Rabbi Mike Rothbaum

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good with love in his heart, patience, and the ability to throw a chair when it counts.

@thevillagerabbi wow serious sleuthing from tc

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@michelletandler @NYCMayor @AbbyChavaStein This entire thread is some hilarious Purim Torah, so shkoyach! (Look it up)

@NYCMayor @AbbyChavaStein I have never heard the word "freilechen" in my entire life and I'm probably 10,000 hrs into being Jewish.

Chag Purim Sameach and a freilichen Purim! To Jewish New Yorkers, may you have a joyful Purim, celebrating the courage, bravery and resilience at the heart of the holiday. As many begin to celebrate Purim, the NYPD will be deploying additional resources to synagogues and cultural institutions across the five boroughs to help ensure a joyful and safe holiday.

@deborahlipstadt Usually avoid this platform, but this is just a lie Prof. Lipstadt. The bomber called the shul "synagogue of Satan," directly quoting the Christian bible. The phrase also appears in the writings of the Pittsburgh & Poway killers. Condemn Christian antisemitism — not just Islam.

This is a major tragedy. But it’s more than that. It’s an arson attack and another step in the globalization of the intifada.

@kav_hayashar You should live and be well.

@Blueeyedbull56 @EliLebowicz It would seem you know little about Zionism, less about Reform Judaism, but perhaps least of all about Hashem.

@Rav_Mike @EliLebowicz Come on "rabbi", Hashem was the first Zionist! I'll bet the house that you are reform.

“Zionism is only a couple hundred years old.” Yom Kippur liturgy:

@kav_hayashar I’m not sure how to say it in Italian, but in the US we call that “changing the subject.” (You are of course mistaken about Judaism and homosexuality, but that conversation is for another day.)

@rami_lavi keynahora

It’s a bullpen game, and the Mets are 6 outs away from a shutout.

@Betar_USA So you're in favor of ethnic cleansing in Gaza AND New York?

We urge all Jews to evacuate NYC.

@dinkin_flickaa @dieworkwear I’m gonna guess a guy named Jonah Katz might have a bisl complicated immigration history in his family background.

@dieworkwear "The vast majority are good, honest people." He said she said x.com/DHSgov/status/…

I debated whether to share my story on here, but I guess I will. I think there's an idea out there that millions of violent criminals are pouring across the border, carrying machetes and drugs, looking to harm Americans. Certainly, while some people fall into that category, the vast majority of undocumented immigrants don't. My family escaped Vietnam after the Tet Offensive and went through an arduous journey that eventually landed them in the Canada. My father worked there for a time as a janitor; my mother, a secretary. When work fell through, my dad was offered to work with his sister in the United States, so he went, as our family needed money. He ended up staying in the US longer than he was supposed to — not knowing immigration laws — and asked my mom to come be with him. Of course, she went and carried me over the border while I was still a baby. I'm still unsure whether we technically broke an immigration law. The border between Canada and the United States was pretty porous (as it is today, for the most part). But either way, since I came here without legal documentation, I eventually fell into the category of being an undocumented immigrant. Yet, I've been in the United States since I was a baby. My identity and roots are very much based in this country, no different from anyone else. The lack of legal immigration has totally shaped my life. It has made every interaction with the law much scarier. It has shaped which opportunities I could or could not get. It has taken an emotional toll, as this legal issue hangs over your head like a black cloud. There are millions of people in my situation — people who were brought here as children, some babies, and were unable to raise their hand during this process and say "maybe we should hire a lawyer." Parents may have crossed the border not knowing about the law, as the law can be pretty confusing and lawyers are expensive. Perhaps, in the end, they should have hired a lawyer; but sometimes life is messy. In the end, they crossed for the same reason many people rise every day: to support their families. I think it's unreasonable to deport millions of people who have contributed positively to society. It's simply not true that the majority of these people are violent criminals carrying drugs. Many own small businesses; many work as skilled laborers (including garment workers!). The vast majority are good, honest people. For those of us who grew up in the United States, sending us "back" to our "home" country would mean sending someone to a foreign land, as they grew up in the United States. Tearing families apart based on immigration status seems inhumane. About twenty years ago, I watched with some small measure of hope that the Dream ACT would pass and help a portion of undocumented immigrants. I saw people march angrily in the streets (something I supported). But I was dismayed to see nothing really come about. In fact, when Obama passed DACA, I was skeptical that it would be sensible to give your information to the federal government without a guaranteed path to citizenship. It seems that the Trump administration may use those lists to hunt down immigrants. I think the ICE sweeps are inhumane. I support and admire the protestors who are putting their bodies on the line for non-violent resistance. Ultimately, I think we need to solve this issue on a systemic level. It's unreasonable to me to expect that the government will deport some 10-20 million people. Even deporting 1 million will cause an insane amount of chaos, not to mention an incredible amount of wasteful government spending. The militarization of law enforcement is over the top and only escalate the situation. I have seen people march on this issue, only for it to be dropped later and dissolve into quiet grumbles. In the end, nothing is done for immigrants. Time passes until decades later, we have another political crisis like the one we have today. This cycle seems unsustainable. I hope people sustain this energy to solve the immigration issue and put undocumented immigrants — most who are peaceful, skilled, and hard-working citizens — on a path to citizenship. As time continues to go by, many undocumented immigrants are seeing their lives wasted away. If you care about this issue, I hope you get involved on the long haul: volunteer for pro-immigrant groups, donate to mutual aid, and perhaps pursue career paths that help people in this situation. I was moved to read someone on here say that, when they found their employee was undocumented, they helped them get a green card. The path was difficult, as our immigration system is broken (it took them 11 years). But I can tell you that this is like pulling someone drowning in raging waters. Ultimately, I hope me sharing this story helps push back against the idea that all undocumented immigrants are MS-13 members. I know many people in my position and they are all like your neighbors.

These people entered the US legally and ended up with a life sentence in a foreign concentration camp. Unthinkable evil. There are no other words to describe it.

@TireDiscounters *sigh* Twitter is saying I can't DM you unless you follow me? That sounds crazy, but would you mind doing it so I can send the message?

@Rav_Mike to the right team. 2/2

@TireDiscounters Gone to Fayetteville shop 6x (!) since tire installation in Dec. Missed appointments, lost wheel lock key, bogus wheel bearing repair. '22 Mustang STILL vibrates. Took it to Ford, who said 2 tires are out of round. Please refund at least the cost of the tires??

@Hilton I’m at the Homewood Suites/Hilton San Diego-Del Mar. There are dozens of drunk people in and around the pool, doing shots, literally screaming. I have a 6:15 flight tomorrow. What hotel lets people drink in a pool and jacuzzi? Why would I ever stay at a Hilton again?

Don’t punish and scapegoat children and families for a broken immigration system that is the fault of inaction, inertia, and indifference on the part of the federal government going back decades. This harmful decision is on top of the administration’s serious consideration of also revoking the legal status of thousands of Ukrainian refugees. In addition to the harm this poses to families and communities, this also poses harm to our local economy and social services, including schools where funding for teachers and critical programs is directly tied to enrollment. Fixing a broken system does not and must not require harming children, families, and communities. We are better than this.

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Trump has pardoned dozens of Nazis, and purged federal intelligence agencies of professionals who investigate rightwing terror organizations. He is trying to cut off federal grants for synagogue security. Our synagogues are now much more unsafe. Where is our Jewish leadership?

Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$: 🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID

@ADL friends... this is how you do it

Grateful to join the inspired leader, Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal, who is white. Thanks for this colorful article in the @AtlJewishTimes by Marcia Jaffe, who is white. atlantajewishtimes.com/rothbaum-joins…

Nothing in the constitution says POTUS can stop paying bills on grants that fund health, schools, and public safety (including, dear friends at the ADL, in synagogues). If Trump blocks funds Congress allocated, and SCOTUS lets him, this is the dictatorship we were warned about.