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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Chodesh tov, welcome to Av in its heartbreak and heartmend. Thank you to Tammuz for your rest, abundant wedding chuppot, and a reminder of how sweet the mitzvah of challah is.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Our neighbors are being kidnapped in broad daylight. Join Jewish communities across the greater Baltimore area to join our voices in lament on Tisha b'Av, the Jewish day of mourning on August 3 at 2pm. Jewish community and our extended communities of faith and action are warmly welcome.

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ICE Out of Maryland: Tisha B’Av Afternoon Regeneration - Jews United for Justice

Join JUFJ and partners in downtown Baltimore at Hopkins Plaza as we mourn and demonstrate our collective resistance to the ongoing attacks on immigrant communities here in Maryland.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Seeking podcast editor for juicy Jewish projects! I have spoken with probably 5 different Jewish leaders who have unique, vital Torah that would be well listened to and necessary to have in the world. Please tag editors who might be interested!

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

It's that time of the year again... What do you want to give and receive sermons and teaching about during the High Holy Days? Pic of two wonderful @hinenu.bsky.social members making a tashlich last year.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

There is definitely a caregiver tax that we exact upon children's meals while serving them, right? A bite of a cheese stick here, a nibble of a muffin there? I think that I finally understand ma'aser, tithing to support the priests of the temple. Except over here, it is yogurt pretzels.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

“This morning, as Dr Kahn Suri faces trial after being unjustly detained, over 100 Jewish clergy from DC, Maryland, and Virginia are speaking out against attacks on democracy being done in the name of Jewish safety. Read the full letter here bit.ly/rabbisforsaf...

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Open Letter from Jewish Clergy Calling for the Release of Dr. Badar Khan Suri

An Open Letter from 100+ Jewish Clergy in Washington, DC; Maryland; and Virginia Calling for the Release of Dr. Badar Khan Suri This letter was published on April 30, 2025. Rabbis and clergy: click he...

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

My beloved ADHD partner has set an alarm to tell them to go to bed at 11pm. Its Bernadette Peters singing "I got the sun in the morning." An 11 o'clock number. We do a great production at this point.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

One day left to support this project! givebutter.com/o3vdKI

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

God Crush episode 1 is out now! @luragroen.bsky.social and I intro the show, share about ourselves, and talk about crushes. Listen here! Transcript of our episodes lives here: bit.ly/godcrushtranscripts

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 06/04/2025

“Historically, the most terrible things—war, genocide, and slavery—have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.” —Howard Zinn

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the Key Bridge collapse and the deaths of Carlos Hernández, Miguel Luna, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Jose Mynor Lopez, Dorlian Castillo Cabrera, and Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes. We prayed this poem a year ago @hinenu.bsky.social in their honor.

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Night Prayer for Various Trades

Machinist in the pillow's grip,

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Problematically redeeming the sotah ritual? A drasha from last week on femmes, pleasure, seduction, and shalom bayit (a peaceful home) feat an amazing commentary from Rashi. soundcloud.com/user-5449945...

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Parshat Vayakhel5785

This d'var Torah was given on Shabbat Parshat Vayakhel, March 21 at Hinenu Baltimore. A transcript can be found here: www.arianakatz.com/sermons-writing/vayakhel5785

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/03/2025

The Guardian is reporting that Trump is openly violating a court order, and has transferred multiple transgender women to men's facilities. We know in Florida, transgender women are having their hair shorn, feminine items confiscated, and pulled off medication. This is inhumane and illegal.

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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order

Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Conference on the Jewish Left at BU this Friday! Beyond excited to know that my alma mater is hosting so many greats of our generation talking about our beloved Jewish left. It's zoomable, too. Folks going in person, stop by The Center for Gender Sexuality and Activism! 😍

Poster that reads "Conference on the Jewish Left/Boston University/February 28th, 2025" A field of red poppies with a mountain in the far distance. Below, a list of speakers names are listed: "Simone Zimmerman Omer Bartov Adam Seligman Yousef Munayyer Audrey Sasson Joanna Ware Molly Crabapple Rabbi Rebecca Hornstein Shaul Magid Elyse Semerdjian Rabbi Becky Silverstein Sarah Anne Minkin Anat Biletzki Hasia Diner"

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Help my synagogue president is threatening me

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

All my messaging apps and email accounts are at inbox 0. Don't message me.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

TONIGHT: Donnell Rochester was a beautiful, vibrant black gay teenager whose life was stolen by BPD officers Connor Murray and Robert Mauri on February 19 of 2022 We gather on his 3rd angelversary to uplift his name and confide fighting against our colonialist state for justice and accountability.

Join us February 19th for Donnell’s 3rd Angelversary
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Donnell Rochester was a beautiful, vibrant black gay teenager whose life was stolen by BPD officers Connor Murray and Robert Mauri on February 19 of 2022

We gather on his 3rd angelversary to uplift his name and confide fighting against our colonialist state for justice and accountability.

Meet us at Chilton St and Hillen Road at 4pm
Vigil followed by car caravan and march.

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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Audre Lorde was born on this day in 1934, in Harlem, New York. In her own words, she was a "Black, Feminist, Lesbian, mother, warrior, woman, lover, poet doing my work".

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Hold onto your masks, MD! Bills in the statehouse want to charge masked people with criminal intimidation. Despite sponsors' claims, a ban threatens Black, Jewish, & other marginalized people & gives police tools to profile maskers out of public life. Learn & act at linktr.ee/FightMDMaskB...

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Fight MD Mask Bans: Action Kit | Linktree

A toolkit to take action against MD mask bans inspired by organizers in NC & NY.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Jewish Pledge for Trans Dignity February 19th, 7 pm ET Register here: bit.ly/JPledge4Tran...

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

learn about the Black Panther Party free breakfast program learn about the Zapatista uprising learn about Jane learn about the Kensington Welfare Rights Union learn about STAR learn about Act Up learn about the Battle of Blair Mountain learn about the Spanish Civil War we are not the first

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Audio + transcript of my d'var Torah Shabbat morning @hinenu.bsky.social on parshat Yitro: multifaith families, interfaith solidarity, and wrestling with inconsistencies in text that try to turn family into enemy.

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Parshat Yitro 5785 — Rabbi Ariana Katz

Tripping happily over Yitro

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990. One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS. #LGBTplusHistoryMonth

A square canvas. Only the top corner is filled with Harings distinctive figures, rendered in Lavender, the rest is blank.

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

1000%. This is why Jewish America's most powerful institutions won't fight for American liberal democracy in its moment of peril. Because that would alienate the American authoritarians they cultivate to sustain support for authoritarianism in Israel-Palestine.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Someone called me a grifter because I am the co-author of a book. I promise you that a real swindler would do something more profitable than co-authoring a book about organizing. Folks barely read books about topics that are legitimately exciting to the majority of people on earth. Be serious.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Jewish people say no to ethnic cleansing. Sign on to show your support: www.saynotoethniccleansing.org #SayNoToEthnicCleansing #Gazaisnotforsale

Ariana, a white fat femme wearing a bandana, holds a copy of today's New York Times open to a full page ad that says "Trump has called for the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza. Jewish people say NO to ethnic cleansing!" Below the text are six columns of names of signatories.

Graphic that reads "Trump has called for the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza. Jewish people say NO to ethnic cleansing!"

A picture of the full page add in the NYT.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I send out a weekly newsletter to @hinenu.bsky.social members called Menucha v'Simcha: The Rest and Joy Reader, full of links + a d'var Torah. My short reflection on overwhelm and this week's parsha, Yitro, is here: www.arianakatz.com/sermons-writ... Hamsa by the amazing @dombutler445.bsky.social

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Parshat Yitro 5785 — Rabbi Ariana Katz

Sometimes we need processing time. Sometimes we need to delegate and bring other hands in. Sometimes we just need a little more breath and space before coming to a conclusion. If the smoke and mirrors...

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Rabbi Josh Yuter @jyuter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

There are so many stories about egg shortages you'd think the Sages imprisoned the evil inclination for sexual transgressions.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Stunning, and full of the wisdom of so many teachers.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

📣 DO YOU SUPPORT TRANS YOUTH? Join us tomorrow Thursday 2/13 at 12pm for a rally to support the first nationwide challenge to Trump’s gender affirming care executive orders. See you there and tell your friends! 💙💗🤍

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

If you’re on a conference call with me any time in the next four years know I will be most certainly cooking something off camera. #PanicCooking

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Ghosts in house of worship--what are your experiences? How do you co-exist? Asking for a friend.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/01/2025

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. When interacting with ICE, you have rights guaranteed by the Constitution, no matter your immigration status. ⬇️

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

If I had to summarize my congregation in a screenshot...

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I walked outside this morning and the shul president was driving down our street so we did a bit and started singing and then they pulled off and a member and community organizer drove up and we kept praying and I think this is living in community/safety feels like?!

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The Nonbinary Hebrew Project @nonbinaryhebrew.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Want to learn about the Nonbinary Hebrew Project? We are hosting a virtual workshop March 2nd at 3:30 pm - 5 pm EST. Come ask your questions! Here's a form to sign up, link to join will be on the page after you hit submit: airtable.com/app03wKe5XFY...

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

In a deep dive on the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, @shaneburley.bsky.social shows how clashes between the liberal Zionist school and its heavily anti-Zionist student body encapsulate a broader fight over the Jewish future.

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A Reconstructionist Reckoning

Clashes between a liberal Zionist rabbinical school and its heavily anti-Zionist student body encapsulate a broader fight over the Jewish future.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Today R' Jessica Rosenberg and I got to talk with Jacek Drozda of Emancypacje (Emancipation) podcast. I am deeply moved to be in conversation with a Polish radical comrade about dreams for a liberatory Jewish future, over 100 years since my family fled Poland--and the ep will be dubbed in Polish.

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Emancypacje

Listen to Emancypacje | SoundCloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create.

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Rabbi Ariana Katz @arianakatz.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

My coworker is fundraising for her gender affirming surgery. If you are terrified about the future of trans rights in the US, take a tangible, impactful action, and donate and share. Also Meitav is such a neshomehleh and deserves all good things.

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Donate to Help Meitav Continue Her Transition Journey, organized by Meitav Aaron

Hi Everyone, My name is Meitav Aaron and I am a 25 year old trans woman rais… Meitav Aaron needs your support for Help Meitav Continue Her Transition Journey

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Tina @tinahorn.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Contact CASA de Maryland with reports of encounters with 🧊

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Preacher from the Black Lagoon @revpoppop.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

That’s where it starts, I think. That’s where the resistance really, truly has to start. Sanctuary. We need to understand sanctuary.

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