Comments on Matthue Roth: Hasidic author, Jewish slam poet, Torah geek and occasional screenwriter: Talmud FAIL: Yalta vs. Ulla

Sara, your paper is excellent! Tons of stuff that ...

2009-07-12T19:21:16.233-04:00

Sara, your paper is excellent! Tons of stuff that I'd heard once but didn't remember, and even more that I'd never even heard the first time around.

What sources did you use? I'm only asking because your article makes me want to read (even) more....

Love it! Yalta had a way with words. Check out m...

2009-07-11T23:15:49.762-04:00

Love it! Yalta had a way with words. Check out my post about history as seen Through Yalta's Eyes:

http://blog.webyeshiva.org/author/sara-argamon/

Thanks for posting this. There are so many intrigu...

2009-06-29T18:23:48.147-04:00

Thanks for posting this. There are so many intriguing little nuggets like this in the Talmud that I feel like your everday Jews never talk or hear about, and it's a real pleasure to discover striking figures like Yalta.

-Perel S

Breaking 400 jars of wine= punk as @!$&# !!!!

2009-06-29T16:19:33.654-04:00

Breaking 400 jars of wine= punk as @!$&# !!!!

YL: Not to mention the link to their Mel Gibson f...

2009-06-29T12:14:29.123-04:00

YL:

Not to mention the link to their Mel Gibson fan page: "Come and Hear supports Mel Gibson's right to speak freely about his religion. We invite the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith to support — in letter and spirit — the principle of free thought and free speech."

I don't know if they're racist against Jews, per se, but their values are definitely questionable. Especially that part at the beginning of the site that says "as inspired by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks." Dude, try saying that to his face.

that is the best thing i've ever read/seen/hea...

2009-06-29T11:56:22.430-04:00

that is the best thing i've ever read/seen/heard.

I love that story! And it is so, so awesome that y...

2009-06-29T10:32:19.664-04:00

I love that story! And it is so, so awesome that you named your daughter Yalta.

What do you think about Come And Hear? I'm pretty sure they're an antisemitic smear site, as their eyerollingly context-is-for-the-weak readings of certain Sanhedrin passages reveal.