Allison Ivy
@allisonivy.bsky.social
Reposted by Allison Ivy
This is a perfect example of how a historical question needs to be narrow rather than broad
As in, not an elephant, but what the elephants drink
As in, not an elephant, but what the elephants drink
I always tell students if you ask a good question the article will write itself
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This is a perfect example of how a historical question needs to be narrow rather than broad
As in, not an elephant, but what the elephants drink
As in, not an elephant, but what the elephants drink
Someone posted this on reddit.
I need it.
I used to have hockey fam, but deleted my bird account...
I need it.
I used to have hockey fam, but deleted my bird account...
December 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Someone posted this on reddit.
I need it.
I used to have hockey fam, but deleted my bird account...
I need it.
I used to have hockey fam, but deleted my bird account...
Reposted by Allison Ivy
Shalom, friends! Serah bat Asher, beloved figure in Jewish lore, appears for the first time in this week’s parsha. Also for the first time, a Judeo-Persian prayer poem praising this Iranian Jewish folk hero is translated into English by Alan Niku! Be the first to hear it!
youtube.com/watch?v=Bppy...
youtube.com/watch?v=Bppy...
Eternal Clout: A Newly Translated Ode to Serah bat Asher with Alan Niku!
YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin
youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Shalom, friends! Serah bat Asher, beloved figure in Jewish lore, appears for the first time in this week’s parsha. Also for the first time, a Judeo-Persian prayer poem praising this Iranian Jewish folk hero is translated into English by Alan Niku! Be the first to hear it!
youtube.com/watch?v=Bppy...
youtube.com/watch?v=Bppy...
Reposted by Allison Ivy
Ladies and Gentlemen!
(Here comes the General!)
The moment you've been waiting for!
(Here comes the General!)
The Pride of Hunan Province!
(Here comes the General!)
(Here comes the General!)
The moment you've been waiting for!
(Here comes the General!)
The Pride of Hunan Province!
(Here comes the General!)
December 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen!
(Here comes the General!)
The moment you've been waiting for!
(Here comes the General!)
The Pride of Hunan Province!
(Here comes the General!)
(Here comes the General!)
The moment you've been waiting for!
(Here comes the General!)
The Pride of Hunan Province!
(Here comes the General!)
TL;DR: the Talmud is not madlibs, but antisemites and conspiracy theorists want you to believe it is.
Those lists of fake Talmud quotes contain things like "Gentiles are not humans, they are beasts."
It's not like some rabbi actually says that, but we don't hold by that opinion. No. You basically have to paste together words like you're cutting a ransom note from a magazine to get that sentence.
It's not like some rabbi actually says that, but we don't hold by that opinion. No. You basically have to paste together words like you're cutting a ransom note from a magazine to get that sentence.
December 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
TL;DR: the Talmud is not madlibs, but antisemites and conspiracy theorists want you to believe it is.
Reposted by Allison Ivy
4a. Just want to emphasize this: You cannot say that you're just anti-Zionist and not antisemitic, and then go spread hate about the Talmud.
That's basically the same as saying "I'm not racist, I just think we need to defend the white race against [insert racist slurs here]"
That's basically the same as saying "I'm not racist, I just think we need to defend the white race against [insert racist slurs here]"
4. Anyone who tries to suggest that the Talmud is what Zionists or Israelis believe in is trying to trick you into accepting lies about the Talmud. They want you to think "Well, the Zionists are bad, so the Talmud must also be bad."
The Talmud is a *Jewish* text, not an Israeli one.
The Talmud is a *Jewish* text, not an Israeli one.
December 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
4a. Just want to emphasize this: You cannot say that you're just anti-Zionist and not antisemitic, and then go spread hate about the Talmud.
That's basically the same as saying "I'm not racist, I just think we need to defend the white race against [insert racist slurs here]"
That's basically the same as saying "I'm not racist, I just think we need to defend the white race against [insert racist slurs here]"
Reposted by Allison Ivy
quattuordecuple fuck this!!!
Octuple fuck this
Quadruple fuck this
December 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
quattuordecuple fuck this!!!
Oh, fuck no.
Dear Bluesky liberals. Come back to Twitter. Please. PLEASE.
December 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Oh, fuck no.
Reposted by Allison Ivy
Shalom, friends! Someone on TT is impersonating me and attempting to scam members of our Daf Reactions community. Thanks to Mishnafari founder Tami for flagging it. Please report @dvartorahmiriam and any fakes—and check out mishnafari.com for kid-friendly Mishna!
youtube.com/shorts/m3Cfr...
youtube.com/shorts/m3Cfr...
Shalom, FRAUD
YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin
youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Shalom, friends! Someone on TT is impersonating me and attempting to scam members of our Daf Reactions community. Thanks to Mishnafari founder Tami for flagging it. Please report @dvartorahmiriam and any fakes—and check out mishnafari.com for kid-friendly Mishna!
youtube.com/shorts/m3Cfr...
youtube.com/shorts/m3Cfr...
Rob Reiner...may his memory be a blessing.
Nearly all of my favorite movies growing up...and still remain the most quotable:
Rob:
Nearly all of my favorite movies growing up...and still remain the most quotable:
Rob:
a man with a beard wears a hat that says uss coral sea on it
ALT: a man with a beard wears a hat that says uss coral sea on it
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Rob Reiner...may his memory be a blessing.
Nearly all of my favorite movies growing up...and still remain the most quotable:
Rob:
Nearly all of my favorite movies growing up...and still remain the most quotable:
Rob:
In 2019, Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg hosted a Chanukkah party in his home for his family & closest friends. An antisemite went to his house, armed w/ a machete, & stabbed him & 5 other guests. He died after nearly 60 days in a coma.
He lived ~20 minutes away from me.
I met Miriam on 🐦 shortly after...
He lived ~20 minutes away from me.
I met Miriam on 🐦 shortly after...
During the Hanukkah attacks of 2019, I decided to rededicate myself to my Jewish identity. Through taking up Daf Yomi. Yes, as a 7.5 year “fuck you” to antisemites. But also as a way to rediscover joy in Judaism again. 1/
December 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
In 2019, Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg hosted a Chanukkah party in his home for his family & closest friends. An antisemite went to his house, armed w/ a machete, & stabbed him & 5 other guests. He died after nearly 60 days in a coma.
He lived ~20 minutes away from me.
I met Miriam on 🐦 shortly after...
He lived ~20 minutes away from me.
I met Miriam on 🐦 shortly after...
Reposted by Allison Ivy
Shalom, friends! You know what time it is! Welcome to The Story of Judith: A #JewishLoreReactions #Hanukkah Special!
youtu.be/vafny60Xppg
youtu.be/vafny60Xppg
The Story of Judith: A Jewish Lore Reactions Hanukkah Special!
YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Shalom, friends! You know what time it is! Welcome to The Story of Judith: A #JewishLoreReactions #Hanukkah Special!
youtu.be/vafny60Xppg
youtu.be/vafny60Xppg
Miriam does such important work for the entire Jewish community. Jewish learning is not just resilience, it is survival.
Shalom friends, thank you to everyone who has given so far so I can keep doing this work ♥️. I won’t hit our goal by Hanukkah. So, I’m keeping the fundraiser open until the end of the year. Jewish learning is Jewish identity, it’s Jewish resilience! ➡️
app.ribbon.giving/links/KIWHIo
app.ribbon.giving/links/KIWHIo
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Miriam does such important work for the entire Jewish community. Jewish learning is not just resilience, it is survival.
Reposted by Allison Ivy
Thank you everyone who has donated so far!!! Let’s keep going so Daf Reactions can continue!!! Thank you so much!! app.ribbon.giving/links/KIWHIo
December 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Thank you everyone who has donated so far!!! Let’s keep going so Daf Reactions can continue!!! Thank you so much!! app.ribbon.giving/links/KIWHIo
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Kol hakavod, Miriam 🙌🏻🫶🏻
And thank you.
And thank you.
Shalom friends!
It has been exactly 4 years since I published the first episode of #DafReactions! Now we are a community, 85,000 strong! (🤯) I am so grateful to you all!
So I’ve gotten you a gift: All Daf Reactions episodes are now source sheets on Sefaria! 1/2
youtube.com/shorts/7Vkpe...
It has been exactly 4 years since I published the first episode of #DafReactions! Now we are a community, 85,000 strong! (🤯) I am so grateful to you all!
So I’ve gotten you a gift: All Daf Reactions episodes are now source sheets on Sefaria! 1/2
youtube.com/shorts/7Vkpe...
Four Years of Daf Reactions!
YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin
youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Kol hakavod, Miriam 🙌🏻🫶🏻
And thank you.
And thank you.
Reposted by Allison Ivy
Shalom friends! Welcome to a new #JewishBookReactions. On today’s ep: "The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom" by Rabbi Adina Allen of the Jewish Studio Project! Let's meet at the intersection of Torah and art, shall we?📖
youtube.com/watch?v=sCwJ...
youtube.com/watch?v=sCwJ...
Jewish Book Reactions: The Place of All Possibility
YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin
youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Shalom friends! Welcome to a new #JewishBookReactions. On today’s ep: "The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom" by Rabbi Adina Allen of the Jewish Studio Project! Let's meet at the intersection of Torah and art, shall we?📖
youtube.com/watch?v=sCwJ...
youtube.com/watch?v=sCwJ...
*looks at this post Jewishly*
Yeah. And not just on Bluesky / the internet. Totally relatable, though.
I'm exhausted.
Yeah. And not just on Bluesky / the internet. Totally relatable, though.
I'm exhausted.
My fave part of Bluesky is that people will address you as if you speak for your entire country
Super great
I also love how well people recognize sarcasm
Super great
I also love how well people recognize sarcasm
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
*looks at this post Jewishly*
Yeah. And not just on Bluesky / the internet. Totally relatable, though.
I'm exhausted.
Yeah. And not just on Bluesky / the internet. Totally relatable, though.
I'm exhausted.
I just read in a book...I won't say which one, (it's non-fiction)...the following: (re knitted kippot) because girls might knit them for their boyfriends, people were "fearful where this premarital yarmulka knitting might lead".
I don't know what emoji or gif to use for my reaction, tbh.
I don't know what emoji or gif to use for my reaction, tbh.
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I just read in a book...I won't say which one, (it's non-fiction)...the following: (re knitted kippot) because girls might knit them for their boyfriends, people were "fearful where this premarital yarmulka knitting might lead".
I don't know what emoji or gif to use for my reaction, tbh.
I don't know what emoji or gif to use for my reaction, tbh.
🤯
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🤯
They tried to convince people carob was chocolate.
(Fully aware there was no chocolate at the time in the Levant, which makes it that much worse!)
(Fully aware there was no chocolate at the time in the Levant, which makes it that much worse!)
The sin of Sodom was arrogance. What was the sin of Gomorrah?
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
The prophet Ezekiel explaining the sin of Sodom and Gamorah.
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
They tried to convince people carob was chocolate.
(Fully aware there was no chocolate at the time in the Levant, which makes it that much worse!)
(Fully aware there was no chocolate at the time in the Levant, which makes it that much worse!)
Reposted by Allison Ivy
Shalom, friends!
Lilith has entered the chat — and she’s bringing centuries of mystery with her.
Is she a demon, feminist icon or something far more complex? Explore her many lives and legends in my latest glossary entry for @rebootjewish.bsky.social !🦉🌙
rebooting.com/glossary/lil...
Lilith has entered the chat — and she’s bringing centuries of mystery with her.
Is she a demon, feminist icon or something far more complex? Explore her many lives and legends in my latest glossary entry for @rebootjewish.bsky.social !🦉🌙
rebooting.com/glossary/lil...
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Shalom, friends!
Lilith has entered the chat — and she’s bringing centuries of mystery with her.
Is she a demon, feminist icon or something far more complex? Explore her many lives and legends in my latest glossary entry for @rebootjewish.bsky.social !🦉🌙
rebooting.com/glossary/lil...
Lilith has entered the chat — and she’s bringing centuries of mystery with her.
Is she a demon, feminist icon or something far more complex? Explore her many lives and legends in my latest glossary entry for @rebootjewish.bsky.social !🦉🌙
rebooting.com/glossary/lil...
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
(Accurate.)
(Accurate.)
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
(Accurate.)
(Accurate.)
This is Torah.
This is why my most "scare the hoes" political opinion is: MAGA is avodah zarah.
When I call MAGA/GOP post-truth, this is what I mean. It’s hard for people who value truth to fully grasp.
“But don’t they care about underlying facts? Don’t they worry it’ll come out?”
No, they really don’t. They reject that factual reality matters. Words are just things you say to get something.
“But don’t they care about underlying facts? Don’t they worry it’ll come out?”
No, they really don’t. They reject that factual reality matters. Words are just things you say to get something.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is Torah.
Reposted by Allison Ivy
This is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the pogrom carried out by Germans only 87 years ago, an event that was another step towards the Holocaust. The murder of over 6,000,000 Jews and others that the Nazis deemed undesirable began gradually.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the pogrom carried out by Germans only 87 years ago, an event that was another step towards the Holocaust. The murder of over 6,000,000 Jews and others that the Nazis deemed undesirable began gradually.