New York needs a Jewish parade, not an Israel parade

[Eko]

This year, many Jews are furious that Mayor Mamdani will likely skip the event, despite having marched in other groups’ parades. Others are waiting, anxious, to see which extremist Israeli ministers will show up to mug for the cameras. Protesters are presumably planning disruptions, and the police are preparing to prevent any such disruptions.

But these concerns miss the real problem with the Israel Day Parade: It has become a litmus test, pressuring Jews essentially to sign on to the Israeli government’s agenda in order to participate in mainstream communal Jewish life, while also reducing New York Jews to a single aspect of Jewish identity, namely, a connection to another country. Rather than unite New York Jews, it doubles down on the most politicized and contentious issue dividing Jewish communities.

What if, instead, we organized a Jewish heritage parade that showed off the full vibrancy and diversity of New York Jewish communities? There would be bands performing in Hebrew, Yiddish, Bukharian, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, Juhuri and English, and playing the tsimbl, oud, tambourine and krar. Persian singers would ululate while cantors on guitar lead camp songs. Marchers could wear traditional Jewish dress from Georgia, Greece, India and Syria.

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/new-york-needs-a-jewish-parade-not-an-israel-parade/

[wcmagumba]

1. I agree, I support the Jewish people not the Zionist state of Israel...

[JBTaurus83]

2. Agreed

No one needs to be pressured into walking in blind allegiance to another nation. Especially not one committing atrocities.

[mopinko]

4. nobody's pressuring anyone to walk in a parade.

and nobody accuses ppl at the st pat’s day parade of duel loyalties.

[mopinko]

3. she's getting creamed in the comments.

this is absurd.

[Eko]

5. That's cause Israel is a far right country

Full of far right people and that is one of the most popular Israeli media site. No surprise when a bunch of far right people don’t like a progressive person. What’s surprising is liberals supporting a far right country and the far right comments they are making against a progressive Rabbi.

[3_Limes]

8. Sometimes people take heat for being right.

[FoxNewsSucks]

6. I couldn't agree more.

Respect and celebrate the Jewish religion, but FUCK Netanyahu and his little poodle tRump.

Why are we sending billions to prop up his government when Americans right here can't get the health care and abortions they need?

[3_Limes]

9. While Israelis have free healthcare thanks to our "generosity".

[littlemissmartypants]

7. ❤️

[intheflow]

10. Why can't we have a joint Jewish-Muslim parade?

To celebrate people who can live together in peace, in the United States?

[Mossfern]

11. Because Islam rejects Judaism

[intheflow]

12. No, that's a broad brush view.

For 250 years Jews and Muslims have lived in overwhelmingly peaceful coexistence in the US for 250 years, the problems between them in the US started very recently - like the October 7th bombing, and Trump's rise using divisive rhetoric. Congrats for sharing Trump's POV.

[Mossfern]

13. No need for that

Islam is a proselytizing religion. Read their scripture. That doesn't mean that Muslim and Jewish people don't get along, but a shared parade is absurd. Why not a Catholic/Jewish parade...or any other two cultures?

Your comparison of me to Trump is insulting.