Yaakov
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🎶 sky of blue 🎵 and sea of green 🎶 in our yellow 🎵 submarine 🎶
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Remember, it's two candles tonight, or 386 candles if you're still on last year's Hanukkah.
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Remember, it's two candles tonight, or 386 candles if you're still on last year's Hanukkah.
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My latest: Contrary to popular perception, American antisemitism is not primarily a partisan problem—it is a generational one. "The research collectively suggests that America is becoming more anti-Semitic because its young people are becoming more anti-Semitic." Gift link:
‘The More I’m Around Young People, the More Panicked I Am’
Anti-Jewish prejudice isn’t a partisan divide—it’s a generational one.
www.theatlantic.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My latest: Contrary to popular perception, American antisemitism is not primarily a partisan problem—it is a generational one. "The research collectively suggests that America is becoming more anti-Semitic because its young people are becoming more anti-Semitic." Gift link:
Some fun context: eight years ago, Chabad of Bondi - the same group that organised the Chanukah event that got attacked yesterday - had the DA for their new synagogue denied over fears of a terrorist attack. 8 years in which govt can't keep us safe.
www.timesofisrael.com/council-bloc...
www.timesofisrael.com/council-bloc...
Plan for new synagogue in Australia blocked over terror fears
In move that Jewish community says rewards terror, court upholds Sydney council decision that house of prayer poses unacceptable security risk
www.timesofisrael.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Some fun context: eight years ago, Chabad of Bondi - the same group that organised the Chanukah event that got attacked yesterday - had the DA for their new synagogue denied over fears of a terrorist attack. 8 years in which govt can't keep us safe.
www.timesofisrael.com/council-bloc...
www.timesofisrael.com/council-bloc...
Returning to the scene of an attack to go about your regular life is normal. The Israelis have done this for decades. Shutting down or staying away for weeks, like Westfield Bondi Junction after the stabbing, is weird and shouldn’t become normal.
apple.news/AQa_BDgY2QQG...
apple.news/AQa_BDgY2QQG...
Defiant Bondi photo you need to see right now — news.com.au
A single powerful photo has emerged from Bondi, exposing something we all need to see right now.
apple.news
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Returning to the scene of an attack to go about your regular life is normal. The Israelis have done this for decades. Shutting down or staying away for weeks, like Westfield Bondi Junction after the stabbing, is weird and shouldn’t become normal.
apple.news/AQa_BDgY2QQG...
apple.news/AQa_BDgY2QQG...
lol, clearly they haven’t worked
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
lol, clearly they haven’t worked
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setting 3 is "the jews deserved it because of israel" and i dont even know what to say about that except fuck you
December 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
setting 3 is "the jews deserved it because of israel" and i dont even know what to say about that except fuck you
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antisemitism has two settings, "shut up jews you're overreacting" and "mass murder"
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
antisemitism has two settings, "shut up jews you're overreacting" and "mass murder"
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A somber scene of reflection and outrage outside the Bondi Pavilion where an impromptu vigil is taking place. Prayer, intense grief, amongst Sydney’s Jewish community.
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A somber scene of reflection and outrage outside the Bondi Pavilion where an impromptu vigil is taking place. Prayer, intense grief, amongst Sydney’s Jewish community.
NSW: blood donor centres are at capacity and supplies have been depleted. Lifeblood are looking for donations over many weeks so they replenish, and bookings so they can plan for it.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
NSW: blood donor centres are at capacity and supplies have been depleted. Lifeblood are looking for donations over many weeks so they replenish, and bookings so they can plan for it.
www.charidy.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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We've been through worse and we're still here. We'll be here after they're gone as well.
December 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We've been through worse and we're still here. We'll be here after they're gone as well.
and a good friend
Rav Yaakov Halevi Levitin has been identified as one of the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.
A rabbi and community leader cut down in his prime in the name of hatred and antisemitism.
Such a senseless tragedy.
May his memory be a blessing.
A rabbi and community leader cut down in his prime in the name of hatred and antisemitism.
Such a senseless tragedy.
May his memory be a blessing.
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
and a good friend
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Yes. It is also why so many destructive monstrous conspiracy theories that don’t “start” out anti-Semitic quickly end up that way
It’s just a bigotry that is so fundamental and pure in its evil that you will eventually or quickly get there if you choose to live that kind of life
It’s just a bigotry that is so fundamental and pure in its evil that you will eventually or quickly get there if you choose to live that kind of life
antisemitism is a canary in the coal mine. if it’s rising it means your society is failing. i haven’t had my coffee yet but im pretty sure i mostly actually do believe this.
I don’t think there’s even a straightforward set of policy prescriptions for antisemitism because its both concurrent with and downstream of like 15 other massive societal problems we’re doing hardly anything to solve
December 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Yes. It is also why so many destructive monstrous conspiracy theories that don’t “start” out anti-Semitic quickly end up that way
It’s just a bigotry that is so fundamental and pure in its evil that you will eventually or quickly get there if you choose to live that kind of life
It’s just a bigotry that is so fundamental and pure in its evil that you will eventually or quickly get there if you choose to live that kind of life
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Perfect response to someone asking how they can help
Reach out to your Jewish friends and check on them. Be willing to listen. Learn about us and our history and story, a tiny 0.2% of the world, w/o making us characters in someone else’s story. Correct people who express antisemitic ideas.
And for the next 8 days, see and enjoy our lit menorahs.
And for the next 8 days, see and enjoy our lit menorahs.
December 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Perfect response to someone asking how they can help
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One of the traditions of major Jewish holidays is increasingly becoming that someone tries (and often succeeds) to massacre us.
It is all too common now for a gunman to storm into a Jewish holiday celebration.
It is all too common now for a gunman to storm into a Jewish holiday celebration.
December 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
One of the traditions of major Jewish holidays is increasingly becoming that someone tries (and often succeeds) to massacre us.
It is all too common now for a gunman to storm into a Jewish holiday celebration.
It is all too common now for a gunman to storm into a Jewish holiday celebration.
what do you even say when someone says “I hope your friends and family in Sydney are safe” and at least two of those friends are dead
December 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
what do you even say when someone says “I hope your friends and family in Sydney are safe” and at least two of those friends are dead
a lot of people and organisations have cropped Dovy out of his bloodied tzitzis photo 🤔
December 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
a lot of people and organisations have cropped Dovy out of his bloodied tzitzis photo 🤔
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The chabad rabbi killed at Bondi Beach
December 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The chabad rabbi killed at Bondi Beach
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Not the important thing about this but you can stop saying alleged in situations like this you really can.
December 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Not the important thing about this but you can stop saying alleged in situations like this you really can.
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Badly needed timeline cleanse
The Maccabeats - Miracle - Matisyahu - Hanukkah
YouTube video by Maccabeats Channel
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Badly needed timeline cleanse
if for some reason you are still at bondi beach, get the heck away
December 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
if for some reason you are still at bondi beach, get the heck away
just living in the miracle / candles on my vehicle / eight nights / gonna shine invincible #chanukah #misheardlyrics
December 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
just living in the miracle / candles on my vehicle / eight nights / gonna shine invincible #chanukah #misheardlyrics
I love that the new Pokémon DLC heavily features donuts just days before Chanukah.
December 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I love that the new Pokémon DLC heavily features donuts just days before Chanukah.
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Cloudflare is down...
I use UptimeRobot to monitor sites. UptimeRobot is also hosted on Cloudflare. It is VERY BROKEN right now.
DownDetector is another useful tool for checking site availability. Also hosted on Cloudflare.
DownForEveryoneOrJustMe... yep, hosted on Cloudflare.
GOLLY THIS IS FUN!
I use UptimeRobot to monitor sites. UptimeRobot is also hosted on Cloudflare. It is VERY BROKEN right now.
DownDetector is another useful tool for checking site availability. Also hosted on Cloudflare.
DownForEveryoneOrJustMe... yep, hosted on Cloudflare.
GOLLY THIS IS FUN!
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Cloudflare is down...
I use UptimeRobot to monitor sites. UptimeRobot is also hosted on Cloudflare. It is VERY BROKEN right now.
DownDetector is another useful tool for checking site availability. Also hosted on Cloudflare.
DownForEveryoneOrJustMe... yep, hosted on Cloudflare.
GOLLY THIS IS FUN!
I use UptimeRobot to monitor sites. UptimeRobot is also hosted on Cloudflare. It is VERY BROKEN right now.
DownDetector is another useful tool for checking site availability. Also hosted on Cloudflare.
DownForEveryoneOrJustMe... yep, hosted on Cloudflare.
GOLLY THIS IS FUN!
CloudFlare: bringing a new single point of failure to a data center near you
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
CloudFlare: bringing a new single point of failure to a data center near you