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Announcing Babka
It’s almost a universal for Jews to go social media and brace ourselves to experience antisemitism.
Antisemitism
What does Elon Musk's Twitter Buyout Mean for Jews?
As of October 28th, Elon Musk will officially own a controlling stake in Twitter.
Are you wasting your time reporting hate speech on Twitter?
Twitter claims that it’s a safe place to exist online. It has extensive Community Guidelines designed that speak about harassment and hate speech, yet if you’ve reported hate speech t...
Community
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...
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 ...
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.
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...
Balancing on the Mechitza - A review
In writing a recent post about being welcoming to trans folks on Babka, I wanted to understand the issues of trans Jews as much as possible. While I know many trans folks, and many Je...
Anti-Trans Hate Speech and Antisemisim
It’s not enough not to have barriers, you need to be explicitly welcoming.
Is Zionism a Babka value?
Zionism is one of the biggest things I’m asked about when it comes to Babka, on both sides. Is Babka Zionist? Is Babka Anti-Zionist? Let’s have a frank and honest discussion about it.
Jews Don't Count- A review and reflection
In between working on Babka, I recently had the opportunity to read (or technically, listen to the audiobook of) David Baddiel’s new book Jews Don’t Count. The book’s central premise ...
Announcements
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.
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 ...
