Rabbi Mike Rothbaum
@ravmike.bsky.social
Chutzpah, Torah, Manual Transmission.
Husband of Anthony.
Lions, Mets fan. Loyal or masochist?
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Husband of Anthony.
Lions, Mets fan. Loyal or masochist?
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As long as he’s building it, I’d like to propose painting Trump’s new East Wing ballroom in a lush shade of Meaty Ochre
December 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As long as he’s building it, I’d like to propose painting Trump’s new East Wing ballroom in a lush shade of Meaty Ochre
Even if they cut your taxes and “support Israel”…
Don't Be Friends With A Nazi
YouTube video by Pink Williams - Topic
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December 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Even if they cut your taxes and “support Israel”…
“Well Sean, once upon a time I was paid by the right-wing outrage machine to conjure conspiracies out of thin air. And one day, just as assuredly, I’ll do it again.”
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“Well Sean, once upon a time I was paid by the right-wing outrage machine to conjure conspiracies out of thin air. And one day, just as assuredly, I’ll do it again.”
Reposted by Rabbi Mike Rothbaum
ICE, now the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency, continues to target and terrorize immigrant communities, right here in San Diego.
This land is home to generations of resilient, hard-working families who deserve dignity, not displacement.
This land is home to generations of resilient, hard-working families who deserve dignity, not displacement.
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
ICE, now the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency, continues to target and terrorize immigrant communities, right here in San Diego.
This land is home to generations of resilient, hard-working families who deserve dignity, not displacement.
This land is home to generations of resilient, hard-working families who deserve dignity, not displacement.
This is Nazi rhetoric.
I've read the history and talked to the survivors and visited the museums. I don't use the term lightly.
It echoes genocidal language used against Jews for centuries. It represents an assault on Jewish values.
Every Jewish org should condemn this.
Loudly.
Forcefully.
I've read the history and talked to the survivors and visited the museums. I don't use the term lightly.
It echoes genocidal language used against Jews for centuries. It represents an assault on Jewish values.
Every Jewish org should condemn this.
Loudly.
Forcefully.
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is Nazi rhetoric.
I've read the history and talked to the survivors and visited the museums. I don't use the term lightly.
It echoes genocidal language used against Jews for centuries. It represents an assault on Jewish values.
Every Jewish org should condemn this.
Loudly.
Forcefully.
I've read the history and talked to the survivors and visited the museums. I don't use the term lightly.
It echoes genocidal language used against Jews for centuries. It represents an assault on Jewish values.
Every Jewish org should condemn this.
Loudly.
Forcefully.
so whaddya think about that Israel situation?
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
so whaddya think about that Israel situation?
Reposted by Rabbi Mike Rothbaum
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
Reposted by Rabbi Mike Rothbaum
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
Israeli police are increasingly targeting nonviolent protestors. Many of them are Jews. Link below.
Dr. Susannah Heschel once said to me, "power is the temptation that pulls [Jews] away from justice."
We are losing our way.
Dr. Susannah Heschel once said to me, "power is the temptation that pulls [Jews] away from justice."
We are losing our way.
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Israeli police are increasingly targeting nonviolent protestors. Many of them are Jews. Link below.
Dr. Susannah Heschel once said to me, "power is the temptation that pulls [Jews] away from justice."
We are losing our way.
Dr. Susannah Heschel once said to me, "power is the temptation that pulls [Jews] away from justice."
We are losing our way.
“Pro-life”
Killing is bad, and to that end I'd like to call attention to the dozens killed in small boats in the southern Caribbean by the Trump Administration and the estimated 600,000 who've died of preventable disease and starvation thanks to the administration's destruction of USAID.
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“Pro-life”
Reposted by Rabbi Mike Rothbaum
Happy Thanksgiving friends. In the words of the great Harvey Milk, who was assassinated 47 years ago today, "Hope will never be silent". We are grateful for all of you as we strive together for peace and justice.
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Happy Thanksgiving friends. In the words of the great Harvey Milk, who was assassinated 47 years ago today, "Hope will never be silent". We are grateful for all of you as we strive together for peace and justice.
This summer, the board of Congregation Dor Hadash passed a Land Acknowledgement honoring the history of the Kumeyaay on the land where we study and pray.
For Thanksgiving, JTA shared some of my reflections on the process, as well as history, wandering, and “wokeness.”
www.jta.org/2025/11/25/i...
For Thanksgiving, JTA shared some of my reflections on the process, as well as history, wandering, and “wokeness.”
www.jta.org/2025/11/25/i...
This Thanksgiving, our Jewish gratitude begins with acknowledging the land beneath our feet - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A rabbi explains how his congregation made Indigenous history part of its spiritual life.
www.jta.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This summer, the board of Congregation Dor Hadash passed a Land Acknowledgement honoring the history of the Kumeyaay on the land where we study and pray.
For Thanksgiving, JTA shared some of my reflections on the process, as well as history, wandering, and “wokeness.”
www.jta.org/2025/11/25/i...
For Thanksgiving, JTA shared some of my reflections on the process, as well as history, wandering, and “wokeness.”
www.jta.org/2025/11/25/i...
Things Jews should worry about:
1) where can I get whitefish salad?
2) nazis in the government
3) will we permanently alienate young Jews by being patronizing turds and dismissing their concerns?
4) they have the chutzpah to call this a bagel?
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726) some rabbis are queer
727) Zohran Mandani
1) where can I get whitefish salad?
2) nazis in the government
3) will we permanently alienate young Jews by being patronizing turds and dismissing their concerns?
4) they have the chutzpah to call this a bagel?
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.
.
.
726) some rabbis are queer
727) Zohran Mandani
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Things Jews should worry about:
1) where can I get whitefish salad?
2) nazis in the government
3) will we permanently alienate young Jews by being patronizing turds and dismissing their concerns?
4) they have the chutzpah to call this a bagel?
.
.
.
.
726) some rabbis are queer
727) Zohran Mandani
1) where can I get whitefish salad?
2) nazis in the government
3) will we permanently alienate young Jews by being patronizing turds and dismissing their concerns?
4) they have the chutzpah to call this a bagel?
.
.
.
.
726) some rabbis are queer
727) Zohran Mandani
In case you don't understand how racism and antisemitism work hand-in-hand, the Trump Administration continues to provide daily lessons.
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
In case you don't understand how racism and antisemitism work hand-in-hand, the Trump Administration continues to provide daily lessons.
The “final solution” was the “answer” to the “Jewish Problem.”
I’m really trying to be careful, to identify how this rhetoric is different.
I can’t.
When I learned about the Holocaust as a Hebrew School kid, it was this.
This was how it happened there.
It could happen here.
A “simple answer.”
I’m really trying to be careful, to identify how this rhetoric is different.
I can’t.
When I learned about the Holocaust as a Hebrew School kid, it was this.
This was how it happened there.
It could happen here.
A “simple answer.”
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The “final solution” was the “answer” to the “Jewish Problem.”
I’m really trying to be careful, to identify how this rhetoric is different.
I can’t.
When I learned about the Holocaust as a Hebrew School kid, it was this.
This was how it happened there.
It could happen here.
A “simple answer.”
I’m really trying to be careful, to identify how this rhetoric is different.
I can’t.
When I learned about the Holocaust as a Hebrew School kid, it was this.
This was how it happened there.
It could happen here.
A “simple answer.”
“Starting in goal for the Flames tonight is their solid backup, Ecclesiastes.”
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World's Most Normal Goalie: "Nothing Matters, Nobody Cares, We're All Gonna Die" | Defector
When seeking optimism, one wouldn’t typically look to a backup goaltender for the Calgary Flames. The Wet Logs are bringing up the league’s rear, and they’ve contractually and metaphorically hitched t...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“Starting in goal for the Flames tonight is their solid backup, Ecclesiastes.”
defector.com/worlds-most-...
defector.com/worlds-most-...
Can someone who knows about the press explain this?
I don't know what I'd do if a man called a woman "Piggy" in front of me, but it wouldn't be nothing.
When he pulls sh*t like this, why don't reporters say something? Would they be fined? Kicked out of the press pool?
It can't just be cowardice.
I don't know what I'd do if a man called a woman "Piggy" in front of me, but it wouldn't be nothing.
When he pulls sh*t like this, why don't reporters say something? Would they be fined? Kicked out of the press pool?
It can't just be cowardice.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Can someone who knows about the press explain this?
I don't know what I'd do if a man called a woman "Piggy" in front of me, but it wouldn't be nothing.
When he pulls sh*t like this, why don't reporters say something? Would they be fined? Kicked out of the press pool?
It can't just be cowardice.
I don't know what I'd do if a man called a woman "Piggy" in front of me, but it wouldn't be nothing.
When he pulls sh*t like this, why don't reporters say something? Would they be fined? Kicked out of the press pool?
It can't just be cowardice.
Reposted by Rabbi Mike Rothbaum
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
We have a child rapist in the White House. Who could try to defend that? What could they say??
Oh.
Oh.
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We have a child rapist in the White House. Who could try to defend that? What could they say??
Oh.
Oh.
Yes you have good cause to be mad at the Democrats, but never forget that a political party emerged in this country whose platform included hungry kids, sick kids, and deported kids — and we were all conditioned to act like that was the party of “real America”
And so maybe it is.
And so maybe it is.
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Yes you have good cause to be mad at the Democrats, but never forget that a political party emerged in this country whose platform included hungry kids, sick kids, and deported kids — and we were all conditioned to act like that was the party of “real America”
And so maybe it is.
And so maybe it is.
Can we afford to live where we do without the ACA subsidies?
Can you?
Can you?
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Can we afford to live where we do without the ACA subsidies?
Can you?
Can you?
ADL's Greenblatt: "[Mamdani] went to an antizionist synagogue! Which is like going to the black breakout at CPAC and saying you understand African Americans!"
Essentially Greenblatt admits here — the right hates Black folks.
If so, why cozy up to them?
Unless you don't, y'know, care about racism?
Essentially Greenblatt admits here — the right hates Black folks.
If so, why cozy up to them?
Unless you don't, y'know, care about racism?
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
ADL's Greenblatt: "[Mamdani] went to an antizionist synagogue! Which is like going to the black breakout at CPAC and saying you understand African Americans!"
Essentially Greenblatt admits here — the right hates Black folks.
If so, why cozy up to them?
Unless you don't, y'know, care about racism?
Essentially Greenblatt admits here — the right hates Black folks.
If so, why cozy up to them?
Unless you don't, y'know, care about racism?
Reposted by Rabbi Mike Rothbaum
“Pro-life”
The absolute chutzpah of these monsters.
I want candidates who campaign on saving lives, and voters for whom that makes all the difference.
The absolute chutzpah of these monsters.
I want candidates who campaign on saving lives, and voters for whom that makes all the difference.
By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
www.bu.edu
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
“Pro-life”
The absolute chutzpah of these monsters.
I want candidates who campaign on saving lives, and voters for whom that makes all the difference.
The absolute chutzpah of these monsters.
I want candidates who campaign on saving lives, and voters for whom that makes all the difference.
Yasher koyach to Agudath Israel for putting out such a mentshlikh statement even about a guy who causes them concern.
(Some other Jewish organizations could learn something from this.)
(Some other Jewish organizations could learn something from this.)
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Yasher koyach to Agudath Israel for putting out such a mentshlikh statement even about a guy who causes them concern.
(Some other Jewish organizations could learn something from this.)
(Some other Jewish organizations could learn something from this.)