Mindy

wandering and pondering

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@orthonormalist highly recommend the owlet sock, it’s been a game changer here

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@BluegrassRabbi @FriedaVizel Terrible take, Rabbi. Unnecessary at best. Frieda’s thoughtful, humanizing, nuanced content is a sharp contrast to the divisive, intentionally provocative bad faith approach that’s been effective for Tyler and seems to be mirrored by you here.

[divya venn @divya_venn]

If you can understand why these two sentences are not contradictory the universe becomes your playground

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

And this.

[Yoni @YSvechinsky]

middle management, as an actual concept (not just non top level execs), dooms a company because they cargo cult/play act the same thing real managers do without understanding why

by this account, many companies are doomed due to their execs being actually middle management

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

Plato’s allegory of the cave but with the lens of corporate culture 🤔

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

Several layers. Orgs create an artificial cave of sorts, muddling perceptions about scale and significance of work. Hierarchy and performance is influenced by “enlightenment” re the greater world and sense of purpose.

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@yashkaf @shinboson , Jacob’s a good one, you guys should connect

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@ouranometrian2 Gal Gadoted

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@cold_and_quiet @cremieuxrecueil The opposite could well be true too. The most neutral and optimal position is to not think about us at all, we’re actually not that important.

[Meyer Labin @MeyerLabin]

Tonight is the start of Lag B’omer, a day with a rich and nearly forgotten history of Jewish-Arab brotherhood—something that sounds unthinkable in today’s climate.

Tens of thousands of orthodox Jews are ascending tonight to Mount Meron to celebrate what has evolved into a celebration of the mystical teaching of Rashbi, a Talmudic sage credited with the Zohar, the seminal work forming the basis of Kabbalah. However, this day also has a unique history of Arab-Jewish coexistence dating back centuries.

According to many historians, including my friend Elchanan Reiner, Lag B’omer, as we know it, evolved as a spin-off of a different ancient festival. Evidence dating back over a millennium records local Jews and Arabs making a pilgrimage to the cave of Hillel and Shammai during “Pesach Sheni” (the “Second Passover”), which falls out days before Lag B'omer.

What drew everyone to this place at this time? The “miracle of the waters” – Rainwater would seep through the cave’s limestone, mysteriously filling ancient burial pits. Jews and Muslims believed these waters had healing powers and came together to witness the phenomenon.

On these days, the hills of Meron were buzzing with visitors from as far as Yemen who would make their way to Meron to witness the “water miracle.” Jews prayed and sang, while local Arab families joined the festivities, sharing food, music, and stories. It was a rare moment of coexistence and mutual respect.

Local Arab vendors set up bustling markets along the pilgrimage route, selling treats and goods to the crowds. The festival became a vibrant social and economic event for all communities in the region. Even language reflected this blend: the Jewish custom of a child’s first haircut at Meron is called a “halake”-from the Arabic word for haircut.

Over time, the Jewish Lag B'omer celebration at Meron grew and changed. However, echoes of this shared heritage remained as late as the beginning of the 20th century, where there is still footage of Arabs in traditional garb dancing and twirling in a sea of jewish pilgrims.

On this day, which, according to tradition, is conducive to prayer, let’s pray for a future where we don’t just coexist but hold hands and dance together.

Image of Jews and Arabs dancing on Lag B'omer

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@webdevMason @goblinodds We’re 100% ashkenazi Jewish and this app and several other mormon run resources (including https://t.co/drFUIURwUv!) have been incredibly helpful and often pre populated

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

Late on both studio ghibli and Mother’s Day trends but yet my heart and AI art still overfloweth

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@hasidiclarrry @malkygoldman

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@Chusidel @joerogan Signal boosting this wholesome and necessary content

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@goblinodds yes

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@gaulicsmith The lifestyle is an ideal balance of isolation and opportunity for reflection while remaining connected to nature and humanity. The job involves transience, flexibility and resourcefulness which helps breed effective leadership and vision

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@shinboson congrats!!

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

Some of you have been asking about the crowds of rambunctious Chasidim out and about in the NYC metro area these past few days. The inimitable @FriedaVizel explains this beautifully here :)

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@TangledTzitzit @a_a_viswanath It’s in the Chumash seudah liturgy that every 5 year old chassidish boy chants oh so sweetly

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@ariel_haivri Do it! Lmk if you want any resources for Classical Arabic. It’s fun to read along relatively easily with the original Hebrew aleph bet transliterations.

[Mindy @MyndiMind]

@MyShtender @efink Thank you for your beautiful tribute. I didn’t have a personal relationship with him but was an avid reader of his blog and so appreciated his voice. Bd”e. Such a devastating tragedy.

[☉rthonormalist🧭✡️ @orthonormalist]

The Hasmoneans resisted Hellenization just for the most devout modern Jewry to raised their children on the Odyssey