Lex Rofeberg
@lexaphus.bsky.social
I post Jewish things. Sometimes other things. Like sports. But mostly Jewish things. Senior Jewish Educator for Judaism Unbound/The UnYeshiva. www.judaismunbound.com
Who is making the Hannah Einbinder “Go birds, F%#* ICE, Free Palestine” tote bag? The answer is not “nobody,” and I’d like to purchase 18 even though I’m meh on the birds part.
September 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Who is making the Hannah Einbinder “Go birds, F%#* ICE, Free Palestine” tote bag? The answer is not “nobody,” and I’d like to purchase 18 even though I’m meh on the birds part.
An under-discussed piece of how we're failing to clearly oppose the genocide of Palestinians (a Jewish "our" and also a broader American "our"), is how decades of knee-jerk "both-ands" and "multiple truths" in all respects have made us unable to process one group intentionally destroying another.
July 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
An under-discussed piece of how we're failing to clearly oppose the genocide of Palestinians (a Jewish "our" and also a broader American "our"), is how decades of knee-jerk "both-ands" and "multiple truths" in all respects have made us unable to process one group intentionally destroying another.
I did not think Cuomo would be the one to name that he might’ve lost the overall Jewish vote to Mamdani in the primary, due to all the Jews on the left who are pro-Palestine and socialist, but as someone who’s Jewish, pro-Palestine, and socialist — it’s a fun listen!
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
Cuomo blames Mamdani’s young, Jewish and pro-Palestinian voters for his primary loss
Andrew Cuomo is sharpening his attacks on Zohran Mamdani, accusing the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor of ‘fueling antisemitism.’
forward.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I did not think Cuomo would be the one to name that he might’ve lost the overall Jewish vote to Mamdani in the primary, due to all the Jews on the left who are pro-Palestine and socialist, but as someone who’s Jewish, pro-Palestine, and socialist — it’s a fun listen!
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
Thank goodness that the ADL calmed us all down less than 6 months ago, reminding us it’s silly to presume that Elon Musk’s gesture was anything other than an “awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm,” and centrists shook their finger at us wacky leftists who thought maybe he kinda likes Nazis!
July 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thank goodness that the ADL calmed us all down less than 6 months ago, reminding us it’s silly to presume that Elon Musk’s gesture was anything other than an “awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm,” and centrists shook their finger at us wacky leftists who thought maybe he kinda likes Nazis!
Oh sure ya the Brooklyn Nets just drafted two Jews — both Israeli citizens — with back to back 1st round picks.
I’m sure New York and my fellow Jews will be very normal about this.
Also, lol that this is not close to being the biggest New York story related to Jews today.
I’m sure New York and my fellow Jews will be very normal about this.
Also, lol that this is not close to being the biggest New York story related to Jews today.
June 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Oh sure ya the Brooklyn Nets just drafted two Jews — both Israeli citizens — with back to back 1st round picks.
I’m sure New York and my fellow Jews will be very normal about this.
Also, lol that this is not close to being the biggest New York story related to Jews today.
I’m sure New York and my fellow Jews will be very normal about this.
Also, lol that this is not close to being the biggest New York story related to Jews today.
I am filled with joy about Zohran’s primary victory!
Many of my grandparents and great-grandparents were Jewish Socialists — some in New York City. I think their emotion would also be joy.
I’m sick of distillations of Jewishness, past and present, that make this feel surprising. It’s very common.
Many of my grandparents and great-grandparents were Jewish Socialists — some in New York City. I think their emotion would also be joy.
I’m sick of distillations of Jewishness, past and present, that make this feel surprising. It’s very common.
June 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I am filled with joy about Zohran’s primary victory!
Many of my grandparents and great-grandparents were Jewish Socialists — some in New York City. I think their emotion would also be joy.
I’m sick of distillations of Jewishness, past and present, that make this feel surprising. It’s very common.
Many of my grandparents and great-grandparents were Jewish Socialists — some in New York City. I think their emotion would also be joy.
I’m sick of distillations of Jewishness, past and present, that make this feel surprising. It’s very common.
Just writing down a note to self to create a program someday about the history of the outrageous and frustrating organization known as the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, for the sake of the title
"Where did you come from? Where did you go? Where did you come from, COPMAJO?"
"Where did you come from? Where did you go? Where did you come from, COPMAJO?"
June 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just writing down a note to self to create a program someday about the history of the outrageous and frustrating organization known as the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, for the sake of the title
"Where did you come from? Where did you go? Where did you come from, COPMAJO?"
"Where did you come from? Where did you go? Where did you come from, COPMAJO?"
It's horrific that in our world "Palestinian children deserve to eat" is seen as "controversial." That Jewish orgs need to debate whether it's "mission-aligned" to sign onto that statement.
Not complicated! Sign on!
Individuals: www.foodaidforgaza.org
Jewish Orgs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Not complicated! Sign on!
Individuals: www.foodaidforgaza.org
Jewish Orgs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's horrific that in our world "Palestinian children deserve to eat" is seen as "controversial." That Jewish orgs need to debate whether it's "mission-aligned" to sign onto that statement.
Not complicated! Sign on!
Individuals: www.foodaidforgaza.org
Jewish Orgs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Not complicated! Sign on!
Individuals: www.foodaidforgaza.org
Jewish Orgs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We don't talk enough about how good "the rest is commentary, go and learn" is as a mic drop.
Most arguments I'm in, I think about saying that at the end but then I remember only some people are Jewish.
Most arguments I'm in, I think about saying that at the end but then I remember only some people are Jewish.
May 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We don't talk enough about how good "the rest is commentary, go and learn" is as a mic drop.
Most arguments I'm in, I think about saying that at the end but then I remember only some people are Jewish.
Most arguments I'm in, I think about saying that at the end but then I remember only some people are Jewish.
May 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Israeli bombs do not distinguish between Hamas supporters and the thousands of Palestinians in Gaza who have turned out to protest Hamas. And the use of mass starvation as a military tactic?
This is beyond inhuman. It is genocide."
Important piece from @jaymichaelson.bsky.social.
This is beyond inhuman. It is genocide."
Important piece from @jaymichaelson.bsky.social.
May 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Israeli bombs do not distinguish between Hamas supporters and the thousands of Palestinians in Gaza who have turned out to protest Hamas. And the use of mass starvation as a military tactic?
This is beyond inhuman. It is genocide."
Important piece from @jaymichaelson.bsky.social.
This is beyond inhuman. It is genocide."
Important piece from @jaymichaelson.bsky.social.
Congress is pre-occupied with preserving Christian supremacists’ ability to say “the Jews killed Jesus.”
We have a Jewish communal ecosystem that’s more concerned about college students calling for Palestinians to be free between 2 bodies of water.
We waking up yet?
forward.com/fast-forward...
We have a Jewish communal ecosystem that’s more concerned about college students calling for Palestinians to be free between 2 bodies of water.
We waking up yet?
forward.com/fast-forward...
Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
The Antisemitism Awareness Act's added language says it would not infringe on religious liberty to protect the claim that Jews killed Jesus.
forward.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Congress is pre-occupied with preserving Christian supremacists’ ability to say “the Jews killed Jesus.”
We have a Jewish communal ecosystem that’s more concerned about college students calling for Palestinians to be free between 2 bodies of water.
We waking up yet?
forward.com/fast-forward...
We have a Jewish communal ecosystem that’s more concerned about college students calling for Palestinians to be free between 2 bodies of water.
We waking up yet?
forward.com/fast-forward...
As Jews say at the end of services:
"Adonai li v'lo IHRA."
This translates to "God is with me, No to IHRA [definition of antisemitism]."
"Adonai li v'lo IHRA."
This translates to "God is with me, No to IHRA [definition of antisemitism]."
April 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As Jews say at the end of services:
"Adonai li v'lo IHRA."
This translates to "God is with me, No to IHRA [definition of antisemitism]."
"Adonai li v'lo IHRA."
This translates to "God is with me, No to IHRA [definition of antisemitism]."
April 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Today is Tuesday. A good day for Jewish institutions, with decades of fear-mongering campaigns, to say:
"We didn't realize our work to mark campus activism as antisemitic would contribute to the deportation of pro-Palestine students. We will do everything we can to undo the damage we've done."
"We didn't realize our work to mark campus activism as antisemitic would contribute to the deportation of pro-Palestine students. We will do everything we can to undo the damage we've done."
April 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today is Tuesday. A good day for Jewish institutions, with decades of fear-mongering campaigns, to say:
"We didn't realize our work to mark campus activism as antisemitic would contribute to the deportation of pro-Palestine students. We will do everything we can to undo the damage we've done."
"We didn't realize our work to mark campus activism as antisemitic would contribute to the deportation of pro-Palestine students. We will do everything we can to undo the damage we've done."
Reposted by Lex Rofeberg
I will say this - EVERYONE with power seems to be desperately hoping that unpopularity does the work that consequences need to do
April 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I will say this - EVERYONE with power seems to be desperately hoping that unpopularity does the work that consequences need to do
“Pass over Pass over send Moses on over.”
- Red Sea Rover
(Reed Sea Rover for the nerds)
- Red Sea Rover
(Reed Sea Rover for the nerds)
April 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“Pass over Pass over send Moses on over.”
- Red Sea Rover
(Reed Sea Rover for the nerds)
- Red Sea Rover
(Reed Sea Rover for the nerds)
Here's a non-exhaustive list of terminated Jewish Studies NEH grants.
To the rooftops: there's no sliver of a goal of "fighting antisemitism" when it comes to the decimation of higher ed. They're not "trying to fight antisemitism," but doing it inexpertly. "Combating antisemitism" is fully pretext.
To the rooftops: there's no sliver of a goal of "fighting antisemitism" when it comes to the decimation of higher ed. They're not "trying to fight antisemitism," but doing it inexpertly. "Combating antisemitism" is fully pretext.
April 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Here's a non-exhaustive list of terminated Jewish Studies NEH grants.
To the rooftops: there's no sliver of a goal of "fighting antisemitism" when it comes to the decimation of higher ed. They're not "trying to fight antisemitism," but doing it inexpertly. "Combating antisemitism" is fully pretext.
To the rooftops: there's no sliver of a goal of "fighting antisemitism" when it comes to the decimation of higher ed. They're not "trying to fight antisemitism," but doing it inexpertly. "Combating antisemitism" is fully pretext.
As we prepare for Passover, remember that the reason Moses could never enter the promised land is that he hit Dwayne Johnson.
April 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
As we prepare for Passover, remember that the reason Moses could never enter the promised land is that he hit Dwayne Johnson.
As we prep for Passover, remember that the company with all the foods and wine is pronounced "Man, I schvitz."
April 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
As we prep for Passover, remember that the company with all the foods and wine is pronounced "Man, I schvitz."
"We also share concerns over ways in which actions to combat campus antisemitism can actually fuel further antisemitism, feeding into longstanding tropes about outsized Jewish influence..."
Nice quote, Hillel. Any ideas which orgs have done this fueling?
www.timesofisrael.com/hillel-ceo-e...
Nice quote, Hillel. Any ideas which orgs have done this fueling?
www.timesofisrael.com/hillel-ceo-e...
Hillel CEO expresses concerns over anti-Israel US campus deportations, urges due process
Adam Lehman says he's worried the administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian activity at universities could further fuel antisemitism
www.timesofisrael.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"We also share concerns over ways in which actions to combat campus antisemitism can actually fuel further antisemitism, feeding into longstanding tropes about outsized Jewish influence..."
Nice quote, Hillel. Any ideas which orgs have done this fueling?
www.timesofisrael.com/hillel-ceo-e...
Nice quote, Hillel. Any ideas which orgs have done this fueling?
www.timesofisrael.com/hillel-ceo-e...
People are talking about the attacks on higher education as potentially "leading to" a future where Jewish students will be endangered.
It's now, y'all. How do you think Jewish international students feel right now? Jewish pro-Palestine students (there are tens of thousands)? Jewish Trans students?
It's now, y'all. How do you think Jewish international students feel right now? Jewish pro-Palestine students (there are tens of thousands)? Jewish Trans students?
April 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
People are talking about the attacks on higher education as potentially "leading to" a future where Jewish students will be endangered.
It's now, y'all. How do you think Jewish international students feel right now? Jewish pro-Palestine students (there are tens of thousands)? Jewish Trans students?
It's now, y'all. How do you think Jewish international students feel right now? Jewish pro-Palestine students (there are tens of thousands)? Jewish Trans students?
@returnstosender.bsky.social:
"Our NEH grant for 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union' has been terminated." This project doesn't support "the furtherance of the President’s agenda.'"
Imagine believing Trump wants to "fight antisemitism."
"Our NEH grant for 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union' has been terminated." This project doesn't support "the furtherance of the President’s agenda.'"
Imagine believing Trump wants to "fight antisemitism."
April 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@returnstosender.bsky.social:
"Our NEH grant for 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union' has been terminated." This project doesn't support "the furtherance of the President’s agenda.'"
Imagine believing Trump wants to "fight antisemitism."
"Our NEH grant for 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union' has been terminated." This project doesn't support "the furtherance of the President’s agenda.'"
Imagine believing Trump wants to "fight antisemitism."