Are you looking for some vintage Chicago Bulls shirts? www.ebay.com/usr/jonaran-0

Why do polls for the Senate race in Texas look so different from polls for the Governor race?

If you've ever thought about becoming a rabbi but haven't found the right school for you yet, let's discuss Hebrew Seminary sometime?

Am I correct that Madeline Walter and Zeke Nicholson behind Wonder Man are the improv actors of the same name from Comedy Bang Bang?

Today I learned that the English word Antifa is about 100 years old.

Moses grew up an elite member of Egyptian society. When he saw an Egyptian abusing a minority, Moses questioned if he was Egyptian.

Don't these numbers usually add up closer to 100?

Your takeaways on tonight's election in TN-07?

I would like to see as much (hopefully positive) coverage about Democratic Senate candidates in Alaska and Iowa as Platner has gotten.

I don't always write Torah commentary that relates to contemporary issues in the United States, but, when I do, this can happen. hebrewseminary.org/a-king-like-...

Is Iowan Democrat Senate hopeful @sageforiowa.bsky.social quoting from Pirkei Avot in saying "If not now, then when?" About 45 seconds in. youtube.com/watch?v=K-FX...

Have you ever wondered what I thought about the Big Beautiful Bill?

Do you have a non-bluetooth mic-&-speaker headphone set that you like? I have been using Arama headphones for a while. They tend to break every few months, but, when they work, they do the job--and they cost less than other sets I see. Might you have recommendations for a more durable set?

TONIGHT: Wearing Jewish Symbols In an Antisemitic World led by Rabbi Jonah Rank, Rosh Yeshivah of Hebrew Seminary; free and in-person at Temple Israel of Natick or livestreaming, through MetroWest Tikkun Leil Shavu'ot 5785 on Sunday June 1, 2025, circa 9:15 PM-10:00 PM CT (links below)

Did you fall off the Daf Yomi bandwagon? Just looking for some reading about metaphors of marriage and Jerusalem? Look no further than www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shev... . I am grateful to MyJewishLearning.com for this opportunity to teach a little more Torah. Enjoy Shevu'ot 16a-b today!

If you were learning Hebrew (from the start or all over again) from a textbook, what would would be on your wishlist?

To be holy is to be part of the world. hebrewseminary.org/holiness-is-...

Future historians will not permit us to forget the profanation of the name of God that is taking place in our country today. We have treated His children as if they were of no value, had no feeling.

The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. (cont.)

Recommended ebooks for learning to understand German (especially for academic purposes)?

Are you in Chicagoland? Ever considered becoming a rabbi? (Even if you decided against it...) I'll be in town next week and looking forward to sharing with you and others about what excites me about Chicago's very own pluralistic Hebrew Seminary: A Rabbinical School for Deaf & Hearing.

What does the parashah have to say this week about the price of eggs?

Some Torah thoughts on the place of those of us with disabilities along the garments of the High Priest: www.disabilitytorah.org/writings/pek... Thank you to Mat Wilson for organizing the Disability Torah Project and making this happen.

The Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures episode "Unmasked," in my opinion, is a really powerful allegory--hopefully and not too sadly and in a way young voters might understand--explaining why we do good and teach others to do good in a time of deep moral divisions.

Best resources nowadays for Dylan lyric analysis?

February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness & Inclusion Month. Let's study together. Keep reading the thread for more info. *IMAGE CAPTION: Some students and alum of Hebrew Seminary with me in the HS beit midrash.

If you learned German proficiently through an academic textbook or two, what textbook(s) did you use?

This is a nice distraction from so many other things. Thank you @alyankovic.bsky.social.

Will I see you at Lehrhaus on Monday? www.lehr.haus/classes/sign...

What can make this a holy and kind-hearted app is if we make this a holy and kind-hearted app.

A new (and possibly old) king has come to town. My thoughts on the point of the Torah this week: hebrewseminary.org/new-king-who...

Hello Greater Boston! Would you like to study together Judaism's evolving understanding of Deafness and sign languages? Come join me at Somerville's Lehrhaus on February 10 at 7:30 PM for "Signs and Wonders: Sign Language and Deafness in the Eyes of the Rabbis."

Going from two major parties to six major parties could be hard, but I sense Americans would get more out of democracy if we could adopt proportional representation. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

What hit songs of 2024/2025 seem to follow you everywhere? (Do you enjoy any?)

A nice op-ed on learning to sign, and to emote. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/m...

Do you have an upcoming birthday, anniversary, graduation, or yahrzeit? This week I have been happy to celebrate my parents' 45th wedding anniversary by gathering together with family--and also dedicating in honor of them some words of Torah from Hebrew Seminary rabbinical student, Yosef McCarter.

I have in the past said half-jokingly that @BeckyMann should be the Chief Cantor of the Internet. I still say this only half-jokingly.

In a fraught time when the rights of trans Americans keep coming under attack, I feel grateful to work at Hebrew Seminary:

Why is the rabbinical school I serve hosting a Trans Day of Remembrance event?