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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thrilled and deeply honored that my book, The Wilderness Narratives in the Hebrew Bible, has been included in this list, along with some pretty amazing company! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Five Crucial Books for the Study of the Hebrew Bible

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Aug 17

Now is the time to be curious about our universe, to be imaginative about all its possibilities, including the potential for humans to live in good and sustainable relations with each other and the ecosystems that we depend upon.

This is a time of stubborn freedom dreaming.

Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 17

What's your take on the moment we're living through in 50 words or less. [you able to quote post]

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jul 26

You’re welcome. youtu.be/Yqa4Mc_ApzI?...

ABC song to John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" feat. Tay Zonday (Chocolate Rain) + Trombone

YouTube video by Paul The Trombonist

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Lisa Weihman @lisaweihman.bsky.social · Jul 15

Here’s looking at you, Walter Benjamin

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jul 13

"Truly, ignorant people lament their [bygone] times
and praise the days that have already passed." — Abu l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Commentary on Ecclesiastes (1143)

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jul 9

This is why I became a serious student of thr Bible. I can’t bear to see it so horribly misused. open.substack.com/pub/kristind...

Taking the Lord's name in vain

It's not just a theological problem

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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · Jul 7

Key lesson of the horrific losses in Texas is that we are not at all ready for the catastrophes of climate change and we desperately need good government to get ready. It’s the fundamental challenge of our time.

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jul 4

Sometimes the Bible is shocking. And sometimes that's just what we need.

A Good, Swift Kick in the Gut

I will rebuke your descendants, and I will throw shit on your faces—the shit of your festival offerings—and you will be carried off to the shitpile along with it. — Malachi 2:3 Translations of the Bib...

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jul 4

Contributor: A refresher course in American truths

As the countdown begins to the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, what principles can unite these United States?

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jul 4

Yep

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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy 4th of July, Batman.

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jul 2

In case you were wondering: "One who is a Torah scholar should not eat standing, lick his finger, or burp in front of another person. He should minimize conversation, laughter, sleep, pleasure, and an overemphasis of 'yes' or 'no, no.'” — Derekh erets zuta

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jun 27

Yep

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · Jun 22

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.”
― Octavia Butler

#WritingSky #AcademicSky

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · Jun 21

Listen. The only way you can become a good writer is by being a shitty writer and doing it anyways. You can’t magically become a good writer by having a machine do some of the work for you. That just makes you a fraud.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jun 17

I just pulled out my copy of Newton's Principia, a book that was originally written in Latin, and noticed that the translation I am using was completed with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which has basically been destroyed

Science depends on the humanities 🧪

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · Jun 17

In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.

Iran

Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jun 17

What's the deal with Moses's wife? Here's a novel answer. Check out my latest at TheTorah.com!

Miriam Complains of Moses’ Cushite Wife: Hezekiah Married the Wrong Empire! - TheTorah.com

In the 8th century B.C.E., Egypt’s Nubian (Cushite) rulers pledged support to Hezekiah’s rebellion against Assyria—but ultimately failed to deliver. Miriam’s complaint about Moses’ Cushite wife serves...

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Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · Jun 10

we should teach literature in schools as though following a long, complicated narrative is a desirable skill

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jun 5

It certainly does. And the “why” is both in this article and in my recent book.

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Jun 4

Some say the Torah is unreadable. Is that really true? Come think about this with me at the Moses Chronicles.

Why We CAN Read the Torah, Fractures and All

We run up against it from the very beginning. In the first chapter of Genesis we read that “God created the man in his image; in the image of God he created him—male and female he created them” (Ge…

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Beth Levin @betheena.bsky.social · May 19

“I’m trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it’s difficult is because I’m changing all the time.”
— Charles Mingus
dreaminginthedeepsouth

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · May 8

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · May 8

it's Keith Jarrett's birthday. unplug yourself from the timeline long enough to play Bremen/Lausanne or the Japanese solo shows from '76 or Bregenz/Munich '81 or the Carnegie Hall show. Just hit play and close your eyes long enough to get inside the music. You will be glad you did.

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Angela Erisman @torahgirl.bsky.social · Apr 18

Check out my latest on The Moses Chronicles! If you're a Substacker, you can find it there as well. angelaroskoperisman.com/2025/04/18/t...

The Flood

Today is Good Friday in the Christian world, a day that commemorates the execution of an innocent man because it was convenient for those who happened to hold political power. Mostly I’m goin…

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