Elisha Ben Abuyah
@elishabenabuya.bsky.social
Husband & Grandpa. Nullifidian. Not a scholar. I was a religious Jew. Now, as a secularist, I just enjoy the OT/Rabbinical texts as literature. No pointless DMs. I love good stories and art.
Jewish atheists is more prevalent than many are aware of, especially by Christians, since, as far as I am aware of, they don’t have an equivalent.
I'm seeing a much higher percentage who start their bios with "Atheist" or "Agnostic". This is what the evangelical sellout has done to the American church.
How'd we get here? Been reading through biographies on BlueSky & seeing many saying they're Christian "but not that kind of Christian" & we all know what they mean.Take back #religion and let's do good in the world. Trust science, search for truth. Join The Clergy Letter Project - stronger together
February 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Jewish atheists is more prevalent than many are aware of, especially by Christians, since, as far as I am aware of, they don’t have an equivalent.
My anti-vax neighbor had 12 chickens, plus one we gave him as a birthday gift.
The one we gave him was vaccinated against bird flu.
The others weren’t.
Now he has one chicken left, which produces a single egg every other day.
Will he learn?
The one we gave him was vaccinated against bird flu.
The others weren’t.
Now he has one chicken left, which produces a single egg every other day.
Will he learn?
a man wearing glasses and a blue t-shirt with the number 2 on the front
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February 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
My anti-vax neighbor had 12 chickens, plus one we gave him as a birthday gift.
The one we gave him was vaccinated against bird flu.
The others weren’t.
Now he has one chicken left, which produces a single egg every other day.
Will he learn?
The one we gave him was vaccinated against bird flu.
The others weren’t.
Now he has one chicken left, which produces a single egg every other day.
Will he learn?
Trump's animatronic in Disney's "Hall of Presidents".
Jeez! It's the stuff of nightmares!
Jeez! It's the stuff of nightmares!
February 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Trump's animatronic in Disney's "Hall of Presidents".
Jeez! It's the stuff of nightmares!
Jeez! It's the stuff of nightmares!
In this week's #Torah portion, we begin to look at the different types of acceptable slavery.
Just as the "10 commandments" [sic] endorses owning human property, the biblical texts explicitly accepts and demands it in different places.
Different authors had different views.
#EBAMeme
#Mishpatim
Just as the "10 commandments" [sic] endorses owning human property, the biblical texts explicitly accepts and demands it in different places.
Different authors had different views.
#EBAMeme
#Mishpatim
February 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
In this week's #Torah portion, we begin to look at the different types of acceptable slavery.
Just as the "10 commandments" [sic] endorses owning human property, the biblical texts explicitly accepts and demands it in different places.
Different authors had different views.
#EBAMeme
#Mishpatim
Just as the "10 commandments" [sic] endorses owning human property, the biblical texts explicitly accepts and demands it in different places.
Different authors had different views.
#EBAMeme
#Mishpatim
Evangelist mouse?
February 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Evangelist mouse?
In this week's #Torah portion, we read that a man who inadvertently causes the death of another will be put to death.
Two books later, we read that one who does manslaughter has to participate in a "Running Man" style game where he can be killed if his pursuer catches him.
#EBAMeme
#Mishpatim
Two books later, we read that one who does manslaughter has to participate in a "Running Man" style game where he can be killed if his pursuer catches him.
#EBAMeme
#Mishpatim
February 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
In this week's #Torah portion, we read that a man who inadvertently causes the death of another will be put to death.
Two books later, we read that one who does manslaughter has to participate in a "Running Man" style game where he can be killed if his pursuer catches him.
#EBAMeme
#Mishpatim
Two books later, we read that one who does manslaughter has to participate in a "Running Man" style game where he can be killed if his pursuer catches him.
#EBAMeme
#Mishpatim
In this week's #Torah portion, we read about Joshua ben Nun. Who, in a later narrative, is called Hoshea, until Moses renames him as Joshua.
Different author's narratives stitched together.
#Mishpatim
#EBAMeme
Different author's narratives stitched together.
#Mishpatim
#EBAMeme
February 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
In this week's #Torah portion, we read about Joshua ben Nun. Who, in a later narrative, is called Hoshea, until Moses renames him as Joshua.
Different author's narratives stitched together.
#Mishpatim
#EBAMeme
Different author's narratives stitched together.
#Mishpatim
#EBAMeme
The "10 commandments [sic]" forbade one from coveting his co-religionist's "ahma". Likely because the human property listed couldn't be sold, once owned.
In this week's #Torah portion, we learn about the "ahma".
She's not a "maid servant", but a conjugal slave-girl.
#Mispatim
#EBAMeme
In this week's #Torah portion, we learn about the "ahma".
She's not a "maid servant", but a conjugal slave-girl.
#Mispatim
#EBAMeme
February 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Old Turkish Proverb:
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a sultan.
The palace becomes a circus.
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a sultan.
The palace becomes a circus.
February 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Old Turkish Proverb:
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a sultan.
The palace becomes a circus.
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a sultan.
The palace becomes a circus.
This Friday is a Jewish fasting day, the 10th of Tevet, which is to mourn, among other things, the creation of the Septuagint (which has strange legends associated with that act), calling it a day equivalent to the day when the golden calf was made.
A bit hyperbolic!
A bit hyperbolic!
a man in a suit and white shirt is standing in the dark and says bit weird .
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January 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This Friday is a Jewish fasting day, the 10th of Tevet, which is to mourn, among other things, the creation of the Septuagint (which has strange legends associated with that act), calling it a day equivalent to the day when the golden calf was made.
A bit hyperbolic!
A bit hyperbolic!
I made a meme…
December 19, 2024 at 11:34 AM
I made a meme…
A resident in my town posted this in our local Facebook group. Heh 😏!
December 18, 2024 at 12:33 PM
A resident in my town posted this in our local Facebook group. Heh 😏!
Reposted by Elisha Ben Abuyah
In this week’s #Torah portion, we read about the rape of Dinah.
After the rape, it says the rapist loved the נערה.
The LXX used παρθένος for “female youth”.
This is the same word used in Isaiah 7:14, to replace עלמה which Christian translations replace with “virgin”.
Based entirely on ideology.
After the rape, it says the rapist loved the נערה.
The LXX used παρθένος for “female youth”.
This is the same word used in Isaiah 7:14, to replace עלמה which Christian translations replace with “virgin”.
Based entirely on ideology.
December 13, 2024 at 6:25 AM
In this week’s #Torah portion, we read about the rape of Dinah.
After the rape, it says the rapist loved the נערה.
The LXX used παρθένος for “female youth”.
This is the same word used in Isaiah 7:14, to replace עלמה which Christian translations replace with “virgin”.
Based entirely on ideology.
After the rape, it says the rapist loved the נערה.
The LXX used παρθένος for “female youth”.
This is the same word used in Isaiah 7:14, to replace עלמה which Christian translations replace with “virgin”.
Based entirely on ideology.
How it went down.
December 12, 2024 at 6:58 AM
How it went down.
I picked the last of our [Meyer] lemons for the year. Yes, they are lemons! We had about 600 lemons from one tree, meaning, we made a lot of juice and stored it in the freezer (and gave a lot of lemons away).
December 10, 2024 at 5:26 AM
I picked the last of our [Meyer] lemons for the year. Yes, they are lemons! We had about 600 lemons from one tree, meaning, we made a lot of juice and stored it in the freezer (and gave a lot of lemons away).
So apparently, the “War on Christmas” [sic] began with the Pilgrims when they arrived in Massachusetts.
A five shilling fine? Sounds steep!
A five shilling fine? Sounds steep!
December 10, 2024 at 5:19 AM
So apparently, the “War on Christmas” [sic] began with the Pilgrims when they arrived in Massachusetts.
A five shilling fine? Sounds steep!
A five shilling fine? Sounds steep!
The only way to listen to a Bennie video is to take a shot of whiskey every time he says “woke”!
December 8, 2024 at 6:30 AM
The only way to listen to a Bennie video is to take a shot of whiskey every time he says “woke”!
When there’s a sudden surge in Christian followers on social media…”I think something is going to happen!”
December 6, 2024 at 6:16 AM
When there’s a sudden surge in Christian followers on social media…”I think something is going to happen!”
When someone relies on Google Translate!
December 4, 2024 at 5:18 AM
When someone relies on Google Translate!
The Gods of the bible were active beings who were always making their presence known, such as stopping the sun from circling the earth so their followers could kill more.
Today, such Gods are gone.
Is there any difference between no-Gods and absent/indifferent Gods?
#atheism
Today, such Gods are gone.
Is there any difference between no-Gods and absent/indifferent Gods?
#atheism
a cartoon of rick and morty sitting at a table with the words there is no god summer
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December 3, 2024 at 5:28 AM
The Gods of the bible were active beings who were always making their presence known, such as stopping the sun from circling the earth so their followers could kill more.
Today, such Gods are gone.
Is there any difference between no-Gods and absent/indifferent Gods?
#atheism
Today, such Gods are gone.
Is there any difference between no-Gods and absent/indifferent Gods?
#atheism