Shammai

Don't ask me to explain their theology to you. All I know is that it's a practice invented by Christians for Christians to do during a Christian holiday about Christ.

I literally don't see a difference. They're both celebrating Christian holidays in the way Christians do.

Like I get that you're not a Christian by their definition, but also their definition of religious membership is non-standard.

Literally yes it does. It makes you what I call a "culturally Christian atheist."

since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.

Oh, I completely believe it when they say they it has never occurred to them. CCAs are the proverbial fish who do not know what water is.

I'm a non-Christian and it has never occurred to me that wearing an ugly jumper has anything at all to do with religion. It's just, depending on your view, a bit of fun, or a cynical capitalist ploy to get people to buy unnecessary shit jumpers.

"I'm a non-Christian and it has never occurred to me that [thing Christians invented for their Christian holiday about Christ] has anything at all to do with religion"

This is basically the CCA (culturally Christian atheist) motto

If they had nothing to do with Christmas they wouldn't be called "ugly Christmas sweaters" and people would keep wearing them in January and February.

Text message from Monday: "Talmud tonite (eyes emoji)." Text message from Yesterday: "Talmud tonight queen?? (with two question marks) Text message from Today: "Talmud tonite (eyes emoji)."

He really said

She was obviously an adult when she got with Isaac, she was drawing water from the well for all his animals

Can't wait for Parshat Shemot, and "surely a Labubridegroom of blood you are to me"

Congratulations, you basically just summarized the entirety of Sun Tzu's Art of War on one foot

Everyone should read @theradr.bsky.social book, "On Repentance and Repair." Then, we should hold people responsible for repenting and repairing the damage they've done

What if AI could get hoes for Charlie Brown

The good reporters noped out of the WH beat as soon as Trump won.

World's Most Normal Goalie: "Nothing Matters, Nobody Cares, We're All Gonna Die" | Defector When seeking optimism, one wouldn’t typically look to a backup goaltender for the Calgary Flames. The Wet Logs are bringing up the league’s rear, and they’ve contractually and metaphorically hitched t...

“Starting in goal for the Flames tonight is their solid backup, Ecclesiastes.”

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Why would it be different in that direction?

OH that makes sense okay

I assumed that would have been the non-comedic start of this

These and these are the words of the living God, but the halakha is like Beit Hillel?

Problematic sage gap

Important caveat. But still

Shalom, friends! We are BACK for a SHOCKING citrus-based altar-cation in the Temple courtyard. Welcome to #DafReactions Zevachim 62: The Great Etrog Battle! 😱🍋
#talmud #dafyomi

How Many People did the Nazis Murder? | Holocaust Encyclopedia Behind the number of victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution are people whose hopes and dreams were destroyed. Learn about the toll of Nazi policies.

See for example:

Is it technically correct? From what I've read, Jews were actually the majority of victims by number (excluding military deaths from WWII).

- Added alternate spelling "Səgd"

Oh shoot I forgot about kneading

Bluesky hasn't implemented those yet

Red background. In the top right corner is a black silhouette of a dragon. Below in black text it reads here be (Jewish books with) dragons. Below are two rows of book covers. The books are: a dragon called spark, sacred monsters, the lost ryū, Anya and the dragon, the eight knights of Hanukkah, Kalyna and the soothsayer, a dragon for Hanukkah, and the Last Tsars dragons.

Looking to fill your “has a dragon” bingo square? We got you!

Did we miss a Jewish book with a dragon? Share in the comments!

(Books listed in the alt text)

Gah, I wish I'd thought of that. How dare you be funnier than me 📏

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