I just blew some students' minds today by telling them this.

😂

I'm always conflicted about learning mishnayot in his memory--he was a big fan of Jewish learning, not so much of the belief in neshamot having an aliyah. But maybe I'll do it to be contrary. I think he'd appreciate that.

Yehi zichro baruch.

@haroldpollack.bsky.social

The social media phase of my life seems behind me, but it matters that I share my memories of him and his contributions. In SAR High School, we still talk about "being the tree." (You can read the blog post here: docs.google.com/document/d/1..., or see his book When Brute Force Fails.)

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I'm so sorry for your loss.

(My first post on Bluesky, and it's an attempt to make Frum Bluesky happen.)

And about the tefillah for pre-Rosh Chodesh Sivan you say nothing?