Lex Rofeberg
@lexaphus.bsky.social
I post Jewish things. Sometimes other things. Like sports. But mostly Jewish things. Senior Jewish Educator for Judaism Unbound/The UnYeshiva. www.judaismunbound.com
Thank goodness that the ADL calmed us all down less than 6 months ago, reminding us it’s silly to presume that Elon Musk’s gesture was anything other than an “awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm,” and centrists shook their finger at us wacky leftists who thought maybe he kinda likes Nazis!
July 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thank goodness that the ADL calmed us all down less than 6 months ago, reminding us it’s silly to presume that Elon Musk’s gesture was anything other than an “awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm,” and centrists shook their finger at us wacky leftists who thought maybe he kinda likes Nazis!
It's horrific that in our world "Palestinian children deserve to eat" is seen as "controversial." That Jewish orgs need to debate whether it's "mission-aligned" to sign onto that statement.
Not complicated! Sign on!
Individuals: www.foodaidforgaza.org
Jewish Orgs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Not complicated! Sign on!
Individuals: www.foodaidforgaza.org
Jewish Orgs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's horrific that in our world "Palestinian children deserve to eat" is seen as "controversial." That Jewish orgs need to debate whether it's "mission-aligned" to sign onto that statement.
Not complicated! Sign on!
Individuals: www.foodaidforgaza.org
Jewish Orgs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Not complicated! Sign on!
Individuals: www.foodaidforgaza.org
Jewish Orgs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Israeli bombs do not distinguish between Hamas supporters and the thousands of Palestinians in Gaza who have turned out to protest Hamas. And the use of mass starvation as a military tactic?
This is beyond inhuman. It is genocide."
Important piece from @jaymichaelson.bsky.social.
This is beyond inhuman. It is genocide."
Important piece from @jaymichaelson.bsky.social.
May 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Israeli bombs do not distinguish between Hamas supporters and the thousands of Palestinians in Gaza who have turned out to protest Hamas. And the use of mass starvation as a military tactic?
This is beyond inhuman. It is genocide."
Important piece from @jaymichaelson.bsky.social.
This is beyond inhuman. It is genocide."
Important piece from @jaymichaelson.bsky.social.
April 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It appears Pat heard me
April 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It appears Pat heard me
Here's a non-exhaustive list of terminated Jewish Studies NEH grants.
To the rooftops: there's no sliver of a goal of "fighting antisemitism" when it comes to the decimation of higher ed. They're not "trying to fight antisemitism," but doing it inexpertly. "Combating antisemitism" is fully pretext.
To the rooftops: there's no sliver of a goal of "fighting antisemitism" when it comes to the decimation of higher ed. They're not "trying to fight antisemitism," but doing it inexpertly. "Combating antisemitism" is fully pretext.
April 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Here's a non-exhaustive list of terminated Jewish Studies NEH grants.
To the rooftops: there's no sliver of a goal of "fighting antisemitism" when it comes to the decimation of higher ed. They're not "trying to fight antisemitism," but doing it inexpertly. "Combating antisemitism" is fully pretext.
To the rooftops: there's no sliver of a goal of "fighting antisemitism" when it comes to the decimation of higher ed. They're not "trying to fight antisemitism," but doing it inexpertly. "Combating antisemitism" is fully pretext.
@returnstosender.bsky.social:
"Our NEH grant for 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union' has been terminated." This project doesn't support "the furtherance of the President’s agenda.'"
Imagine believing Trump wants to "fight antisemitism."
"Our NEH grant for 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union' has been terminated." This project doesn't support "the furtherance of the President’s agenda.'"
Imagine believing Trump wants to "fight antisemitism."
April 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@returnstosender.bsky.social:
"Our NEH grant for 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union' has been terminated." This project doesn't support "the furtherance of the President’s agenda.'"
Imagine believing Trump wants to "fight antisemitism."
"Our NEH grant for 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union' has been terminated." This project doesn't support "the furtherance of the President’s agenda.'"
Imagine believing Trump wants to "fight antisemitism."
Some of my students agree (this is generated from an exercise where I've asked folks to come up with alt titles for Numbers/Bamidbar/Arithmoi):
March 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Some of my students agree (this is generated from an exercise where I've asked folks to come up with alt titles for Numbers/Bamidbar/Arithmoi):
This goes viral every once in a while. But the wild thing about it isn't
"LOL, funny that pdf comes off as if it's a religion," but rather
"No PDF starts as a PDF. So in this framework, we all have our religious-identities not because we're born that way, but because we 'convert' to them."
"LOL, funny that pdf comes off as if it's a religion," but rather
"No PDF starts as a PDF. So in this framework, we all have our religious-identities not because we're born that way, but because we 'convert' to them."
March 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This goes viral every once in a while. But the wild thing about it isn't
"LOL, funny that pdf comes off as if it's a religion," but rather
"No PDF starts as a PDF. So in this framework, we all have our religious-identities not because we're born that way, but because we 'convert' to them."
"LOL, funny that pdf comes off as if it's a religion," but rather
"No PDF starts as a PDF. So in this framework, we all have our religious-identities not because we're born that way, but because we 'convert' to them."
When people voice concern about antisemitism on campus, ask their thoughts about antisemitism toward non-Zionist Jews at UCLA, to glean if they’re interested in antisemitism…or just in squashing the voices of non-Zionists (Jews and otherwise).
newvoices.org/2025/03/23/b...
newvoices.org/2025/03/23/b...
March 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
When people voice concern about antisemitism on campus, ask their thoughts about antisemitism toward non-Zionist Jews at UCLA, to glean if they’re interested in antisemitism…or just in squashing the voices of non-Zionists (Jews and otherwise).
newvoices.org/2025/03/23/b...
newvoices.org/2025/03/23/b...
Disgusting. ADoLatry strikes again.
At some point a pro-Palestine Jew — from outside the US and attending an American university — is gonna be detained or deported.
And a bunch of Jewish “legacy” institutions theoretically committed to “global Jewish peoplehood” (ADL first) will applaud that too.
At some point a pro-Palestine Jew — from outside the US and attending an American university — is gonna be detained or deported.
And a bunch of Jewish “legacy” institutions theoretically committed to “global Jewish peoplehood” (ADL first) will applaud that too.
March 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Disgusting. ADoLatry strikes again.
At some point a pro-Palestine Jew — from outside the US and attending an American university — is gonna be detained or deported.
And a bunch of Jewish “legacy” institutions theoretically committed to “global Jewish peoplehood” (ADL first) will applaud that too.
At some point a pro-Palestine Jew — from outside the US and attending an American university — is gonna be detained or deported.
And a bunch of Jewish “legacy” institutions theoretically committed to “global Jewish peoplehood” (ADL first) will applaud that too.
I'm devastated about this to a degree that's maybe not reasonable. ATH was so special for so many.
- Race off the school bus in middle school
- Run to the tv at 4:00 Central Time
- Learn what simultaneously intense and loving arguments look like
That was the routine. So grateful I had it.
- Race off the school bus in middle school
- Run to the tv at 4:00 Central Time
- Learn what simultaneously intense and loving arguments look like
That was the routine. So grateful I had it.
March 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I'm devastated about this to a degree that's maybe not reasonable. ATH was so special for so many.
- Race off the school bus in middle school
- Run to the tv at 4:00 Central Time
- Learn what simultaneously intense and loving arguments look like
That was the routine. So grateful I had it.
- Race off the school bus in middle school
- Run to the tv at 4:00 Central Time
- Learn what simultaneously intense and loving arguments look like
That was the routine. So grateful I had it.
What a surreal encapsulation of anti-Palestinian racism.
A Jewish and pro-Israel man shoots and injures 2 people because he thinks they're Palestinian. They're actually Israeli. The two victims respond by assuming the shooter was Palestinian and an antisemite, with one posting "death to Arabs."
A Jewish and pro-Israel man shoots and injures 2 people because he thinks they're Palestinian. They're actually Israeli. The two victims respond by assuming the shooter was Palestinian and an antisemite, with one posting "death to Arabs."
February 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
What a surreal encapsulation of anti-Palestinian racism.
A Jewish and pro-Israel man shoots and injures 2 people because he thinks they're Palestinian. They're actually Israeli. The two victims respond by assuming the shooter was Palestinian and an antisemite, with one posting "death to Arabs."
A Jewish and pro-Israel man shoots and injures 2 people because he thinks they're Palestinian. They're actually Israeli. The two victims respond by assuming the shooter was Palestinian and an antisemite, with one posting "death to Arabs."
With love, we are really missing the core of the story with Musk. Whether or not what he did was a Nazi salute, he has publicly professed support for a far-right German party that many (including, funny enough, the ADL) see as the heirs to Nazism in Germany -- and which has been growing in support.
January 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
With love, we are really missing the core of the story with Musk. Whether or not what he did was a Nazi salute, he has publicly professed support for a far-right German party that many (including, funny enough, the ADL) see as the heirs to Nazism in Germany -- and which has been growing in support.
In case anyone was nervous about lack of Jewish representation, the Rambam (Moses Maimonides) is prominently featured in the world’s only penis museum — the Icelandic Phallological Museum.
January 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In case anyone was nervous about lack of Jewish representation, the Rambam (Moses Maimonides) is prominently featured in the world’s only penis museum — the Icelandic Phallological Museum.
PSA (Paddington Service Announcement): The USA release-date for Paddington 3 has shifted from January to **February 14th, 2025**. Mark your calendars for this 3rd installment in the PCU now! Our next #MarmaladeEscapade awaits us in just a couple months, on Valentine's Day.
December 2, 2024 at 8:01 PM
PSA (Paddington Service Announcement): The USA release-date for Paddington 3 has shifted from January to **February 14th, 2025**. Mark your calendars for this 3rd installment in the PCU now! Our next #MarmaladeEscapade awaits us in just a couple months, on Valentine's Day.
In just over 2 months (since Nobody Wants This season 1 dropped), usage of the derogatory word "Shiksa" has gotten so thoroughly normalized that the NYT is publishing articles implying it's just a benign, neutral word for "non-Jewish woman." My fellow Jews, can we please stop with this?
December 1, 2024 at 9:10 PM
In just over 2 months (since Nobody Wants This season 1 dropped), usage of the derogatory word "Shiksa" has gotten so thoroughly normalized that the NYT is publishing articles implying it's just a benign, neutral word for "non-Jewish woman." My fellow Jews, can we please stop with this?
I am publicly thanking you for responding to feedback and publicly referring to Field of 68 Fashion Correspondent Kam Jones by his full name last night.
Also noting that the second part of this has aged pretty well!
Also noting that the second part of this has aged pretty well!
November 20, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I am publicly thanking you for responding to feedback and publicly referring to Field of 68 Fashion Correspondent Kam Jones by his full name last night.
Also noting that the second part of this has aged pretty well!
Also noting that the second part of this has aged pretty well!
Jonathan Greenblatt, focusing on the left again as white supremacists fill Trump's cabinet. Some responses:
1. AIPAC spends a huge amount of money to influence Congress. When you say "saying true things is antisemitism" it makes people not take you seriously when you call out actual antisemitism!
1. AIPAC spends a huge amount of money to influence Congress. When you say "saying true things is antisemitism" it makes people not take you seriously when you call out actual antisemitism!
November 19, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Jonathan Greenblatt, focusing on the left again as white supremacists fill Trump's cabinet. Some responses:
1. AIPAC spends a huge amount of money to influence Congress. When you say "saying true things is antisemitism" it makes people not take you seriously when you call out actual antisemitism!
1. AIPAC spends a huge amount of money to influence Congress. When you say "saying true things is antisemitism" it makes people not take you seriously when you call out actual antisemitism!