Yitz Landes
@yitzl.bsky.social
Book History, medieval Hebrew manuscripts, TV, and the New York Knickerbockers
Today in class it came up that it would be very cool if Spike Lee paired two Genizah fragments together and then it would be “A Spike Lee Join”
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Today in class it came up that it would be very cool if Spike Lee paired two Genizah fragments together and then it would be “A Spike Lee Join”
This is going to be one of the wildest congressional primaries we have ever seen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
George Conway, a Vocal Foe of Trump, Eyes Congressional Run
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This is going to be one of the wildest congressional primaries we have ever seen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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I am pleased to announce that John Penniman, Emanuel Fiano, and I are launching a new book series for the study of religion in late antiquity with Fordham University Press. If you have a book-in-progress looking for a home, please reach out to discuss your project!
fordhampress.com/theoria
fordhampress.com/theoria
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I am pleased to announce that John Penniman, Emanuel Fiano, and I are launching a new book series for the study of religion in late antiquity with Fordham University Press. If you have a book-in-progress looking for a home, please reach out to discuss your project!
fordhampress.com/theoria
fordhampress.com/theoria
Lot of great stuff in the RLC section at SBL this year!
Attend, ask questions, say hi, spread the word!
Attend, ask questions, say hi, spread the word!
Are you planning your SBL 2025 schedule? Check out the lineup of panels from the Rabbinic Literature and Culture section.
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Lot of great stuff in the RLC section at SBL this year!
Attend, ask questions, say hi, spread the word!
Attend, ask questions, say hi, spread the word!
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Think the marriage of convenience between the historically antisemitic far-right and the Israeli right has been bad for Diaspora Jews? Wait until you see the divorce.
For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone. n.pr/47IHdkv
Support for Israel among U.S. conservatives is starting to crack. Here's why
For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Think the marriage of convenience between the historically antisemitic far-right and the Israeli right has been bad for Diaspora Jews? Wait until you see the divorce.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
Remarkably brilliant, experienced, and—other than Khan—surprisingly mainstream group of transition co-chairs for Mamdani. www.transition2025.com
A New Era for NYC
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is ready to work to make New York safe and affordable for all of its residents.
www.transition2025.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Remarkably brilliant, experienced, and—other than Khan—surprisingly mainstream group of transition co-chairs for Mamdani. www.transition2025.com
One of my main takeaways from this election night is: I want some of whatever the @hellgateny.com livestream hosts are smoking
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
One of my main takeaways from this election night is: I want some of whatever the @hellgateny.com livestream hosts are smoking
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If only someone could have possibly predicted this might happen.
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If only someone could have possibly predicted this might happen.
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Can we at least give Canada a break on the tariffs now?
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can we at least give Canada a break on the tariffs now?
Co-sign
I’m enjoying the games and the drama, but I honestly believe if I was a real fan of either of these teams I’d be dead from a coronary.
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Co-sign
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sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
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This is a response to a post I made about a white man who was arrested yesterday with guns and ammo, planning to attack multiple synagogues across the US South.
Personally, I think it is bad that a growing portion of the left now dismisses actual antisemitism as just being pro-Israel propaganda.
Personally, I think it is bad that a growing portion of the left now dismisses actual antisemitism as just being pro-Israel propaganda.
“Increased antisemitism threat” is a propaganda media play.Israel has ramped this up over decades. ADL and AIPAC are onboard. That’s why they loosened the definition and blowout the concerns on campuses. Plenty of reason to be skeptical. False flags are way too common. If he’s charged, we’ll know
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is a response to a post I made about a white man who was arrested yesterday with guns and ammo, planning to attack multiple synagogues across the US South.
Personally, I think it is bad that a growing portion of the left now dismisses actual antisemitism as just being pro-Israel propaganda.
Personally, I think it is bad that a growing portion of the left now dismisses actual antisemitism as just being pro-Israel propaganda.
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Lmao what (from today's Breaker newsletter)
October 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Lmao what (from today's Breaker newsletter)
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Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
A take for this first Sunday of early voting:
Much of the Jewish pushback against Mamdani is in effect a reaction to the unstated realization that liberal democracy is in decline (or has failed)—and instead of doubling down on democracy, some have decided to push for more tribalism.
Much of the Jewish pushback against Mamdani is in effect a reaction to the unstated realization that liberal democracy is in decline (or has failed)—and instead of doubling down on democracy, some have decided to push for more tribalism.
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A take for this first Sunday of early voting:
Much of the Jewish pushback against Mamdani is in effect a reaction to the unstated realization that liberal democracy is in decline (or has failed)—and instead of doubling down on democracy, some have decided to push for more tribalism.
Much of the Jewish pushback against Mamdani is in effect a reaction to the unstated realization that liberal democracy is in decline (or has failed)—and instead of doubling down on democracy, some have decided to push for more tribalism.
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You sought to access her private gynecological records,” Mamdani said, re: what Cuomo's legal team did as part of the defense... “She cannot speak up for herself because you lodged a defamation case against her. I, however, can speak. What do you say to the 13 women that you sexually harassed?”
Cuomo Stunned Into Silence When Faced With His Sexual Assault Accuser
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani revealed that one of the women who had accused Andrew Cuomo of harassment was in the debate audience.
newrepublic.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You sought to access her private gynecological records,” Mamdani said, re: what Cuomo's legal team did as part of the defense... “She cannot speak up for herself because you lodged a defamation case against her. I, however, can speak. What do you say to the 13 women that you sexually harassed?”
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Dry run for stealing 2026 midterms.
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Dry run for stealing 2026 midterms.
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I’m not being pejorative. Donald Trump isn’t an all powerful dictator, but he is effectively America’s king.
He does not exist outside the law, he exists above the law *and* is the lawgiver. He doesn’t just have impunity, he has immunity.
He is a king. This is what having a king looks like.
He does not exist outside the law, he exists above the law *and* is the lawgiver. He doesn’t just have impunity, he has immunity.
He is a king. This is what having a king looks like.
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I’m not being pejorative. Donald Trump isn’t an all powerful dictator, but he is effectively America’s king.
He does not exist outside the law, he exists above the law *and* is the lawgiver. He doesn’t just have impunity, he has immunity.
He is a king. This is what having a king looks like.
He does not exist outside the law, he exists above the law *and* is the lawgiver. He doesn’t just have impunity, he has immunity.
He is a king. This is what having a king looks like.
Suzanne Schneider: “Taken as a whole, the grant attempts to shore up the beleaguered concept of the “Judeo-Christian,” instilling the dangerous idea that antisemitism is best combatted by leaning upon supposed bonds of civilizational kinship.”
jewishcurrents.org/the-meaning-...
jewishcurrents.org/the-meaning-...
The Meaning of Trump’s $10 Million Grant to a Jewish Nonprofit
The administration is boosting an older, neoconservative politics even as US–Israel relations are increasingly contested on the right.
jewishcurrents.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Suzanne Schneider: “Taken as a whole, the grant attempts to shore up the beleaguered concept of the “Judeo-Christian,” instilling the dangerous idea that antisemitism is best combatted by leaning upon supposed bonds of civilizational kinship.”
jewishcurrents.org/the-meaning-...
jewishcurrents.org/the-meaning-...
Alright I’ve seen enough: Mike Brown for mayor of New York.
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Alright I’ve seen enough: Mike Brown for mayor of New York.
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political instincts on fire, yucking it up with the incumbent mayor who stunk so bad he basically got booted from his party and then dropped out of the race
October 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
political instincts on fire, yucking it up with the incumbent mayor who stunk so bad he basically got booted from his party and then dropped out of the race
Brown’s coaching of the Knicks is night and day compared to that of Thibs.
And—while acknowledging how much this team owes Thibs—I love to see it.
And—while acknowledging how much this team owes Thibs—I love to see it.
October 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Brown’s coaching of the Knicks is night and day compared to that of Thibs.
And—while acknowledging how much this team owes Thibs—I love to see it.
And—while acknowledging how much this team owes Thibs—I love to see it.
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Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
Scheduling a mayoral debate for the same time as the Knicks opener is ridiculous
October 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Scheduling a mayoral debate for the same time as the Knicks opener is ridiculous