"Ninety-two-year-old Senior #US District #Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, an #Orthodox #Jew and one of the most senior active #judges in the #federal #judiciary, has been assigned to preside over the #criminal case against #Venezuelan leader Nicolás #Maduro in #Manhattan federal #court, according to a Ynet report."

I was wondering how this could all be pinned on the Jews eventually. :fozzie_wocka_wocka:

https://vinnews.com/2026/01/04/92-yr-old-orthodox-jewish-judge-to-preside-over-maduro-criminal-case/

Forefeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - 03 January

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Prepare, O Zebulon,
and adorn yourself, O Naphtali;
River Jordan, cease flowing
and receive with joy the Master coming to be baptized.
Adam, rejoice with our First Mother
and do not hide yourself as you did of old in Paradise;
for having seen you naked,
He has appeared to clothe you with the first garment.
Christ has appeared to renew all creation.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

The Repose of Venerable Seraphim, Wonderworker of Sarov - 02 January

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You loved Christ from your youth, O blessed one,
and longing to work for Him alone you struggled in the wilderness in constant prayer and labor.
With penitent heart and great love for Christ you were favored by the Mother of God.
Therefore we cry to you:
“Save us by your prayers, venerable Seraphim, our father.”

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - 31 December

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Enthroned on high with the Eternal Father and Your divine Spirit,
O Jesus, You willed to be born on earth of the unwedded handmaid, your Mother.
Therefore You were circumcised as an eight-day old Child.
Glory to Your most gracious counsel;
glory to Your dispensation;
glory to Your condescension, O only Lover of mankind.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

## Venerable Melania the Younger of Rome - 31 December

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The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Mother, / for you took up the Cross and followed Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away; / but to care instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore your spirit, O holy Mother Melania, rejoices with the angels.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

"The #American #right is fracturing in public, and the fault line is no longer #trade, #immigration or even #DonaldTrump. It is #antisemitism — whether it will be confronted honestly or rationalized, laundered and excused in the name of movement unity.

At the center of this rupture stands #BenShapiro, an #Orthodox #Jew and unapologetic #conservative who has spent years shaping the intellectual culture of the modern right. We disagree sharply with #Shapiro on much of his ideological agenda. But on one point there can be no daylight: Antisemitism is a moral poison, and no political movement can tolerate, promote, glaze or platform it without forfeiting its claim to seriousness.

Shapiro’s denunciation of figures such as #TuckerCarlson, #MegynKelly, #SteveBannon and #CandaceOwens was not an act of factional betrayal. It was an act of moral clarity."

https://www.jewishexponent.com/editorial-a-hemorrhaging-conservative-right/

Virgin Martyr Anysia at Thessalonica - 30 December

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Your lamb Anysia calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice:
“I love You, my Bridegroom, and in seeking You I endure suffering.
In baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You,
and I died so that I might live with You.
Accept me as a pure sacrifice,
for I have offered myself in love.”
Through her prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

14,000 Infants (the Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem - 29 December

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As acceptable victims and freshly plucked flowers,
as divine first-fruits and newborn lambs,
you were offered to Christ who was born as a child, holy innocents.
You mocked Herod’s wickedness;
now we beseech you:
“Unceasingly pray for our souls.”

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

Commemoration of the Holy Righteous David the King, Joseph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord - 28 December

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O Joseph, proclaim the wonders to David, the ancestor of God:
you have seen a Virgin great with child; you gave glory with the shepherds;
you worshipped with the Magi;
you received an answer from the Angel.
Beseech Christ God to save our souls.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen - 27 December

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Your head is crowned with a royal diadem,
because of the struggles you endured for Christ God, O first of the Martyrs to suffer;
for when you rebuked the fury1 of the Jews,
you saw your Savior at the Father's right hand.
Always pray to Him for our souls.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

Essence of the #Russia #Orthodox church, whose “religious rights” #MAGA now wants to protect and guarantee in #Ukraine - values of #Christianity replaced by a political and militarist idolatry, kept in the stylistics of the largest declaratively atheist country in the world… 🤷

Second Day of the Nativity of our Lord - 26 December

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Your Nativity, O Christ our God,
has shone to the world the Light of knowledge;
for by it, those who worshipped the stars
were taught by a star to adore You,
the Sun of Righteousness,
and to know You, the Dayspring from on High.
O Lord, glory to You!

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

Eve of the Nativity of our Lord - 24 December

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Mary was of David’s seed,
so she went with Joseph to register in Bethlehem.
She bore in her womb the Fruit not sown by man.
The time for the birth was at hand.
Since there was no room at the inn,
the cave became a beautiful palace for the Queen.
Christ is born, raising up the image that fell of old.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

10 Holy Martyrs of Crete - 23 December

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Let us show forth our great praise of Crete
that brought forth these precious Christians: the pearls of Christ!
And these blessed ten, the offspring of martyrs,
who though few in number, overcame all the deceits of powerful demons.
Therefore these martyrs of Christ have been crowned with victory!

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord - 23 December

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Prepare, O Bethlehem, for Eden has been opened to all!
Adorn yourself, O Ephratha, for the Tree of Life blossoms forth from the Virgin in the cave!
Her womb is a spiritual paradise planted with the Divine Fruit;
if we eat of it, we shall live forever and not die like Adam.
Christ is born to raise up again what fell in former times, His image.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

Great Martyr Anastasia the Deliverer from Poisons, her teacher, Martyr Chrysogonos, and many with them - 22 December

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As a Martyr you emulated the deeds of the Martyrs
to whom you ministered,
and, striving valiantly, you overcame the Enemy.
You are an abundant and overflowing source of grace
for all who come to you, O godly-minded Anastasía.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord - 22 December

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Prepare, O Bethlehem, for Eden has been opened to all!
Adorn yourself, O Ephratha, for the Tree of Life blossoms forth from the Virgin in the cave!
Her womb is a spiritual paradise planted with the Divine Fruit;
if we eat of it, we shall live forever and not die like Adam.
Christ is born to raise up again what fell in former times, His image.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint

Orthodox priest with a cat, Greece, 1954

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1595569/orthodox-priest-with-a-cat-greece-1954

Honoured to have been invited to the Council on Foreign Relations webinar and speak about the #Russian Orthodox Church in global affairs with a fantastic panel of experts.

In 2025, the ROC elevated the status of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to a high-level political stake, now formally featuring in Ukraine peace talks.

#Russia #Ukraine #Orthodox

https://youtu.be/jrAdwNVPfhg?si=f7968hUzGlGyrZ9B

Sunday before the Nativity - 21 December

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Great are the accomplishments of faith,
for the Three Holy Youths rejoiced in the source of the flame, as if by restful waters,
and the Prophet Daniel appeared
as a shepherd of lions as of sheep.
By their prayers, O Christ God, save our souls.

#Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Saint