Eric Strimling
@estrimling.bsky.social
Husband, father, County Project Manager, Temple member, Torah studier, Tai Chi student.
In Gen 31:19 Rachel steals Laban's idols. In 35:2 Jacob requires that all of the idols be buried, so we assume that Rachel gave up hers. Then in Gen 35:19, a dozen verses later, Rachel dies in childbirth.
Those idols were probably fertility godesses. Did Rachel lose her protection?
Those idols were probably fertility godesses. Did Rachel lose her protection?
March 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In Gen 31:19 Rachel steals Laban's idols. In 35:2 Jacob requires that all of the idols be buried, so we assume that Rachel gave up hers. Then in Gen 35:19, a dozen verses later, Rachel dies in childbirth.
Those idols were probably fertility godesses. Did Rachel lose her protection?
Those idols were probably fertility godesses. Did Rachel lose her protection?
We need a new election. We need to know if all Israel supports or reviles this war.
Israelis were gathering in Jerusalem on Wednesday to protest moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they say undermine the country’s democracy and to call for a renewed cease-fire deal for Gaza to bring the remaining hostages there home.
Israelis Take to Streets Day After Strikes on Gaza
Israeli protests are converging over national security and domestic politics amid concerns about the government’s renewed push to reduce the power of state watchdogs.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We need a new election. We need to know if all Israel supports or reviles this war.
Diasporism is the new doikayt?
"Doikayt is a Yiddish word
central to Buddhist teaching:
'right here, right now.'
Wait, that's wrong.
The definition said Bundist.
Labor unions, not zazen --
build better wherever we are..."
Read the whole thing here:
velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2025/03...
central to Buddhist teaching:
'right here, right now.'
Wait, that's wrong.
The definition said Bundist.
Labor unions, not zazen --
build better wherever we are..."
Read the whole thing here:
velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2025/03...
Here
Doikayt is a Yiddish word central to Buddhist teaching: "right here, right now." Wait, that's wrong. The definition said Bundist. Labor unions, not zazen -- build better wherever we are. Justice is th...
velveteenrabbi.blogs.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Diasporism is the new doikayt?
Reposted by Eric Strimling
Purim Torah from the great rabbi Aryeh Cohen.
The most radical thing said about Purim was by Rava, the avatar of diasporic Judaism, who explained the fact that we don't say Hallel by saying: אכתי עבדי אחשורוש אנן / we are still servants of Achashverosh.
That is why there is no difference between Haman and Mordecai.
#purim #adeloyada
That is why there is no difference between Haman and Mordecai.
#purim #adeloyada
March 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Purim Torah from the great rabbi Aryeh Cohen.
Day light savings is kicking my ass this year. The older I get the harder the adjustment is. I strongly prefer standard time since I'm an early riser, but the switching is the worst.
March 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Day light savings is kicking my ass this year. The older I get the harder the adjustment is. I strongly prefer standard time since I'm an early riser, but the switching is the worst.
That's my brother!
WMTW.com/inthearena to watch. Or, wherever you get your podcasts. Just search “In the arena maine” Thanks for watching/listening!
In The Arena
Visit the post for more.
WMTW.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
That's my brother!
Efficiency... Riiiight....
March 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Efficiency... Riiiight....
Reposted by Eric Strimling
It’s a scam
March 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
It’s a scam
Spent time last night researching which congresspeople walked out of Trump's speech. Write an angry letter and don't want to send it to the wrong people. My Congresswoman was exemplary, Lateefa Simon walked out early and gave the Working Families response.
March 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Spent time last night researching which congresspeople walked out of Trump's speech. Write an angry letter and don't want to send it to the wrong people. My Congresswoman was exemplary, Lateefa Simon walked out early and gave the Working Families response.
I finally got the lamp I ordered last December. Handmade, wooden. It doesn't match any of our other furniture. But then, none of our furniture matches any of our other furniture.
March 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I finally got the lamp I ordered last December. Handmade, wooden. It doesn't match any of our other furniture. But then, none of our furniture matches any of our other furniture.
We have new fat furry bird at our feeder. He is enjoying himself a little too much for my taste.
#backyardwildlife
#backyardwildlife
March 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We have new fat furry bird at our feeder. He is enjoying himself a little too much for my taste.
#backyardwildlife
#backyardwildlife
Write your congresspeople!
1) No to the elimination of taxes on Social Security. 50% of recipients already don't pay federal income tax. They are too poor. So the tax cut goes to the upper middle class and the wealthy.
1) No to the elimination of taxes on Social Security. 50% of recipients already don't pay federal income tax. They are too poor. So the tax cut goes to the upper middle class and the wealthy.
March 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Write your congresspeople!
1) No to the elimination of taxes on Social Security. 50% of recipients already don't pay federal income tax. They are too poor. So the tax cut goes to the upper middle class and the wealthy.
1) No to the elimination of taxes on Social Security. 50% of recipients already don't pay federal income tax. They are too poor. So the tax cut goes to the upper middle class and the wealthy.
Good morning Oakland!
March 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Good morning Oakland!
I've stopped buying lunches and other unnecessary expenses. Saving for the coming storm.
March 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I've stopped buying lunches and other unnecessary expenses. Saving for the coming storm.
Israeli Yuval Abraham said, "When I look at Basel, I see my brother, but we are unequal. We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life and he cannot control."
The Oscar-winning documentary, made by a team of Palestinian-Israeli filmmakers, follows the displacement of rural Palestinian communities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
At Oscars, 'No Other Land' co-directors call for national rights for Palestinians
The Oscar-winning documentary, made by a team of Palestinian-Israeli filmmakers, follows the displacement of rural Palestinian communities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
www.npr.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Israeli Yuval Abraham said, "When I look at Basel, I see my brother, but we are unequal. We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life and he cannot control."
Another woman making Black History!
www.facebook.com/reel/1139901...
www.facebook.com/reel/1139901...
26K views · 41K reactions | Thank you, Ms Tequila.
We all needed this today. | Billy Porter
Thank you, Ms Tequila.
We all needed this today..
www.facebook.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Another woman making Black History!
www.facebook.com/reel/1139901...
www.facebook.com/reel/1139901...
Reposted by Eric Strimling
Wyoming Republicans have banned so-called “compelled speech” regarding pronouns. No one, they proclaimed, should be forced to use someone’s preferred pronouns. And yet, when Senate Chairman Tim French was addressed as “Madam Chairman”, he was not pleased. Not one bit.
Wyoming Bans Pronouns, Madam Chairman Objects When It Applies to Him
SMITE!
www.thegodpodcast.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Wyoming Republicans have banned so-called “compelled speech” regarding pronouns. No one, they proclaimed, should be forced to use someone’s preferred pronouns. And yet, when Senate Chairman Tim French was addressed as “Madam Chairman”, he was not pleased. Not one bit.
Current situation.
February 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Current situation.
Reposted by Eric Strimling
‘Every life is a universe’: The ceasefire must hold
Whoever destroys a single life, the Torah considers it as if they destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a single life, the Torah considers it as if they saved an entire world.
Talmud, Sanhedrin 37a
1/10
Whoever destroys a single life, the Torah considers it as if they destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a single life, the Torah considers it as if they saved an entire world.
Talmud, Sanhedrin 37a
1/10
February 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
‘Every life is a universe’: The ceasefire must hold
Whoever destroys a single life, the Torah considers it as if they destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a single life, the Torah considers it as if they saved an entire world.
Talmud, Sanhedrin 37a
1/10
Whoever destroys a single life, the Torah considers it as if they destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a single life, the Torah considers it as if they saved an entire world.
Talmud, Sanhedrin 37a
1/10
We know what's going on, we've seen it before. Will we rise to the occasion?
February 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We know what's going on, we've seen it before. Will we rise to the occasion?