Helene Meyers
@helenemeyers.bsky.social
writer, educator, lover & critic of Jewish literature & film. Career coach for English majors & other humanities types. Latest book: MOVIE-MADE JEWS: AN AMERICAN TRADITION
https://helenemeyers.com/
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Cranberries are on the stove! Pro-tip: make a double batch and freeze some—cranberry sauce on latkes is delish!
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Cranberries are on the stove! Pro-tip: make a double batch and freeze some—cranberry sauce on latkes is delish!
Promoting my last book: MOVIE-MADE JEWS: AN AMERICAN TRADITION
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/movie-made-j...
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/movie-made-j...
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Promoting my last book: MOVIE-MADE JEWS: AN AMERICAN TRADITION
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/movie-made-j...
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/movie-made-j...
Who's crying? I'm not crying! Seriously, I hope some of these kids grow up and run for public office.
Thousands of people across the U.S. recently found a blue grocery bag tied to their door handle. Residents filled the bags with canned food and items, then placed the full bags back outside their door. (via @stlpublicradio.bsky.social)
A 40-year-old Scouting America tradition of food donation got its start in St. Louis
Scouting for Food became a national Scouting America program in 1988, expanding across the country as thousands of scouts collectively gathered hundreds of thousands of pounds of shelf-stable goods for food insecure residents in their local communities.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Who's crying? I'm not crying! Seriously, I hope some of these kids grow up and run for public office.
And especially those who are most vulnerable and have the least cultural capital.
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
And especially those who are most vulnerable and have the least cultural capital.
An early Shabbat Shalom.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
An early Shabbat Shalom.
”At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website.”
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you. open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you. open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you.
Where to find trusted health information now?
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
”At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website.”
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you. open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you. open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
Those of us who study domestic violence know that women are most in danger as they are leaving their abusers. That's not justification for staying; it's knowledge that can help facilitate a safer exit. Useful knowledge as we deal with national/nationalist forms of domestic violence.
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Those of us who study domestic violence know that women are most in danger as they are leaving their abusers. That's not justification for staying; it's knowledge that can help facilitate a safer exit. Useful knowledge as we deal with national/nationalist forms of domestic violence.
Shabbat shalom!
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Shabbat shalom!
Honored and grateful to @erikadreifus.bsky.social for including a link to my @therevealer.bsky.social review of Hurwitz’s AS A JEW in her weekly Machberet blog. Certainly a Jewish book to be celebrated, IMHO.
Please join the celebration of #JewishBookMonth100. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/jewi...
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Honored and grateful to @erikadreifus.bsky.social for including a link to my @therevealer.bsky.social review of Hurwitz’s AS A JEW in her weekly Machberet blog. Certainly a Jewish book to be celebrated, IMHO.
In praise of decency—even and especially now!
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In praise of decency—even and especially now!
A top-notch economist and writer also has good culinary sense!
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A top-notch economist and writer also has good culinary sense!
ICYMI: My review of Sarah Hurwitz's AS A JEW over @therevealer.bsky.social
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
ICYMI: My review of Sarah Hurwitz's AS A JEW over @therevealer.bsky.social
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
The many forms resistance takes.
Yesterday at the farmer’s market I saw a vendor quietly give food to someone whose EBT (SNAP) card didn’t have enough money on it.
People helping people because the president and his administration refuse to.
Even when court-ordered.
People helping people because the president and his administration refuse to.
Even when court-ordered.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The many forms resistance takes.
If you’re going to have a nice Shabbat dinner tonight and you can do so, please consider a contribution to @mazonusa.bsky.social or to your local food bank. An early Shabbat Shalom and a good weekend to all who are appalled by the withholding of SNAP benefits.
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If you’re going to have a nice Shabbat dinner tonight and you can do so, please consider a contribution to @mazonusa.bsky.social or to your local food bank. An early Shabbat Shalom and a good weekend to all who are appalled by the withholding of SNAP benefits.
Sharing my review of Sarah Hurwitz's AS A JEW over @therevealer.bsky.social:
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
therevealer.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Sharing my review of Sarah Hurwitz's AS A JEW over @therevealer.bsky.social:
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
Challah-intolerant?
Heritage Foundation having a normal one
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Challah-intolerant?
Reposted by Helene Meyers
The WSUP spring/summer catalog is out, so #WitHappens is on the final approach to its 2/17/26 release date! Pre-order now (and please have your university library pre-order before money runs out for the year), and remember we're all happy to do in-person or Zoom events in the coming months!
#JewSky
#JewSky
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The WSUP spring/summer catalog is out, so #WitHappens is on the final approach to its 2/17/26 release date! Pre-order now (and please have your university library pre-order before money runs out for the year), and remember we're all happy to do in-person or Zoom events in the coming months!
#JewSky
#JewSky
If only that were a viable option!
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If only that were a viable option!
Reposted by Helene Meyers
Other than finishing the fucking thing, my favorite part of the marathon was two finishers - one running with an Israeli flag in a batman costume to honor the Beibas kids and one running with a Palestinian flag - taking a post-race photo together for peace and human rights for all. I teared up.
November 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Other than finishing the fucking thing, my favorite part of the marathon was two finishers - one running with an Israeli flag in a batman costume to honor the Beibas kids and one running with a Palestinian flag - taking a post-race photo together for peace and human rights for all. I teared up.
Reposted by Helene Meyers
On LinkedIn, Nim Shapira shared that TORN will be making its "PBS broadcast debut on THIRTEEN (New York’s flagship PBS station) this Monday, November 3 at 9 PM, with encore airings on THIRTEEN and NJ PBS throughout the month." HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
On LinkedIn, Nim Shapira shared that TORN will be making its "PBS broadcast debut on THIRTEEN (New York’s flagship PBS station) this Monday, November 3 at 9 PM, with encore airings on THIRTEEN and NJ PBS throughout the month." HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Reposted by Helene Meyers
“George Dunn sat in his cubicle at Peapod Press, a space small enough that if he stretched his long arms, he could nearly touch the fabric walls on either side.” Read from R.L. Maizes’ new novel, A Complete Fiction.
A Complete Fiction
George Dunn sat in his cubicle at Peapod Press, a space small enough that if he stretched his long arms, he could nearly touch the fabric walls on either side. His pole-vault legs had never fit pro…
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“George Dunn sat in his cubicle at Peapod Press, a space small enough that if he stretched his long arms, he could nearly touch the fabric walls on either side.” Read from R.L. Maizes’ new novel, A Complete Fiction.
Preparing my English majors career pathways book for production and wondering if the chapter that talks about the genesis of the book and includes chapter summaries as well as how different audiences might make use of the book should be a preface or introductory chapter. Thoughts?
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Preparing my English majors career pathways book for production and wondering if the chapter that talks about the genesis of the book and includes chapter summaries as well as how different audiences might make use of the book should be a preface or introductory chapter. Thoughts?