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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Social Media Act Rationally, Consistently, and Coherently to Mayor Mamdani Challenge…

Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I miss Orgo & Instrumental Analysis so much. Getting this one figured out, though, would have driven me absolutely ‘round the bend…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There is ONLY ONE TRUE etrog packing material, and society’s downfall can be traced to our having strayed from the ways of our ancestors:

Etrog packed on a flax bed in a decorative box

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Right when I finally got the hang of המלך המשפט. Every. Single. Year.

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

גמר חתימה טובה

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

And I was right; this is more than a bit “inside baseball,” but hysterical nonetheless: m.youtube.com/watch?v=GZn3...

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Smoke Ring - The Barbershop Strut

YouTube video by Barbershop Harmony Society

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It’s here! The Barbershop Harmony Society 2026 Finals, in all its glory. What a show. Amazing performances all around, and history made at the end: m.youtube.com/watch?v=t7v0...

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2026 St. Louis International Quartet Finals Rebroadcast

YouTube video by Barbershop Harmony Society

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

There’s a young woman playing guitar in Weird Al Yankovic’s band who, in her spare time, fronts a Rush tribute band. Edgelords who run this timeline: please check your settings. Nobody’s buying this…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This stunning ballad by Sunday Night Social. Please grab a tissue and enjoy: m.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMQ...

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Sunday Night Social - Losing You (Randy Newman cover)

YouTube video by Barbershop Harmony Society

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

When the headline doesn’t match the article, please blame the headline editor, not the article author…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Time once again to liven up the party with some barbershop content. The Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) has started releasing videos from last month’s international contest in St. Louis, and they are bonkers good. Here’s a 🧵of quarterfinal performances that didn’t graduate to the semis:

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Ancient Eastern monks never imagined a faster way to empty one’s conscious mind than watching an episode of Reacher. Also, I assume that it’s the same scriptwriter who’s been responsible for writing the “snappy female cop” lines across the season; sir/ma’am: I salute you and hope you get hazard pay.

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Give me Diagetic Behavioral Therapy, where you sing the songs going through your head out loud whenever they come up…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Grab a box of tissues and treat yourself to another delightful Frieda Vizel interview. Perfect way to start the week on a kind note: m.youtube.com/watch?v=xBBW...

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Alone but not lonely | inside this Hasidic woman’s world

YouTube video by Frieda Vizel

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Another Vagabonds banger. Their enunciation has improved considerably in the last year, I think, and their harmonies are incredibly in tune: m.youtube.com/watch?v=vT56...

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Vagabonds • Somebody to Love • 2025 JBC Quartet Swanset

YouTube video by Barbershop Harmony Society

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Three weeks are over, so back to music and barbershop stuff! BHS’s youtube channel has most of their 2026 Internationals videos still locked away in their “members only” section, but they dropped a fork-ton of performances from a recent Japanese contest, and I’ll try to post some highlights:

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

HOLY $#!!! GQ just won the #BarbershopHarmonySociety International contest, making them the first non-male quartet to do so. Knew this would happen someday, but figured we had to wait 3-5 years. These ladies said “nuh-uh” to that: www.barbershop.org/2026-gq-champ

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History made: Women’s quartet wins world championship of Barbershop Harmony Society

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Smoke Ring didn’t make the finals?! Holy cow, the field is stacked this year. Their mic test is gonna be EPIC, though, I bet… #BHS2026 www.harmonize.ws/harmonetrepo...

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

NOBODY here’s following the Batbershop Harmony Society international competition in St. Louis? What’s the matter with y’all?

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

“Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That’s why they’re called revolutions.” — Terry Pratchett, Night Watch

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Your periodic reminder that the US and Israel are, in fact, separate countries with overlapping-but-independent interests and do not dictate each other’s policies…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Political predictions are a fool’s game, but what the heck: I believe that AOC is almost as smart and politically savvy as her fan base believes her to be, and therefore will not run for president anytime soon.

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“I don’t know and neither do you” is always an option when asked to opine on foreign political policy, and the correct one at least half the time…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

No disrespect to Alicia Keyes, but if we’re not gonna do “New York, New York” (Liza’s version, of course), can we make this the anthem instead? m.youtube.com/watch?v=erXA...

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New York City

YouTube video by They Might Be Giants (For Kids) - Topic

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Seeing the overwhelmingly positive response to Anika Nilles’s performance with Rush js doing me a world of good…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We need some more barbershop fans on this here app, ‘cuz I had no clue that there was a big convention in Germany a couple of months back, and ohmigerd are there some incredible performances from their YouTube channel. Thread incoming, will probably be updated regularly as I find stuff…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

If she only gave us this lovely version of this lovely song, dayenu: m.youtube.com/watch?v=rRtT...

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Peggy Lee, The Folks Who Live on the Hill, 1981

YouTube video by peggy4AL

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

HOLY $#!*! Barbershop Harmony Society (The BHS formerly known as SPEBQSA) just dropped a remastered version of the legendary Ambassadors of Harmony 2009 performance of “76 Trombones.” Get the best headphones you can find and enjoy: m.youtube.com/watch?v=rba3...

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Ambassadors of Harmony • Seventy-Six Trombones (from the Music Man) • 2009 Int'l (REMASTERED)

YouTube video by Barbershop Harmony Society

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

One of my favorite amenities at my company headquarters: a “wellness room” that doubles as a chapel. In the corner, a storage unit holds talleisim, gartels, prayer rugs, and attar spray. Coexistence and mutual respect are not hard.

Small wooden storage unit containing both Jewish and Muslim prayer accoutrements: tallit, attar spray, and prayer rugs.

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

דעלך סני לחברך לא תעביד. זו היא כל התורה כולה, ואידך פירושה הוא. זיל גמור! Don’t do something to your fellow that is hateful to you. This is all the Torah; the rest is explanation. Go and learn!

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Frieda Vizel’s Mother’s day reflections on her childhood in Kiryas Joel are an absolutely beautiful and gut-wrenching challenge to all regarding our values and balancing tradition and modernity. Must-watch/listen: m.youtube.com/watch?v=01fy...

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Raw thoughts while sitting in my car in Kiryas Joel [Mother's Day 🌸]

YouTube video by Frieda Vizel

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Kassy Akiva interview with Jonathan Silver is worth a listen, a second listen, and some reflection… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Kassy Akiva on Conversion after October 7

Podcast Episode · The Tikvah Podcast · May 8 · 56m

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We *CAN* have nice things on the internet, folks…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A painful and essential read. Do NOT respond with whatever political point you think contextualizes or minimizes this; I will block you into the sun: www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

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A shattered covenant: Israel’s lone soldiers and the broken promise of care | The Jerusalem Post

Joshua Boone served for 748 days in the Gaza war. He kept his side of the covenant. Did Israel keep its side?

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hey, guys? Guys? @korystamper.bsky.social ‘s new book, which I expected to be an absolute fucking delight? It’s an absolute fucking delight.

A copy of “True Color” by Kory Stamper, as held by yours truly, two steps outside of the Clason’s Point branch of the New York Public Library.

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

May have *slightly* scared the librarian with my Gollum-like growling…

Kory Stamper’s “True Color” in my hot little hand…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Welp, that aged pretty well…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

LET’S GET READY TO RUMMMPLE!

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Not now, existential crises; I’ve got a brisket to prepare…

thinly sliced onion sweating down in a pan

Sauce (onions, tomatoes, and red wine) reducing in the pan

brisket, now in a ceramic roaster pan, covered in sauce, ready to be braised.

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Periodic reminder that you can always watch an episode of “The Repair Shop” and feel better about humanity for a little bit. m.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Wq...

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Season 2 Episode 4 | The Repair Shop (Full Episode)

YouTube video by The Repair Shop

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Today’s minute cryptic: Baby shower starts by unwrapping mother’s presents (4) Dang, that’s good…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

There are no words for how much I needed this right now, at least I don’t think there are. If there are, though, odds are pretty good that one of the three participants here would know them…

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Worst title for a podcast episode that I’ve seen in some time. Think this a crucial and balanced listen on the Iranian war, the history leading up to it, and what we can and can’t know. I can’t think of anyone with strong opinions on this not learning something: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran

Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · March 14 · 1h 31m

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Efrex @efrex.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Among the MANY things to love about barbershop is that it just seems like so much fun. C’mon, wouldn’t you love to be able to do this, even after hitting “a certain age”? m.youtube.com/watch?v=2OWm...

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Up Front - You've Got a Friend in Me [from Toy Story]

YouTube video by Barbershop Harmony Society

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