I Am Gonna *try* To Do A Solo Seder For The First Night Of Pesakh, Since I Go To My Family's On The Second

hello!! im just wondering how does being both jewish and muslim work? genuine question and i hope i dont come across as rude!

(also nice to see another jewish alterhuman :3)

hii!! not rude at all dw :D also yippee i love meeting other jewish alterhumans as well <33 it's sort of hard to summarize tbh, since it depends on the specific topic! like for some things, i sort of take the "middle approach" between the typical jewish and muslim view (e.g. judaism rejects jesus, islam accepts him as a prophet/messenger and the messiah, and i say he was a prophet/messenger but not the messiah). but for other things, i kinda pick one or the other depending on which is more reasonable to me (e.g. pantheism, which is much more common in judaism than islam, makes more sense to me than thinking G-d is completely separate from creation like in mainstream islamic thought) and some things i'm still working out! such as what i think modesty standards are for me, what diet i should follow, etc it's been a slow but fun journey so far, and i learn new things every day! i hope that helped u to understand a little better :3

Love is love

What the Bible says about homosexuality: (nothing)

What the Qur'an says about homosexuality: (nothing)

The only verses that are twisted to discuss homosexuality are entirely mistranslated and/or misinterpreted by both sets of people who follow them.

Instead, what both scriptures tell us is a story of a Prophet of God, Lut (AS), who told a city to follow the path God has laid out for all of us.

But the city of Sodom not only ignored him, but they decided to present and reinforce their power and status through terror and r-pe, a story that is not at all unbelievable as we watch people go into political power with shocking histories of sexual 'transgressions' alongside a hideous contempt for the very fabric of humanity in many cases.

The moral of the story of Lut (AS) is this:

Extend hospitality, generosity, and protection to others

Don't be greedy, stingy, or thieving

Protect vulnerable people

Do not lust over power

Have mutual respect and love for each other

Condemn fucking r-pe (didn't think we had to write that one down, but here we are)

Don't be a dick.

Follow God

A four page comic about something that happened to me in Saudi Arabia last November. Be gay, run from security, don't get caught.

gonna need this later lol

How To Braid A Round Challah

Step 1 and 2: Roll four balls of equally sized dough into long thin strips. I roll a strip like this by holding my hands chest height and rolling the ball between my hands to form a uniform strip.

Step 3: Arrange strips according to photo

Step 4: Working clockwise, cross A over B, C over D, E over F and G over H

Step 5: Now working in the opposite direction, cross B over G, H over E, F over C (Whoops, I made a mistake in my braiding, F should be over C) and D over A

Step 6: Now working clockwise once again, cross G over D, A over F, C over H and E over B. If you have more dough left to braid, repeat step 5.

Step 7: Pinch the ends together and bring up the four sets of ends to the center of the challah. Pinch those together. Yes, really!

Step 8: And now for the magic, flip your whole loaf over and ta da! A perfectly braided round loaf, yippee!

Step 9: Let the loaves rise, but watch them so they don’t over rise and ruin your beautiful work! Brush with egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake

Source: creativejewishmom.com

why tumblr gotta be so real like this lol

I love being Jewish. I love the way a bracha rolls off my tongue, half whisper, half inheritance, and suddenly I'm not alone.

I'm stitched to something older than exile, older than fear.

There are generations behind me, candlelit and stubborn, who prayed with the same words, who wept and danced and buried their dead with the same rhythms.

Through halacha, through ritual, through the ache of tradition, I belong.

עם ישראל חי

trying my hand at some digital art!

queer jewish flag coining!

[pt. queer jewish flag coining! end pt.]

nivrah bein hashmashot

a term for queer jews, translating to "created between the suns" in reference to the night between the sixth and seventh days of creation. the rainbow was created then, along with other things that transcended binaries.

ovri

term for queer (especially trans and/or gender non-conforming) jews, translating to "one who crosses over" which can reference transition or subverting gender/sexuality norms. the plural is ovrim.

these flags/terms are jewish-exclusive! other than that, feel free to use

if you credit/tag me, you can use these flags as inspiration or redesign them!

credits: where i first heard these terms!

chag chanukkah sameach!!

chag purim sameach! wishing a wonderful purim to everyone :D feel free to comment and/or reblog talking abt your fun purim celebrations! and/or share some fun facts :0

A fellow hetrodox Abrahamic! :0

im quite pleased with the amount of heterodox and/or heretical folks on tumblr lol, ive found my people 🙏