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Ms. Weingarten is the wife of Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum the rabbi emeritus of Beit Simchat torah, founded as a refuge for gay Jews who felt unwelcome in other congregations and wanted to be identify as Jews. The Rabbi always opens with the congregation invites anyone and everyone to "pray" ? From atheists to pro hamas anti Zionistis....all welcome.

So I'm wondering how Ms. Weingarten navigates so obtusely the AFT. No I dont want hamas next to me when I pray or when I study or anthing. In fact I don't want hamas on my subway ride,....here' s your chance to take you and your keffiyah off the E Train......mf.s.....I go to to the UFT site to see if Ocasio Cortez is now setting the curriculum. I'm a member. I regret that I didn't make some work of Jewish interest part of my teaching. I taught Mango st. the Harlem Renaissance, Miguel Street, Things Fall Apart.....but there is no work I know of that I could assign for Jewish studies. The Chosen? In fact I've never read it. Holocaust lit? Maus was available. So now hating Jews, hating Israel and demonizing zionism is mainstreamed....I intend to do what little I can as UfT member retired.....to fight this garbage. I attended the Modern Arab Novel conference for teachers at NYU ....led by an Israeli...ANOTHER excuse for demonizing Zionism. SHAME. I told the Israeli so at that time.

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