@Fizzy77: To say I have to convert to Judaism when I was born into a Jewish family, raised Jewish and practice the Jewish faith is fucking ridiculous.

@Evie Havok: There's a big difference between "winding up with people like ourselves" and being forbidden to have relationships with people who aren't. #birthrighttrips

@Fizzy77: If it were just about maintaining Jewish religion and culture, rabbis would perform Jewish marriages for an interfaith couple who was willing to raise their children as Jews. However, they do not. Not in the Orthodox movement, and not in the State of Israel.

@judgingnora: So anyone who promotes Israel to Jewish American is, ipso facto, promoting genocide?

@Rooo sez BISH PLZ: It's a little purple at times, but it's fun to read! And I think it' probably really effective at selling the clothes.

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: There's an excellent program called "Birthright Unplugged" that offers a more balanced, less propagandistic experience—particularly where the Palestinian community is concerned. I'm a big fan of it.#birthrighttrips

@RubyPenelope: I'm not saying it's ineffective, I'm just saying that the organizers deliberately manipulate the composition of the groups in order to maximize the saturation of the message (which any similar organization would do). #birthrighttrips

A friend of mine made good money freelance-writing these blurbs for J Peterman. We used to read them aloud to make sure they sounded sufficiently breathless.Their clothes are pretty great, tho. #jpeterman

@EkaterinaBallerina: Yeah, as I said further down the thread, the organizers specifically select the people they think will be most receptive to their message. So it's not surprising that the people who go are less likely to intermarry—they were selected for their bias to begin with. #birthrighttrips

@rd2uk: I'm the Jewish child of an interfaith marriage and I completely agree.

@J.D.Regent: In my experience, the lottery exists to select out young people who the organizers deem insufficiently gung-ho. My brothers have all been wait-listed or rejected because our family is unaffiliated (i.e. not regular synagogue-goers). They don't waste their money on people they think might be less…

@curiousgeorgiana: I'm so, so sorry. Your response is totally understandable, for all the reasons you describe. Having your trust betrayed is so hard to tackle emotionally. #madmen

The proof of causation here is very weak. I have yet to see a paid vacation that effectively prevents two people who love one another from getting married.

That's essentially what Betty does as well. It's not like women of Mad Men have much choice—they either have to make concessions or compartmentalize or they'll endanger their mental health (as we saw with Peggy after her child was born). #madmen

@EndangeredRed: Do you have a mink coat?

@linnyt is a walking cliché: I think it's providing him with the girlfriend experience—cuddling, fawning, going out and being shown off—with the occasional bout of sexual activity. Although I suspect there's a LOT less p-in-v sex than Hugh pretends. #girlsnextdoorbarbibenton

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: Jew here. And I fucking love bacon. #religionflowchart

@BeckyIva: Gor that one they should have put: "how do you feel about wine?"

Israelis are going to be pissed to hear that loving hummus makes you a Muslim. #religionflowchart

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: Dr. Rapey cannot go to 'Nam soon enough, IMO.