Shayna Weiss
@shaynamalka.bsky.social
Jewish studies scholar and pop culture obsessive.
anyway, good day for this perfect yehudim baim sketch www.facebook.com/watch/?v=433...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
anyway, good day for this perfect yehudim baim sketch www.facebook.com/watch/?v=433...
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Today is Səgd (ስግድ), an ancient holy day for the Ethiopian Jewish community. Read this lovely article about it, which includes memory, theological reflection, and a recipe.
The Sound of Səgd (ስግድ): Reclaiming Language, Memory, and Belonging
When I arrived in Israel from Ethiopia as a little girl, I learned quickly that language can build a home and it can unmake one.
www.jewishbookcouncil.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Today is Səgd (ስግድ), an ancient holy day for the Ethiopian Jewish community. Read this lovely article about it, which includes memory, theological reflection, and a recipe.
this is horrific and i am glad the university banned her. but also, it is incredibly funny that she couldn't do her antisemitism correctly when she said the blood libel is during sukkot, and not passover. www.timesofisrael.com/uk-universit...
UK university axes researcher for teaching students anti-Jewish blood libel
University College London summons police after lecturer tells anti-Israel student group that Jews mix gentile blood into matzah
www.timesofisrael.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
this is horrific and i am glad the university banned her. but also, it is incredibly funny that she couldn't do her antisemitism correctly when she said the blood libel is during sukkot, and not passover. www.timesofisrael.com/uk-universit...
Today I encountered the Poelei Agudat Israel hymn, a relatively small movement that tried to combine Haredi Jewish ideals with socialism. And I gotta say, it rules.
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Today I encountered the Poelei Agudat Israel hymn, a relatively small movement that tried to combine Haredi Jewish ideals with socialism. And I gotta say, it rules.
death by lightning is great. garfield hive rise up
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
death by lightning is great. garfield hive rise up
some of the best political commentary i've seen in the past two years is in shem tov heavy two, the second chapter of the craziest israeli hip hop-era by tamir bar www.kan.org.il/content/dig/...
שם טוב האבי 2 | הסרט המלא
אחרי שהצליח לברוח מהכלא וחי שנים תחת זהות בדויה, שם טוב האבי בורח שוב ומוצא את עצמו בעיר בדיונית בשם "יהוד". למסע מצטרפים אורחים רבים ומפתיעים
www.kan.org.il
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
some of the best political commentary i've seen in the past two years is in shem tov heavy two, the second chapter of the craziest israeli hip hop-era by tamir bar www.kan.org.il/content/dig/...
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Breaking News: A jury found a man not guilty of assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington.
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
The verdict on a misdemeanor charge came after seven hours of deliberation, and after prosecutors had previously failed to secure a felony indictment.
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Breaking News: A jury found a man not guilty of assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington.
you know you have a real personal brand when multiple people send you this www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Kanye West meets Rabbi Pinto to apologize for antisemitic tirades
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November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
you know you have a real personal brand when multiple people send you this www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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In a new article (open access!) I argue that the Ottoman state played a crucial role in creating Ashkenazi identity in Jerusalem - as an overarching category for Yiddish speaking Jews from Central and East European countries.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Ottoman Production of Ashkenazi Identity
The familiar grouping of Yiddish speaking Jews of Central and Eastern Europe into the single overarching identity of ‘Ashkenazim’, emerged initially in multi-lingual Jewish contexts. This article e...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In a new article (open access!) I argue that the Ottoman state played a crucial role in creating Ashkenazi identity in Jerusalem - as an overarching category for Yiddish speaking Jews from Central and East European countries.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6V2... its his weekend, time to celebrate
Werewolf Bar Mitzvah - FULL SONG
YouTube video by Tj dembski
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October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6V2... its his weekend, time to celebrate
i usually only post about reality tv, but yes this exactly.
honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
i usually only post about reality tv, but yes this exactly.
is anyone watching i desperately need to discuss
my favorite haredi tv dating show is coming back for a second season.
October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
is anyone watching i desperately need to discuss
The diplomat is so perfect
October 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The diplomat is so perfect
This is literally a running punchline on the third season of shababnikim and now it’s just real life yankiai.com
YankiAI
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October 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is literally a running punchline on the third season of shababnikim and now it’s just real life yankiai.com
my favorite haredi tv dating show is coming back for a second season.
October 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
my favorite haredi tv dating show is coming back for a second season.
tv news: there's going to be a tv series about the kidnapping of yossele shumacher, one of the more bonkers episodes in jewish history variety.com/2025/tv/glob...
Eran Riklis on Tallinn TV Beats-Bound ‘The Abduction of Yossele Schumacher’ and the Challenge of Raising Financing When the Israeli Film Industry Faces Boycott (EXCLUSIVE)
The director of “Lemon Tree” will pitch in Tallinn his next TV drama co-penned by ‘Fauda’’s Moshe Zonder.
variety.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
tv news: there's going to be a tv series about the kidnapping of yossele shumacher, one of the more bonkers episodes in jewish history variety.com/2025/tv/glob...
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Super excited to finally see this piece of mine online.
”We usually understand ‘divide and rule’ as a tactic for dividing populations. But it also divides people from their own pasts.”
Now online from our 50th anniversary issue, @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social reviews three memoirs on the destruction of the Arab Jewish world:
Now online from our 50th anniversary issue, @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social reviews three memoirs on the destruction of the Arab Jewish world:
In Search of Arab Jews - Boston Review
Can a culture be resurrected?
www.bostonreview.net
September 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Super excited to finally see this piece of mine online.
The show platonic is legit really great?
August 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The show platonic is legit really great?
Who else is in the small venn diagram of comparing their Jewish youth group experience to the teen mania documentary
August 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Who else is in the small venn diagram of comparing their Jewish youth group experience to the teen mania documentary
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS is my novel of the year and it isn’t even close
August 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
SONS AND DAUGHTERS is my novel of the year and it isn’t even close
emerging from my self imposed social media blackout to ask...who will talk about this week's below deck with me??? that was WILD
July 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
emerging from my self imposed social media blackout to ask...who will talk about this week's below deck with me??? that was WILD
new publication alert 🚨 academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
Haredi on TV: Representation in Israeli Series
AbstractThis chapter examines over twenty Israeli television series about Haredi Jews produced since the early 2000s, including Shtisel (2013–2021), Shabab
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July 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
new publication alert 🚨 academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
I cannot even begin to describe how perfect righteous gemstones is
May 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I cannot even begin to describe how perfect righteous gemstones is
Apply for the Institute for Advanced Israel Studies Fellowship 2025-2026: Diversifying the Israeli Diaspora
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Call for Proposals
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April 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Apply for the Institute for Advanced Israel Studies Fellowship 2025-2026: Diversifying the Israeli Diaspora
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