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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder

@rabbiruth.bsky.social
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Tax War Room @taxwarroom.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Janetta Powell, a cancer survivor and SNAP recipient in Ohio, on the GOP’s billionaire-first plan to slash food assistance: “If they do that, there’s going to be so many hungry kids out here.”
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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' could decimate SNAP. Food pantries say people will go hungry
If President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" passes the Senate as-is, nearly 1.5 million Ohioans on SNAP could lose their main source of food.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I'm not in favor of the military parade but there are bigger issues, like immigration that people can't get behind. Does not make sense to me.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Rabbi here: yes people die it is a sad truth but our goal as a society is to make that less likely or painful-unless you are callous and uncaring as well as immoral
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
If you are starting a statement with no offence but.... Probably should take a moment and really think about how much offence might be caused.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Rabbi here: this is a terrible idea.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
During the pandemic, 5 yrs ago, my son & his partner wanted to get married in our yard. He wore his dad's wedding outfit, she a white dress from the closet, we made a cake, friend gathered some flowers & we ordered takeout. It was simple & incomplete, but the love and the beauty have stayed strong.
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Dr. Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi @rjelevi.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Today is an awesome day to call your senators and tell them to vote against the budget bill, and then, if you’re able, kick some money over to groups like Point of Pride, which funds the spectrum of gender affirming care for people who can’t cover it.
pointofpride.org
Point of Pride | Life-changing healthcare access for trans folks
Point of Pride provides financial aid and direct support to transgender and non-binary folks in need of health and wellness care.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/05/2025
This is absolutely terrible news. With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately. h/t @merz.bsky.social
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Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
weakening health care for some, weakens us all. Call your representatives now, let them know you care about the value of human life and health care.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Best line of the week from a bar mitzvah parent of a nervous kid: It is not a test, you can't fail.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
This a BFD, I’m very sorry to say. People from Tikvah Fund, Heritage Foundation JEWISH employee, Coalition for Jewish Values, and the Chabad that hosted the very racist Knesset member at Princeton not long ago— are all now members of the federal government. No short-term good comes of this.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Radical compassion is hard, but all the more necessary when difficult.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
George Takei knows of what he speaks, his family who were legal Americans were also imprisoned in camps by the US government. We have to speak out.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 20/05/2025
Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions. Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines
Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Just had a conversation that opened up a pathway to hope. So grateful for the problem solvers and the listeners.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Ended the workday with a call with my son. Wow, this week is off to a great start.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
this was the subject of my sermon this week.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Started my morning with a meaningful call with my daughter. I hope that your day is off to a good start too.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Just returning from being at the mikvah with a beautiful couple getting married this weekend. It is a blessing to be able to be with people in these moments of great joy. #sacredcalling #Jewishpride
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
So many joyful things today, teaching, aiding a wedding couple in their preparation for the big day, and running a workshop with a beautiful soul. I am choosing to see the blessings in the business.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I am waiting for a few precious pieces to come out of the kiln. Why is time moving so slowly? I am writing my sermon for Shabbat. Why is time moving so fast? #pottery #time #bigquestions
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Yesterday, while studying with colleagues, we discussed how Judaism helps us function and thrive with meaning and purpose. I'm curious if this resonates for others.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
So many things today, and we are not even close to done. 1. The beautiful humanity of women of all ages in my OB/Gyn office. 2. Meaningful prayer with a loving community 3. Great learning with colleagues 4. Nourishing chicken salad lunch What is sustaining you today?
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The diversity of female forms in the mammogram waiting room are amazing
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Getting my mammogram today Have you scheduled yours? It can save lives
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ALT: two elderly women are sitting next to each other and one of them is saying `` it 's a mammogram ! ''
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I do my best to think before I text: And I don't have any military secrets to safeguard....
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Rabbi here: People are created in the image of God. Notice there is no exception for people with Autism.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
It's not just measles fam. Whooping cough a.k.a Pertussis have skyrocketed in the United States 1500% since 2021! Beloved, why do we insist on returning to medieval times when most children died in infancy with an abundance of effective vaccines? www.propublica.org/article/whoo...
propublica.org
“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s ...
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
We need to speak up now.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Lovingkindness is this week's Omer theme. We can embody that attribute by caring for those around us but also by reminding our leaders that we desire it of them.
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
This is happening in real time. Will we as a nation do something to stop CECOT from becoming a Dachau, an Auschwitz, or a Bergen-Belsen? What will our Congress and Supreme Courts do anything to stand up to the Stephen Miller led complete full out assault on the US Constitution & Bill of Rights?
Max Burns & @themaxburns • 1h From the U.S. Holocaust Museum:
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"What distinguishes a concentration camp from a prison (in the modern sense) is that it functions outside of a judicial system. The prisoners are not indicted or convicted of any crime by judicial process."
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
What are folks eating on these mid-Passover days? I've eaten my fill of chopped liver and haven't quite warmed to matzo-brei this year.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 16/04/2025
Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family. I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Rabbi here: Do not deport people in my name or the name of my community.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
This picture may haunt me to the end of my days. It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man. An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/ #MomSky
A man in tactical gear and a baseball hat is taking an axe to a car window. He looks like he’s smiling.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Moadim L'simcha. The middle days of Passover have their own greeting. I love how Judaism makes me aware of the sacredness of time and how days differ one from the other. Living this way makes me more present. May this day bring you joy.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Rabbi here: Please don't use antisemitism as an excuse for persecution
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Just got the go ahead for my next pottery class. Making Shabbat sets. SO excited.
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Zoë Schlanger @zoeschlanger.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Air pollution is insidious, a haunting. The particles can enter your blood stream, flow into the brain, and alter the trajectory of your life. Neurodegenerative disease, cognitive problems, lost IQ, stroke. Children can be born diminished because of it. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
theatlantic.com
The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Lungs
A third of Americans still breathe unhealthy air after decades of improvements—which the Trump administration wants to roll back.
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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Tariffs on Matzah, call that a flat tax
Manischewitz caught in US trade War Crossfire as Canadian Jews prepare for Passover
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
This is what we are loosing
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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action @bendthearc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
"The answer to antisemitism will never be authoritarianism." Thank you Sen. @edmarkey.bsky.social for this powerful statement at last week's cynical, GOP-led hearing on antisemitism.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Local efforts can have big impacts.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Our collective future rests on our ability to care for the old and frail (we will all be old and frail) on our ability to care for the sick (likely most of us will be sick), and our ability to nurture minds that will solve the problems we have created.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
If we continue to round people up randomly, mistakes like this will become more common. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
It would be amazing if this started happening in the US as well as products are impacted so people could understand what impact policies have.
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
All of us are holy Each and every one of us
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Mocking people you arrest, using them as props for your social media content, celebrating with emojis when you kill civilians - it's all monstrous and fascist
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Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder @rabbiruth.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
This is what supporting our troops looks like in reality: A teacher at the local Jewish school got called up for reserve duty. The local rabbis have all volunteered to teach a class or two to fill in while he is away. Nothing glamorous, just simply stepping up.
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