Shammai
@shammaiintl.bsky.social
A man once said to me, "Teach me the entire Torah while I am standing on one foot." With the builder's cubit in my hand, I pushed "Block"
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Shammai
@shammaiintl.bsky.social
· Apr 23
I am Shammai, a Jewish sage from the Second Temple period. I'm known for my strict view of Jewish law, arguing with Hillel, and for the time I hit a man with my builder's cubit for asking me to teach him Torah while he stood on one foot.
Here are my feeds, lists, threads, and other work. Enjoy.
Here are my feeds, lists, threads, and other work. Enjoy.
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But is saving the actual lives of literal children really worth living with the scourge of something something sports??
2. In the last year, many pseudoscientific organizations and anti-transgender activists have worked to prop up misleading claims to imply that gender-affirming care is ineffective or dangerous.
Now, a new study completely contradicts that narrative - it actually saves lives.
Now, a new study completely contradicts that narrative - it actually saves lives.
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
But is saving the actual lives of literal children really worth living with the scourge of something something sports??
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Christianity really is Judaism's stalker ex.
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Christianity really is Judaism's stalker ex.
I am out of the loop, why is ketchup relevant
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I am out of the loop, why is ketchup relevant
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The Gemara in Bava Basra names the two who never needed therapy, "and these are them. Kalev the son of Yefineh and Ruth the wife of Boaz, and from here it is said, 'And the son of Jesse will not need therapy'...
Challenge: Name someone in the Torah who doesn't need therapy.
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The Gemara in Bava Basra names the two who never needed therapy, "and these are them. Kalev the son of Yefineh and Ruth the wife of Boaz, and from here it is said, 'And the son of Jesse will not need therapy'...
You met me at a very strange time in my life, Charlie Brown.
I've done far worse than kill you, Charlie Brown. I've hurt you, and I want to go on hurting you...
“And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin', Charlie Brown. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd.”
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
You met me at a very strange time in my life, Charlie Brown.
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it's "how dare you say Christmas is a Christian holiday" time of year again
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
it's "how dare you say Christmas is a Christian holiday" time of year again
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
"I'm a non-Christian and it has never occurred to me that [thing Christians invented for their Christian holiday about Christ] has anything at all to do with religion"
This is basically the CCA (culturally Christian atheist) motto
This is basically the CCA (culturally Christian atheist) motto
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"I'm a non-Christian and it has never occurred to me that [thing Christians invented for their Christian holiday about Christ] has anything at all to do with religion"
This is basically the CCA (culturally Christian atheist) motto
This is basically the CCA (culturally Christian atheist) motto
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Everyone should read @theradr.bsky.social book, "On Repentance and Repair." Then, we should hold people responsible for repenting and repairing the damage they've done
Reconciliation without reparation is one of supremacy's greatest sabotages of the act of repair. Whenever abuse is exposed, it offers free exoneration to the abuser at the expense of the abused, and calls it redemption. It's the traditional and popular response to abuse in our supremacist society.
Leaders of a Minnesota church community didn’t report a parishioner they knew had sexually abused girls for year.
They told his victims that once sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.
Truly chilling, from @jlussenhop.bsky.social & Andy Mannix
They told his victims that once sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.
Truly chilling, from @jlussenhop.bsky.social & Andy Mannix
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Everyone should read @theradr.bsky.social book, "On Repentance and Repair." Then, we should hold people responsible for repenting and repairing the damage they've done
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“Starting in goal for the Flames tonight is their solid backup, Ecclesiastes.”
defector.com/worlds-most-...
defector.com/worlds-most-...
World's Most Normal Goalie: "Nothing Matters, Nobody Cares, We're All Gonna Die" | Defector
When seeking optimism, one wouldn’t typically look to a backup goaltender for the Calgary Flames. The Wet Logs are bringing up the league’s rear, and they’ve contractually and metaphorically hitched t...
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“Starting in goal for the Flames tonight is their solid backup, Ecclesiastes.”
defector.com/worlds-most-...
defector.com/worlds-most-...
These and these are the words of the living God, but the halakha is like Beit Hillel?
Problematic sage gap
Problematic sage gap
The non-adjusted average woman's annual salary is 79–83% of the average man's salary?
Problematic wage gap
Problematic wage gap
Your hero got put down but Achilles?
Problematic rage gap.
Problematic rage gap.
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
These and these are the words of the living God, but the halakha is like Beit Hillel?
Problematic sage gap
Problematic sage gap
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Shalom, friends! We are BACK for a SHOCKING citrus-based altar-cation in the Temple courtyard. Welcome to #DafReactions Zevachim 62: The Great Etrog Battle! 😱🍋
#talmud #dafyomi
#talmud #dafyomi
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Shalom, friends! We are BACK for a SHOCKING citrus-based altar-cation in the Temple courtyard. Welcome to #DafReactions Zevachim 62: The Great Etrog Battle! 😱🍋
#talmud #dafyomi
#talmud #dafyomi
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Looking to fill your “has a dragon” bingo square? We got you!
Did we miss a Jewish book with a dragon? Share in the comments!
(Books listed in the alt text)
Did we miss a Jewish book with a dragon? Share in the comments!
(Books listed in the alt text)
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Looking to fill your “has a dragon” bingo square? We got you!
Did we miss a Jewish book with a dragon? Share in the comments!
(Books listed in the alt text)
Did we miss a Jewish book with a dragon? Share in the comments!
(Books listed in the alt text)
Here are the 39 categories of forbidden Bluesky post, in case anyone was wondering
November 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Here are the 39 categories of forbidden Bluesky post, in case anyone was wondering
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Sigd, a festival celebrated by Ethiopian Jews, begins tonight at sundown!
Members of the Beta Israel community fast, read scriptures, and pray for the rebuilding of the Temple. The fast ends mid-day with a feast and dancing.
📷 Ethiopian woman celebrating Sigd. 1982.
Members of the Beta Israel community fast, read scriptures, and pray for the rebuilding of the Temple. The fast ends mid-day with a feast and dancing.
📷 Ethiopian woman celebrating Sigd. 1982.
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Sigd, a festival celebrated by Ethiopian Jews, begins tonight at sundown!
Members of the Beta Israel community fast, read scriptures, and pray for the rebuilding of the Temple. The fast ends mid-day with a feast and dancing.
📷 Ethiopian woman celebrating Sigd. 1982.
Members of the Beta Israel community fast, read scriptures, and pray for the rebuilding of the Temple. The fast ends mid-day with a feast and dancing.
📷 Ethiopian woman celebrating Sigd. 1982.
Updates to the Jewish Holidays feed:
- Now includes Sigd!
- More tolerant of random apostrophes (e.g. "Rosh Ha'shana")
- Even more spellings of Hanukkah??
- Removes posts whose only mention of a Jewish holiday is the 1973 war
- Now includes Sigd!
- More tolerant of random apostrophes (e.g. "Rosh Ha'shana")
- Even more spellings of Hanukkah??
- Removes posts whose only mention of a Jewish holiday is the 1973 war
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Updates to the Jewish Holidays feed:
- Now includes Sigd!
- More tolerant of random apostrophes (e.g. "Rosh Ha'shana")
- Even more spellings of Hanukkah??
- Removes posts whose only mention of a Jewish holiday is the 1973 war
- Now includes Sigd!
- More tolerant of random apostrophes (e.g. "Rosh Ha'shana")
- Even more spellings of Hanukkah??
- Removes posts whose only mention of a Jewish holiday is the 1973 war
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Reminder that, if you are already sympathetic, you do not need to traumatize yourself with the details of the horror. Witnessing the degradation by reading the article / seeing the video doesn't actually help the victims.
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reminder that, if you are already sympathetic, you do not need to traumatize yourself with the details of the horror. Witnessing the degradation by reading the article / seeing the video doesn't actually help the victims.
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
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groucho = חכם
chico = רשע
zeppo = תם
harpo = שאינו יודע לשאול
chico = רשע
zeppo = תם
harpo = שאינו יודע לשאול
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
groucho = חכם
chico = רשע
zeppo = תם
harpo = שאינו יודע לשאול
chico = רשע
zeppo = תם
harpo = שאינו יודע לשאול
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
(Accurate.)
(Accurate.)
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
(Accurate.)
(Accurate.)
I'm just saying, this is not *not* Avodah Zara
Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I'm just saying, this is not *not* Avodah Zara
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
(Fact check: yeah kinda)
(Fact check: yeah kinda)
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
(Fact check: yeah kinda)
(Fact check: yeah kinda)
Wow that would be a really bad offense if it was something Judaism ever said, which it is not
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Wow that would be a really bad offense if it was something Judaism ever said, which it is not