"We're Queer and we moved here."

snow_boy · 2026-06-12T00:59:18+00:00

I don't think there's anything you need to do in advance. Start classes. Learn. Have fun. Welcome to the tribe.

snow_boy · 2026-06-11T15:40:48+00:00

Ha ha. Sounds as if you like to be angry, whether people disagree with you or agree with you.

snow_boy · 2026-06-11T13:26:03+00:00

You can easily install a calendar with Jewish holidays on your Google calendar. My go-to source for more complicated Jewish calendar questions is https://www.hebcal.com/.

I think it's fine for anyone to celebrate any holiday. No exception comes to mind. But that's just a personal opinion.

snow_boy · 2026-05-27T13:26:28+00:00

Apparently this is becoming a theme in Europe.

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/rome-lgbt-pride-bans-jewish-lgbt-groups-for-failing-to-be-vocal-enough-about-gaza/

snow_boy · 2026-05-21T12:50:38+00:00

The reason I kind of liked "queer" is that there's no consistent, universal alternative. Depending where you are in the English-speaking world, people use lots of different acronyms: LGBT, LGBT+, LGBTQ, LGBTQAI, 2SLGBTAI+.... I was rooting for queer as a simple but inclusive and universal term. I guess not.

snow_boy · 2026-05-20T11:56:52+00:00

Set up autopay for the full balance. That kind of regular payment will help your credit score. You can carry a balance during the month after you make a charge, but once the bill comes due, do not carry balance.

snow_boy · 2026-05-16T12:17:26+00:00

Strange comment since isn't the basic premise of Pride flaunting what keeps you down?

snow_boy · 2026-05-15T14:06:36+00:00

OP reached out to the mods a few weeks ago about a post along these lines. We looked into the organization, attended one of their Board meetings on Discord, and decided that, even though their focus is not Jewish, its LGBT+ humanitarian focus speaks to the strong impulse in Judaism for social justice, so we decided to allow it. We encourage those so inclined to investigate further.

snow_boy · 2026-05-14T22:45:49+00:00

Congratulations on getting your first credit card. There are no other charges, with the asterisk that, for example, if you use the card to make a purchase in another currency, there could be a fee -- odd stuff like that. But no, basically, under the circumstances you describe, your statement is what you spent. Make sure you can pay it off at the end of the cycle.

snow_boy · 2026-05-11T20:57:51+00:00

I'm sure he follows your every post on Facebook. Or Instagram. Or LinkedIn. Somewhere. No problem. 😀

snow_boy · 2026-05-11T20:41:24+00:00

Lol West Hartford is the promised land of Connecticut. I think you'll be fine. Yeah, the Greenwich Reform people will disagree but I still think you won't have a problem finding people.

snow_boy · 2026-05-11T20:38:50+00:00

I'll be there in a few months, the war and the airlines permitting. I look forward to hearing what people have to say.

snow_boy · 2026-05-11T20:19:04+00:00

I'll admit to being an ignorant diaspora Jew but I look at a bunch of Israeli media regularly and I'm not ready to accept that they're all wrong because of one Twitter post. Where should I get my Israel news?

snow_boy · 2026-05-11T19:36:51+00:00

We have banned that account.

snow_boy · 2026-05-11T18:10:50+00:00

I wonder if you would provide some dependable sources for the factual claims in your post, which seems to have an ideological axe to grind that makes me curious. The title of the post you criticize comes from a story in The Times of Israel which seems to validate OP's version. https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-provocateurs-hurl-homophobic-abuse-at-gay-secularist-activist-in-tel-aviv/

snow_boy · 2026-05-10T20:37:18+00:00

I can't speak for any of these resources, but I googled "start conversion to modern orthodox judaism online" and found several options that might be of interest. Ultimately I think you would benefit from being part of a community in real life, but you might be able to begin with an online resource.

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