ILL librarians are real live heroes of the revolution

Still thinking on @rachelbgross.bsky.social’s point. There’s something lovely about a certain kind of innovation, one made intentionally to enhance a tradition. Many of my favorite traditions became traditions within living memory!

All traditions have histories but only some fit into Eric Hobsbawm's category of "invented traditions," as I explain in the piece 🙂

Yes, my response was a joke about certain Jewish orgs that misuse the idea of religious pluralism, but it was probably too niche 🙂

Don't talk to me about matzah balls, then 🙃😂

(But food history shouldn't ruin anyone's enjoyment!)

Thanks, Josh! 😊

Aw thanks! 😊

Is this ... religious pluralism?

“For many of us, [latkes] have become central to the stories we tell ourselves about Hanukkah. When we make or eat or smell latkes, many of us recall family gatherings and celebrations with friends ... the stories about our lives that help us understand who we are and where we come from.”

No! That's wild. I get so much junk mail but haven't seen this trash

Yikes! 😡

It's telling that historians have written off Antin's post-celebrity life as sick, sad, and obscure when she decided celebrity wasn't healthy for her and didn't allow her to pursue what she truly valued

And Jewish historians have really hated that she explored non-Jewish religions 🫠