Andrew Esensten
@esensten.bsky.social
Journalist. Working on a book about Israel's African Hebrew Israelite community. יה חי andrewesensten.net
How the opps not even Hebrew but they pockets Israelite
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CBlakk - On The Road 2 (feat. BLP Kosher & El Snappo) (Official Video)
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November 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
How the opps not even Hebrew but they pockets Israelite
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Big news in the Hebrew Israelite world:
'Extra brain power': Hebrew Israelite rabbinical body votes to ordain women
After the Vote, Rabbis Malchah Netanyahu and Tamar Manasseh Were Swiftly Welcomed to the Movement's Board of Rabbis in the United States. 'It's a Historic Decision. I Wish It Could Be Celebrated Among...
www.haaretz.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Big news in the Hebrew Israelite world:
My man rolled up in a custom Bukharian jomah. That’s swag.
You guys do yourself a favor and look at what Eric Adams wore to Rosh Hashanah services at the Sephardic Lebanese Congregation
September 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
My man rolled up in a custom Bukharian jomah. That’s swag.
Here’s a bizarre story about how wealthy Gary Shteyngart is that doesn’t give any details about how much money he makes from book advances, royalties, magazine commissions etc.
Is Gary Shteyngart One of the Last Novelists to Make Real Money From the Craft?
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here’s a bizarre story about how wealthy Gary Shteyngart is that doesn’t give any details about how much money he makes from book advances, royalties, magazine commissions etc.
“It’s not 5G that connects us. It’s the network of the Holy Spirit.”
Jeff Bezos’s Big Fat Geek Wedding
The monks of Venice’s San Giorgio Maggiore have hosted Cosimo de Medici in exile and a papal conclave, but they won’t be throwing any rice at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.
www.newyorker.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“It’s not 5G that connects us. It’s the network of the Holy Spirit.”
“What’s happening in this room right now is a nightmare for white supremacy and antisemitism, and I love it.” - @koshersoul.bsky.social at an “Erev Juneteenth” celebration in San Francisco last week
Black and Jewish Americans mark Juneteenth together
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www.haaretz.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“What’s happening in this room right now is a nightmare for white supremacy and antisemitism, and I love it.” - @koshersoul.bsky.social at an “Erev Juneteenth” celebration in San Francisco last week
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A Bay Area synagogue invited two Palestinians to visit. Their visas were revoked and they were sent home. religionnews.com/2025/06/13/a...
Palestinians invited to speak at a Bay Area synagogue were sent home at airport
(RNS) — The two Palestinians live in the Masafer Yatta region of the South Hebron hills and were recently featured in the Oscar-winning Israeli-Palestinian documentary 'No Other Land.'
religionnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A Bay Area synagogue invited two Palestinians to visit. Their visas were revoked and they were sent home. religionnews.com/2025/06/13/a...
I wrote about the inaugural Latin-Jewish Film Festival in L.A. and the group that organized it, Jewtina y Co.
'Community of countless stories': Latin Jews gather for a first-of-its-kind L.A. festival
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www.haaretz.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I wrote about the inaugural Latin-Jewish Film Festival in L.A. and the group that organized it, Jewtina y Co.
“Many other released hostages have spoken of similar experiences, finding solace and the strength to survive by connecting or reconnecting with God and recalling oft-forgotten Jewish rituals.”
Finding God, and Nietzsche, in the Hamas Tunnels of Gaza
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
“Many other released hostages have spoken of similar experiences, finding solace and the strength to survive by connecting or reconnecting with God and recalling oft-forgotten Jewish rituals.”
Well that turned into quite a game! #NBAFinals
June 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Well that turned into quite a game! #NBAFinals
“Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high. And then it blew up.”
Best lede of the year?
Best lede of the year?
Trump and Musk's relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started
President Donald Trump is threatening to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud.
apnews.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high. And then it blew up.”
Best lede of the year?
Best lede of the year?
The #NBAFinals, presented by YouTube TV…on ESPN…on ABC
June 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The #NBAFinals, presented by YouTube TV…on ESPN…on ABC
There’s a moment in the Twitter documentary #BreakingTheBird (on Max) where cofounders Ev and Biz talk about driving from SF to Palo Alto to meet with Mark Zuckerberg and the b-roll is…footage of the Golden Gate Bridge. That’s the wrong direction, folks!
June 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
There’s a moment in the Twitter documentary #BreakingTheBird (on Max) where cofounders Ev and Biz talk about driving from SF to Palo Alto to meet with Mark Zuckerberg and the b-roll is…footage of the Golden Gate Bridge. That’s the wrong direction, folks!
“Kids will grow up with Jenni as their cantor and know without question that cantors look and sound the way Jenni does.”
My @haaretzcom.bsky.social story about Jenni Asher’s historic ordination this week.
My @haaretzcom.bsky.social story about Jenni Asher’s historic ordination this week.
Historic first: Black American woman ordained as cantor in the U.S.
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www.haaretz.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“Kids will grow up with Jenni as their cantor and know without question that cantors look and sound the way Jenni does.”
My @haaretzcom.bsky.social story about Jenni Asher’s historic ordination this week.
My @haaretzcom.bsky.social story about Jenni Asher’s historic ordination this week.
Martin Landau saying "I've never seen somone hold an audience like that, it reminded me of H*tler" about Pee-wee Herman (aka Jewish actor/comedian Paul Reubens) is an absolutely unhinged comment. #Pee-weeAsHimself
May 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Martin Landau saying "I've never seen somone hold an audience like that, it reminded me of H*tler" about Pee-wee Herman (aka Jewish actor/comedian Paul Reubens) is an absolutely unhinged comment. #Pee-weeAsHimself
Historic moment as Cantor Jenni Asher is ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion California. She is the first Black American woman cantor ordained in the U.S.
May 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Historic moment as Cantor Jenni Asher is ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion California. She is the first Black American woman cantor ordained in the U.S.
“We falsely made the assumption there would be an editorial process for this.”
I Talked to the Writer Who Got Caught Publishing ChatGPT-Written Slop. I Get Why He Did It.
The latest A.I. controversy didn’t just hallucinate a summer reading list. It exposed how broken the system already is—and how fast it’s unraveling.
slate.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“We falsely made the assumption there would be an editorial process for this.”
Minneapolis mayor: George Floyd Square should be a sacred place…but not so sacred that it hinders the most American and sacred thing of all—capitalism. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Minneapolis mayor: George Floyd Square should be a sacred place…but not so sacred that it hinders the most American and sacred thing of all—capitalism. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Just two Jews (of many) who love the Knicks
May 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Just two Jews (of many) who love the Knicks
“Attending a massive show is the closest thing the average person might experience to a holy pilgrimage: strangers from all different walks of life coming together to share their adoration for one musical deity.”
Stadium concerts are the worst summer hang
Your favorite artist — plus 80,000 other people.
www.vox.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Attending a massive show is the closest thing the average person might experience to a holy pilgrimage: strangers from all different walks of life coming together to share their adoration for one musical deity.”
It seems as though elite NBA players will inevitably need Achilles tendon repair surgery, just as elite pitchers will inevitably need Tommy John surgery. How did we get to this point? Are modern athletes pushing their bodies too far?
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It seems as though elite NBA players will inevitably need Achilles tendon repair surgery, just as elite pitchers will inevitably need Tommy John surgery. How did we get to this point? Are modern athletes pushing their bodies too far?
Tablet is launching a print magazine and charging for access to its website. These are obviously financial decisions, but they want us to believe they are philosophical ones. Very strange!
You Are Not the Media
Subscribe to Tablet's new print magazine.
www.tabletmag.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Tablet is launching a print magazine and charging for access to its website. These are obviously financial decisions, but they want us to believe they are philosophical ones. Very strange!
This Wirecutter story about Conan's packing list is hilarious. Every item's description is like "super soft and durable, but you probably can't afford it!"
Conan O’Brien’s (Mostly Serious) Tips for Traveling the World With Just a Carry-On
Conan O'Brien’s travel comedy shows have taken him around the globe — and made him a packing expert in the process.
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
This Wirecutter story about Conan's packing list is hilarious. Every item's description is like "super soft and durable, but you probably can't afford it!"