Xai, how are you?

Today: a medieval Jewish poem about the existential dread of being a trans girl and a dive into what it means to "bless", and specifically what it means to bless the bad along with the good. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

Today's episode is brought to you by the word: pitchfork! We're learning about theurgy, we're learning about trancestors, we're learning about the devil and it is all very gay. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

We're tackling a listener question about the high holidays and what to do when other people aren't taking part in the tradition of repentance during this time of year. Plus a really fun Talmud Final Destination story. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

We're unearthing ancient union law, comparing it to Ordinance of Laborers 1349, connecting the post Black Death period and COVID, and figuring out what the hell Judaism has to do with any of this. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

Michael is (non-Covid) sick! So, we decided not to record but instead release this amazing, formerly Patron only episode where Never Angeline North returns to the show to read her short story, "A River Walks on Nineteen Legs"! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

On Bava Metzia 83a, we're studying contract law, labor rights and collective bargaining. Then we'll be diving a bit into the Haymarket Massacre and how our Talmud skills can be helpful in understanding our history. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

Inspired by a listener suggestion, we delve into the possibility of asexual Talmud ancestors and how it relates to our framework of collective responsibility for the mitzvot. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

We're diving headfirst into our mailbag with questions about imposter syndrome, shades of grey, and problematic prayer language. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

Michael teaches us the origins of city mouse vs. country mouse and introduces us to a debate on the culinary benefits of accidental mouse infusion. Sign up for A Nightmare on Chelm Street here: https://forms.gle/HLYT66nxFYLPZFhN9 ! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

Michael introduces us to an education fish pit and the Talmud's first baby makeover. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.