Nora Rubel

Free-Range Religion Ethical and moral concerns about food and diet commonly feature in individuals' religious identities and expressions. These concerns extend beyond what one s...

@uncpress.bsky.social is having a flash sale to celebrate their new website 🎉 You can save 50% off all books, including pre-orders of mine, for 48 hours with code 01NEWSITE50!

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Plus there are new blurbs from @therubellion.bsky.social and @rachelbgross.bsky.social!

Holding the essay collection "Blessings beyond the Binary" in front of a tree with white blossoms

"Blessings beyond the Binary, ed. by @therubellion.bsky.social & @brettkrutzsch.bsky.social looks at the 🇺🇸 TV show Transparent and analyses in 16 essays how it shows the intersections of #Jewishness, #gender & sexuality

#JAHM #GenderStudies #TVStudies #JewishStudies

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I haven’t been this excited weekly in a while.

We are in the Bad Place.

Me!

I like that this happened weeks ago and nobody noticed. Bye Felicia.

I’m ready for this

From Rubel, this: “You can get pickle everything now. This is really my time.”

OPINION | The true history of the potato latke Potato latkes aren't really that old — but they *feel* old. That's what scholars call an "invented tradition," writes SFSU Prof. Rachel Gross.

My thoughts on the very recent history of potato latkes, now online as an opinion piece in @jewishsf.bsky.social:

Hanukkah potato pancakes are less than 200 years old, but learning how quickly new rituals become meaningful can add to holiday magic if we let it.

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The photo shows Willie Nelson and Jimmy Carter sitting on a sofa, smiling, and clearly enjoying each other's company immensely.

Something that @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social said reminded me that I hadn't posted my favorite photo of Willie Nelson. 😄

I grew up in Naples and the tradition was arguing whether it was thirteen or seven fishes. Also, would love an article on this for my religion and food class.

Delighted to have our book named along with all these great titles!

Blessings Beyond the Binary - Rutgers University Press Transparent made history as the first television show to feature a transgender character in the main role, as the first streaming series to win the Golden Gl...

An abundance of riches, but I'm going to highlight two:

1) BLESSINGS BEYOND THE BINARY: TRANSPARENT AND THE QUEER JEWISH FAMILY (edited by @therubellion.bsky.social and Brett Krutzsch

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💯 Also, is she “the bad sister”?

Fiona Shaw!!!

I taught that novel in Fall 2016, in my Religion and the Race for the White House class. My students were, as they used to say, “shook.”

Would love to be added!

Hi!