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The Achaeans trying to figure out who these mysterious sea people are.

#christopher nolan #the odyssey #the odyssey 2026 #bronze age #spoilers for events that happened 4000 years ago #I guess #history memes #historymemes #ancient greece #trojan war #bronze age collapse

Hearing about a state starting with the letter 'M' being a national embarassment.

#jumblr #jewblr #graham platner #us politics #fuck graham platner

sirensoftherocks

Happy 100th birthday to this Jewish comedy legend. 🥳

xyronian

So, here's a question for any rabbis or religious scholars that's obviously of utmost importance:

Could a pokemon be a member of a minyan?

According to Yeshiva, a deaf or mute person can be a member of a minyan, so the fact that most pokemon can't speak is irrelevant. There are numerous pokemon that display human level intelligence (or higher) throughout the series. Alakazam has an IQ of 5000 and perfect recall, Slowking has an intelligence "comparable to that of internationally recognized scientists", Metagross is a smart as a supercomputer, so at least some pokemon should have the intelligence and understanding needed to comprehend and participate in Jewish traditions (and if we take Mystery Dungeon and Pokopia as canon, all pokemon have a human level of intelligence). We'll assume they're all at least level 13 and properly instructed.

As a follow up, if a pokemon could be a member of a minyan, we also have to consider that several species consist of more than one individual. The aforementioned Metagross is a total of four beldums fused together, so would it count as four people for the purpose of a minyan? Or just one?

robot-roadtrip-rants

This is clearly a very urgent and important question, but I don't feel qualified enough to discuss Pokemon halacha. Reblogging for greater coverage.

knaidelmaidel

I think that they couldnt be part of a minyan simply because they are not jewish and also not human.

there would be the same question about, say, a robot being part of a minyan. Presumably, the robot could understand the significance of what was happening, but it still would be able to complete the ten

Neither robots nor Pokémon have souls, and, as such, cannot be considered part of a minyan

regarding Pokémon that are made up of more than one individual, if they *could* be counted in a minyan, I think that as with did/osdd systems, halachically they would be counted as one person

tzelofachad

In response to Prev tags

we NEED to stop saying “this question would have gotten someone thrown out of the beit Midrash. That is so overused! I know it’s a joke but still! Asking niche and specific Questions is NOT what gets you thrown out, thats the point of the Talmud! WHat got Rav Yirmeya kicked out was that the rabbis thought he was asking questions just for the sake of asking questions, nitpicking just for the sake of nitpicking, and coming up with edge cases just to waste time! Now, I think he was genuinely curious (just like me fr) but in any case asking weird questions is not why he got kicked out.

knaidelmaidel

oh yeah, i definitely meant that i thought this question was arguing for the sake of arguing (no offense to op, thats sometimes fun and this is tumblr, not a serious place of learning)

because i think that a few moments’ thought would make one realize that since pokemon aren’t human/jewish, they can’t be part of a minyan

(op wasnt arguing about their humanity, simply that pokemon would have the knowledge and understanding)

xyronian

As an equally hypothetical but less outlandish questsion, does this mean that if an alien converted to Judaism, they still couldn't be part of a minyan?

So, here's a question for any rabbis or religious scholars that's obviously of utmost importance:

Could a pokemon be a member of a minyan?

According to Yeshiva, a deaf or mute person can be a member of a minyan, so the fact that most pokemon can't speak is irrelevant. There are numerous pokemon that display human level intelligence (or higher) throughout the series. Alakazam has an IQ of 5000 and perfect recall, Slowking has an intelligence "comparable to that of internationally recognized scientists", Metagross is a smart as a supercomputer, so at least some pokemon should have the intelligence and understanding needed to comprehend and participate in Jewish traditions (and if we take Mystery Dungeon and Pokopia as canon, all pokemon have a human level of intelligence). We'll assume they're all at least level 13 and properly instructed.

As a follow up, if a pokemon could be a member of a minyan, we also have to consider that several species consist of more than one individual. The aforementioned Metagross is a total of four beldums fused together, so would it count as four people for the purpose of a minyan? Or just one?

#jewblr #jewish #jumblr #pokemon #pokeblr #very serious questions #pokémon

I cannot believe that one of the most fun new shows I've watched this year is the goddamn Among Us show.

#among us

socialistexan

French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has died of "sadness", members of her

This one hurt, her work had such a profound effect on my life, thoughts, and politics.

May her memory be a blessing

nicejewishqirl-deactivated20260

Ok ima fight those jewish stereotypes

> has stomach problems

Damn the stereotypes got hands

#jumblr #jewblr #jewish #prince of egypt #the prince of egypt #passover #pesach #chainsaw man #tatsuki fujimoto #dreamworks #dreamworks animation #judaism

writer-at-the-table

[The Gemara clarifies these opinions: With regard to the opinion of Rabbi Yosei HaGelili, the Gemara asks: How is it possible to leaven the meal offering brought with libations? This type of meal offering is kneaded only with olive oil, which is a type of fruit juice]

I do get why this is the case. But it still threw me to see olive oil defined as fruit juice.

xyronian

Okay, but what does the Gamera say?

#Jumblr #gamera #kaiju

fanchonmoreau

This blog stands in full solidarity with the Iranian people as they risk their lives to liberate themselves from a tyrannical regime. Long live Iran, may we see a free Iran in our lifetime.

xyronian

Fuck Khamenei. Long live the Iranian people.

hillsofspices

handwringing about fanfic tropes you don’t like being a sign of fascism while synagogues and jewish events have armed security guards, jewish news sites have turned into just running lists of the scores of antisemitic hate crimes happening daily around the world, and younger generations are more antisemitic than older ones is such a perfect illustration in and of itself of rising authoritarianism affecting culture. bravo everyone