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Shayna Weiss

@shaynamalka.bsky.social
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Jewish studies scholar and pop culture obsessive. Holy Waters is out May 2027! www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/holy…

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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Now is a good time as any to remind everyone I wrote this essay on Yiddish in Israel via a little show you may have heard of called Shtisel ingeveb.org/blog/shtisel...
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Shtisel’s Ghosts: The Politics of Yiddish in Israeli Popular Culture | In geveb
An Israeli TV show about the Hasidic Shtisel family explores the country's complicated language politics.
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gbbo those are not American cookies
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I wrote a paper once on punctuation. it’s a great thing to study. but uh…this ain’t it
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the linguist equivalent of saying Taylor Swift could solve the conflict
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Cate Young @ninjacate.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026
Furious is over, but I'm not done with it yet. wrote about Nora Washington, the trope of the bitter black woman, and how the show perfectly subverts it. cateyoung.beehiiv.com/p/furious-le...
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Furious Makes Black Women's Bitterness A Badge Of Honor
In Hulu's Furious, the "bitter Black woman" is a sign of virtue rather than shame. Nora Washington isn't likable, but she's devastatingly human.
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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 30/09/2026
Just over 50 years ago marital rape wasn't a crime anywhere in North America and in many, many other countries. This timeline is upsetting as hell and we have made so much progress.
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is so much to say about this. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/n...
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A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported.
Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When I teach about the Israeli Palestinian conflict I include a lesson on plane hijackings because my students often had never heard of them and were fascinated by them and the different optics they present. They are also terrifying. I’m just really glad everyone this morning is ok
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I need to write a thread about this. If you don't like it, feel free to block me. But I hope at least some of you will listen. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Jewish Greens face sanctions for belonging to ‘Zionist’ synagogues
The Green Party rejected an amendment to protect Jewish members attending self-declared ‘Zionist’ organisations from reports of racism
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is very bad!!
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Sasha Senderovich 🌻 @returnstosender.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today is 85 years since the massacre at Babyn Yar in Kyiv where over the course of two days, September 29 and 30, 1941, the Germans shot nearly 34,000 of Kyiv’s Jews. The Yiddish writer Itsik Kipnis documented the third anniversary (yortsayt) of the massacre in 1944, when … 1/3
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you work in higher ed, especially if you are a woman, you are constantly faced with the aftermath of sexual assault, and the bravery of survivors--of all genders. Just thinking of all of you today and I wish it was better.
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
can't get over GBBO just casually dropping a throuple in the discourse
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Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Non-Jews may not be aware of the biggest story of the week: Sunkist cancelled production of Fruit Gems and then uncancelled it after mass outcry that there would be no candy soft enough to throw at thirteen year olds who have just read from the Torah
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Sunkist says it will bring back beloved Fruit Gems after national outcry following eJP report
‘We hear you, Sunkist Fruit Gems fans!’ the company wrote, saying it had found a new manufacturer for the kosher synagogue staple
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Isaac (proud small hat wearer) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Time to re-share my seven minim poster
the seven minim, but instead of it being species, it’s heretics

korach ben yitzhar = techelet (dabba dee)
yoshke the nazarene = not the messiah, a very naughty boy
elisha ben abuya = he’s something else!
anan ben david = orah torah? What’s an oral torah?
shabbatai tsvi = re: the fat of the sin
jacob frank: he sure knew how to throw a party
baruch spinoza = proklos ben philosophos
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m so excited to announce that “Holy Waters: Gender Segregation and the Rise of Haredi Politics” has won the Jordan Schnitzer First Book Publication Award and the Women’s Caucus Cashmere Subvention Grant. It means so much to get these awards from the AJS, my scholarly home.
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Holy Waters
Examining the politics of pools and beaches, Holy Waters reveals a surprising history about Haredi Jews and Israel. By analyzing the battles to establish gender segregating swimming in Israel, the boo...
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The kids are alright
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Perfect scene from a perfect movie
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WHAT WILL THE JEWS THROW NOW www.candyfavorites.com/blogs/blog/s...
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Sunkist Fruit Gems - We Could Hardly Believe It Either!
You may not believe what you are reading but Sunkist Fruit Gems have been discontinued by the manufacturer.  We couldn't believe it either....
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is my annual reminder that you shouldn’t really be showing ushpizin on your Sukkot movie night
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is up there with lorry full of rice for criticising online drama
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If media coverage of the Democratic Party is to be believed, the entire party has become pro-Palestinian and anti Israel. We decided to actually check if that’s true (it’s not) and think about how Israel could respond to the changing landscape. I’ll try sharing some findings later.
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Three Camps, One Party: Democrats And The Future Of U.S.-Israel Policy | INSS
Much attention in the global media has focused on the wave of victories of left-wing critics of Israel in the U.S. Democratic primaries. The victory of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan primary for a...
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
new berry sakharof album rules
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Miriam Udel @miriamudel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This one goes out to everyone who will arrive at shul late—or not at all—because you are doing the crucial work of care. forward.com/yiddish-worl...
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‘The Rabbi Who Was Late to Kol Nidre’ (folktale)
The Yom Kippur prayer service is about to begin and all the townspeople are there. But who’s watching the babies?
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Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I talked to Jews across America, from Alaska to Brooklyn, about how they mark Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day. Their stories were deeply personal, profound, and sometimes quite funny. I hope you read every single one and that it enhances your experience or understanding of the day. Gift link:
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American Yom Kippur: How Jews Across the U.S. Observe the Holiest Day of the Year (Gift Article)
We asked readers around the country to tell us what the holiest day of the Jewish calendar looks like for them in 2026. Here’s what we learned.
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Honestly perfect Torah going into Yom Kippur. Will be thinking about this a lot
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cover Reveal for Holy Waters!!!!!!!!! www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/holy-waters/...
Girl sitting on chair putting on stockings at the beach
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
EU is taking the Eurovision approach: Aka Europe is a vibe not a place
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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Stellar article from @jloeffler.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Opinion | For Trump, Jews Are Proving to Be a Very Useful Tool
Debates about Jews are never just about Jews.
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The all carb diet of one of the guests is the wildest thing I’ve ever seen on below deck. Is this a mean girls extended joke?
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Gen on below deck is so embarrassing
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
midat sdom www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
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A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 10/09/2026
"Not Knowing What Else To Do, Woman Bakes American-Flag Cake" has sat with me through every subsequent global crisis
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
i wrote a whole book on the politics of gender segregation and well now I have a new story for my book talks Abdhttps://www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/travel/eiffel-tower-strike-female-staff-baps-hindu-group-intl-hnk
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Eiffel Tower closed due to strike after female staff allegedly removed for religious group | CNN
The Eiffel Tower in Paris was closed on Monday as employees went on strike to protest claims female colleagues were told to stay out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious group, drawing critici...
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
At the kosher grocery store I watched a middle aged woman face time her ninety year old mother to figure out how much brisket to buy and then hand her phone to the butcher so he could talk to her
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What is surprising in this (bombshell story) is the fact that the person who sent a secret warning message to Israel that Hamas is about to launch a war, a month before October 7, was... Yahya Sinwar.
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 07/09/2026
This is a beautiful essay from Emma Watson, who seems to have really grown into a wonderful person www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...
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Gloria Steinem Gave It All
Emma Watson remembers Gloria Steinem, who understood that you may spend your whole life walking toward a world you will never enter, but that does not relieve you of the obligation to walk.
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I haven’t posted much about the Israeli elections but I will say this: I am so proud to call Dr Yaffe a colleague and a friend. The Knesset will be a better place with her in it www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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In first for Israel, ultra-Orthodox party appoints a woman to run on its Knesset slate
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Watching a new Israeli TV show about an abuse ring in the Haredi community. Loosely based on a true story from a few years ago.
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Abby Chava Stein @abbystein.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I will support whichever Yiddish newspaper starts allowing these ads again: "A DARK YEAR! I am wishing all the butchers that hit my husband, and also those who organized the fight. Chinka the Butcher" Published in Lublin, Poland, 1929.
clipping of 1929 newspaper, that reads in Poland and then Yiddish:

Przeklęcie
na nowy rok žyczę tym rzežnikom, którzy pobili mego męża oraz tym którzy tę bójkę zorganizowali.
rzežniczka CHINKA

א פינסטער יאהר! 
ווינש איך די אלע קצבים וועלבע האבען מיין מאן געשלאגען און אויך די וועלכע האבען דאס געשלעג ארגאגיזירט

חינקע די קצב'טע
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This morning I saw an orthodox Jewish male “comedian” post a skit in which this was the basic thesis.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is exactly how the right creates popular support for taking away women’s rights. They position anyone with empathy for Clancy as the reason why women shouldn’t vote, serve on juries, have autonomy, or even exist in public. And they use this as propaganda to make those positions seem reasonable.
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My kingdom for a kosher version of chicken salad chick
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
back to four weddings where this bride is having a viking style vegan wedding CANNOT WAIT
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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem
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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
guys, the political scientists are all busy, time to make sweeping and unsupported claims about voter behavior
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Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Okay my review of “Here Where We Live Is Our Country” is now out from behind the paywall at Jewish Currents. Enjoy, or engage respectfully, or cope and seethe as is your preference
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Back to the Bund
Molly Crabapple’s book has rekindled interest in the 20th-century movement’s vision—but can we adapt it for our time?
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
now this is interesting www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/w...
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Mansour Abbas Recruits Yoav Segalovitz to Join Raam Party in Israeli Election
Mansour Abbas has recruited a Jewish lawmaker best known for reducing the crime rate in Arab cities. Could that be enough to get Mr. Abbas a seat in the next government?
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Shayna Weiss @shaynamalka.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
One day maybe when it’s further in the distance I’ll write about book anxiety and how I regularly gave myself panic attacks. A lot of things helped but the biggest thing was negotiating for research funds for a developmental editor
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