SteamedHamberder

Rabbinical students clutch pearls over the existence of anti Zionists in their class; complain about “communist literature.”

One of the symbols on the Passover Seder plate is “karpas”- a spring vegetable. (Parsley, celery, or boiled potato) which is dipped into salt water.

One explanation for “Karpas” כרפּס is the the first three letters spelled backwards are פּרך, Parekh, or harsh labor which is the term for how the Israelites were overworked in Egypt.

After reading Kapital part 1, I’ve been thinking of how capitalism necessitates Parekh: unnatural labor, labor without limit, labor without purpose, labor without regard for the humans doing it, labor that only exists to be stolen. And I fervently hope for a future where Parekh is abolished and obsolete.

Happy Passover comrades!

"Like many others, I now find myself standing outside ​“the Jewish community,” fearing that there are few Jews I can be shoulder-to-shoulder with in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza if they can call only for the release of hostages without a word for the many, many, many Palestinians killed by bombs and dying of starvation."

A story that uses imaginary characters or fantastical settings to teach a lesson about a real life situation.

Fantastic costumes and set design, on the Eve of the CGI revolution. God-awful acting and a plot far more convoluted than the actual Esther story in the Bible.

Happy Purim to all my Hexbear comrades! Have a joyous holiday however you celebrate. In spirit, I’ve baked a special batch of hexentaschen for all of you.