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YouTube video by Aderaba Jewish Studies, Naturally

Gilah Kletenik and Rafael Neis are at it again, in Ep. 5 "Jewish Studies, Naturally." For the full episode, visit the link in bio or click on the link below.

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Did a tiny hike with these lovely people before listening to a fantastic summary of law and policy in today's ever shifting world.

#USPATH feels so good to be in a trans majority space talking about the issues

Am I the only one who pronounces it as Bloo-skee?

Season 1, Episode 4: "What's Wrong with the West" just dropped!

Come for the insightful analysis and critique of contemporary investment in a so-called "Western" tradition currently ascendent in right-wing circles, including by specific Jewish groups.

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Season 1, Ep 2 of ADERABA: What’s Bad about Being in the Image of God?

Hosts Gilah Kletenik & Rafe Neis unpack how this idea shaped Jewish & Christian thought—its dangers, its hierarchies, and its potential for rethinking human dignity & ecology today.

#aderaba #talmud #philosophy #theology

You can now read and download the Introduction to my new book Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt - to be published in January. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Season 1, Ep 3 of ADERABA: Why Halakhah is NOT Law

We unpack the history and politics of reducing halakhah to “Jewish law,” its Christian inflections, and its impact on Jewish legal thought today. Heated (and personal!) lawyer–rabbi debate inside.
#halakhah #jewishstudies #judaism #law #philosophy

"With regard to what Rav Yehuda said in praise of one who prolongs his time in the bathroom, the Gemara asks: Is that a virtue? Wasn’t it taught in a baraita: Ten things bring a person to suffer from hemorrhoids: One who eats the leaves of bulrushes, grape leaves, tendrils of grapevines, the palate and tongue of an animal, as well as any other part of the animal which is not smooth and which has protrusions, the spine of a fish, a salty fish that is not fully cooked, and one who drinks wine dregs, and one who wipes himself with lime and clay, the materials from which earthenware is made, and one who wipes himself with a stone with which another person wiped himself. And some say: One who suspends himself too much in the bathroom as well. This proves that prolonging one’s time in the bathroom is harmful."

Jews and stomach problems have apparently been a theme for a while. (from Berakhot 55a)

Lit had a paper called "'Their Backs toward the Temple, and Their Faces toward the East:' The Temple and Toilet Practices in Rabbinic Palestine and Babylonia" 🤣

YouTube video by Knox College Radical Antiquity: Ancient Lessons for Modern Democracy

More self-promotion: a lecture I gave earlier this year about radical forms of democracy in antiquity (and the lessons they might offer us) can now be seen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iluz... #democracy #anarchism #canpol #antiquity

there is an hour and a half of SPX left so make sure you find all of the clues to discover the true meaning of zines

what we’ve seen from the right is the most insane case of cancel culture i’ve ever witnessed. the left has never even done close to a fraction of a fraction of what they want to do now

Thank you for reading 💜 and also for getting what the book is about 🥹

Author Response | Neis, When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW “I view my book not only as a celebration of resemblance and its nonsensical relations, but also an interruption of an exceptionalized and recurring image: that of God. The play of resemblances that…

Rafael Neis offers a response to panelists, highlighting the unique position of both author and artist.

After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts At least a dozen faculty and staff have faced fallout over insensitive comments online.

I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"

Spoiler: what do Augustine, Hitler, Augustine, Obama and (Mike) Pence have in common?

Gilah Kletenik and I argue about the value of the idea that humans are in the divine image.

What's Bad about Being in the Image of God?

Thank you for the shoutout! episode 2 is just out. Also about the reverberations of ancient Jewish sources into the present.

Aderaba: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE IMAGE OF GOD?

Gilah Kletenik and I talk about this ancient concept and its ambivalent meanings.

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YouTube video by Aderaba What's Bad About Being in the Image of God?

Another taster clip for E2 of ADERABA!

Burning question: is Gilah Kletenik in the image of God OR in the image of Lilith?

Listen to the full episode to find out:
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YouTube video by Aderaba ADERABA S1 E2 CLIP 2 - "What's Bad About Being in the Image of God?"

Episode 2 of ADERABA out today!

WHAT IS BAD ABOUT BEING IN THE IMAGE OF GOD?

Two clips below 👇🏻

Full episode on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.

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Cute as hell!

I am teaching Ancient Law this semester. It's a surprisingly tough subject to teach if you live/are affected in any way by the present.

myriad presumptions we have about law are hard to bear when certain people are criminalized for existing.

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My hometown school librarian is now being counter-sued... Here's how to donate to the GoFundMe to help legal fees: www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...

I assume that this is for books that acknowledge the existence of genders and sexualities beyond cis, binary, heterosexuality? 😡😤🤬🤬

This episode is for people who teach/study/have interest in:

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#ancienthistory #antiquity #lateantiquity #jewishstudies #talmud #classics #transgender #trans #transgenderstudies #cis #cisstudies #gender #sex #sexgender #trancestors #history #ancientjudaism #bible

ADERABA features hosts Gilah Kletenik and me. Our podcast name is Aramaic for "On the contrary." We expect contrary takes on Jewish themes, Talmud, philosophy, bible, law, gender, and more

ADERABA first episode just dropped!

Have Trans People Always Existed - What Would the Rabbis Say?

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Clip below has split screen with Gilah on top, me on bottom, talking about Adam's gender.

Welcome to ADERABA!

New Podcast! ADERABA: Jewish Studies on the Contrary.

episode 1 - "Have Trans People Always Existed? What Would the Rabbis Say?" - drops tomorrow Fri 9/5!

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