And a question just came into my brain: Historically, is there any connection between the words התר and the Greek word heteros (different/other)? Or is it just super weird coincidence?

That is hilarious and I must do it next year.

That’s amazing!

Because Christianity has made many think it’s just a word that means hypocrite. In fact, modern Jews are the direct descendants of the Pharisees—and modern Jewish practice came from them.

Using the word Pharisee disparagingly, as you did, is antisemitic. Just so you know for future reference.

Happy honk!

Such lovely jwitter memories

Any other advice also appreciated.

Haya sham. Wherever there is. But it was most certainly there. Except for the photographer, so they get a פ

Yes, and…there are mistakes that are baked into the text. Masoretes instituted corrections for some (a word looks like one thing written, but we pronounce it another way. It’s actually kind of fascinating. And one of my favorite short teaches.

I literally can’t read Barabbas and not hear it as Son of the Father)s?). Which honestly skews the way I understand the story.

Yup!

Fun, ancient memories of being a young rabbi at camp with teens, and leading a session of an elective on sex/sexuality/etc. Within the hour—their goal for the first 15 minutes: make this young rabbi uncomfortable. Their goal once they figured out that they wouldn’t succeed: Oh, cool, conversation!

Does not copute. (#whyIAmARabbi…and work as an educator…no other career combination would tolerate me)