Birthwrong
Jewish
Two years ago, Jewdas launched a Birthwrong trip to Andalusia, to visit MI, Rabbi Moses ben Maimonides, el Rambam myself!
Alternative
Birthwrong is a trip for anyone who’s sick of Israel’s stranglehold on Jewish culture and wants to get away on a raucous holiday
Cultural
We do plenty of cultural stuff, party, pray, dance, sing, chat and make bonds that will last a lifetime.
2017
This year we went to Marseille to eat May Day sardines with locals, get pissed, Havdallah on the beach, get pissed, learn about the 1000 year history of Jews in Marseille and get pissed.
news
Rabbis’ statements translated
The last week has seen a flurry of statements from the greats of our religious leadership. For the uninitiated, the language of responsa can be confusing and technical. To help make sense of these for lay people, we offer a translation of the loshen kodesh. What they say What they mean We need rational discourse Read more about Rabbis’ statements translated[…]
Do you have a Jewish soul?
Do you have a Jewish soul? Increasingly, non-Jews have been asking us if they can join Jewdas. It’s not something we’d really considered before. Normally, people either ask us how they can get as far away from us as possible or what the Yiddish is for “please leave me alone.” But now that Judaism has Read more about Do you have a Jewish soul?[…]
Netanyahu is antisemitic, according to IHRA definitions
World leaders have been criticised for sharing a platform with known antisemite, Benjamin Netanyahu. Donald Trump, Angela Merkel and Theresa May have all come under fire for meeting the notorious Jew-hater and prime minister of Israel. The Israeli Prime Minister, self-styled as ‘Bibi’ has become notorious worldwide for Jew-baiting, racist stereotyping and Holocaust minimisation. In Read more about Netanyahu is antisemitic, according to IHRA definitions[…]
68 Jewish Rabbits from Across UK Gardens Sign Unprecedented Letter Supporting Labour’s Antisemitism Definition
“Lettuce speak with one Jewish voice” A group of 68 rabbits from across the geographic and ideological spectrum have signed a letter supporting the motion at Labour’s NEC to accept the IHRA definition of antisemitism with the proposed edits. Jewish rabbits from various groups, which included the Jewish Association of Rabbits, Association of Jewish Rabbits, Read more about 68 Jewish Rabbits from Across UK Gardens Sign Unprecedented Letter Supporting Labour’s Antisemitism Definition[…]
A Bissel BirthWrong Amsterdam: Geoffry goes Dutch
Reb Geoffry said in the name of Reb Beruriah, ‘Birthwrong opens the Gates to the World to Come. Those who take part in Diasporist revelry hasten the coming of the Moshiach*. Even a Bissel Birthwrong brings us closer to a redeemed world**.’ – Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Geoffry 42b *Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism **Anarcho-Eco-Intersectional Read more about A Bissel BirthWrong Amsterdam: Geoffry goes Dutch[…]
Jewdas Book Group: Eleanor Marx by Rachel Holmes
Join us to bring in Shabbat with Eleanor Marx! Date/time: 15th June, 19:00 Location: Central Londn – email jewdas@gmail.com for details Unrestrained by convention, lion-hearted and free, Eleanor Marx (1855-98) was the foremother of socialist feminism. She was the first woman to lead the British dock workers’ and gas workers’ trades unions. For years she Read more about Jewdas Book Group: Eleanor Marx by Rachel Holmes[…]
Oy Velo! Jewdas go cycling again
Date: Sunday 10th June Location: starting from Central London Back once again for the summer months it’s the Jewdas bike rides! Anyone is welcome to come for as much or as little as the ride as they’d like; we will be staying away from hills, busy roads, and aggressive accountants in too much lycra. Remember to Read more about Oy Velo! Jewdas go cycling again[…]
UJIA: The Musical
This one’s for all the youth movements out there… (To the tune of YMCA) Young Jews, your summer camps are so fun We let you think, that they’re “democratically” run I said Young Jews, you can think what you want As long as you love Israel Young Jews, Israel’s pretty much fine I said Young Read more about UJIA: The Musical[…]
A Jewdas Carol (The Haunting of George Osborne)
Part the first… George was feeling joyful. He had spent another fun day at the office, dishing the dirt on former colleagues whilst warning of the imminent ‘red peril’ of a future Corbyn government. Truly, he was the voice of the sensible, silent majority, who want fiscal responsibility whilst only going fox hunting a couple Read more about A Jewdas Carol (The Haunting of George Osborne)[…]
Liberal Judaism’s Statement on Gaza
We love Liberal Judaism, and because we love Liberal Judaism, we have to criticise it sometimes…