19.01/ #ShavuaTov everyone. Big Football day. #Steelers win, Patriots lose, and Ravens not only lose, but their coach demonstrates (again) just how bad a sport he is
19.02/ Tom Joseph's point is crucial. 21 Republicans would be enough, plus the 47 Democrats, to remove Trump (ym'sh). They aren't "worse" than the 30+ GOP who don't reject DJT, the former are cowards the latter are outright fascists
19.03/ What I love so far about Biden's proposed cabinet is that I haven't heard of a single one of them. It's so nice to have professionals back in charge (I'm a lifelong Democrat because I know governing requires expertise)
19.03b/ Even more names are added and I only know 1, John Kerry, but that tells me there's a pattern: pure professionals in these key roles BUT if a 'big name' is chosen, it's to signal an emphasis on an overlooked crisis
19.04/ This is a nice video introducing the team. And I'm now reading that Janet Yellin will be the nominee for Treasury Secretary, the first woman to hold the position. I'm enjoying the quiet competence!
19.07/ Our nation must make sure that Ted Cruz will not escape a reckoning for this type of betrayal. Not sure if it's against any law, but utter shunning & stigma is the least of his due
19.08b/ In all seriousness, my wife made a great point to me rn: every nominee should be able to explain their job to Sesame Street and, most importantly, jibe with the values of that show (in a "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" way) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_I_Rea…
19.09/ Thread about people who don't shake hands after losing in sports and the larger implications. Hint: there's a reason why Tom Brady is a big Trump (ym'sh) supporter
19.11/ Ah yes, #Thanksgiving leftovers, aka "Friday Night Dinner"
19.12/ I had intended to write much more this week but Thanksgiving - thankfully - interrupted. It was very nice, considering. Zoom schmoozing with both extended families; two beat-down NFL games; and family movie night after ("Lilo & Stitch" woot!)
19.13/ Short Shabbases, especially FAT (Friday after Thanksgiving) are still abrupt in my mind. So I'll end the thread for now. #ShabbatShalom y'all
196.03/ #NachasAlert: My son has a big article (pages 4-6) in this week's Torah journal from his high school #Metzora-#HaGadol. Enjoy! drive.google.com/file/d/1uNKU5O…
195.02/ Happy #Eclipse2024 Day for all who celebrate. Here's an interesting article about the halakhic implications of an eclipse by Rabbi Dov Linzer: blogs.timesofisrael.com/solar-eclipse-…
195.03/ #Eclipse2024 My extended family went to a place of 100% totality and took this picture a few minutes ago. For me its 90% and can't be photographed (which is one reason I said shehechiyanu). Not paskening for anyone else, but for me this is a religious experience.
194.02/ #ChochmatNashim for #Shemini 5784.
@ChochmatNashim
Downloadable PDF with working links to Divrei Torah by Orthodox women scholars on the parsha and other topics of the week. #Shmini #HaChodesh drive.google.com/file/d/1bFHTfW…
193.03/ #NachasAlert: Final (so far) tally of times my son leyned Megillah seven times; 3 last night, four times today. Including once for a home-bound Shoah survivor. So proud.
192.02/ So today is #ZayinAdar and Saint Patrick's Day during Ramadan. What could go wrong?
192.03/ There's a resonance in having a fast that commemorates a community sacrifice for soldiers fighting a defensive war against raging antisemites. #TaanitEsther
191.02/ Last #MotzeiShabbatMovieNight of the season. How to top last week, and with a movie my youngest hasn't seen yet? "Fletch (1985)" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletch_(f…
191.03/ I agree with Prof. Simkovich, re: the Oscar guy.
Also, I see people wrestling to make sense of his convoluted phrasing, but I'm not inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to a declaration that inherently refuses to give others the same benefit.