before <a href="https://babka.social/tags/RoshHashanah5784" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoshHashanah5784</span></a> </p><p>Services will be recorded so that people can watch at any time that feels right for them. Attendees are welcome to turn off their camera or edit their name at any time during the service.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you!</p><p>L'Shalom,</p><p>Spinoza Havurah</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p>It is official. I'm closing down the OKPeace.org server at the end of this month of paid hosting.</p><p>I do plan to post, hopefully more than in the past, here as well as at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://babka.social/@jmb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jmb@babka.social</span></a></span>. </p><p>Also, since it has been awhile since I've done an <a href="https://c.im/tags/Intro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intro</span></a> post, here are a few things about me and what I'm up to these days:</p><p>Work:<br>* Part-time <a href="https://c.im/tags/Attorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Attorney</span></a> in the area of <a href="https://c.im/tags/GIRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIRights</span></a> / <a href="https://c.im/tags/MilitaryLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryLaw</span></a> <br>* Part-time <a href="https://c.im/tags/Editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editor</span></a> of <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> magazine<br>* Part-time online student at <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tohono_Oodham_CommunityCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tohono_Oodham_CommunityCollege</span></a> <br>* Co-lay leader of the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://babka.social/@spinozahavurah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>spinozahavurah</span></a></span> (a humanistic Jewish online community)</p><p>Interests:<br>* <a href="https://c.im/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> Activism<br>* Riding my <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ebicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ebicycle</span></a> <br>* Art - drawing, watercolors, photography<br>* <a href="https://c.im/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> equality and culture (FYI, I'm on the borders of the community falling somewhere in the <a href="https://c.im/tags/DemiGuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemiGuy</span></a> range of things)<br>* Learning languages - I have some limited knowledge of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spanish</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BiblicalHebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiblicalHebrew</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Esperanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Esperanto</span></a> <br>* <a href="https://c.im/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> (KG5JST) and <a href="https://c.im/tags/DX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DX</span></a> Radio listening more generally, including <a href="https://c.im/tags/SWL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SWL</span></a> <br>* <a href="https://c.im/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> especially about our state's significant history of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialism</span></a> in the 1910's<br>* <a href="https://c.im/tags/Neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodiversity</span></a> - Most days I'm happy that I am on the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> spectrum.</p><p>A few more things:<br>1. I post often about <a href="https://c.im/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a>, but do not do CW's for these posts unless they deal with especially troubling subjects.<br>2. I try hard to do alt-text for pictures, but if I forget please don't hesitate to nudge me.<br>3. I post a lot about topics related to my locale in <a href="https://c.im/tags/OklahomaCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OklahomaCity</span></a> , <a href="https://c.im/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> <br>4. I've been posting on the fediverse since 2022. Most of my old posts are archived off-line but I may try to put them online somewhere (in static form) down the road, probably on my blog at www.jmb.mx.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/OKC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OKC</span></a></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p><a href="https://www.judaismunbound.com/podcast/episode-447-zvika-krieger" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">judaismunbound.com/podcast/epi</span><span class="invisible">sode-447-zvika-krieger</span></a></p><p>I really liked this episode of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/JudaismUnbound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudaismUnbound</span></a> podcast for many reasons. Here are a few (sorry this will be a long ramble), along with some more general HH ( <a href="https://c.im/tags/HighHoliday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighHoliday</span></a> ) thoughts:</p><p>1. It was refreshing to hear Dan & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@lexaphus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lexaphus</span></a></span> say what I increasingly feel --- a deep disconnect with the theology of much of the traditional Jewish High Holiday liturgy. </p><p>2. I never knew about the tradition of "side reading" (bringing other things, including even novels) with one to HH services, so as to be in the room with the community during many of the services, even while one is reading something else. --- Part of me thinks that is a wonderful idea, another part of me feels uneasy about it (but I can't explain why). I'm curious if others have thoughts about or experience with this practice.</p><p>3. I forgot who said this (the guest or the hosts), but someone mentioned that it was unfortunate that so many Jews only attend services at the HH's, because they are getting a really distorted view of the idea of "God" from these services, that doesn't reflect the more open conceptualizing of the divine that is more common in many liberal-leaning Jewish <a href="https://c.im/tags/Shabbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shabbat</span></a> services. I strongly agree with this sentiment.</p><p>4. I am more strongly feeling that I want to rethink the HH's, but especially Yom Kippur. I won't try reviving the famous "Yom Kippur balls" of the early Jewish anarchists, but there is a part of me that wants to find a way to express some contrariness in a semi-respectful way in how observe YK this year.</p><p>5. I'm of course, thinking a lot about Israel/Palestine in the midst of all of this, the horrors of terrorism and war (especially with the one year anniversary of the Hamas attacks and the subsequent war), and the challenges of collective teshuvah (repentance) in the midst of ongoing collective tragedy. These complicated feelings are coloring much of my HH thoughts this year.</p><p>6. Thanks to the remodeling of our synagogue here in <a href="https://c.im/tags/OKC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OKC</span></a>, our synagogue is have its services at Crossings-Mayfair (formerly the Mayfair Church of Christ). It is a wonderful welcoming thing for Crossings-Mayfair to do this (and is a conveniently perfect given the COC's long iconoclastic approach to church architecture --- no big crosses, stained glass windows, etc.) --- But there is another part of me that dreads being in a COC-oriented space due to my past not-so-great history in this tradition.</p><p>7. My favorite HH of recent years was at the height of the COVID pandemic. We had services early under a Sukkah (erected a month early that year). I know this didn't work for many (as the attendance numbers were much lower than at normal HH services) but I wish there was a local synagogue that offered as many services as possible outdoors. I would be there every week if there were, but I would especially love it during the HH's.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/YomKippur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YomKippur</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HighHolidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighHolidays</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RoshHashanah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoshHashanah</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JewishAnarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewishAnarchism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a></p>
James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMms_B2edLY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=lMms_B2edL</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p>Very excited to share this full concert by <a href="https://babka.social/tags/ElianaLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElianaLight</span></a>, a powerful liturgist and musician. </p><p>I also had the joy of participating in her "Prayer Unbound" at the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Unyeshiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unyeshiva</span></a> (the school ran by the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JudaismUnbound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudaismUnbound</span></a> folks).</p><p>Lastly --- I will mention for my Humanistic Jewish friends - that while her music does focus a lot on the idea of "God" (or rather as she would say "G?d") she does it in a very unconventional way.</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Theology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theology</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewishMusic</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Tefilah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tefilah</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Prayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prayer</span></a></p>
James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו<p>I'm very excited about the next round of short courses from the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Unyeshiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unyeshiva</span></a> (the school ran by the same folks behind the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JudaismUnbound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudaismUnbound</span></a> podcast), but especially the class by <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Humanistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanistic</span></a> rabbi Tzemah Yoreh of the City Congregation for <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a>! </p><p>Find out more at: judaismunbound.com/classes </p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Torah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Torah</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewniverse</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> </p><p>tagging: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@lexaphus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lexaphus</span></a></span></p>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Intro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intro</span></a> </p><p>I'm trying out this mastodon server to see if it will become my new main account (transitioning over from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://okpeace.org/@jmb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jmb@okpeace.org</span></a></span> ) </p><p>I mostly post on these topics: <a href="https://c.im/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bicycle</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DemocraticSocialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticSocialism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photos</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> </p><p>I also maintain an account that focuses on Jewish issues at: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://babka.social/@jmb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jmb@babka.social</span></a></span></p>
James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו<p>I'm very excited to share the latest issue of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> magazine, on the theme of finding community in unexpected places!</p><p>A link to the preview version of the issue is available in the comment (subscribers and members of the SHJ can read the full issue), but the good news is that you can subscribe and get this full issue and the next 3 issues, PLUS you get full access to the archives going back to 2017 that includes content such as:</p><p>* Stories on humanistic Jewish role models like <a href="https://babka.social/tags/GeneWilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneWilder</span></a>, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HarveyMilk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarveyMilk</span></a>, Rep. <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JamieRaskin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamieRaskin</span></a>, and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JohnnyClegg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnnyClegg</span></a>.<br>* Stories about important topics in the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> world including <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Intermarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intermarriage</span></a>, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodiversity</span></a>, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Liturgy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liturgy</span></a>, and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> and dying<br>* Discussion of themes and topics that most Jewish magazines are afraid to touch including: <a href="https://babka.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a>, and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Cannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cannabis</span></a> <br>* Reporting on what is happening across the humanistic Jewish world</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/HumanisticJudaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanisticJudaism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a></p>
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