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  • how did y'all celebrate Purim?

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    rafR
    I actually didn't celebrate Purim growing up so in a sense I'm coming from the other end. I went to a klezmer purim jam session, and then had a nice lunch with some friends. I shared hamantaschen with my co-workers, but no costumes. I'm a big believer in just being Jewish in public and having a great time with it. Too often I used to keep my Jewishness to myself and it often meant people only found out I was Jewish when it was inconvenient for them. Being proactive means people learn about it while eating cookies!
  • should we keep following the news cycle, or disengage?

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    rafR
    If it's any consolation, positive events are under-reported in the news since it isn't seen as newsworthy. This actually can fuel right-wing political projects. It's very easy to publish stories about violence and crime. But then you look at the statistics and crime has been steadily falling for decades. I almost certain this doesn't apply to the news you are referring to as depressing, but it's something to keep in mind. At least to maintain perspective.
  • emotions

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  • Mi sheberach

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    עוֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל כָּל יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu, v’al kol yisrael, v’al kol yosh’vei tevel.
  • Shira Choir - Im Hashem Lo Yivneh Bayis

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  • Learning languages (open thread)

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    Wouldn’t call myself a polyglot but for Japanese I learnt mainly through absorption, with one-on one classes to grasp the grammar (which I can’t say I’ve exactly grasped lol). I learnt some Cantonese and Mandarin through in-person classes and watching a lot of movies but without being surrounded by it it just leaks out of my brain. So basically I think it depends on the person. I know some people who only took classes in Japanese back in the UK and ended up exceptionally good at doing the written exam and can read books and academic articles but can’t order in a restaurant as nobody can understand their pronunciation.
  • Bereishis and Beshalach - Crossing into the world of Torah

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    @Philoxenon-W thank you ️
  • Parasha question for the week: Beshalach

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  • My introduction

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    rafR
    I am. I tried to make a toki pona translator for the sheer challenge!
  • DPA - Intro

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    @DukePAaron said in DPA - Intro: I've been really struggling with social media these days. I've found it incredibly hostile and unfulfilling so I'm looking forward to experiments like this mirroring older self-selection models. Exactly this.
  • The prophecies of Isaiah son of Amoz

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  • Introduction

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    springS
    That’s really interesting.
  • Ohai

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    alter_kakerA
    I don't know, I like computers about the same
  • Music from Maramureș

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    springS
    @ellie This is great, thanks! I didn’t know about it.
  • spring intro

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    @ellie Thank you!!
  • i probably should make an introduction post

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  • Moishe's Bagel, live set

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  • Yoni Z - Hallelukah הללוי־ה - Z יוני

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  • Hello!

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  • Kashrus rules feedback

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    More tags?