For the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter today, I wrote about the weird and creepy "Talmud" discourse on Twitter last week, with help from @benlorber8.bsky.social.

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Here's my Yom Kippur morning sermon on Safety through Solidarity, with thanks to @benlorber8.bsky.social and @shaneburley.bsky.social! (To get the context, I recommend watching part 1 first) youtu.be/do7V5EAyZPI written version here: morethanfourquestions.beehiiv.com/p/question-2...

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Nearly half of ADL's 2025 Audit was tied to Israel. A new report from NCAR breaks down what's in that number, from Jews harassed or attacked over Israel's actions to public expressions of hostility toward Israel that ADL considers antisemitic, like 'From the River to the Sea.'

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@benlorber8.bsky.social: ‘the fight over Piker’s words reminds of the final clause of the Balfour Declaration, promising to protect “the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country” to address the concerns of Jewish critics of Zionism’ benlorber18.substack.com/p/specters-o...

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Piker's comments are not particularly unusual — along similar lines, some in the Jewish community point out that Israel's actions result in backlash toward Jews in the diaspora (again, not to absolve antisemitic perpetrators of blame but just to describe reality)

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