Babka Is One Year Old!

On November 14th, 2022, Babka Social officially launched.

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Social Norms Series: Chana the Gardener

Meet Chana. Chana joined Mastodon because she loves gardening: talking about it, looking at beautiful photos, learning techniques from around the world. She has made a few friends, ex...

Oct 08, 2024

Cultivating a Pleasant Local Timeline

It’s nearly 5785! During this time of contemplation and renewal, the Babka team has been thinking about community building. There are many dates of significance this time of year—this...

Oct 01, 2024

Babka Social In Ladino

Babka Social is excited to announce its position as the first public Mastodon instance to provide localization in Ladino, a language deeply rooted in the history of Sephardi Jews.

Apr 28, 2023

Announcing the 23khz Project

Babka is officially announcing the 23kHz Project - 23khz.babka.net. The goal of the 23kHz Project is to make reporting hate speech online easier by illuminating and explaining hidden ...

Feb 12, 2023

Israel, Palestine, and Babka

Babka is a Jewish online space. It is a space for Jews to connect, share, celebrate, discuss, and debate. We also federate, which means that we open our doors to conversations with th...

Feb 06, 2023

Slow Social Media

Babka/Mastodon users saying they experience a sense of “something missing” at first but then after a few days, they feel happier on Babka than they did on Twitter. Let’s talk about ...

Dec 15, 2022

How to migrate from JTwitter to Babka

If you’re ready to move from JTwitter (Jewish Twitter) to Mastodon/The Fediverse and aren’t sure where to start, this guide is there to help you make the transition.

Dec 10, 2022

Koshersoul- A review and reflection of intersectionality in the Jewish experience

Over the New Years holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, I had the opportunity to listen to the audiobook of Koshersoul, by Michael Twitty. Because of all of the activity launching...

Nov 24, 2022

What does Elon Musk's Twitter Buyout Mean for Jews?

As of October 28th, Elon Musk will officially own a controlling stake in Twitter.

Oct 27, 2022