Allison Ivy

R Yehuda HaNasi be like: (even though he was...wrong).

Happy Rosh Hashanah to Asians only

This lives in my head rent free (because I would never charge rent for such a great story).

Carrie Prejean Boller Is Not Going Quietly The former beauty queen, dismissed from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, says that it’s “anti-Christian” to accuse her of anti-Semitism.

In 1862, General Ulysses Grant expelled Jews from his military district during the Civil War, a move reversed by President Lincoln. In 2026, Candace Owens praised Grant’s expulsion. And this week, a now ex-member of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission wouldn’t tell me whether that was antisemitic.

Is the Talmud the new Kabbalah for "new age"...uh...folks?

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Old enough to be longing for the days of AOL is wild. (Newsgroups were fun, too, but not moderated and full of all kinds of creeps, depending on where you lurked.)

I will now have the modem sound in my head for a while.

The pearl clutching after "sexually suggestive lyrics and dancing" 🫢

Meanwhile I remember a certain white (and Christian) male ripping a Black woman's costume and exposing her during the halftime show...only to continuously uplifted in the music community while a legend has been...blacklisted 🤔

It's a mystery why they wouldn't run my Super Bowl commercial for ShammAI, the only LLM that tells you that your question is stupid and you should be able to figure this out yourself

Retelling Eden: Feminism, Folklore and Narrative Reclamation As a formerly Orthodox, now secular, deeply online millennial woman who loves the incredible extended chain of shared imagination that makes up the Jewish people’s collective narrative world-building,...

Shalom friends! Enjoy this blog I wrote for Reboot, a case study in adapting tales from a deeply patriarchal tradition, shaped by male storytellers, into modern feminist Midrash…while STILL having each plot twist and character trait rooted in those same ancient texts!
rebooting.com/article/jewi...

The scariest of all mascots in US pro sports! Thanks for putting this on my feed.

*screams in maskaphobia is sometimes justified*

Look, there are a lot of shondas amongst our People. Way too many, but that's really nothing new in our history.

I'm praying for H'Shem to give me strength to cope with all of our fellow Jews who are actively harming other Jews.

Maybe they were high on some species of herb while doing their duty? Maybe they mistook some "pipe weed" for hyssop and ate it with some shewbread 🤷🏻‍♀️

I, too, noped out at the thought of being bundled with Stephen Miller. First who came to mind. Do we get a vote? Probably not.

YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin Miriam & Geo Learn Menachot 27: Peanut Butter & Jelly

Shalom friends!
Geo returns for another epic chevruta session! On this episode: why the GEHENNOM were people trying to walk right into the Holy of Holies without KNOCKING??? Seriously! That’s just basic courtesy! Welcome to Miriam & Geo Learn Menachot 27: Peanut Butter & Jelly

youtu.be/I5MQVXNzYvI

My favorite store of all time? Probably (but also The Strand & any given record store in the village).

I used to be a photographer. When I finally decided to make the switch to digital (and could afford it) I was like a kid in a candy shop (more fun than Economy Candy).

Fun for audiophiles too!

Musings of a prog rock nerd while reading Parsha Yitro (while 🤒):

-why have I not been calling one of my favorite bands Yitro Tull all these years?

-Gershon Eliezer Weinrib sang a line "I can't pretend a stranger is a long awaited friend". While I get Neil's particular point, Geddy, I'm sad.

Burning frankincense would definitely flavor the meat, but I'm going with they used za'atar, because they have mentioned hyssop. Also, you will be happy to know that lemon (juice and zest) is often used with za'atar (if you didn't know already).

I'm ZBE...

Cohanim be like

🙌🏻

I just finished my (almost) annual reading of The Hobbit, LOTR, and The Simarillion.

I appreciated this so much.

Books > movies. Screw the character / plot development if it means cutting out how awesome Tom Bombadil and the Ents are!

Now what is Treebeard's Ent-draught recipe? My hair needs help

YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin A Tolkien Tu Bishvat Tree Deep Dive!

Shalom, friends!
#TuBishvat, the birthday of the trees in Judaism, is here! Judaism is deeply obsessed with trees…Almost as obsessed as JRR #Tolkien. You know what this means! Meet me under the branches of Bilbo’s Party Tree - time for A Tolkien Tu Bishvat Tree Deep Dive! 🌳
youtu.be/W6YcYEtrxEc

Talmud Bavli, Taanit 11a:6
It is taught in a baraita: “When the community is immersed in suffering, a person may not say: I will go to my home and I will eat and drink, and peace be upon you, my soul.”

Thank you! I thought I had read the arguments before, but I wasn't sure (and thought it might be coming up).

I appreciate your help!

Back to 10: what if a leper doesn't have a right hand / thumb, or foot / toe? What happens if they lost or ir both in an accident?

Capri Sun 🫣 had to be more difficult than scooping. I'm so not convinced.

28/32.

WAP? That made me laugh.

A new Jewish prayer for MLK Day - FāVS News “Heavenly God, who desires us to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with You, we thank You 
for inspiring us with the life and example of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Sharing a Jewish Prayer for #MLKDAY tinyurl.com/ydunzwsu

🎶Guess who's back?!
Back again!
Antisemitism Cow's back!
Tell a friend!

Guess who's back,
Got the knack,
Scratch the back,
With a hack,
Moo no quack.
Duh nah nuh 🎶

Is that where you've been? Learning to use tools?

You've been missed!

Not only are you wrong, the SPECIFIC synagogue that was burned down hosted church services

www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2....

Thank you for this! Shabbat shalom!

I ain't fraid of no panda.

(Holds up lambulet 🐑)