Shalom friends! Of course today when I’m on the road for Torahpalooza and Learningfest 2025, zevachim decided to sneakily deliver a damn good daf - so much to unpack!!! #DafReactions will return in a few days when I’m back home! KEEP DAFFING FOLKS!

Shalom, friends! I partnered with @rebootjewish.bsky.social to write some new entries for their epic glossary page. (Seriously - if you need any Jewish terms defined, check it out.) Up first: Meet the Angel of Death, one of God’s most feared (and busiest!) employees. ⚡️ rebooting.com/glossary/ang...

Some very good jokes in this one

Guys it’s not “Frankincense” it’s “Frankincense’s Monster!”

Shalom friends! Home decor. So important! Especially when the home in question is God’s!  Let’s take a look at this unique, mostly open concept, multi-use worship/ sacrifice/offering space! Welcome to #DafReactions Zevachim 58: God’s Home Decor #Dafyomi #zevachim #talmud youtu.be/4nY5tjWSOeg

In which Eitan Levine and I discuss the INFAMOUS Tisha b’Av/Tu Bishvat blunder heard round the world in #NobodyWantsThis AND HOW TO FIX IT:

Shalom friends, IT’S CHAOS TIME: Miriam and Eitan Don't Want This! A Review of "Nobody Wants This" with @eitanthegoalie. Buckle up, we have THOUGHTS #nobodywantsthis youtu.be/kjqy6gvJILE

😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭💀

Why are they so bad at this 😂

lol in other news, the sky is blue! 😂😂😂

Shalom friends! I am super excited to present the keynote for Torahpalooza! The 2025 Lichter Lectures Series event hosted by the University of Cincinnati department of Judaic Studies!  Come, join, learn with us!! Sat, Nov. 15th, at 6pm. Link in bio! youtube.com/shorts/ggVgl...

This is a good time to remind folks that this helpful video exists!!! Got modern trolls? CLAP BACK with ancient disses! youtu.be/Julz-2aoUHA?...

This video is giving me life. Also, reminding me of the time we went to change our Torah covers before Selichot and found an... ex-mouse ... peacefully resting on top of the mantle of one scroll.

In my defense! I’d only do this if he was quoting some terrible antisemitic pdf with an awful font!

Shakes head ...this level of legal discourse (the talmud) is what made my husband fall in love with our now shared faith. This is so Jewish and I love it.

Oh so you’ve “read” the #Talmud? Then tell me how much vinegar one needs to offset the volume of a mouse falling into a vat of it. You can’t? Then shut the fuck up 😂

Oh no the men and their fee fees

This one is for all the women who are killed because of the men who can’t cope with their own fear

“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten

Shalom, friends, #Halloween is a time for our darkest stories. Gather ‘round the phone screen and I’ll retell a classic tale of terror from the #Talmud. A cautionary tale about fear, forbidden power, and femicide. Welcome to The Witches of Ashkelon #JewishHorrorStories youtu.be/Z7KMS_jfVbc

Shalom, friends! So there we were, puzzling out the laws around sacrifices when suddenly Rava asked a very meta question: Wait, why are we doing this? 🤷 We dont even have a temple! Welcome to #DafReactions Zevachim 45: Out of Time ⌛️ #talmud #DafYomi youtu.be/fKOZe0Lb5DY

I have now completed both seasons of “Nobody Wants This.” The only explanation for this show is that it’s a spin off of “the Good Place” except now it’s Gehennom and we are all in it. Recording my VERY STRONG reactions in a special collab tomorrow!

Shalom, friends! Dramatic shit is going down in the Beit Midrash! HURT FEELINGS! Backstabbing! Jealousy! Plots! Schemes! Unavoidable tangents into Kabbalah! Geo and I return for another unhinged chevruta session. Welcome to Miriam & Geo Learn Horayot 13: HOSTILE TAKEOVER youtu.be/J3wbahwQLdI

I am finally watching “nobody wants this” so I can react to it!

I'm SO excited to be coming to Torahpalooza on Nov 15! Thank you to Cincy Jewfolk for this LOVELY write-up! Truly can't wait to learn with everyone!!! Link to register for the event here: jlive.app/events/13122

Shalom friends! Inspired by the 7 minute heist of the #Louvre, here is the team of archetypical caper characters I would assemble for the Vatican basement 🕎 rescue. Except, they’re all from the #talmud! Welcome to The Great Menorah Heist! It’s going down! (Or up?) youtube.com/shorts/qFyRo...

We need to take notes on the Louvre heist for the Vatican basement menorah heist. They did it in 7 minutes. It’s gematria.

Shalom friends! There has been a big question in my mind (and also in some of your minds as per the comments) as we learn #Zevachim: With all these messy sacrifices, WHO was doing the all the priestly laundry?? Welcome to #DafReactions Zevachim 35: Spin Cycle 🧺 #talmud #DafYomi youtu.be/fGNZdVbAvfk

“How do I feel?' he cried. ' Well, I don't know how to say it. I feel, I feel' – he waved his arms in the air – 'I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have ever heard!' - Sam Gamgee

Tom Bombadil is such a wife guy and I respect that about him

Perfect for Jewish #SPOOKYSEASON!

Shalom friends! Did you know there are secret Jewish teachings hidden within the art of the #Tarot de Marseille cards, so that crypto-Jews could preserve knowledge of their traditions? Welcome to #JewishBookReactions: The Torah in the Tarot, by Stav Appel! ✨ youtu.be/EKuhg976Asg

Shalom friends! Time for a rapid-fire #Talmud catchup video. Especially because these #dafyomi convos are about FASHION and I’m not missing that! Welcome to  #DafReactions Zevachim 18, 19, and 20: Avant-garde in the Temple Yard! 🔥💅 youtu.be/6llokLTbzi8

Edibles. Can't trust them...unfortunately.

Shalom, friends! Adam’s love life was in its flop era.  Would the third time be the charm for our Bachelor?  Or the ultimate canon event for humanity…and snakes? Welcome to #JewishLoreReactions: Trouble In Paradise Part I 🐍 youtu.be/MFKXTDVN9uE

Chag Sukkot sameach, May all who need shelter find it, may everyone find peace under the branches, leaves, and stars 🌿🍂✨

Gmar chatima tova 🖤

I love ridiculous religious questions about very niche situations. They take me back to early D&D days and reading the Sage Advice column in Dragon magazine.

Shalom friends! TBH, I do not want to talk about a tractate of #talmud all about sacrifices. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned by now, it’s that #DafYomi isn’t for weak b*tches! So tell your doves to look away and welcome to #DafReactions Zevachim 15: Sacrificial Cringe 💀 youtu.be/nJHXFelugKM

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