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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M

@blewishand.bsky.social
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Black, Jewish, British, mother, friend & everything else beautiful in between. Living with an open heart. Blewish cockney version of Hillel. Occasional rants.

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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
From our family to yours, g’mar chatima tova. ❤️
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“The deed is the main thing, not the study.” The attribution of Ed Milliband's Jewishness to synagogue attendance misses how much the core of Jewish tradition is within him: spirituality is not just believed or studied; it is actively lived through physical rituals and deeds.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It is quite disturbing that The Economist and The Atlantic have scheduled recurring, almost daily, posts linking to negative articles about Jason Arday. It is not too much to ask to allow his family, wife, children and friends to grieve and mourn in peace.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The only response about Cofnas and extramural speech, that has sat well, is how would Black students feel about someone interacting with them and their education, or present in their spaces, who believed they were inferior *because* they were Black?
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
An apology is not atonement. The first is words. The latter is deeds to repair the actual harm caused.
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JT 👻 @jazztee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
(See also: “woke”).
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"DEI hire." "DEI is discrimination." "Kill DEI." "Look at the DEI training." Watch how fast a term meant to describe fairness got turned into an insult. That did not happen by accident. Let us break down what is actually being done to this word, and why it matters. 🧵
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It is disappointing to see this, yet it is maybe not a surprise from the author. Using Nazi-era racial terminology like "Mischling" to gatekeep Jewish identity and invalidate non-Orthodox Jews and Jews by choice, including their children, is abhorrent and deeply divisive.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This framing is far from ok, including what counts as Jewish ideas.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It is disappointing to see this, yet it is maybe not a surprise from the author. Using Nazi-era racial terminology like "Mischling" to gatekeep Jewish identity and invalidate non-Orthodox Jews and Jews by choice, including their children, is abhorrent and deeply divisive.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Zero. Zilch. Nada.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Presenter: [The argument was put that DEI advanced people not on merit] Woolley: "There are 975 Professors at Cambridge. How many do you think are black? Paddy O'Connell: "Its a fair question you're asking me. So I am going to say 30%" Woolley: "I tell you: less than half a per cent"
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"DEI hire." "DEI is discrimination." "Kill DEI." "Look at the DEI training." Watch how fast a term meant to describe fairness got turned into an insult. That did not happen by accident. Let us break down what is actually being done to this word, and why it matters. 🧵
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Within the Jewish community, Nathan Cofnas's troubling use of the term "mischlings" to describe Jewish people considered not to be real Jews, warrants some discussion.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Several months ago, they went after Misan Harriman (Misan Harriman). Then, it was Jason Arday. Both were hunted. This has been happened in plain sight for all to see yet it has taken Jason's death for many to speak.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It is incredibly disappointing that: - @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social did not have a Black person, more specifically a Black woman, on this segment to discuss this - @boardofdeputies.bsky.social has not reached out to Black Jews to have this discussion, specifically after their Commission report *And*
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ike, son of mike @i-bresnick.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
In late 2021/early 2022 I started talking to my local Democrats about a run for city council. This was still in the heady days of Run For Something and I thought, hey, why not? I'm a lawyer, local businesstype, genuinely interested in politics and local governance.
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ike, son of mike @i-bresnick.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I don't know if I suspected where things were headed back then. I do remember thinking that it was a bad time to be a visible Jew in a very gentile corner of California. I thought about what it would mean for my immigrant wife and our mixed-race children. I decided not to put any of us through it.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
With recent decadal spikes in warmer British summers, and more frequent heatwaves, tell me why do only about 2% of buses in London have full passenger air conditioning, while the rest rely on ventilation and air-cooling systems.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Seeing Rita Ora’s headline today (“I looked for love in the wrong places”) hits a quiet, familiar chord. ​We’ve all spent time searching for connection or validation in places that were never meant to hold us. 1/3
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Seeing Rita Ora’s headline today (“I looked for love in the wrong places”) hits a quiet, familiar chord. ​We’ve all spent time searching for connection or validation in places that were never meant to hold us. 1/3
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Sitting here on this warm night, listening, and thinking ​is there any song that captures the high of new love better than Nat King Cole’s “L-O-V-E”? ​Beyond being an absolute classic, it is a brilliant celebration of opening your heart to a brand new chapter with someone special. 1/2
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Does plantain go with chicken soup for Shabbat dinner? It is a silly question. Of course, they do. Shabbat shalom ❤️
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
You do not need to be religious to be spiritual. The English and French Black players showed what pure faith looks like: a shared reverence for love, unity, life and joy after their #WorldCup match. More than a game; it's a testament to the human spirit.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
For good reason, everybody hates Argentina. edition.cnn.com/2024/07/17/s...
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Enzo Fernández apologizes for singing racist chant with Argentina teammates about France | CNN
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández has apologized for singing a song with Argentina teammates that included racist and homophobic slurs about the French national team.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
For years, there was a small smattering of Black footballers in European teams on the #WorldCup stage. This year, their powerful grace and quietly elegant presence rippled for younger generations who look like them to see, including Little Blew. From this aunty, thank you ❤️
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Arsenal is playing very well tonight #FRAENG
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Belittling the lived experience of antisemitism of Jewish people because you are vex with how *those in power* created a hierarchy of racism and devalued the lives of Palestinians *does not* make you an anti-racist. In fact, you are contributing to white supremacy. I said what I said.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I fully agree about the dismissal of the Forde report and woefully disturbing lack of action on anti-Blackness and Muslim hate. Yet it is not anyone's place to reduce the antisemitism that existed, and still exists, in the Labour Party including how rife it was and felt. *Neither* is acceptable.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
📌 ICYMI — Why has BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme Never Had a Black Editor or Presenter? — Jaldeep Katwala The absence of non-white journalists on the BBC's flagship news programme is not just a symbolic failure – but one of diversity in power, authority, and leadership, writes the director…
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Why has BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme Never Had a Black Editor or Presenter?
The absence of non-white journalists on the BBC's flagship news programme is not just a symbolic failure – but one of diversity in power, authority, and leadership, writes the director of the Sir Lenny Henry Centre at Birmingham City University
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Hang it in the Musée Magritte.
Lukaku, in Belgium's Magritte inspired away kit, taunting the most American fans ever devised, decked out in stars and stripes
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Harry Rasmussen 🇨🇦 @harryrasmussen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
4 - 1 to Belgium, you say?
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In a fast-paced world where everything feels temporary, my grandparents’ 50+ year love story is my anchor. They showed me that true love isn't not about perfection. It is about choosing each other every single day, through every high and low. Forever inspired by their legacy. ❤️
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/07/2026
In a speech on Friday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York emphasized the diversity of the U.S. as he criticized those who would deprive immigrants of freedom and aspects of American history, from slavery to discrimination to worker exploitation.
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Mamdani Says Blind Patriotism Ignores the Nation’s Flaws and Inequality
In a nearly 13-minute address, Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York highlighted the nation’s diversity and criticized those who would deprive immigrants of freedom.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
White working-class boys face lower grades and higher exclusions. Yet, low-income white girls are now seeing the sharpest drops in GCSE attainment. Scrapping the Equality Act won’t fix this. It risks stripping away protections, making vulnerable girls even more invisible. 🧵 1/4
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The fiscal impact of recent immigration - @tomcalver.bsky.social Concludes "I estimate the total lifetime impact of work, family and dependant visas as a £130 billion gain" (driven by skilled workers). (1/?4) www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Pogroms. There is no other word for what is happening in Belfast. To name it, is the opportunity to respond to it accordingly.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
He was arrested on Monday and taken into custody. During his interview, he said he had no negative feelings towards Jewish people. 73 minutes after he was released on *Tuesday,* he was heard saying it would be good to blow up a Jewish school. news.met.police.uk/news/man-jai...
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Man jailed for antisemitic hate crimes in Hackney
He admitted a number of religiously-aggravated offences.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My Kings deserved it. They smashed it. #Arsenal #PremierLeague #COYG
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
It is heartening to see pieces in the media that address the simultaneous rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia at the same time. I am hopeful that several communal organisations and the government will catch up.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This week’s portion, Bamidbar, is a favourite and meaningful to recent weeks. It starts in the wilderness. It is about a census, counting every individual to show they have a place and purpose in the collective journey. Even in the desert, there is order and value in every soul.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
It is heartening to see pieces in the media that address the simultaneous rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia at the same time. I am hopeful that several communal organisations and the government will catch up.
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We keep treating hate like a series of isolated fires. We extinguish one only to find three more are elsewhere. ​If we do not step back and see the entire landscape, from far-right extremism to rising...
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The past week at Downing Street.
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The Wolf Of Wall Street - I'm Not Leaving
Wolf of wall street scene where he doesn't want to leave the company. I do not claim ownership of this clip or video. All rights go to the original owner.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
History is a great teacher. The 'quiet' game is a classic for a reason. Pre-February 1974, Thatcher kept a relatively low profile and did not publicly defend Ted Heath's strategy. Afterwards, she did not just wait. 1/2
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
London was not lost because of youth unemployment or steel.
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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
It is, really, as simple as this.
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