Shayna Weiss
@shaynamalka
Jewish studies scholar and pop culture obsessive.
Watching widows bay on the big screen was delightful and we got free snacks!!!
Meanwhile the pacific northwest is great here are some regenerative oyster farms
watching a documentary on the twelve tribes and they all got Hebrew names when they joined and uhhhhhhhhh the leader did not have the best grasp of Hebrew
All I need from my Purim party is an espresso station and a bouncy house
I love this holiday so, so much. feeling so lucky this year amidst everything.
legit did not know frank gehry was jewish. what a legend. from his nytimes obituary.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/arts/design/frank-gehry-dead.html
my favorite haredi tv dating show is coming back for a second season.
despite it all still pretty amazing to see your name and ideas in print 😍
obsessed with this 400 year old italian illuminated megilat esther manuscript's portrayal of vashti's party
yes, a contestant on the israeli married at first sight says she is descended from the maharal of prague, and yes this silly israeli gossip instagram account said that means she is the "niece" of the golem
In what is definitely the beginning of a horror movie someone gave my uncle a medieval kabbalistic spell book , Raziel Hamalakh, and he’s sending it to me so I can find out more about this copy. This book was used in a recent Israeli TV show to literally summon demons. It was nice knowing you.
Hanukkah 5785 achievements: making Dulce de leche in a can and using frozen dinner rolls for sufganiot dough. Both worked incredibly well
Practicing my sufganiot skills at the local Jewish tavern/ house of learning just like my ancestors