Our challah is ready for shabbat! Shabbat shalom everyone. החלה שלנו מוכן של שבת. שבת שלום כולם!

This is a great thread. Jews are often asked to look the other way or "they didn't mean it" around antisemitism bc they are liberals. This is part of the reasons why liberal groups have issues talking about antisemitism. They refuse to think about it within their ranks.

Sy needs to bring in an artifact from our culture to class. I suggested a cheesecake to represent two parts of our culture: it can represent Shavous for our Jewish culture and also our gay icons, the Golden Girls! Both cultures represented!

Tonight Sy and I made our traditional post-Halloween treat: Halloween Candy Cookie bars made with whatever Halloween candy we have lying around the house.

Chicken over potatoes & carrots. Take some bone in chicken. Season liberally under & on the skin. Cut up potatoes & carrots. Season the potatoes with the same seasonings. Put the potatoes on half of the baking sheet, carrots on other half, chicken on top. Cook. When chicken is done, broil potatoes.

Saw Sardines at @huntingtontheatre.bsky.social by/starring @chrisgrace.com and it was fantastic! If you are in Boston (or where ever else it is showing) you should see it! One of the best shows about death that I have seen.

Nate and I are currently drinking a flight of drinking chocolates (classic, fleur de del, extra dark, & dulce de leche) and Nate said "We may be sick of drinking chocolate after this" I do not think this is possible!

So apparently no one in my home believed me today when I said that a fainting couch is a thing (and yes, I am so extra that I do want a fainting couch in my bedroom!).

This week, in my free newsletter The Queer Friendly Nonprofit, I look at academic critiques of the Cass Review, an anti-trans report from the UK that will probably be used to justify these attacks on gender affirming care. sethjmeyer.substack.com/p/research-r...

I agree with this. This is not the last word on care for transgender youth. For me, organizing means education. I wrote a piece a couple of years ago about what gender affirming is for youth, which you can read here: open.substack.com/pub/sethjmey...

Going to explore this in more depth, and there will be legal challenges, but absolutely awful how much this administration is going after trans youth who just want to live their lives and receive safe treatment like gender affirming care.

I am starting data analysis on a new project where I queer the definition of family and propose what that means for public administration and policy where families are complicated and queer people can have different family structures for a variety of reasons.

This is a great thread on the recent attacks on the trans community.

This year (5786), I have decided to read from this book weekly about the parshas. I love new ways of connecting to Judaism, especially queer ways. The first chapter was a great reminder that we were all made in Gds image, gay straight bi pan trans cis agender nonbinary.

Fun fact: I have never seen The Sound of Music because, according to my parents, that is three hours they will never get back but my father has shown me the directors cut of Das Boot twice.

Made some shakshuka this morning and served it on top of challah toast. A nice way to start the day.

For dinner tonight with my mother-in-law, I made a chocolate terrine. It is gluten free and yummy. Next time I might see if I can infuse lavender or peppercorns into it to build up some interesting flavors.

Just learned about ACACIA, which provides attorneys for KIDS detained by I CE. I felt helpless, this is one way to help. This is the tiktok where I learned about it. I've been following this lawyer Reb for the Rebrand for a while, funny, good advice. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMxBVcHY/ acaciajustice.org

Watching GBBO and no spoilers but I think a Basque Cheesecake should be simple. You want to see and enjoy the burnt top!

Getting ready for shabbat means challah! Sesame and poppy seed as per usual. Shabbat shalom everyone. May you have a restful and peaceful shabbat.

Got my covid and flu shots today! It was quick and easy. Just a reminder if you can, get yourself vaccinated.

This is a fantastic thread. The idea of centrists focus on not rocking the boat but a lot of people want the boat rocked and are scared about the future of the country.

I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

I could write a whole public admin or political sci about how politicians, especially Christians, will talk over Jews or prop up Jews for their own political/public admin interests & play it up as philosemitism.

Something new to add to my ethics class apparently (and my nonprofit class). We already talk about poverty porn and consent but this is different.

This is such important research and accountability on what is happening.

This is approximately a mile and a half.

No Kings Day with the family & @rnavarre.bsky.social! My son made a sign saying "Dinosaurs are Nice and They Give Hugs" with pictures of dinosaurs and boats. In my small town, I was told there were about 450 people!

It's almost shabbat and that means challah. Shabbat shalom everyone.

My weekly newsletter is out today.

Along with my issues with these laws as they harm many communities, especially the LGBTQIA+ community, these laws also seem to be written by people who... Don't fully understand how VPN works.

This week, on the Queer Friendly Nonprofit, my free biweekly newsletter, I look at 3 articles that explore how different LGBTQIA+ generations could interact with each other. This is to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, as LGBTQ+ culture can be passed down sethjmeyer.substack.com/p/research-r...

This is a great addition to Altmetric since many people get research news and information from podcasts. Adding podcasts shows the reach of research.

Rainy day project: Sy & I made lemony blondies with a lemon sumac glaze from Jake Cohens new cookbook. Sy learned how to zest and spreading a glaze evenly (he even made up a song about spreading). They are delicious, especially if you like lemon.

After over 700 days, the hostages have been released! www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Ok I found a couple of Kosher Cajun/Kosher creole cookbooks on google play AND yes I have bought them. @jeremyhammett.bsky.social, you are coming over for dinner soon!

I love the Jewish Food Society bc they do an amazing job of celebrating the way Jews have lived all around the world and mixed their cultures through food (their cookbook is fantastic!). www.jewishfoodsociety.org

New cookbook! Got some ideas for baking this weekend.

One of my favorite cookbook authors and food historians has a new cookbook out and I am excited af about it.

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We put up our sukkah this past weekend and then decorated it with some lights and corn and whatnot. And this is where we eat for the week!

Mourning those murdered by Hamas isn't incompatible with mourning those murdered by the Israeli state. Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide. Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.

I was at a dinner recently and mentioned how as soon as we can (adoption is complex) we are getting Aviva a passport in case we need it. Our friends could not understand why we would need it or want an exit plan & it was honestly a frustrating conversation for me & Nate.

A friend of mine got really annoyed when I told him that Veep was more realistic than West Wing.

Our book haul from a trip to barnes & noble today. I am going to learn so much about snakes!

One thing I love about making challah every week is how it is an easy way to bring my children into their traditions. Every Friday night my son is excited for Shabbat (mostly for the juice and the challah). With some exceptions, it's a night we spend together or with others. It is an old tradition.

Anyway here is my challah for... Tonight. Shabbat shalom.

Me: Well the major holidays are over. Nothing coming up for a while, right? Shabbat: I am back back back again. Sukkot: Time to get ready!!!!!

Dinner before the fast: Roasted chicken cooked over potatoes and roasted cauliflower from the farm.

For all who observe Yom Kippur, I hope you have an easy, healthy, and thoughtful fast. And remember to drink water today!