Akiva Weisinger

We had only heard the first two commands directly, and, terrified by the all consuming fire of the God who destroys all forms, retreated away from the anxiety and terror of the second command, away from formlessness and lack of identity, into our comfortable understanding of the first command, that God was the one who took us out of Egypt and put gold in our pockets. We did not realize, chose not to realize, YHWH is not just the God who took us out of Egypt, the mold we had poured the gold into, YHWH was, more fundamentally, more primally, the fire. And fire cannot be molded, cannot be formed, and has a way of eluding human control, turning against those who would imagine themselves to be its owners, blazing out of control and breaking past its boundaries, burning those who would get too close, who do not respect its danger by distancing themselves.

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I wrote this about a month ago, and I do recommend the experience of writing something, not immediately hitting publish, but sitting with it for a while, playing with it and polishing it.

People want to argue so much they will argue with what they wish you said instead of what you said, and invite their friends to the party

at least he died doing what he loved

What a terrible day to have eyes

God Wears A Mask Purim Thoughts

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Watching season one of True Detective for the first time. This show absolutely would not work without McConaughey. Highest Value Over Replacement Actor performance I've ever seen.

The Myth of The Failed Son What it Means to Descend to Adullam

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@elirubin.bsky.social this seems relevant to your interests

Apparently they now make Zalman Shazar action figures?

I'm a sucker for a guy who seems to lurk in the background of every interesting Orthodox Jewish thinker of the 20th century, so yes, I did purchase the little guy

The Jews he murdered learning that he was actually shooting at policies

Have you ever washed down beef kibbeh you bought in the shuk with a bottle of Goldstar if not don't talk to me about paradise

It's time to admit to myself that Goldstar is the only beer I have ever loved

The Myth of The Perfect Son Of course it was going to be you.

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Dried beans or soaked beforehand?

RIP Rebbe Nachman you would have loved living to see man made horrors beyond your comprehension

Sufism is clearly Muslim Chassidus, ie, a safety valve of mysticism for normies

"Well, I guess these really were just innocent Jews, not those bad kind," say various people in Marisa's mentions. I bring news: It's not actually acceptable to murder random Zionists either (or anybody else you think holds an ideology you disagree with).

Perhaps that’s why you acted like you did, when she died, you, unstable as water, went up to your father’s bed, the very bed she and your mother had used your gift as a bargaining chip for, what an insult it must have been to you that the gift you had brought her in from the fields had been traded for a privilege that she, it turns out, was actually third in line for, behind a maidservant, one last attempt from beyond the grave to avenge herself upon you for having the temerity to be born. You broke your banks, you flooded, you drowned, you failed, you were rejected. And you must have cried a great and bitter cry. Have you but a single blessing, father? Bless me, me also, Father! Is that why they call him Yaakov?

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The Myth of The Other It is Uncanny How Much He Looks Like You

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Oh man, this angle.

WE'RE SO BACK

BALL DON'T LIE

"Refs You Suck!' being chanted in unison by the crowd ...

Goff 100% assumed he had a free play because Sam Williams came to visit him in the freakin huddle

Wait how'd the refs take away three points

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heads up to interested parties that @misfittorah.bsky.social has resumed writing about the parsha!

[it's me and my 19yo, we're interested parties]

Every time I log onto Facebook now I'm filled with an overwhelming urge to walk into the ocean and never come back.

The Myth of The Meeting At The Well Imagine You're Going To A Well

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this is just so damning