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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 1d

Sir Terry Pratchett was an extremely talented and successful mystery novelist

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 1d

OK I've been complaining that the takes haven't been unhinged (positive) enough but this is great, kudos, I appreciate this very much

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 1d

She's a better straight novelist than 99% of golden age mystery writers IMO, but just happened to write in that genre- she just loved mysteries so kept writing them in addition to her side gigs of promoting/reviewing them
Her books are my faves but don't really fit in with the genre as written then

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 1d

I could never get into Allingham's books (I read the first ten or so and at some point realized that they were all blending together in my head and I wasn't absorbing anything)
But there were a number of people who were not as good novelists as Sayers but were better than her at mystery writing

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

Hypothetical? I got this more easily than I get 90% of memes on here

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

Also Washington Heights!! I I really really hope we get new construction!

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

It used to- lots of places don’t offer it anymore

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

This looks excellent for these purposes, thank you!

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

Looks great, thank you!

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

Will look it up- thank you!

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

I just really admire his ability to not just come up with a fun concept for a sketch but find all the little jokes within the setup and then actually end it with a bang. One of my favorite sketches.

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

I know some VERY general stuff that comes up in the context of Jewish history, but on observing more rituals in communities outside my own (and also thinking about what I DO know about my own community) it occurred to me I want to know more about how this all develops.

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

Really not anything specific! I've just been thinking about how services are constructed- why different denominations and congregations and communities choose to and not to pray in particular ways, use particular prayers, translate or not translate, etc.

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

LOVE this book!

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

All extremely helpful, thank you!!

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing, thank you- and what fortuitous timing!

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks- this does look very interesting!

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks- can be a project at some point rather than casual light reading!

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 2d

IDK if I have enough Jewish Studies followers on here but-

Interested in any books on the development of Jewish liturgy- preferably in English. Any topic from medieval piyut to the introduction of guitar into services to whatever else. Maybe books from rabbinical/cantorial school reading lists?

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 3d

My guess is they figure that Cuomo will be much more vengeful if he wins without their support than Mamdani will be, and IMO they're probably right

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 4d

"If you've got them by their foreskins, their hearts and minds will follow"- Teddy Roosevelt

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 4d

OOOOHH

Having already heard you teach a couple of times (not trying to be creepy, I was just fortunate enough to be part of a few class trips to your library!) that sounds incredible

Do you know what kind of attendance/response the exhibit is getting at all?

Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 5d

You actually might find Borges on Jews very interesting! jewishreviewofbooks.com/articles/82/...

Borges, the Jew - Jewish Review of Books

Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentinian Nobel Prize-winning writer was captivated by Judaism. In 1934, he lamented, "hope is dimming that I will ever be able to discover my link to the Table of the Breads ...

jewishreviewofbooks.com

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 5d

How can you say elephants are barely Talmudic on Sukkos share.google/hkxBs1gf8HlA...

Elephants, Camels, and Cars on Sukkot | Sefaria

share.google

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 5d

Oh interesting, I wonder who that is! I don’t think I’m available at any tour times but I want to take one, this is the kind of exhibit where a really good tour guide would change my life

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