Scrolling through the TL it strikes me that Piers Morgan is not that different from Maury Povich.

Food for thought on whether the Meiri's POV can withstand modernity

I enjoyed this mini-books-review by Tamar Ron Marvin. I have Septimus's book (though I never read it) and will now also buy the Funkenstein, especially b/c I'm interested in exploring what Yerushalmi got wrong. ireadthisovershabbos.substack.com/p/three-books-…

This is my vast folder of Torah articles and books.

Gadol-worship and variations are a problem in different segments of the Jewish Orthodox community but seeing some of the discussions by other religious groups on X it seems like having one individual almost immune to criticism at the top of the pyramid is a major design flaw.

Tangential footnote from Nachman Danzig quoting one of the ibn Ezra's sick burns. plus ca change.

Obviously the war against Hamas has resulted in massive levels of brain damage but one thing a lot of midwits should start to think about is the distinctions between systematic war crimes, individual war crimes, the fog of war, and differences of opinion on cost/benefits.

This is a *great* question from David/Dovid Bashevkin