Ari E-B, Rabbi of the Starship Enterprise
@startrek-rabbi.bsky.social
I got Yoreh-Yoreh from a yeshiva, but Make-ItSo from Picard. Jewish stuff and occasionally Star Trek. Seforim lover. I would write more if I had more self discipline.
former #jwitter, I guess now I'm #jewsky
former #jwitter, I guess now I'm #jewsky
TIL there is a crater on the moon named for Ibn Ezra
January 23, 2026 at 8:17 PM
TIL there is a crater on the moon named for Ibn Ezra
The Talmud tells us not to try and calculate when the Messiah will come (Sanhedrin 97b), and I can't think of a single rule that has been more blatantly violated by great rabbis of every generation.
January 22, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The Talmud tells us not to try and calculate when the Messiah will come (Sanhedrin 97b), and I can't think of a single rule that has been more blatantly violated by great rabbis of every generation.
ברוך דיין האמת
Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay, pioneer of Temple Mount research, dies at 81 https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologist-gabriel-barkay-pioneer-of-temple-mount-research-dies-at-81/
Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay, pioneer of Temple Mount research, dies at 81
Discoverer of the Ketef Hinnom scrolls and founder of Temple Mount Sifting Project was a larger-than-life figure who stirred controversy, loved Jerusalem and made the city his mission
www.timesofisrael.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
ברוך דיין האמת
So Trump wants to kill protesters in the US, but will bomb Iran if they do the same?
January 11, 2026 at 2:25 AM
So Trump wants to kill protesters in the US, but will bomb Iran if they do the same?
Daily Briefing Dec. 31: Day 817 – Mamdani to become NYC mayor as apple drops in Times Square https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-31-day-817-mamdani-to-become-nyc-mayor-as-apple-drops-in-times-square/
Daily Briefing Dec. 31: Day 817 – Mamdani to become NYC mayor as apple drops in Times Square
NY correspondent Luke Tress on Zohran Mamdani's policies that concern NYC Jews, ADL report that 20% of his transitional staff hold anti-Israel views, and a movement against anti-Zionism
www.timesofisrael.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I was just reading the bible, so....
uh oh
uh oh
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 30, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I was just reading the bible, so....
uh oh
uh oh
The Jewish museum of DC has a display of antiquated technologies. The rolodex is open to Yassir Arafat.
December 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Jewish museum of DC has a display of antiquated technologies. The rolodex is open to Yassir Arafat.
I did it. I found the worst Jewish themed "book" ever. I saw it my own two eyes, so now you have to as well.
December 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I did it. I found the worst Jewish themed "book" ever. I saw it my own two eyes, so now you have to as well.
stolen from Reddit. I'm glad someone out there gets me.
December 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
stolen from Reddit. I'm glad someone out there gets me.
How are we going to keep playing dreidel without pennies?
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
How are we going to keep playing dreidel without pennies?
This meme should be acceptable to both Beit Hilel and @shammaiintl.bsky.social
There. Are. Four. Nights.
There. Are. Four. Nights.
a bald man with a beard is making a funny face in a dark room .
ALT: a bald man with a beard is making a funny face in a dark room .
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This meme should be acceptable to both Beit Hilel and @shammaiintl.bsky.social
There. Are. Four. Nights.
There. Are. Four. Nights.
Wikipedia has a lot of great facts about sufganiyot.
December 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Wikipedia has a lot of great facts about sufganiyot.
Headline writer has been waiting an entire lifetime for this one.
December 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Headline writer has been waiting an entire lifetime for this one.
The Trump administration only had enough oil for 1 day, but through theft, they found a way to get enough oil to last for 8 days!
Q: What happens to the oil on the tanker you seized?
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
December 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The Trump administration only had enough oil for 1 day, but through theft, they found a way to get enough oil to last for 8 days!
Whenever a kashrut agency gets stricter about something, people always complain about new chumrahs. In most cases it's actually the reality that is changing. Modern food production is downright bizarre. I'm honestly surprised this didn't happen earlier.
oukosher.org/blog/announc...
oukosher.org/blog/announc...
OU Kosher Beer Announcement - OU Kosher Certification
New ingredients and modern brewing processes have changed the kosher status of beer. OU Kosher COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant explains why the OU, together with
oukosher.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Whenever a kashrut agency gets stricter about something, people always complain about new chumrahs. In most cases it's actually the reality that is changing. Modern food production is downright bizarre. I'm honestly surprised this didn't happen earlier.
oukosher.org/blog/announc...
oukosher.org/blog/announc...
Reposted by Ari E-B, Rabbi of the Starship Enterprise
No one talks about it, but Cain killing his brother was pretty Abelist.
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
No one talks about it, but Cain killing his brother was pretty Abelist.
The prophet Ezekiel explaining the sin of Sodom and Gamorah.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The prophet Ezekiel explaining the sin of Sodom and Gamorah.
When you think about it, all numerical systems of any base see themselves as base 10.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 AM
When you think about it, all numerical systems of any base see themselves as base 10.
Never have I ever wanted to share the censored portions of the Talmud that discuss Jesus as much as I want to do so now.
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Never have I ever wanted to share the censored portions of the Talmud that discuss Jesus as much as I want to do so now.
Today is Sigd.
Celebrated by Ethiopian Jews as a holiday, it marks 50 days from Yom Kippur. Celebrants fast in the morning, read scripture, and have communal gatherings and celebrations as part of the break fast.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigd
Celebrated by Ethiopian Jews as a holiday, it marks 50 days from Yom Kippur. Celebrants fast in the morning, read scripture, and have communal gatherings and celebrations as part of the break fast.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigd
Sigd - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Today is Sigd.
Celebrated by Ethiopian Jews as a holiday, it marks 50 days from Yom Kippur. Celebrants fast in the morning, read scripture, and have communal gatherings and celebrations as part of the break fast.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigd
Celebrated by Ethiopian Jews as a holiday, it marks 50 days from Yom Kippur. Celebrants fast in the morning, read scripture, and have communal gatherings and celebrations as part of the break fast.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigd
An old Jewish joke
A census taker comes to a Jewish man's house.
Q: Does Moshe Cohen live here?
A: No
Q: What's your name?
A: Moshe Cohen
Q: I thought you said Moshe Cohen didn't live here?
A: You call this living?
A census taker comes to a Jewish man's house.
Q: Does Moshe Cohen live here?
A: No
Q: What's your name?
A: Moshe Cohen
Q: I thought you said Moshe Cohen didn't live here?
A: You call this living?
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
An old Jewish joke
A census taker comes to a Jewish man's house.
Q: Does Moshe Cohen live here?
A: No
Q: What's your name?
A: Moshe Cohen
Q: I thought you said Moshe Cohen didn't live here?
A: You call this living?
A census taker comes to a Jewish man's house.
Q: Does Moshe Cohen live here?
A: No
Q: What's your name?
A: Moshe Cohen
Q: I thought you said Moshe Cohen didn't live here?
A: You call this living?