“Build the Digital Kehilla: Reclaim Jewish Sovereignty with Open-Source Tikkun Olam”
Dear Chevra,
We stand at a Sinai moment.
Hate surges. Truth erodes. Communities fragment. Yet our ancestors faced Pharaoh, Inquisition, Pogroms—and built sanctuaries in the storm. Today? We rebuild with code. Bram Diederik’s open-source system isn’t just technology—it’s a digital Mishkan to gather our scattered sparks.
✡️ This is how we fight back:
✅ Self-Governing Kehillot
→ Coordinate chesed networks: Bikkur Cholim visits, refugee resettlement, crisis meals—all offline-enabled for Shabbat.
→ Launch hyperlocal tzedakah: Track surplus food, volunteer skills, and needs in real-time (no more Excel chaos!).
→ Like the shtetl, but global.
✅ Safeguard Our Legacy
→ Hack-proof archives: Preserve Holocaust testimonies, Yiddish folktales, and Mizrahi/Sephardic traditions—owned by us, not Big Tech.
→ Anti-Semitism defense: Map incidents, secure shuls, and alert communities faster than ADL’s RSS feed.
→ Encrypted geniza storage: Digitize sacred texts without desecration.
✅ Guard Sacred Cycles
→ Family: Bris/Mitzvah planning without Facebook.
→ Earth: Track shmita land rotations, urban gardens, water conservation.
→ Truth: Combat digital lashon hara with transparency tools.
“Do not separate yourself from the community” (Pirkei Avot 2:5).
Bram’s system turns isolation into interconnectedness.
🔥 Why This Matters Now
- SOVEREIGNTY
No more begging Silicon Valley for scraps. Own your data like we owned the keys to Anatevka. - RESILIENCE
When crisis hits (pandemics, hate crimes), your kehilla responds like Masada’s defenders—unbreakable. - TIKKUN OLAM 2.0
→ Liberate Ethiopian Jews with supply-chain tools.
→ Document settler violence in the West Bank with immutable timestamps.
→ Turn every JCC into a digital fortress of dignity.
🕎 The Tech That Honors Tradition
- Offline-first design: Works during Shabbat, blackouts, or internet crackdowns.
- Zero corporate ties: No Amazon servers. No Zuckerberg spies. Self-hosted like a kibbutz server room.
- Goralot-compatible: Assign tasks fairly (no more rabbi burnout!).
“It is not upon you to finish the work, but you are not free to desist from it” (Avot 2:21).
Bram’s tools let us labor smarter.
📜 Case Study: The “Warsaw Ghetto App” We Need
Imagine 1943. Now imagine:
- Secret networks coordinating food drops via encrypted mesh radios.
- Underground schools sharing Torah on local servers.
- Resisters documenting Nazi crimes on tamper-proof logs.
This system could’ve saved lives. Today? It can honor their legacy.
🚀 Call to Action: From Exodus to Algorithm
- PILOT IN YOUR SYNAGOGUE
→ Launch a chesed committee platform in 48 hours.
→ Free download - DEVELOP TORAH-TIER TOOLS
Coders: Build modules for:
→ Agunah crisis tracking
→ Kosher supervision transparency
→ Holocaust education hubs - PARTNER & PROTECT
→ URJ, Chabad, JNF—unite behind open-source klal Israel.
→ Apply for IDF cybersecurity grants.
Cost? $0. Risk? Minimal. Reward? Eternal.
“Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire” (Sanhedrin 4:5).
Now imagine saving generations.
Claim Your Tools → yetanotherprojecttosavetheworld.org
Am Yisrael Chai—especially online.
This isn’t just software—it’s the digital covenant our children deserve.