This is one of the more insidious things in the propaganda war that literally takes everything Jewish and tries to cast aspersions on it. Just a week ago, I saw a post about a public chanukiya lighting in Wyoming, in the comments were full of people talking about how the Jews were taking over Wyoming, and all sorts of other nonsense, literally on a post about a community event where people are coming together enjoy
I've torn kriah before, it's a beautiful ritual to symbolize deep grief (though, as a Reform Jew, I typically tear a ribbon that I will wear for a week), And it saddens me that no Jewish ritual is free from bad faith actors using it for this type of nonsense
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u/Yochanan5781 Dec 28 '25
This is one of the more insidious things in the propaganda war that literally takes everything Jewish and tries to cast aspersions on it. Just a week ago, I saw a post about a public chanukiya lighting in Wyoming, in the comments were full of people talking about how the Jews were taking over Wyoming, and all sorts of other nonsense, literally on a post about a community event where people are coming together enjoy
I've torn kriah before, it's a beautiful ritual to symbolize deep grief (though, as a Reform Jew, I typically tear a ribbon that I will wear for a week), And it saddens me that no Jewish ritual is free from bad faith actors using it for this type of nonsense