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Matt Rutta

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๐Ÿ• Rabbi ๐Ÿงน Wikipedia Administrator ๐Ÿ“š Daf Yomi Talmud completionist, 13th cycle ๐Ÿงข Los Angeles Dodgers fan ๐Ÿชถ Aspiring writer, currently working on a book on philosophy and a biblical commentary ๐ŸŽถ Singer (of the sacred and/or in the shower) ๐Ÿ—ฃ Vice Poet Laureate, Philolexian Society of Columbia University ๐Ÿ Resident Representative, Animal Crossing ๐Ÿ”ฅ Passover Pyromaniac ๐Ÿ‘‘ I read Megillah with the voices ๐Ÿท I made kiddush on MTV for a very confused Dennis Rodman โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ 2022 Dallas Kosher Cholent Cookoff Champion ๐Ÿ•ŠClubhouse Moshiach and Nasi of the Clubhedrin ๐Ÿ“ Dallas, TX๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ (I know itโ€™s the Chilean flag but CH doesnโ€™t recognize the Republic of Texas though Texas loves Chili) ๐Ÿ“ Angeleno born and raised ๐ŸŽฌ๐ŸŒด ๐ŸŽ“ Rabbinic Ordination and MA, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies ๐ŸŽ“ MA Jewish Education, Fingerhut School of Education ๐ŸŽ“ BA Talmud & Rabbinics, Jewish Theological Seminary ๐ŸŽ“ BA Political Science, Columbia University ๐Ÿฆ Talk to me about: โœก๏ธ Judaism ๐Ÿ• Jewish summer camping ๐Ÿ—ณ Politics (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican, ๐“‚†๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsraeli, ๐Ÿง† MENA, and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ Global) ๐Ÿ™ Interfaith dialogue ๐ŸŽ— Holocaust and Genocide Education โœ๏ธ Writing and publishing ๐Ÿ”  Linguistics (I speak ๐Ÿ’‚โ€โ™€๏ธEnglish, ๐ŸคŒHebrew, ๐ŸŒฎSpanish, and ๐Ÿฅฏ Yiddish and can read ๐Ÿงฎ Judeo-Babylonian Aramaic; I am currently learning ๐Ÿ•‹Arabic) ๐Ÿง  Psychology ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ Cooking and Baking ๐Ÿ‰ Fantasy literature (particularly ASOIAF, HP, and Kingmaker Chronicles) ๐ŸŽค A Cappella ๐ŸŽธ Beginnerโ€™s guitar-playing ๐ŸŽญ Broadway musicals ๐Ÿคฃ Stand-up Comedy ๐Ÿ‘พ Video gaming (old school and Nintendo Switch) ๐Ÿคน Streaming RP on Twitch (trying to get started) โ–ถ๏ธ What to watch next on Netflix, Prime, and Disney+ โšพ๏ธ Baseball and its biblical primacy โ™Ÿ Game theory ๐Ÿ“ฃ Free speech โœŠ Howard Stern Show (I am possibly the first person to put a โ€œBaba Booeyโ€ into a Yom Kippur sermon!) โ“ Trivia (both random facts and questions) ๐Ÿงณ Travel (both โœˆ๏ธ air and ๐Ÿš— road-tripping) ๐Ÿ’‰ Bioethics โ˜•๏ธ Good coffee ๐Ÿ‘‹Leaving Quietly is not considered a Jewish Goodbye (it should be a button that starts a 30 minute countdown that only lets you leave when time expires) but PTR Order when you leave and come back is modeled after Israeli Queues ๐ŸฅŠI make no apology for puns ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™Š๐Ÿ™‰ Attendance, Participation, and/or Moderation does not necessarily mean agreement or endorsement. What I say should not be construed as a professional opinion or spiritual guidance ืดืื™ื–ื”ื• ื—ื›ื? ื”ืœื•ืžื“ ืžื›ืœ ืื“ื.ืด -ืคืจืงื™ ืื‘ื•ืช ื“:ื๐Ÿ’ก โ€œWho is wise? The one who learns from everyone.โ€ -Pirkei Avot (Lessons of our Sages) 4:1