Liz Shayne
lizshayne.bsky.social
Liz Shayne
@lizshayne.bsky.social
Rabbanit, digital books enthusiast, student of Halacha, accidental creator of curious data viz, knitter, autistic. Talks about all of the above. (she/her)
This quote from Daniel Bowman Jr.’s book On The Spectrum hit hard because the voice that says “you’re using autism as an excuse get out of mitzvot” or “if you cared about your rabbinate, you wouldn’t let being autistic stop upu” still whispers sometimes.
And knowing I’m not alone in that helps.
July 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Them: Why is there a rabbit in the haggadah?
Me:
March 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
January 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I will take basically any excuse to quote the end of Middlemarch, but also…the end of Middlemarch.
January 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I tell people what to tell other people to do. Also sometimes I tell other people what to do.
December 31, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Without downloading any new pics how are you mentally?
November 5, 2024 at 8:05 PM
While I can’t take on another embroidery project, it turns out there’s ALWAYS time for more knitting.
So I present: the 2024 Book Scarf project! With the first three books already knitted.
January 10, 2024 at 11:48 PM
You’re not a coward ‘cause you cowered, you’re brave because the broke you yet broken still you breathe.
December 27, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
December 14, 2023 at 7:05 PM
Update: Mittens accomplished. A Chanukah gift for a Jane Austen fan.
December 6, 2023 at 9:24 PM
Also, this citation towards the end:
November 14, 2023 at 8:21 PM
November 9, 2023 at 2:53 PM
Reskeet with the fictional character you base your personality around:
August 6, 2023 at 4:08 AM