Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahDignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 30/09/2026We are deeply saddened by the death of Dame Esther Rantzen. A true force of nature, Dame Esther fought throughout her life for people’s rights, and latterly for dying people who needed more choice and compassion. Our heartfelt condolences are with her family and loved ones. 117727
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026LEARNING FROM THE MULTI-VOCALITY OF JEWISH TEACHING Yom Kippur 5787 Over the course of this very long, exceptional day, we will recite many prayers, utter confessions, and make pleas... rabbiellisarah.com/2026/09/21/learn… 000
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026LEARNING FROM THE RHYTHM AND QUALITIES OF YOM KIPPUR 5787 The ten-day journey that began on Rosh Ha-Shanah has reached its destination. We have arrived at Yom Kippur. We have stepped out of the... rabbiellisarah.com/2026/09/20/learn… 000
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running #LGBT+ organizations, calling their legal work a crime. Please sign now and demand their release: a.allout.org/s/P3D8Q/a.allout.orgTürkiye: Free the jailed LGBT+ activistsPolice in Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling legal work a crime. Add your name and demand their immediate release. 001
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Russian #LGBT Network was forced to shut down after 20 years of saving lives. As danger grows, LGBT+ people in Russia urgently need support. I signed this petition—will you add your name? a.allout.org/s/WNBqA/a.allout.orgRussia's crackdown on LGBT+ people is acceleratingRussia branded NC SOS, a group helping LGBT+ people and others escape violence in the North Caucasus, an "extremist organization." Act now. 001
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Day of Justice Rosh Ha-Shanah 5786 In my Erev Rosh Ha-Shanah sermon I mentioned that the Jewish New Year has many names. Yesterday evening, as we paused in the twilight, my focus was on the... rabbiellisarah.com/2026/09/16/the-d… 000
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Learning from Twighlight The old year has just ended, and the new year has barely begun. Hinneinu, here we are, on Erev Rosh Ha-Shanah in a liminal, in-between space that is, like twilight,... rabbiellisarah.com/2026/09/16/learn… 000
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Kyrgyzstan is on the verge of passing a law that would block people from updating their identity documents, restrict medical care, and limit how parents can support their own children. This affects real families. Please sign now: a.allout.org/s/Oweza/a.allout.orgKyrgyzstan is about to deny people their basic rightsA new law would prevent people from updating their identity documents, block medical care, and restrict parents from supporting children who do not conform to state-defined rules. This is a human rights emergency. Add your name. 000
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Ukraine is rewriting its Civil Code. The current draft could strip away even the limited recognition same-sex partners have now. A final vote could come in late 2026. Please sign to demand same-sex couples are recognised as family: a.allout.org/s/Oodwl/a.allout.orgURGENT: In Ukraine, same-sex couples face unthinkable challeA Ukrainian court ruled a soldier's partner isn't family, so he can't claim his body if he's killed. This autumn, Parliament could strip recognition from same-sex couples across the country. Sign to demand they're recognized as family. 003
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is about an extremist member of Knesset who raids West Bank villages – and Palestinian cities in Israel – to intimidate and provoke. But more importantly, it’s about the support that the Israeli army, and gov’t, gives him. Note soldiers standing by in the video. (1/7)haaretz.comIsraeli lawmaker Tzvi Succot smashes Palestinian memorial guarded by IDFThe far-right lawmaker confirmed to Haaretz that he participated in the action, saying it was carried out in full coordination with the Israeli military. He said the memorial commemorates militants wh... 33023
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Police stood by while a teenager was beaten near her home in Ukraine. Violations like this by police have doubled this year. Please sign now to demand Ukraine protect #LGBT+ people from hate crimes: a.allout.org/s/P8V77/a.allout.orgUkrainian LGBT+ people need your voice.Police stood by while a teenager was beaten near her home in Ukraine. Violations like this by police have doubled this year. Sign now to demand Ukraine protect LGBT+ people from hate crimes 001
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 21/08/2026#LGBT+ riders face systemic violence on Uber – from Bogotá to NYC. No one should fear an attack or abandonment because of who they are. We demand mandatory safety training and real accountability. Safety is a right! a.allout.org/s/vG7eA/a.allout.orgUber: Stop hate attacks on LGBT+ ridersLGBT+ riders face systemic violence on Uber—from Bogotá to NYC. 🏳️🌈🚫 No one should fear an attack or abandonment because of who they are. We demand mandatory safety training and real accountability. Safety is a right! 000
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 16/08/2026In the face of this terror, we’ll continue bringing more and more activists to the field, grow the fight against this reality on the streets and we’ll win. No one living on this land should face violence, expulsion, and fear. (5/5) 0329
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Both settlers and the government have an interest in forcibly expelling Palestinians from their land. (4/5) 1237
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Nothing about this is normal, but it is a natural extension of the occupation – this military control over millions of people who are not citizens of any state and who have no say in decisions that affect their lives. (3/5) 1177
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 16/08/2026This is an organized siege which has been ongoing for a week. We managed to get food to the families affected despite the army's attempts to prevent aid. (2/5) 1177
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 16/08/2026We were in Qusra together with partner organizations Looking the Occupation in the Eye and Rabbis for Human Rights to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian families that settlers are trying to expel from their homes by blocking anyone from getting in or out. (1/5) 35027
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Our role as the largest Jewish-Palestinian grassroots movement in Israel is to fight for everyone to be able to influence our political reality. (3/3) 02310
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Palestinian citizens have historically voted in lower numbers than Jewish Israelis, partly due to suppression and racism. And only 53% of Palestinian citizens are projected to vote this year. But we’re determined to ensure everyone has the opportunity to make their voice heard. (2/3) 1238
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Our campaign to get out the vote in Palestinian society in Israel is on 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️ Ahead of the fall election, we’re planning to reach hundreds of thousands of Palestinian citizens across the country. (1/3) 13513
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We won’t back down. We’ll continue to stand with communities under threat and build grassroots power to end the occupation. Because this isn’t happening because of a few settlers – it’s happening because the settlers are backed by the army and the government. All of us must fight to end this. (4/4) 12510
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 19/08/2026While we were in the village, settlers started a massive fire to intimidate us, but we still managed to put up the fence after the fire was contained. The army, for its part, declared the area a closed military zone, which is commonly used to remove activists from the West Bank. (3/4) 1169
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Today activists with our Solidarity Guard and other organizations helped install a metal fence to protect locals from settler attacks and to meet with the families and stand in solidarity with them. (2/4) 1136
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 19/08/2026In the West Bank village of Jannatah, just like in Qusra, settlers have set up outposts and surrounded Palestinian homes to prevent them from leaving or entering. (1/4) 23018
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We have a *weekly newsletter* in English btw 👀 Sign up for in-depth updates and hear directly from Jewish and Palestinian voices on the ground: www.standing-together.org/en 02112
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 20/08/2026But this future won’t just materialize. It will become a reality when we get organized, build real power, and actually make it happen. Because the future we want depends on us, the people living on this land. (5/5) 1137
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Everyone here should have sovereignty and self-determination, and our future must be built on Jewish-Palestinian partnership. Safety and independence for Jews and Palestinians must exist alongside partnership, solidarity, and shared institutions. (4/5) 1128
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Activists from Standing Together and A Land For All unfurled a massive banner in the center of one of Tel Aviv’s largest malls, Dizengooff Center, with the words “one day, a Palestinian state will be established and there will be peace” on it. (1/5) 16926
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahYachad @yachad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Join Yachad, New Israel Fund UK, @wedemocracyuk.bsky.social and Dr. Shai Agmon on Thursday 17 September at 8pm for a timely discussion about Israel's upcoming elections (scheduled for Oct 27). Register for free here: secure.yachad.org.uk/page/198704/... 021
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 19/08/2026For those interested in the general & specific dimensions of ‘queering’, this book published by Routledge is for you. My chapter is: ‘Queering the Synagogue. A Case Study (of #Brighton & #Hove Progressive Synagogue, which I led as rabbi for 20+ years) #LGBTQ+ #Jewish @progressivejudaism.bsky.social 000
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Please take action to stop a bill in Ohio that bans drag and could even label women in sports bras as felons. We need to stop this government overreach now! Speak up and join the movement here: a.allout.org/s/WKpb8/a.allout.orgOhio: Drag is not a crimeHey! I just took action to stop a bill in Ohio that bans drag and could even label women in sports bras as felons. We need to stop this government overreach now! Speak up and join the movement here: 001
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahGershon Baskin גרשון בסקין غرشون بسكين @gershonbaskin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026alquds.com/en/posts/253...alquds.comIsrael cannot be allowed to veto Trump’s Gaza planجريدة القدس 111
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The families in Qusra must be rescued IMMEDIATELY. The settler terror must end. The occupation must end. 15931
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 13/08/2026As part of our campaign “Who Doesn’t Want Peace,” our activists are doing deep canvassing, holding conversations with people from every background – rural, urban, secular, religious, of all ages and orientations – including those who’re convinced they disagree with us. (1/3) 22710
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 12/08/2026800+ traditions are inscribed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. None is #LGBT+ – yet. The Netherlands is nominating the Pride movement. Please sign to help make Pride heritage #PrideIsHeritage: a.allout.org/s/W7BRj/a.allout.orgUNESCO: Recognize Pride as cultural heritagePride could join UNESCO's list of the world's living cultural heritage – but none of the 800+ traditions on it are LGBT+ yet. Add your name to change that. 010
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A journalist in Russia had just 24 hours to flee after criminal charges were opened against him for helping run the country's largest #LGBT+ news site. Please add your name to support humanitarian visas and safe passage: a.allout.org/s/WNBqA/a.allout.orgRussia's crackdown on LGBT+ people is acceleratingA journalist in Russia had just 24 hours to flee after criminal charges were opened against him. His "crime" was helping run the country's largest Russian-language LGBT+ news website. Act now. 000
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahGershon Baskin גרשון בסקין غرشون بسكين @gershonbaskin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Whatsapp changed their policies and I cannot share my articles through my broadcast lists - so I have opened Channels for people to join. To join my list in English - click here: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...whatsapp.comGershon Baskin EnglishChannel • 83 followers • Gershon Baskin’s articles- replaces all previous distribution lists! 022
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahPeter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026We marched with African LGBTs at Brighton Pride. Police state tactics threaten British democracy. Women’s basketball causes “transgenderism”? Anti-LGBT+ crackdown escalates in West Africa. The latest #PTFweekly is out. READ & SUBSCRIBE for FREE mailchi.mp/petertatchellfoundation/… 111
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah @rabbiellisarah.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Indonesia's government has labeled #LGBT+ people a "national threat," fueling violence, raids, and vigilante attacks. No one should be treated as an enemy simply for being who they are. Please sign to demand that this dangerous decree be repealed. a.allout.org/s/WNE9l/a.allout.orgIndonesia: Protect LGBT+ PeopleIndonesia's government has labeled LGBT+ people a "national threat," fueling violence, raids, and vigilante attacks. No one should be treated as an enemy simply for being who they are. Sign to demand that this dangerous decree be repealed. 100
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 04/08/2026If we want to end this reality of grief and bloodshed, we have to demand the only alternative that’s good for everyone on this land, Palestinians and Jews. We need to organize and mobilize toward a reality of real, lasting peace. (4/4) 1145
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 04/08/2026So much bloodshed… July was the deadliest month in Gaza since the ceasefire deal was signed last October. TEN months later, we’re still horrified by what’s continuing to happen day after day in the Strip. (1/4)haaretz.comGaza Health Ministry says July deadliest month of Israeli strikes in 2026Palestinian officials said 152 people were killed in Israeli attacks last month, while the military said it struck Hamas weapons storage sites. A doctor at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said a strike destr... 22415
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Forever war is endlessly devastating for Palestinians, and it’s harmful to Israelis. Because a government that entrenches forever war is not trying to prevent death and destruction, it depends on it to keep in power. (3/4) 1105
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A reality in which a Palestinian citizen of Israel is assaulted and brutalized because he is Palestinian is one that no one can or should accept. Palestinians, like all people, must be able to go about their day without fearing for their lives. (4/4) 02410
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The last few years have seen an escalation in attacks on Palestinian bus drivers and sanitation workers, with Israeli labor union organization Koah LaOvdim citing 30% more attacks in 2025 compared to 2024. There were dozens of attacks in Jerusalem alone last year. (3/4) 12311
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 05/08/2026We just paid a solidarity visit to Moatasem al-Qaq, a bus driver who was attacked in Jerusalem by several people who came onto the bus and began assaulting him so severely that he lost consciousness. Four of his teeth were knocked out in the beating. (1/4) 13614
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Palestinians are the victims of this, but we, Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel, are also being used by this extremist government which takes our money to prop up settler terror instead of fighting for the interests of the people who live here. (3/3) 0196
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Smotrich is both finance minister and minister in the defense ministry, and is channeling money from citizens who live here to violent settlers who burn buildings, agricultural fields, take livestock, and attack and kill Palestinians with the goal of displacing communities from their land. (2/3) 1188
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 05/08/2026From our sit-in at the headquarters of the Religious Zionism party whose head, Smotrich, is transferring money to farm outposts in the West Bank!!! These are often bastions of racist violence and are illegal even under Israeli law. (1/3) 24019
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahRene Cassin @renecassin.bsky.social · 28/07/202675 years ago, the Refugee Convention established a landmark framework for protecting people fleeing persecution. Today, that promise remains as vital as ever. Click on the link below to see our new interactive timeline and discover the history behind refugee rights. renecassin.org/refugee-conv... 121
Reposted by Rabbi Elli Tikvah SarahYachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/07/20265/5 Supporting Israel's future and taking meaningful action against settlements are not contradictory. It is the only way to preserve the possibility of two states, and a peaceful future for Israelis and Palestinians alike. Read the full letter below yachad.org.uk/wp-content/u...yachad.org.uk 011