Lee Weissman @JihadiJew Twitter profile

Pinned Tweet

Lee Weissman

4 years

If you appreciate the content I bring here and my interfaith activities in the community, please consider supporting my work on Patreon. For the cost of a couple of coffees every month, I hope to be able to do a whole lot more.

creating Interfaith Dialogue, Spiritual Content, Poetry

www.patreon.com

23

46

156

Last Seen Profiles

@GIL_1986_

@Merlin_farmer

@Scott_4Trump

@JoyousCivic

@ClausRuhe

@Roma_una_

@Hnokonokogiri

@GoldenMelon0103

@Hasousi13

@disneymusicjp

@_jinnieworld

@Lem_tya

@TheMrLillyShow

@ErnestScheyder

@isa_oO2

@Crist_al29

@binarydances

@AvaDjamshidi

@Trwitta

@chihamaru_desyO

@rauljordaneth

@ETSUVolleyball

@_NotAya

@Klasnyxie

@johndarvall

@lp_marketing_ma

@RFAHeadquarters

@AkunKonten02

@B42community

@breketeConnect

@alan_muso

@spebbyswitch

@HatedRicoo

@vice_de

@SpannerTCHMG

@zezemsinki

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Eid and Jumu’ah Mubarak. You are where your heart is.

43

234

3K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

I am your brother in humanity. I am Jewish. I am not Israeli. I am not a Jewish Nationalist (Zionist). Netanyahu does not take my calls. I love my Jewish brothers and sisters. I love my Palestinian brothers and sisters. I treasure both justice and peace for all humans. Clear?

91

663

3K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

7 Rules for Happiness from Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as)

7

2K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

In the mosque to celebrate Eid with my Muslim brothers and sisters, listening to the proclamation of God’s greatness. He is greater than our conflicts, the Merciful.

52

263

2K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

I spoke today in the Jewish High School where I teach and I called the attack in Christ Church "White Supremacist Terrorism." It is time to stop giving these guys a "pass" and call it what it is.

16

598

2K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

I pray that Al Aqsa be returned to peace immediately. Violence in a place of prayer dishonors our Creator.

9

344

2K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Any form of any religion that promotes inhumanity and cruelty is clearly not from God and in the end they will have to answer to Him for the evil they have done in His name.

95

337

2K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

9 years

Please pray for the thousands of innocent Muslims in Europe who will be stigmatized for attacks they did not commit.

48

3K

2K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

For me, the land grab in East Jerusalem is a criminal manifestation of a spiritual problem, diseases of the heart, greed and cruelty.

20

389

2K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

A Jewish message of peace and blessings for Eid al Adha.

79

260

1K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

30 years ago, people in India used to ask me “Is it true that in America they treat dogs better than old people?”

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Before you adopt that dog, adopt a fellow human being!

55

211

1K

32

202

1K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Before you adopt that dog, adopt a fellow human being!

55

211

1K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

In Jewish houses of mourning, we cover the mirrors to direct our attention away from our outsides to peer into our insides. The passing of a beloved person is an opportunity to re-assess our sense of the world and our place in it.

23

242

1K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

A friend sent me this coin with a picture of my hero Abdul Sattar Edhi Sahib. Bless all those who honor his legacy and go in his ways.

9

318

1K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

Spray painted on my synagogue last night. This is not the America I love.

360

763

1K

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

I was asked. "How do you imagine God?" I imagine God to be unimaginable. The god you imagine is called an idol.

76

237

986

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

My mom’s 90th birthday party, Today!!

75

13

953

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

2 years

The same Polish border guards who beat off Afghan and Arab refugees with sticks and sent them to the woods to die, now warmly welcome Ukrainian refugees . When will we learn to have mercy on ALL humanity? When?

35

331

962

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

2 years

Invest in LIFE.

13

187

893

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

8 months

"No innocents in Gaza" because they are responsible for Hamas. What? 50% are children and they don't even vote. The statement is either insane or evil or both.

48

279

826

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

My old Muslim neighbor in Tamilnadu once walked me out of his house and said "This was the practice of Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him." Years later my elderly Hungarian rabbi walked me out of the house and said "This was the practice or Avraham Avinu (Our father Abraham)"

22

187

791

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

The attempted lynching and attacks on Arab businesses by Right-wing Israeli provocateurs in Bat Yam are despicable. These people do not represent my religion. There is no excuse for harming innocent people. A disgrace.

12

187

800

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi ra'jioun / Indeed to God we belong and indeed to him we will return. I am deeply grateful for this message and it’s profound truth. Thank you to all my precious Muslim brothers and sisters for sharing words of comfort.

38

76

774

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

We always hosted a few Iftars like this in our home. They were beautiful prayerful times of sharing . I will try to do it by Zoom this year. Not the same thing. :-(

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Memories of Interfaith Iftars of the past...

6

21

196

25

51

753

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Today I will bury my mother. Her body has been cleansed (tahara) and wrapped in simple shroud by the women of the Hevra Qadisha (The Holy Fellowship) who treat the body with respect and dignity as it was the vessel for a holy soul and instrument for goodness in this world.

161

30

752

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

8 years

Ten Basics of Being a Decent Person; Please post or share anywhere where you or anyone else needs a reminder.

12

826

721

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

To my Muslim brothers and sisters, I wish you an Eid Mubarak. I pray that you respect the day with fine food and fine clothes but also with fine manners and abundant acts of charity and kindness.

38

142

702

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

7 years

I am Jewish and I love this Pope. The man is amazing, a true moral voice in this world.

Dr. Craig Considine

@CraigCons

7 years

Pope Francis urges full human rights be given to the persecuted Rohingya minority, which is now facing genocide.

216

3K

27

409

683

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

I am pretty sure that I have more Muslims wishing me a Happy Chanukah than almost any Jew in the world. That means a lot to me. It is a little taste of what the world could and should be like.

59

42

691

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

Mulla Nasrudin was worried by a vicious-looking dog. "Don't be afraid of him," the owner reassured. "you know the old proverb: A barking dog never bites." "Yes," replied Mulla Nasrudin. "you know the proverb, I know the proverb, but does the dog know the proverb?"

8

140

638

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

Again, to be clear, I oppose forcing any human being from their home by force whether in Sheikh Jarrah or anywhere else in the world. Neither nationalist or religious fervor can justify cruelty.

8

132

610

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

My Sufi teacher, Prof. Habibullah Shah once expressed delight at my obstacles in prayer. "The Shaytaan is a smart burglar. He never tries to rob an empty house." So if there is disturbance, it means there is something good there worth disturbing.

9

184

603

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

My synagogue was threatened by a 26 year old white dude. Not an immigrant, not a Muslim. A pissed off 100% American hater.

39

379

556

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

A remarkable twitter exchange between comedienne Sarah Silverman and her "troll" that changed his life. (Worth breaking my silence today to share this)

A Guy Viciously Trolled Sarah Silverman on Twitter—and Then She Turned His Life Around

The comedian turned the cruel attack into a productive conversation

www.menshealth.com

25

202

568

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

The main thing is so simply do no harm. It is not easy.

23

72

553

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Eid graffiti we did on our Muslim neighbor’s driveway.

21

30

575

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

For tweet warriors

22

95

544

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

I spent 12 years studying Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit and Tamil. I met great Hindu leaders like The Kanchi "Periyavar" and Bhuvaneswari Swamigal, of Chennai, the Saiva Siddhanta Mathadhipatis in Madurai and when I see who represents "Hinduttva" on twitter, I want to cry.

22

176

538

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

7 years

The most dangerous thing in America is other Americans.

28

449

535

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

I meant it then, I mean it now. I will always mean it. Period.

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

8 years

The children of my Palestinian brothers and sisters are no less precious to God than my own. It is as simple as that.

0

30

101

4

75

511

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

2 years

The Ukrainian child has to be OUR child. The Palestinian grandmother has to be OUR grandmother. The Uyghur mother has to be OUR mother. The Jewish brother has to be OUR brother. Until we embrace the reality of the human family, we are doomed to more hate and violence.

11

162

507

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

Nationalism in whatever its form will never allow peace. In Nationalist states some minority will always be oppressed. It is built into the ideology.

13

118

482

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Imam Malik (رحمه الله) once told a young boy from the tribe of Quraysh: “You need to learn etiquette (adab) before you acquire knowledge.” Source: Hilyat al-Awliya

10

147

485

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

An open letter to @Imamofpeace

56

170

456

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

May Allah (swt) bless my Muslim brothers and sisters with a beautiful jumu'ah immersed in the awareness of the profound unity of The Creator.

14

85

462

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

7 years

A "Christian" once told me that I was not a "True Jew" because I don't hate Muslims.I told him maybe he is not a "TrueChristian" b/c he does

13

190

456

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

The Israeli/ Palestinian parallel to George Floyd. A deeply tragic story. Wake up, world! Time to end racism wherever it is found.

30

137

445

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

You know you are a Jew-fi when you listen to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Allah Hu" on the way to synagogue for morning prayers to get your spiritual juices flowing. (Yes, that was me grooving to Qawwali on my way to shul)

20

128

460

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. -Soren Kierkegaard

8

76

453

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

One observant Jewish man stands up for Uighur Muslims.

The Story of the Lonely Jew: Standing Up for the Uyghurs

Citizens of the upper-class suburb of Hampstead have become accustomed to Andrew. Come rain or shine, this Orthodox Jew protests every week against CCP atrocities.

bitterwinter.org

8

167

453

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

The world is changing. The great breach between the spiritual children of Abraham is healing. What could please our Creator more than to see more harmony in His creation.

American Jewish Committee

@AJCGlobal

4 years

Today, Jewish and Muslim memorial prayers were said together at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Together, we remember. Together, we will never forget.

100

2K

8K

13

133

449

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

My experience is probably different from almost anyone else here. I have friends in Gaza. I have family in Israel. I have friends throughout the region both Jewish and Arab. My love and concern is for ALL of them. That is MY personal reality. If you don't get it. Don't get it.

20

58

454

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

16 days

Make this viral please.

20

213

471

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

A brief message of love to the community of Christ Church and to all of us. Our hearts open when they break for one another.

19

156

438

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

This article in the Washington Post start with a story about the man I asked everyone to pray for. (This is his English name).

14

73

419

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

There is a special place in paradise for those people whose compassion extends to those who are not like them. The forgotten stories of Muslims who saved Jewish people during the Holocaust

The Forgotten Stories of Muslims Who Saved Jewish People During the Holocaust

“They're an important reminder today, even more so given the rise of hatred"

time.com

12

230

428

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

2 years

Just me. Jewish dude at the masjid.

17

32

440

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

It was the Arab Spring that drew me to Twitter. I saw the power of this medium for sharing ideas, shaping conversations and mobilizing action. I believed and still believed that Social Media is a powerful tool not just a toy.

16

39

413

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

Me, in my early 20's in Madurai, India looking into a future I could not even begin to imagine.

14

11

419

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

2 years

This represents an authentic Jewish view that Muslims are fellow believers and deserve our respect. Their Prophet and their book likewise deserve our respect. Our goal should be to promote proper religion, justice and the welfare of all humanity.

13

95

401

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

2 years

I am Jewish and I am observant Jew and I can say with no hesitation that Islam can create truly exceptional people because many of my closest friends are religious serious Muslims made great by their commitment inside and outside to Islam.

23

55

409

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

Religions may teach you to treat other members of your religion with special consideration and love. But, be logical. Do you really think you can treat others like devils but suddenly turn into an angel in dealing with your own? Good people are good to EVERYONE.

15

142

401

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

Over 60 Shi'a school girls murdered in Afghanistan. No one seemed to care. Please speak out against the oppression of Palestinians, but extend that concern to the rest of humanity.

25

161

396

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

I am 57 years old and my mother looked at my shoes "You need to tie that shoe better mister or you are going to trip." I said "Mom I am 57!" "You are still my boy!"

13

89

383

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

I have fallen in love with the phrase قُرَّ‌ةَ أَعْيُنٍ, qurratul ayin, "coolness of the eyes." It captures something for which I was missing the words, a pleasure that hovers between the spiritual and physical.. It defies description but this seems to work.

10

111

378

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

7 years

Airport Scene. A Muslim guy and me. Both eating. People look at me. Then him. Back and forth. I sat next to him to save them time.

14

147

371

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

“Be like a bee, small in size but great in ambition; it gathers good and brings forth good.” — Sufism for Non-Sufis?: Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Sakandari's Taj al-'Arus by Sherman A. Jackson

12

77

360

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

How can we ask God to have mercy on us if we have no mercy on others? The word "Tzedaka" or "sadaqa" does not just mean "charity." It comes from the word "righteousness." "justice" It is setting things right, establishing justice in the world.

8

171

374

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Inspiration from Muhammad (pbuh) on how to deal with criticism.

18

114

371

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

I believe that it is a moral imperative to want for other people exactly the same prosperity, health, safety and peace you want for yourself. To want less than that is to fail in the mission of being truly human.

20

101

338

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

Praying fast is like throwing flowers at your beloved from a moving car.

5

63

371

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

Beard lights. A way for Jewish and Muslim brothers to cheer up our Christian friends during their holidays.

21

234

374

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

A message for the start of Ramadan.

16

56

358

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

I appreciate the outpouring of concern and support for the Jewish community from the Muslim community. We also need to stand up for our Muslim brothers and sisters, including seeking justice, safety and peace for Palestinians. Love makes no exceptions.

11

123

359

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

This is age of hijacked religion. Hinduism by Nationalism and bigotry. Judaism by Nationalism, isolationism or apathy Christianity by right-wing identity politics or bland secularism. Islam by extremism and sectarianism. Time to take our faiths back and make them healthy.

5

198

367

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

Please note that I do not speak for anyone but myself. My opinions do not reflect those of any religious group, my employer, my relatives or friends. My opinions like myself and everything else in the world are a work in progress and are always subject to revision and change.

22

57

349

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

5 years

The prophet of Islam's simple recipe for the good life... Fear God wherever you are. Replace an evil deed with a good one. Treat people kindly.

12

109

350

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

I am sorry, but this is just plain dumb. "Allah" is clearly cognate with Hebrew "El, Elohe, and Elohim) . ALL Jewish books in Arabic (and there are many) us "Allah" for God. The Jewish scholar Maimonides confirms that Muslims are believers in the exact same God as we do.

FELIX EGLEZ II

@PROPHETICOP

6 years

@JihadiJew Before Mahommed the prophet, Allah was worshipped as a moon god in Arabia.

6

0

15

151

345

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

I will say this straight. Too often, Rabbis who otherwise have wonderful things to say about Torah and human values, will apply those values in every situation BUT Israel/ Palestine, reverting to group-think, and ethno-politics in the place where their moral voice is MOST needed.

15

111

346

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

A message to the hater who defaced our synagogue.

25

132

340

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

2 years

Do these orange idiots imagine that Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharyy, Madhvacharya, Manikkavacakar, Mirabai, any of the great Hindu saints of the past would join in this repulsive holocaust they are planning? Shame on them for both evil and stupidity.

India monks call for 'Muslim genocide' in hate speech summit

Outrage as far-right religious and political groups seek Rohingya-like mass murder and exodus of Indian Muslims, in presence of the leaders of ruling BJP, in a three-day Hindutva conclave held in...

www.trtworld.com

34

122

342

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

The word tzedaka/sadaqa does not mean "charity." The verb means "to be right." It is not just an act of kindness, it is a way of "making things right" creating a new and better, more fair reality.

8

179

349

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

Any attack directed at any civilian or civilians in any form by anyone is shameful and a crime. Period. No exceptions.

9

55

356

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

6 years

To those who attack churches in the name of Islam: Caliph Umar and Salah ad-Din protected churches. Pretty sure they knew their Faith So who do you think YOU are?

14

231

337

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

7 years

I wish all my Muslim friends Eid Mubarak and Jumu'ah mubaraka. May Allah (swt) grace you with much of what you want and all that you need.

13

93

341

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

1 year

On the disgraceful “Flag March”

50

155

328

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

2 years

It is remarkable that no matter how many times I have supported the rights of my Palestinian brothers and sisters, there will always be those who INSIST that because I am Jewish I MUST have some secret hatred. It is tiring and disheartening. Please just stop it.

30

38

345

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

7 years

Forgive me, Lord, but I sometimes wish it would pass a little faster.

7

126

340

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

I want to wish all my Muslim brothers and sisters a blessed Eid. This is a good reminder of the power of happiness. May the joy of this Eid solidify all the spiritual gains of Ramadan and bring you to new levels of joy in the service of The Creator.

21

27

345

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

My mom was a remarkably unprejudiced woman. She had friends from all over the world, every race and religion. She greeted folks with openness and kindness no matter who they were or where they came from. She taught me to approach other people with authentic curiosity and respect

19

29

342

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

7 years

A simple prayer of Moses (pbuh) from the Qur'an rooted in trust of his Lord. رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ rabbi innee lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqeerun "My Lord! Truly, I am in need of whatever good that You bestow on me!" -Al-Qur'an 28:24

8

159

345

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Banksy nails it.

14

96

328

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

It is easy to cheer on a war in which you will not suffer.

6

130

327

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

3 years

I wish my Muslim brothers and sisters a Jumu'ah filled with the peace of profound prayer and heart-felt fellowship.

7

25

325

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

7 years

I hate when extremists are later called "devoted to their religion."If they were truly devoted to their religion they wouldn't be extremists

8

251

325

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

I attended a funeral today of an unmarried old man, handicapped, no children, no family, no money, no position in life. Buried by over 100 friends who loved him for always seeing the good in everyone and everything. That is a beautiful and honorable ending.

3

60

338

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

A person came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and said: “O Allah’s messenger, dispense some advice to me.” The Prophet said: “Never become angry." -reported by Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.)

7

64

333

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Why the Eid greetings from a Jewish guy? It means something to be a "brother in humanity." It means a willingness to share in joys and sorrows with humanity. It is not a well-defined role, I am kind of figuring out how to do it as I go. Hopefully, I starting to get it.

32

62

331

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

Jewish and Muslim burial practices, washing, wrapping and burying represent and honest and faithful acceptance of death in the hope of resurrection. There is no attempt to make the dead look like they are alive, paint them up, put them in caskets that look like comfy beds.

9

57

329

Lee Weissman

@JihadiJew

4 years

36

43

312