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Aug 6

email #64 -- on langley and bordeaux, part 2

Hi friends, There wasn't anything I felt especially compelled to write you this week; but mere

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email #64 -- on langley and bordeaux, part 2

Hi friends, There wasn't anything I felt especially compelled to write you this week; but mere

Aug 6

Jul 30

email #63 -- country music, loneliness, and j'lem taxi matchmaking

Dear friends, I don't know what music you all are listening to these days, but if you – like me –

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email #63 -- country music, loneliness, and j'lem taxi matchmaking

Dear friends, I don't know what music you all are listening to these days, but if you – like me –

Jul 30

Jun 21

email #62 -- from the other side of the language barrier

Before you read: It is Primary Day in New York on Tuesday. I urge you, if you live in the 12th

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email #62 -- from the other side of the language barrier

Before you read: It is Primary Day in New York on Tuesday. I urge you, if you live in the 12th

Jun 21

Apr 5

matzah and mushrooms and maror, oh my!

Hi friends, Moadim l'simcha. A few reflections on my seder, and on the holiday, and on etcetera.

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matzah and mushrooms and maror, oh my!

Hi friends, Moadim l'simcha. A few reflections on my seder, and on the holiday, and on etcetera.

Apr 5

Mar 31

bomb shelter pesach thoughts

Hi friends, I was scolded by several of you last week for not writing in a while; I appreciate it. I

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bomb shelter pesach thoughts

Hi friends, I was scolded by several of you last week for not writing in a while; I appreciate it. I

Mar 31

Mar 13

antisemitism quick sending before shabbos

i know this is the same thing i've said a million times, it was meant to be a substack but i didn

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antisemitism quick sending before shabbos

i know this is the same thing i've said a million times, it was meant to be a substack but i didn

Mar 13

Feb 24

on Huckabee, antisemitism, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

FYI, I've posted an abridged version of this to my Substack account. https://open.substack.com/

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on Huckabee, antisemitism, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

FYI, I've posted an abridged version of this to my Substack account. https://open.substack.com/

Feb 24

Feb 13

on Iran tensions, news-informed anxiety, presentness, and the Sabbath

Hi friends, As the ancients used to say: I hope this email finds you well. It does for me. Last week

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on Iran tensions, news-informed anxiety, presentness, and the Sabbath

Hi friends, As the ancients used to say: I hope this email finds you well. It does for me. Last week

Feb 13

Feb 1

email #56 -- reflections on the return of ran gvili's body, and the end of the gaza war

Hi friends, The war in Gaza, we can conclusively say, is over, as of last week. Not in the sense that

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email #56 -- reflections on the return of ran gvili's body, and the end of the gaza war

Hi friends, The war in Gaza, we can conclusively say, is over, as of last week. Not in the sense that

Feb 1

Jan 14

Hi friends, I'm writing this before bed, because it's the sort of message that may be

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Hi friends, I'm writing this before bed, because it's the sort of message that may be

Jan 14

12/20/25

email #54, continued -- there was only enough content for one email, but it lasted... 8?? (at least 2)

Hi friends, Before we get started: My friend Annie, the data analyst, still needs a job before her

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email #54, continued -- there was only enough content for one email, but it lasted... 8?? (at least 2)

Hi friends, Before we get started: My friend Annie, the data analyst, still needs a job before her

12/20/25

12/9/25

email #54 -- my friend needs a job asap; also: analytic idealism

Hi friends, First things first: My friend Annie needs a job, stat. She's a very talented data

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email #54 -- my friend needs a job asap; also: analytic idealism

Hi friends, First things first: My friend Annie needs a job, stat. She's a very talented data

12/9/25

11/26/25

email #53 — thoughts on thanksgiving

Hi friends, My November trip to New York is drawing to a close, as we approach the holiday that is

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email #53 — thoughts on thanksgiving

Hi friends, My November trip to New York is drawing to a close, as we approach the holiday that is

11/26/25

11/24/25

email #52 — update on AI fear, some books I've been reading, yet another zohran take

Hi friends, Last time I wrote you, I was very freaked out about the prospect of superintelligent AI,

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email #52 — update on AI fear, some books I've been reading, yet another zohran take

Hi friends, Last time I wrote you, I was very freaked out about the prospect of superintelligent AI,

11/24/25

11/14/25

email #51 — on taking alarming things seriously, while trying to be a person

Hi friends, I write to you from Cambridge, Mass., where I'm staying with my friends Heila and

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email #51 — on taking alarming things seriously, while trying to be a person

Hi friends, I write to you from Cambridge, Mass., where I'm staying with my friends Heila and

11/14/25

11/7/25

email #50 - post-election thoughts, and one of my heroes

*email #49 On Friday, November 7, 2025 at 1:36:18 AM UTC-5 Leon Kraiem wrote: Hi friends, I should

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email #50 - post-election thoughts, and one of my heroes

*email #49 On Friday, November 7, 2025 at 1:36:18 AM UTC-5 Leon Kraiem wrote: Hi friends, I should

11/7/25

11/4/25

email #48 — on caring and thinking and politics and people

(to be clear, I'm the one with the 'noxious views' in the theoretical — i just read this

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email #48 — on caring and thinking and politics and people

(to be clear, I'm the one with the 'noxious views' in the theoretical — i just read this

11/4/25

11/3/25

email #47 — thoughts on the nyc mayoral election; also, i'm in new york for the month

Hi friends, I arrived in New York last night; it's my usual November trip — I didn't come

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email #47 — thoughts on the nyc mayoral election; also, i'm in new york for the month

Hi friends, I arrived in New York last night; it's my usual November trip — I didn't come

11/3/25

10/12/25

email #46 — watch rachel goldberg-polin's speech at the (god willing, last) jerusalem hostage rally last night

I'm attaching here also the speeches of Chaya Gilboa, one of the local organizers, from different

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email #46 — watch rachel goldberg-polin's speech at the (god willing, last) jerusalem hostage rally last night

I'm attaching here also the speeches of Chaya Gilboa, one of the local organizers, from different

10/12/25

10/10/25

bonus email — donald trump is not a master deal-maker

Hi friends, I think Donald Trump is a plague on human history, taking a shredder to everything that

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bonus email — donald trump is not a master deal-maker

Hi friends, I think Donald Trump is a plague on human history, taking a shredder to everything that

10/10/25

10/9/25

email #45 — get in loser, we're talking about our feelings

Hi friends, Last night, I wrote you my 'extremely first reactions' to a deal being reached to

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email #45 — get in loser, we're talking about our feelings

Hi friends, Last night, I wrote you my 'extremely first reactions' to a deal being reached to

10/9/25

10/8/25

email #44 — extremely first reactions to the reaching of a deal

Hi friends, The catastrophe is over. To be clear: I don't mean: what's broken has been

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email #44 — extremely first reactions to the reaching of a deal

Hi friends, The catastrophe is over. To be clear: I don't mean: what's broken has been

10/8/25

10/8/25

email #43 — an email fragment that is now out of date, on 2 years since oct. 7

Hi friends, I figured it would be worth putting down some thoughts on the second anniversary of Oct.

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email #43 — an email fragment that is now out of date, on 2 years since oct. 7

Hi friends, I figured it would be worth putting down some thoughts on the second anniversary of Oct.

10/8/25

10/6/25

email #42 — sleep-deprived ramblings about penitence, in low judeo-english

Dear friends, It is 6:17 am, and I have not slept. I had a shift until midnight, and I have another

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email #42 — sleep-deprived ramblings about penitence, in low judeo-english

Dear friends, It is 6:17 am, and I have not slept. I had a shift until midnight, and I have another

10/6/25

9/30/25

email #41 — a few very basic facts to remember about 'deal-making' on gaza

Hi friends. The hostages have been in captivity for 725 days. -- I don't normally get into too

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email #41 — a few very basic facts to remember about 'deal-making' on gaza

Hi friends. The hostages have been in captivity for 725 days. -- I don't normally get into too

9/30/25

9/19/25

email #40 — angry thoughts about violence, caring, and the law

Hi friends. This is more political than usual, and gets at morally difficult, fucked up topics about

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email #40 — angry thoughts about violence, caring, and the law

Hi friends. This is more political than usual, and gets at morally difficult, fucked up topics about

9/19/25

9/3/25

Selichot season, dispatch 2

Dear friends, First, an addendum to my previous email. In it, I wrote of my 12:30 am selichot minyan

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Selichot season, dispatch 2

Dear friends, First, an addendum to my previous email. In it, I wrote of my 12:30 am selichot minyan

9/3/25

8/25/25

Selichot season

Note: This email is not about the war, or Israel, or even my own life in particular — it is, mostly,

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Selichot season

Note: This email is not about the war, or Israel, or even my own life in particular — it is, mostly,

8/25/25

7/11/25

email #37 — I am a wannabe rav kook and I'm scared of zohran mamdani

Hi friends, The little war with the big Iran is over. The big war with the little Iran grinds on. My

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email #37 — I am a wannabe rav kook and I'm scared of zohran mamdani

Hi friends, The little war with the big Iran is over. The big war with the little Iran grinds on. My

7/11/25

6/19/25

BONUS EMAIL — hot takes on NYC, Iran, AI, pronouns, and God

Hi friends, I'm indulging in more takes. It's my missile-attacks treat. These are hard to

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BONUS EMAIL — hot takes on NYC, Iran, AI, pronouns, and God

Hi friends, I'm indulging in more takes. It's my missile-attacks treat. These are hard to

6/19/25

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