Mat Wilson
@matwithonet.bsky.social
Rabbinical student RRC | MS student UPenn | disabled | queer and trans |
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Mat Wilson
@matwithonet.bsky.social
· Feb 13
A Kavannah and Blessing for Remaining Seated During the Amidah - Ritualwell
"whether we sit, rise, bow, or sway, the Divine perceives the murmurs of our hearts"
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A kavanah and blessing I wrote for staying seated during the amidah
Feeling more empowered to create the things I need
ritualwell.org/ritual/a-kav...
Feeling more empowered to create the things I need
ritualwell.org/ritual/a-kav...
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It took me over a decade to realize I was disabled, and even longer to publicly identify as such.
Invisible illnesses are tricky, and internalized ableism is a heck of a drug.
There’s also fear of abandonment, judgment, isolation and “not being disabled enough” 🧵
Invisible illnesses are tricky, and internalized ableism is a heck of a drug.
There’s also fear of abandonment, judgment, isolation and “not being disabled enough” 🧵
July 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It took me over a decade to realize I was disabled, and even longer to publicly identify as such.
Invisible illnesses are tricky, and internalized ableism is a heck of a drug.
There’s also fear of abandonment, judgment, isolation and “not being disabled enough” 🧵
Invisible illnesses are tricky, and internalized ableism is a heck of a drug.
There’s also fear of abandonment, judgment, isolation and “not being disabled enough” 🧵
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"...the systems are not made for us. We are the ones who most clearly see the world’s brokenness, and so we most clearly hear the call to get creative and make something new."
www.disabilitytorahproject.org/writings/bal...
www.disabilitytorahproject.org/writings/bal...
If You Could Speak My Language — Disability Torah Project
By Kochav Yehudis “If You Could Speak My Language” | Parashat Balak | 5785
www.disabilitytorah.org
July 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"...the systems are not made for us. We are the ones who most clearly see the world’s brokenness, and so we most clearly hear the call to get creative and make something new."
www.disabilitytorahproject.org/writings/bal...
www.disabilitytorahproject.org/writings/bal...
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Mental health conditions are disabilities. They are valid and important parts of the disability experience. We are committed to replacing myths with facts and building greater understanding.
July 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Mental health conditions are disabilities. They are valid and important parts of the disability experience. We are committed to replacing myths with facts and building greater understanding.
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If you live in one of these districts, make the call today
These are the weak points. You know what to do. First thing tomorrow, use 5calls.org and raise hell.
July 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you live in one of these districts, make the call today
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The Big Bloated Bill has passed the Senate, now goes back to the House for approval of changes.
Call your Representative TODAY and tell them, "Hell NO!"
The misery that will come from this bill is incalculable.
Call your Representative TODAY and tell them, "Hell NO!"
The misery that will come from this bill is incalculable.
July 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Big Bloated Bill has passed the Senate, now goes back to the House for approval of changes.
Call your Representative TODAY and tell them, "Hell NO!"
The misery that will come from this bill is incalculable.
Call your Representative TODAY and tell them, "Hell NO!"
The misery that will come from this bill is incalculable.
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"I have access to the inner wilderness and Promised Land... There are times of sensory overload when I cannot feel the seed of compassion, yet that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. This is what faith is all about."
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/shl...
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/shl...
The Ambiguity of Promise: An Autistic Interpretation — Disability Torah Project
By Harper Hazelmare “The Ambiguity of Promise: An Autistic Interpretation” | Parashat Sh’lach | 5785
www.disabilitytorah.org
June 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"I have access to the inner wilderness and Promised Land... There are times of sensory overload when I cannot feel the seed of compassion, yet that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. This is what faith is all about."
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/shl...
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/shl...
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"We all lose when disabled people do not have access to leadership. There is a difference between creating a community inclusive of disabled congregants, and creating a community in which disabled people lead."
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/beh...
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/beh...
Solidarity — Disability Torah Project
By Noah Strauss “Solidarity” | Parashat Beha'alotcha | 5785
www.disabilitytorah.org
June 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"We all lose when disabled people do not have access to leadership. There is a difference between creating a community inclusive of disabled congregants, and creating a community in which disabled people lead."
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/beh...
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/beh...
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Your monthly reminder:
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.
June 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Your monthly reminder:
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.
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People with disabilities of all kinds were in the Torah. People with hearing loss and chronic pain and neurodivergence and limb differences. How many of them were counted because they could ... carry arms? No way to know. But they were there. They had to be.
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/bam...
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/bam...
What can we do? We do what we can. — Disability Torah Project
By puck glass “What can we do? We do what we can.” | Parashat Bamidbar | 5785
www.disabilitytorah.org
May 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
People with disabilities of all kinds were in the Torah. People with hearing loss and chronic pain and neurodivergence and limb differences. How many of them were counted because they could ... carry arms? No way to know. But they were there. They had to be.
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/bam...
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/bam...
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I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
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Rest is a holy covenant, not a privilege
Rest Is a Holy Covenant, Not a Privilege — Disability Torah Project
By Mati Boulakia-Bortnick “Rest Is a Holy Covenant, Not a Privilege” | Parashat Behar-Behukotai | 5785
www.disabilitytorah.org
May 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Rest is a holy covenant, not a privilege
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My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
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Ruin a movie by replacing one word with the name of a city.
Divine Secrets Of The Yavne Sisterhood
Divine Secrets Of The Yavne Sisterhood
Ruin a movie by replacing one word with the name of a city.
My Neighbor Toronto
My Neighbor Toronto
May 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ruin a movie by replacing one word with the name of a city.
Divine Secrets Of The Yavne Sisterhood
Divine Secrets Of The Yavne Sisterhood
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“Disabled people often encounter narratives, sometimes from within ourselves, that frame our need for support as weakness or failure. But Leviticus offers a different model: holiness emerges through structured interdependence.”
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/shm...
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/shm...
A Torah I Cannot Carry: Disability, Holiness, and the Divine — Disability Torah Project
By Mat Wilson “A Torah I Cannot Carry: Disability, Holiness, and the Divine” | Parashat Shmini | 5785
www.disabilitytorah.org
April 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Disabled people often encounter narratives, sometimes from within ourselves, that frame our need for support as weakness or failure. But Leviticus offers a different model: holiness emerges through structured interdependence.”
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/shm...
www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/shm...
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You all desperately need to consider the possibility that it’s ok and good actually for disabled people to exist and our existence doesn’t make our lives less real or worthy or human. We’re not a drain on society. We’re not a burden. We’re literally just people.
April 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
You all desperately need to consider the possibility that it’s ok and good actually for disabled people to exist and our existence doesn’t make our lives less real or worthy or human. We’re not a drain on society. We’re not a burden. We’re literally just people.
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The entire RFK Jr quote is terrible, but look what he led with.
“These are kids who will never pay taxes. Never hold a job”.
That’s where his priorities lie. Ensuring people can be good capitalist soldiers. If you can’t work, you’re useless.
We are more than our economic contributions. Much more
“These are kids who will never pay taxes. Never hold a job”.
That’s where his priorities lie. Ensuring people can be good capitalist soldiers. If you can’t work, you’re useless.
We are more than our economic contributions. Much more
The full quote from RFK, Jr. is truly disgusting and this is 100% him calling for institutionalization of autistic people. This is horrifying.
April 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The entire RFK Jr quote is terrible, but look what he led with.
“These are kids who will never pay taxes. Never hold a job”.
That’s where his priorities lie. Ensuring people can be good capitalist soldiers. If you can’t work, you’re useless.
We are more than our economic contributions. Much more
“These are kids who will never pay taxes. Never hold a job”.
That’s where his priorities lie. Ensuring people can be good capitalist soldiers. If you can’t work, you’re useless.
We are more than our economic contributions. Much more
Reposted by Mat Wilson
An interest-free loan program for LGBTQ+ people who need to move in search of safety. You do not need to be Jewish to qualify. www.keshetonline.org/movetothrive/
Keshet-HFLS “Move to Thrive” Interest-Free Loan Program - Keshet
Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are partnering to offer interest-free loans of up to $10,000 for individuals and families to support relocation
www.keshetonline.org
March 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
An interest-free loan program for LGBTQ+ people who need to move in search of safety. You do not need to be Jewish to qualify. www.keshetonline.org/movetothrive/
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March 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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As someone who measures size in olives, this makes total sense to me
My writing group measures time in tomatoes:
15 min is a grape
30 min is a cherry
45 min is a roma
60 min is a beefsteak
Take that, Prufrock.
15 min is a grape
30 min is a cherry
45 min is a roma
60 min is a beefsteak
Take that, Prufrock.
March 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
As someone who measures size in olives, this makes total sense to me
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Nothing to add here, @hiphopprez.bsky.social.
March 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Nothing to add here, @hiphopprez.bsky.social.
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Gentle reminder that many disabled people can’t always shop local, especially if housebound. We’re dependent on delivery & sometimes left with big chains as only option.
If you can, help someone get what they need from a great local minority owned business!
Community will save us in the end.
If you can, help someone get what they need from a great local minority owned business!
Community will save us in the end.
February 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Gentle reminder that many disabled people can’t always shop local, especially if housebound. We’re dependent on delivery & sometimes left with big chains as only option.
If you can, help someone get what they need from a great local minority owned business!
Community will save us in the end.
If you can, help someone get what they need from a great local minority owned business!
Community will save us in the end.
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When it comes to boycotting, just a thought. It’s okay if you can’t quit a company cold turkey. In Master Gardeners, when we encourage people to switch to native plants, the goal is 70% native, not 100%. If you were shopping at a store 80% of the time and cut it back to 60%, that 20% still hurts.
February 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
When it comes to boycotting, just a thought. It’s okay if you can’t quit a company cold turkey. In Master Gardeners, when we encourage people to switch to native plants, the goal is 70% native, not 100%. If you were shopping at a store 80% of the time and cut it back to 60%, that 20% still hurts.
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Pay workers what they deserve (hint: it’s a living wage. every worker deserves a living wage, because no one deserves to live in poverty)
February 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Pay workers what they deserve (hint: it’s a living wage. every worker deserves a living wage, because no one deserves to live in poverty)