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15 Apr, 10 tweets, 5 min read
1/ A short thread of a funny interchange. It starts with this NYT dive into the ridiculously unlikeable Hizzoner Gov. Cuomo

nytimes.com/2021/04/13/mag…
2/ Maggie H sent it out with this line that I'm bleeping:
“[he was] especially irritated about an event celebrating Sukkot, the Jewish harvest holiday when the faithful gather outdoors beneath temporary shelters of branches & greenery. ‘These people and their f-ing tree houses.’”
3/ That led to this great response by Dr. @PhD_femme (with a 'tree column' added to the famous Jewish holiday chart)

4/ @PhD_femme was also able to tell me that the original author of the chart is @DinosaurBiology, which I'm posting here for ease of reference.

5/ With that context set up, here's the rest of the conversation:

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5/ It's a nice spin on what I'm certain is barely disguised paganism. I'm a Litvak, so I get to act curmudgeonly about this.

See here for more: seforimblog.com/2011/05/printi…
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rationalistjudaism.com/2014/05/five-t…
6/ When we get closer to #LagBaOmer I'll B"N have more to say on the whole veneration of the Rashbi and how paganism can be kashered by those who reject rationalism.
7/ #ReshetKeshet

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14 Apr
1/ First of all, this is both correct morally & correct legally. I want to explore for moment why anyone would believe otherwise.

My theory is that it's connected to movies/TV. And that's why it's plausible to say that violent stories lead to violent behavior.
2/ Most of the debate over this question rests on shallow #Literalist-thinking where causes need to be 100% demonstrable, and monocausal, of an effect before causality is established.

It's the wrong question to ask if seeing an action movie makes a person go out and kill.
3/ The question is whether movies (I'm including TV in that term) teach a society that certain behaviors are normal, expected, and/or valid.

If the only exposure people have to an issue is through warped, implausible, fiction, then they'll be incapable of evaluating reality.
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14 Apr
1/ Last week I alluded to the paradox of tolerance and included the internet-famous Karl Popper cartoon. I put alt-text on the image and it took a certain amount of effort, so I want to recreate it openly for use in the future.
2/ [What follows is the alt-text. It didn't include the "2/" numbers]

Famous 3 panel comic entitled "The Paradox of Tolerance by Philosopher Karl Popper (Source: "The Open Society and its Enemies." Karl R. Popper)" by Pictoline.com
3/ 1st panel has 2 people on the left with an anti-Nazi speech balloon & a skinhead says "You want more tolerance? Respect my ideas!"
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11 Apr
39.01/ Week 39 thread, April 10-16, 2021, begins here.

Last week's thread, week 38 - April 4-9, 2021, below.
39.02/ Well, #YomHaatzmaut came early this year!

apnews.com/article/middle…
39.03/ While I'm sorry I missed the #DeGrom work of art over Shabbas, I'm not sorry to miss the heartache in real time of the loss

Games like this could burnish his HOF bid, b/c who doesn't appreciate bravery in the face of impossible odds (#LGM offense)?
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5 Apr
38.01/ Week 38, April 4-9, 2021, begins here.

Week 37 linked below
38.02/ From last night, following the 9 Day Passover Of Twenty-Twenty-One
38.03/ The wisdom/motivation of changing the name associated with your group depends on who gave the name in the first place.

If the majority imposed the original name: understandable way to reframe stigma

If you chose the original name: you're not fooling anybody prunes
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2 Apr
1/ #ReshetKeshet. An entry for the food issues on #Passover

Here's Rabbi Dr. Slifkin's 2021 post about the size of a k'zayit (olive) with links to a number of articles. IMO his sizes can be used b'shaat dachak

rationalistjudaism.com/2021/03/monste…
2/ The seder is a locus for many issues in the #DisabilityShulchanArukh, esp. for every kind of eating issue.

Firstly, the food: allergies, alcohol issues, diabetes, obesity, sensory overload (smells/taste/texture). It's key to know levels of obligation.
3/ The four cups are rabbinic commands for the purpose of (1) freedom (2) joy & (3) remembering the miracle. D'rabbanans are neutralized through a second leniency & esp. if it countermands the original intent of the command

So we can't force someone to drink that violates 1 or 2
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31 Mar
37.01/ Week 37, March 29-April 2, 2021, thread begins here.

Week 36 is linked below
37.02/ This looks like a fruitful account. This particular entry has an intro that displays a kindred spirit IMO

37.03/ While I'm grateful that Coca-Cola has gone through the trouble to make their products kosher for #Passover, I cannot understand drinking Diet Coke willingly. Honestly, if unlabeled, I'd assume it was some drug-store's generic cola.

TL;DR: Diet coke is nasty.
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