it’s also because Leonard COHEN (!) was Jewish and this is a quintessentially Jewish line, and changing it to that level of Annoying Certainty is stripping it of its Jewish meaning and imbuing it with that particularly American smug evangelical Christian attitude that makes me tired, so very tired
THAT IS EXACTLY WHY
I don’t think I’ve heard any cover artist sing my favorite verses
You say I took the name in vain
I don’t even know the name
But if I did, well really, what’s it to you?
There’s a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn’t matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn’t much
I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch
I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I’ll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
um woah
I will always hit the reblog button so hard for Hallelujah but ESPECIALLY mentions of the elusive final verses which are just about my favorite lyrics ever. Why do people always omit the best part of the song??
Friendly reminder that “Judeo-Christian” is Not A Thing, as a term it is misleading and offensive to Jews, and should never be used except in the sentence I am currently saying.
You may refer to “Abrahamic religions,” which means Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. If you’re not talking about all three of them, odds are excellent you’re really just talking about Christianity, and should just say so instead of dragging us Jews into it.
Stop. Using. Hebrew. In. Your. Spells/Other Witchcraft.
Hebrew is the religious and cultural language of the Jewish people.
Stop. Using. The. Star. Of. David. In. Your. Spells/Witchcraft.
The Star of David is a cultural and in modern times, religious symbol of the Jewish people.
Stop. Attempting. To. Practice. Kabbalah.
You HAVE to be Jewish to practice Kabbalah. Kabbalah is 100% based off of Judaism/Jewish myscitism.
Stop. Dressing. As. A. Stereotypical. Witch.
It’s not yours to reclaim. That stereotype of big curly, puffy hair, big noses, and pointed hat was created by antisemitic Medieval stereotypes of JEWS, not witches. They though that Judaism and Jews were sorcery and witchcraft which is why you have the Jew-codes witch look. We have suffered greatly for that stereotype because it comes FROM the belief of Judaism being a form of witchcraft (which is specifically why I’m asking you guys to stop using Hebrew, Kabbalah, and the Star of David in your magic if you aren’t Jewish)
Stop. “Praying”. To. Jewish. Angels/Spiritual Jewish. entities.
These entities are incredibly sacred, and again Judaism does not condone witchcraft, and has had a truamatic history of being compared or seen as witchcraft.
I don’t know how me, and other Jews can make it easier for you to understand. The Jewish people have a traumatic history of being seen as witchcraft to the point all witches in old fairy tales were Jew-coded. I’ve made so many posts about this.
Jewish people are NOT okay with goyim witches doing any of this shit, especially since many of your antisemitic. You are being an utter culture vulture and are enabling and encouraging our oppression.
Idc whether you think what you are doing is “out of respect” or that you think you are doing it with the “upmost care and delicacy” WE DONT CARE. We want you to stop, no bargaining, no budging. Just, stop.
Judaism is a CULTURE, a culture that has been oppressed for being seen as witchcraft. Judaism is a people that have been oppressed for thousands of years due to our language, our symbols, our spiritual entities. You do not get to profit, spiritually, fianically, emotionally, etc. off our oppression.
I tagged this with many tags used by witches in hopes you guys see this and understand how harmful your actions are to one of the oldest oppressed groups out there.
It’s a minor pet peeve, but it is everywhere today so errrr…. please keep in mind that “Rest in Peace”/RIP literally comes from a latin phrase and is a very very deeply Christian expression.
When talking about the departed, Jews say “may their memory be a blessing.”
So please, when talking about a dead person who is Jewish, try to keep in mind that RIP is a Christian phrase.
I learned something today, so I’ll pass it on so someone else can learn too
I’ve actually read the 1st one all 40 ish pages of it. And I encourage Gentiles to read it very carefully. It literally answers every question you want answers to about antisemitism.
About:
“What is antisemitism?”
“Why should we care?”
“Does it matter in the context of other oppressions in America?”
“Is it getting worse?”
“What’s the religious and ethnic aspect of it?”
And through answering these questions (and more) it touches on the ethnic/racial diversity of the Jewish people.
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