Shalom Friends!
#YomKippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar is almost NIGH.  In honor of the holiday, and #spookyszn for those who observe, let’s cliff dive into the lore of a dramatic and mysterious ancient ritual. 🐐 Welcome to Scapegoated: #Azazel In the Abyss! youtu.be/iJHQjRxe3PA

HAPPY #HOBBITDAY and SHANA TOVA, EVERYBODY!!!

Shana tova and chag sameach!

Shalom friends! #RoshHashanah begins on Monday night, September 22. Which is ALSO the shared birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings. Time for a #lordoftherings Rosh Hashanah crossover deep dive event! #LOTR #HobbitDay youtu.be/9ayDdAab8sk

Zevachim 3a @miriamanzovin.bsky.social #talmud #dafyomi #memeyomi #dafswifite

Hadran Alach to Horayot! We only knew you for like 5 mins but…I’m ok with that lol. Mazel tov to everyone completing this tractate in Daf Yomi and ONWARDS!!!!

Don't be afraid to ask your Torah questions, kids!

Shalom, friends! Seeing premonitions of doom everywhere? Experiencing side effects of panic and anxiety? Same. Let’s check the #talmud on how to find some GOOD omens for once! 😩 Welcome to #DafReactions Horayot 12: Squash Your Fears #dafyomi #Horayot youtube.com/shorts/HsMSq...

Just asking questions.. about servants, the righteous and the wicked.. ⤵️

Shalom friends! Finally, FINALLY we are back to the interesting stuff! INCLUDING: What makes a good king! And also...pegging? 🫢But not that kind! (Probably!) Welcome to #DAFREACTIONS Horayot 10: HAMMER TIME ⛺🔨 #yael #dafyomi #Talmud youtu.be/D_jXXANLPmQ

Below is the site link. Consider donating - either there, or some other good cause that you feel more of a connection to, if you have a few bucks? Spread some good even in the middle of these awful days. Make yourself feel a bit better? That’s what I’m going for. Good night. ❤️ www.helpingpaws.org

It’s where they met Gilbert! There’s a fund at Helping Paws in the Hortman’s name, which places dogs with veterans and first responders with service-related PTSD. I’m donating to that. But there’s also a general fund, if anyone would rather donate to that.

Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).

democrat melissa hortman was literally politically assassinated in her fucking home less than 3 months ago and now everyone wants to comment on how bad it’ll be now like ok

This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.

Shalom friends! Describing this 13-page tractate as “Sabrina Carpenter short” is understating it. Horayot’s brevity is a plus - it’s so boring melatonin has competition. But! There are interesting concepts of identity to unpack in #DafReactions Horayot 5: Members of the Tribe! youtu.be/AuKW3sWP0Sg

The wait is over: the Scribe Quarterly Fall issue cover is here! Finding Our Ways is about celebrating the idea that "there are countless doorways into, lenses on, paths of perceiving, and ways of understanding, connecting to, and interpreting Jewishness." - @miriamanzovin.bsky.social

Doing the daf while delayed at an airport. My favorite activity!

OH NO, SOMEONE PLEASE CONTACT CHANINA BEN DOSA

Reading between the lines: Women who study the Talmud start putting pronouns in their bio, which implies the Talmud is supportive of trans people. I see this as an absolute win

We are escalating to Beruriah

The category is: Men doin’ a mantrum about women learning Talmud 😂

On #RoshHashanah, it is the birthday of the world AKA the anniversary of creation. No better time to complete the creation of our “Real Housewives of Gan Eden” #JewishLoreReactions trilogy, than with the story of Eve 2.0. Hang on, I’ve got to go buy a snake bodysuit. 🐍 #gardenofeden

Shalom friends! A Persian king, a fancy lemon, and a lesson in how to make a knife kosher! Welcome to #DafReactions Avodah Zarah 76: Shank the Ground 🔪🍋 mazel tov to everyone completing tractate #AvodahZarah today! HADRAN ALACH! #DafYomi youtu.be/IG9lysVPM3o

I’m super excited for this!!!!!! Come join us if you are in the area!!!!!!! We’re gonna learn and have fun with some super fun Talmud (also applicable for #spookyszn!)

Shalom friends! Where do we get the idea that on #RoshHashanah we are judged, and on #YomKippur our fate is sealed? Because it’s not in the #Torah! In honor of Elul, welcome to throwback #DafReactions Rosh Hashanah 16: Judgement Day #dafyomi #talmud youtu.be/3vW60RaoVrs

***MERCH DROP*** Shalom friends! Senoy, Sansenoy, and Semangelof—the angel bounty hunters sent to bring down #Lilith, Demon Night Queen, Lilith is represented in the art by her symbolic black owl feathers. From #JewishLoreReactions: The Night Queen #jewishart www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1731...

Shalom friends! You know that Aesop’s Fable where the moral of the story is it’s better to live a simple life as a field mouse than one in a city? We’ve got an unexpected #Talmudic… squeakquel.  Welcome to #DafReactions Avodah Zarah 69: City Mouse, Country Mouse 🐁 #dafyomi youtu.be/N1IGd8zbmR0

Omg friends new Aesop’s Fable just dropped! (….into a barrel of beer) 😬🐁🍺 REDWALL WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS! Let’s stop reinforcing the narrative of city mouse/field mouse animosity!!!! 😂

Shalom, friends!!! It’s the month of Elul, so it’s time to do #teshuva! But how??? Luckily I’ve got some pro tips!!!! youtube.com/watch?v=R_QQ...

Shalom friends! I was on vacation, but did I skip a day of learning #Talmud? NO! Can I move on before reacting to this page? Also no! It’s talking sh*t about hedonistic rich people and, ahem, the government.  Welcome to #DafReactions Avodah Zarah 65: Government H00ker #dafyomi youtu.be/DRVrry1et4s

Shalom, friends! I'm going on a long-awaited vacation/social media mini-break. I'll be back soon:) Shabbat shalom!

Shalom friends! Let’s do a very #Jewish #MakeupTutorial for Tu B’av, the upcoming Jewish celebration of love! Your milkshake will bring all the boys to the (vine)yard 😁 Happy #TuBAv! 🍇😍💅 youtube.com/shorts/N6QqT...

Friends I just realized Rosh Hashanah falls on September 22. HOBBIT DAY. The Return of the King in the Field is so on. I’m pretty sure I was born for this moment.

Come for the bathhouse and Aphrodite fun, stay for the Rabbi Ba Ba Barbra Ann.

Shalom, friends! In this #Talmud story, a Roman and Rabbi visit a bathhouse of Aphrodite. Is… this kosher?! Everyone has an opinion! Welcome to Miriam & Geo Learn Avodah Zarah 44: Don’t Smite Me, Aphrodite! 🫧🐚 🛁🌊 #Chevruta #DafYomi youtube.com/watch?v=kuDp...

Shalom, fellowship! The adventure continues, as the #Talmud discusses dragons and magic rings! HOW MANY #TheHobbit #LOTR refs can I use to explain it?? Let’s find out! Welcome to #DafReactions Avodah Zarah 43: A Tolkien Talmud Quest! #Tolkien #DafYomi #nerdtalmud youtube.com/shorts/8FOTh...

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A most excellent and redoubtable video though a side quest to compare Orthanc and the tower of Babel will have to wait.

Shalom friends! I will be explaining this page entirely in Lord of the Rings references to prove the #Talmud/#Tolkien venn diagram is a circle. Go get your pipe w🍃d and settle in! Welcome to #DafReactions Avodah Zarah 41: One Ring To Rule Them All #dafyomi #LordOfTheRings youtu.be/Y6Jv2Enx6nE

I made my donation through someone else's fundraiser already, but @standing-together.bsky.social is everything the world needs right now: bring people together to listen, hash out impossibly thorny issues, and take action for a better future

Standing Together is an incredible organization so I am donating to help them in their work. If you also feel as I do, link below for the crowdfunding campaign! causematch.com/standing_tog...

Shalom, friends! This week, a new bombshell enters the villa. And by “villa” I mean the Garden of Eden, and by “bombshell” I mean the OG HBIC demon queen…Lilith. Welcome to #JewishLoreReactions: The Night Queen 🦉 #Lilith #GardenofEden #folklore youtu.be/kw31-kltJsg

UPDATE: She did great!!! The intense recovery process is under way. Thank you so much everyone for your prayers, thoughts, and good wishes. Sansa and I (well mainly me, she can’t read) are very appreciative of your support. Thank you, friends! 💗

Shalom friends! Sansa goes in for surgery this week to remove a tumor. I'm working on filming as much as I can prior to that so I can release videos (especially the first Lilith story!) during her recovery. 1/

“What happens when ancient Jewish texts meet modern-day digital culture? In this thought-provoking episode of Schmoozing Time, I sit down with Miriam Anzovin-a trailblazing voice reshaping the way young Jews connect with tradition, identity, and the Talmud…” open.spotify.com/episode/424Q...

Shalom friends! I have been SUMMONED from where I exist, at the intersection of Sefaria and Sephora, because the #Talmud is talking about… #makeup! And LO! I APPEAR! Welcome to #DafReactions Avodah Zarah 28: ✨Medicinal Glam✨ 👁️ 💅 #dafyomi youtu.be/MtpGomjbsww

GUYS GUYS HE IS DEF EATING CAROBS FOR BREAKFAST! this explains…so much 😂😂😂 also he forgot he started it by putting women and our waffles down ahem