On Sunday 7 June (1 -3 pm UK) , Harif is joining forces with the National Holocaust Museum  and the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center to mark the 85th anniversary of the Farhud massacre which devastated the Jewish community of Iraq in 1941.

This is the first time that the Nottingham-based museum is exploring the topic in detail.

See also recording of Harif's Farhud commemoration of 26 May: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvK5_8S9bic&t=2225s

Book tickets in person or online: https://www.holocaust.org.uk/whats-on

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From Beit Toratah: Join us this Sunday, May 31, 1-3 PM ET for the study of Leviticus 23.

Leviticus 23 establishes the sacred calendar...weaving agricultural cycles, memory, rest, and offerings into communal time. The chapter begins with Shabbat and moves through Passover and Unleavened Bread, the waving of the omer, the counting of seven weeks, and the offering of first harvest breads. The festivals of horn-blasting, atonement, and booths follow in the seventh month. Alongside ritual instructions, Tehovah directs the people to leave the edges of the fields for the poor and the sojourner. Time itself becomes shaped through gathering, restraint, offerings, harvest, dwelling, and rejoicing before the Goddess.

Here are the prompts for discussion created by the Beit Toratah community: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wdCMK0vvTSptUAVcolj4LGMq6ixH9frWVkvNkjDEBLs/edit?mc_cid=ba9828206e&mc_eid=bac61ec896&tab=t.0

Looking forward to studying together.
Zoom meeting link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvce6rpz8rG9Tvx1kVeRrk96wucyPJbzMX?mc_cid=ba9828206e&mc_eid=bac61ec896#/registration

See you Sunday,
Yael, Tamar & the Beit Toratah community

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From NCJW: Powered by trained volunteers and a strong peer-support model, OARS helps people access abortion care, transportation, funding, housing, and local resources. As one user shared after being connected to practical support: “This is the most relieved, cared for and safe I’ve felt in months.” The Jewish Fund for Abortion Access is proud to support OARS and their critical work connecting people to trusted abortion information online.

Learn More about the Fund: https://www.jewsforabortionaccess.org/what-is-the-fund

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Lilith at 50: Join us as we celebrate this milestone and launch our next half-century of transformative truth-telling!

Itinerary
06:00 pm - 07:30 pm
Strolling Dinner

07:30 pm - 09:00 pm
Program and Dessert Reception

Register and More Info: https://us.givergy.com/lilithat50/?controller=home

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From JIMENA:
Today, Mark Basta leads JIMENA's Arabic-language outreach efforts, translating educational materials, oral histories, and archival resources to make the history and experiences of Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews accessible to Arabic-speaking audiences around the world.

His work helps preserve stories that have too often been overlooked while fostering greater understanding across communities.

Read the full interview to learn more about Mark's story and the importance of amplifying minority voices from the Middle East and North Africa: https://jweekly.com/2026/05/21/meet-the-egyptian-copt-who-translates-jewish-history-for-the-arab-world/

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You’re invited to join us for a virtual briefing next Tuesday, June 2 featuring NWLC’s Chief External Affairs Officer Uma Mehta Iyer, Vice President for Strategy & Policy Angel Padilla, Director of Nominations and Democracy Alison Gill, and Director of Campaigns Sarah Yergeau, in conversation about how to fight for our democracy and women’s rights. 

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM ET
Platform: Zoom.

Register here: https://nwlc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KNZ-MCA9QOW7jmvPIHxgJw

#CivilRights #HumanRights #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #Democracy #SaveAct #USPol #Mazeldon

The National Council of Jewish Women is inviting you to write postcards to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., making it unmistakably clear: medication abortion is safe, effective, evidence-based, and must be protected.

Each postcard kit includes 25 postcards and a simple how-to guide with everything you need to host a postcard-writing moment — no organizing experience required!

Order a kit and help us flood Secretary Kennedy’s office with messages of support for mifepristone: https://ncjw.myshopify.com/products/postcard-advocacy-kit-protect-medication-abortion

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It's not just about abortion, it's about having christian beliefs shoved down everyone's throats, whether they're christian or not, whether they have *any* spiritual path or not.

It's unconstitutional to force the christian cult's beliefs onto non-christians. And it won't stop here. Abortion is just the wedge. Once they have bowled over everyone else's right to freedom of religious practice, they'll start imposing more and more christian legalism and right wing fundamentalism on non-christians.

From NCJW - Record a short voice memo on your thoughts for the next generation, and help us capture collective wisdom from across our movement.

Submissions are due by midnight on Sunday, June 14: https://www.videoask.com/filbqsgxt?emci=5c2f9545-c95a-f111-8fcb-000d3a18905c&emdi=497652f4-765b-f111-8fcb-000d3a18905c&ceid=13985611

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I'm having a bit of a debate with myself over scheduled automated jobs on Babka.

We run scheduled maintenance jobs to do things that optimize the site performance such as clearing old cache.

The least busy Babka day is Shabbat, so that day would be least disruptive in terms of any possible impact.

But is running an automated job on Shabbat a violation of the spirit of Shabbat?

#Mazeldon

From Svivah:
When we show our memories and invite the reader right into our experience — that’s how our stories become shared.

And that’s the reason we wanted to read When We See You Again together — Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir about the aftermath of her son Hersh’s abduction and death following October 7th. There is such power in sharing our stories, just like there is such power in witnessing someone else’s well-told memories.

Next week, on Thursday, June 4, from 8:00–9:15 pm ET, come be with us to witness and reflect on Rachel’s story together: https://www.svivah.org/gatherings/bookclub-rgp

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