Shalom friends,
In the Garden of Eden, the first man and woman were face-to-face (face-to-skull?) with the terrifying Angel of Death. They had eaten the most forbidden, off-limits Nootropic ever: the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Now, it was time for the consequences of that snack. The primordial FAFO was nigh! Welcome to #JewishLoreReactions Trouble in Paradise, Part II💀🌳🐍

Sources: Genesis/Bereshit 3:7 - 4:1
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 13:7, 14:4, 14:5
Targum Jonathan on Genesis 3:6, 3:9, 3:14
Bereshit Rabbah 20:5
Talmud Bavli Shabbat 119a Sanhedrin 38b
Penitence of Adam, Armenian Variant 44:22:1- 44:23:5
Zohar, Sh'lach 25, 199
Legends of the Jews, Louis Ginzberg
The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss, Ph.D
Tree of Souls, Howard Schwartz

https://youtu.be/EyeO0bFmVM0

Shalom, friends! Adam’s love life was in its flop era. 
The First Eve had been un-made at his own request. 
And Lilith had left his 🍑 in the dust from whence it came. Would the third time be the charm for our Bachelor? 
Or the ultimate canon event for humanity…and snakes? Welcome to #JewishLoreReactions: Trouble In Paradise Part I 🐍

https://youtu.be/MFKXTDVN9uE

Shalom, friends!
Who is the first woman in Jewish Lore? NOT the Eve who believed a weird snake with an MLM. No! In the words of Lady Gaga, let me t-t-take you to the Garden of Eden to meet: Chava Rishona. Welcome to #JewishLoreReactions: The FIRST Eve 🫀

https://youtu.be/4bNjltoKM-M

Shalom, friends! The Angel of Death was pretty salty about “The ones who got away,” the VIPS in Jewish lore who ascended to heaven while still alive. But that’s his beef, not mine! This is the saga of my favorite immortal, the personification of memory, music, and storytelling in Judaism, and the (ironically) unsung heroine of the Exodus narrative, Serach Bat Asher!
Welcome to The Song of Serach: A #JewishLoreReactions #Passover Special! 🎶

https://youtu.be/AY0Z1nTghS8

Shalom friends,
The Angel of Death was fully in his #bossbabe era!
But with such a busy career, maybe trying to manage a new, inept intern as well had just added too much chaos.
Maybe it was inevitable that something would go…horrifically wrong.

Welcome to #JewishLoreReactions: The Wrong Miriam 💀

https://youtu.be/5xGB_SeCr48

Shalom friends! I’m doing some speaking engagements this weekend out of state, then back to Boston to edit the newest #JewishLoreReactions, and do a bunch of local events! Here are some upcoming ones! If you are around, come join!

Havurah on The Hill: The Great Afikomen Hunt
The Vilna Shul, Boston|March 28, 2025 | 6 PM

Through Multiple Lenses,
A Passover Inspired Art Conversation
kniznick Gallery, Waltham | March 31, 2025 | 7 PM

The Song of Serach and Her Passover Story
Temple Israel, Boston|April 1, 2025 | 7 PM

More to come!!!!! Also this Jewish Lore Reactions has 4 roles plus me as the narrator and all of them have a lot of intensive costume/makeup/special effects needs that’s why these vids take forever. BUT I HOPE U WILL LOVE IT! Jewish Lore Reactions: The Wrong Miriam. Coming soon!

King Solomon, renowned for his wisdom, noticed that one of his friends was going through a tough time. We’ve all been there. Especially in February. Highly relatable. You want to help, to listen, to be present for them. But not gonna lie, it’s a bit trickier when your friend…happens to be the Angel of Death.

Welcome to Jewish Lore Reactions: A Work-Death Balance!
#jewishlorereactions

Sources: Brachot 4b, Sukkah 53a, Moed Katan 28a, Avodah Zarah 20b, Sotah 46b, Bereshit Rabbah 69:8, Tree of Life (Schwartz) pg 476-8

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5dooF0nLKeE&si=s_MamOyjX1mvTdy2