This thing, the Buddhaās Hand citron, is the etrogās closest relative. To me, it looks like Cthulhu trying to cosplay as an etrog while wearing a flower behind his ear to look cute.
And if youāre wondering whether itās kosher to use as an etrog, well, rabbinic law has already (believe it or not) discussedthe question, and the short answer is, āmaybe.āĀ Iraqi Jewish merchants encountered these fruit in the 1800s (and later, so did Ashkenazi refugees in Shanghai after WWII). Some people used them and some people didnāt (e.g. the Ben Ish Hai forbids, but his teacher permits).
āthe short answer is, āmaybe.ā ā THAT IS SO JEWISH š
you send your enemies a rather large amount of these in various sizes. you leave no return address or explanation. they open all the boxes to discover these wondrous pillows. they are reluctant to keep them but eventually they give in and integrate them into their home like the above pictures. after a few weeks or even months, theyve gotten accustomed to having them in their home and routinely relax in a large pile of the odd pillows. until one night you just take every single one back and replace them with actual rocks of the same dimensions so that when its time for them to relax and unwind from their day day fall into a pile of hard unmoving boulders. they break their spine and are paralyzed. you have won
Hi there. My name is Nadia. Iām a neurodiverse transgender woman of color living The Netherlands.
I was assigned male at birth, but for most of my life, especially since I started puberty Iāve been suffering from crippling dysphoria regarding my gender. Along with my ADHD, this led to me developing chronic depression, anxiety and agoraphobia in my late teens and young adulthood. Eventually I couldnāt take it any more and realized that the only way I could ever be truly happy is to transition and start living as my most authentic self.
Iāve lived in this body for 31 years, of which only the last 3 Iāve been on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). This, along with things like permanent laser facial hair removal has gone a long way towards helping me look and feel like the woman I know I am. But thereās only so much that hormones can do. It canāt fix the parts of my body that cause me the most dysphoria. Only surgery can change those.
When I first started transition, I didnt want to rush into any surgeries. After all, theyāre scary, permanent, invasive and very expensive. I was hoping HRT alone would be enough. But over the past 3 years the pain I feel regarding these specific aspects of my body has been constant and persistent regardless of how much self love I try to practice. Itās not something thatās just going to go away on its own.
Deciding on getting these procedures isnāt a decision I made lightly. It came after years of deliberation and trying everything else I could think of to make this feeling go away.
Over the past 9 months especially, my mental health has gone down the drain. A lot of the time Iām too scared to go outside by myself, because how transphobic society can be to someone like me. My loved ones, family members, and partners have noticed how much worse Iāve gotten. Iāve been feeling hopeless, gross and most of all stuck. Like Iām unable to move forward in any way.
Just like my decision to come out and transition, the decision to get rid of my facial hair using laser hair removal, the decision to go on HRT, having these surgeries really is the best option. Itās the next step I need to take in my transition.
Please consider donating if youāre able to. It would mean the world to me and youād be helping me out in a big way. If youāre unable to donate please share the link as much as possible.
Thank you. ā¤
Wow! Thanks to everyoneās generous donations, Iām already 20% of the way there! Youāre all incredible, and Iām so thankful for everyoneās support. Itās my hope that people keep sharing this page as much as possible to hopefully keep donations coming in and getting me all the way to my donation goal. Again, thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and generosity. ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
Wooo! 25% of the way there! Thank you so much to everyone who donated and shared my fundraiser.
Iāve decided to extend the fundraiser for a further 45 days. Hopefully people will keep sharing and donating and get me to my goal of ā¬4000. ā¤
Wow! Thanks so much to everyone who has continued to share and donate. Thanks to some recent donations Iām already at 30% now.
Y’all are lifesavers! I hope we can keep this up and people continue to share and donate. ā¤
Alexis 