Alex R. (אלעזר בן שלמה הלוי)
@alexredinger.bsky.social
כתיבה באנגלית ובעברית (און אמאל יידיש)
Lawyer in Toronto mostly posting about history, Yiddishkeit, and my cooking
Lawyer in Toronto mostly posting about history, Yiddishkeit, and my cooking
These are two sisters: one decided to make aliyah in the 1920s, while the other remained in Europe. The one who stayed was deported to Latvia in 1942 and murdered upon arrival. The one who left (my great-grandmother) later immigrated to Canada with her daughter and son-in-law (my Bubbie and Zaide).
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
These are two sisters: one decided to make aliyah in the 1920s, while the other remained in Europe. The one who stayed was deported to Latvia in 1942 and murdered upon arrival. The one who left (my great-grandmother) later immigrated to Canada with her daughter and son-in-law (my Bubbie and Zaide).
The beautiful Leopoldstädter Tempel, built in Vienna in 1858, was where my great-grandparents were married on June 21, 1903. Sadly it was destroyed by the Nazis during Kristallnacht.
May 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The beautiful Leopoldstädter Tempel, built in Vienna in 1858, was where my great-grandparents were married on June 21, 1903. Sadly it was destroyed by the Nazis during Kristallnacht.
I recently discovered a financial application that my great-grandfather, David Redinger, filled out in 1939 while he was trying to escape Austria with his wife Josephine. At this point, all of his property had been stolen by the Nazis. A year later he was deported to Lodz and murdered. #HMD2025
April 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Finally finished all the matzah we bought for Pesach! No more bread of affliction until next year 🙏
April 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Finally finished all the matzah we bought for Pesach! No more bread of affliction until next year 🙏
Ran like a man possessed this morning:
April 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ran like a man possessed this morning:
Glad they got one of the scumbags. One of the synagogues he targeted was where I had my wedding.
globalnews.ca/news/1108567...
globalnews.ca/news/1108567...
Suspect charged with hate crimes spree that included attacks at 5 Toronto synagogues | Globalnews.ca
Amir Arvahi Azar faces 29 counts, among them advocating the genocide of Jews and targeting Jewish community institutions.
globalnews.ca
March 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Glad they got one of the scumbags. One of the synagogues he targeted was where I had my wedding.
globalnews.ca/news/1108567...
globalnews.ca/news/1108567...
מיין המן-טאַשן: קאַרש, פלוים, און קרעם קעז שאָקאָלאַד! א פריילעכן פורים!
March 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
מיין המן-טאַשן: קאַרש, פלוים, און קרעם קעז שאָקאָלאַד! א פריילעכן פורים!
Looks like some grocery stores are now distinguishing Canadian products for selective shoppers
March 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Looks like some grocery stores are now distinguishing Canadian products for selective shoppers
Yesterday my wife questioned whether a dish I cooked over the weekend counts as a stew because it has potatoes in it, so I quoted a noted authority on taters, Samwise Gamgee:
March 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Yesterday my wife questioned whether a dish I cooked over the weekend counts as a stew because it has potatoes in it, so I quoted a noted authority on taters, Samwise Gamgee:
המשחק שלי של פברואר. כיף מאוד וגם יהודי!
February 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
המשחק שלי של פברואר. כיף מאוד וגם יהודי!
Reposted by Alex R. (אלעזר בן שלמה הלוי)
When I was watching The Apprentice and Fear Factor about 20 years ago, I never would have guessed that the hosts would be key proponents of American attempts to annex Canada...
![Joe Rogan: "In Canada... their ability to express themselves on the internet has been severely limited."
"Because people like that f**khead Justin [Trudeau]... he's leading that country on a road to legitimate communism."
"It's very dangerous, and I think most Canadians are fed up with it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreiauamuivm5njuoya3lsa7godct7ijsfiy6d2ebumnqs7hh7cr6whu@jpeg)
February 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
When I was watching The Apprentice and Fear Factor about 20 years ago, I never would have guessed that the hosts would be key proponents of American attempts to annex Canada...
Trump's proposed expansion into Canada and Greenland reminds me of Justinian's expansion of the Eastern Roman Empire into Italy, North Africa, and Spain in the early/mid-6th century CE. The empire reached its greatest territorial extent at that time, but was overextended and gradually collapsed.
February 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Trump's proposed expansion into Canada and Greenland reminds me of Justinian's expansion of the Eastern Roman Empire into Italy, North Africa, and Spain in the early/mid-6th century CE. The empire reached its greatest territorial extent at that time, but was overextended and gradually collapsed.
There's been a noticeable surge in Canadian patriotism in response to Trump. Even Quebec seems to be getting in on it!
February 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
There's been a noticeable surge in Canadian patriotism in response to Trump. Even Quebec seems to be getting in on it!
עוד עוף...
February 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
עוד עוף...
Rotkraut mit apfels und kirschen. Gut shabbes, allen!
January 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Rotkraut mit apfels und kirschen. Gut shabbes, allen!
On September 16, 1880, Emperor Franz Joseph I visited a machine factory and iron foundry owned by my great-great-grandfather's brother, S. Redinger, in Czernowitz (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine). Here's a photo from the occasion. My great-great-grandmother danced with the emperor during the visit.
January 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
On September 16, 1880, Emperor Franz Joseph I visited a machine factory and iron foundry owned by my great-great-grandfather's brother, S. Redinger, in Czernowitz (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine). Here's a photo from the occasion. My great-great-grandmother danced with the emperor during the visit.
I recently discovered a financial application that my great-grandfather, David Redinger, filled out in 1939 while he was trying to escape Austria with his wife Josephine. At this point, all of his property had been stolen by the Nazis. A year later he was deported to Lodz and murdered. #HMD2025
January 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I recently discovered a financial application that my great-grandfather, David Redinger, filled out in 1939 while he was trying to escape Austria with his wife Josephine. At this point, all of his property had been stolen by the Nazis. A year later he was deported to Lodz and murdered. #HMD2025
עפּל קוגעל, רעצעפּט פון אַדעענאַ סוסמאַן
January 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
עפּל קוגעל, רעצעפּט פון אַדעענאַ סוסמאַן
Reposted by Alex R. (אלעזר בן שלמה הלוי)
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים:
Blessed is the One who releases the captured.
So grateful to have our people back home.
Blessed is the One who releases the captured.
So grateful to have our people back home.
January 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים:
Blessed is the One who releases the captured.
So grateful to have our people back home.
Blessed is the One who releases the captured.
So grateful to have our people back home.
קאשה ורנישקס ועוף עם חוויג׳
January 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
קאשה ורנישקס ועוף עם חוויג׳
It's been a while since I last made cupcakes. These are apple – I've also got another apple dessert in mind for later this week.
January 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It's been a while since I last made cupcakes. These are apple – I've also got another apple dessert in mind for later this week.
I have legitimately worked through some legal issues on files in my sleep, it seems like a ripoff that I can't bill for that time.
Listen, if you're part of the nightmare, I'm billing for sleep
January 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I have legitimately worked through some legal issues on files in my sleep, it seems like a ripoff that I can't bill for that time.