A critique of Elon Gilad’s confident pop-Judaism: how narrow philological claims about sufganiyot, meat-and-milk, and Mishnah variants get inflated into sweeping takedowns while ignoring broader sources and transmission. The piece argues for proportion—respecting evidence, the weight of commentary, and oral tradition instead of cherry-picked “gotchas.”
Some signage from my recent trip to Djerba
A source-driven reconstruction of Avrum Saranduk’s line, weighing Revision Lists from Talne and Torgovitsa and the open question of whether “Avrum Nikhem” is the same man.
I will now start a weekly vlog in Hebrew - similar to what I do with the Daily Derja.
What I do when a word refuses to stick—why brute force fails, and how I hack the brain’s tagging system.
For Nerds! Tracking Elul in Obsidian: Logs, Charts, and Scripts
Elul logs - the next iteration!
Some tips and tricks I use with Obsidian. Plugin recommendations and workflows.
A new blog for the Daily Derja
Book II of the Kubernetic Edda.
