# nice things (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover nice things. Page: Feed: --- ## [Hopeful lessons from two (supposedly) irreconcilable biblical relationships. Yes, we can all get along.](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/hopeful-lessons-from-two-supposedly) _2026-08-20 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ Scripture enables us to look at life through the eyes of the rejected ones – we can hear their cry, feel their tears. The Torah gives us a sampling of what it is like to be…. the Other. ## [May his name be erased (from the Kennedy Center's facade)](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/may-his-name-be-erased-from-the-kennedy) _2026-08-14 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ And as the month of preparation for Rosh Hashanah begins today, may the rest of us be inscribed for year of sweetness and hope! ## [Louis Farrakhan’s “Gutter Religion,” Revisited](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/louis-farrakhans-gutter-religion) _2026-08-13 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ Why the “genocide” libel is a personal attack on both Israel and Judaism. And why Mamdani and El-Sayed should avoid the Farrakhanization of their rhetoric and the use of poisonous epithets. ## [If you invite me to a fireside chat and there is no fire, I will light one myself :)](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/if-you-invite-me-to-a-fireside-chat) _2026-08-08 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ I'm on day 3 of a virus and my brain isn't working properly so you get to enjoy the fruits of me going stir crazy \<3 ## [Abdul El-Sayed says he wants a nuanced approach regarding Israel and Jews. He’s not there yet.](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/abdul-el-sayed-says-he-wants-a-nuanced) _2026-08-05 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ El-Sayed needs to reach out to Jews to win. Here’s how he can. Meanwhile, AIPAC's on very shaky ground with most American Jews, and it's about to get shakier. ## [Eat, Love, Pray](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/eat-love-pray) _2026-08-03 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ Listen now | What can be done when the Pacific Northwest is on fire, Paris is burning and there’s no rain in Spain? Three words from Deuteronomy can start us on a journey toward replenishing our parched planet. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209256352/a0dcecf57455501511d0cc024b94bf55.mp3) ## [It was a hopeless week. So why am I hopeful?](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/it-was-a-hopeless-week-so-why-am) _2026-07-27 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ I have not been so hopeful in many years, and here's why. ## [Mazal Tov! Jews have become this year’s marquee attraction. Literally.](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/mazal-tov-jews-have-become-this-years) _2026-07-20 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ Jews, Israel and antisemitism have become the headliners of this political season. This is not good for Jews and horrrible for democracy. ## [Israel just passed a "Basic Law" enshrining Torah study as a core value of the Jewish people. The law could destroy the Jewish state. Or it may save it.](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/israel-just-passed-a-basic-law-enshrining) _2026-07-19 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ If Torah values can truly be enshrined as a core principle, Israel could once again be on track toward becoming a light unto the nations. ## [Free speech has its limits: That’s why the networks should NOT air Trump’s election denial address tonight.](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/free-speech-has-its-limits-thats) _2026-07-16 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ News organizations need to band together in defense of truth and election integrity, and not allow Trump to gin up paranoia. He’s not just a liar, he’s a flaming liar, and America is a crowded theater ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jdJmAb43kL3g) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## ["Let's Send in the Commies!"](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/lets-send-in-the-commies) _2026-07-06 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ Trump’s tirades on communism are old and stale, but also tried and true. Here’s one case where those who forget history will be doomed to repeat it. We can’t let that happen. ## [If July 4 Coincides with Shabbat...](https://rabbijoshuahammerman.substack.com/p/if-july-4-coincides-with-shabbat) _2026-07-03 · Rabbi Joshua Hammerman · In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook_ Time to lighten up and enjoy the Fourth with this parody of rabbinic deliberations on how to celebrate a holiday. ## [Mid-June fragments](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/mid-june-fragments) _2026-06-15 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ A lot of swearing, gushing about Boards of Canada's latest album, and more of the usual nonsense. ## [Do not perceive me (mostly)](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/do-not-perceive-me-mostly) _2026-05-28 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ This is long, stupid, pointless, and mostly for me. Also, I quote Banksy as if I'm cringeposting on Tumblr circa 2011. Sorry! I am insufferable and do not deserve an internet connection! ## [Enlightenment smells like white pepper](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/enlightenment-smells-like-white-pepper) _2026-05-06 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ I'm between jobs, so here's a stupid journal entry in which I tell you about a word I invented while asleep and force you to look at a picture of us dressed up for a wedding ## [Vibes-based time tracking](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/vibes-based-time-tracking) _2026-04-17 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ Clocks and calendars vs. seasonal change, a short trip to Tasmania, life updates, and more recent 35mm. ## [Towel Tuesday](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/towel-tuesday) _2026-02-10 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ I’m going slowly insane (the fun kind) as the world burns, and I invite you to join me. (Also, I had a large glass of wine at the pub so I'll probably regret this tomorrow.) ## [I am \*so\* back (to talking about the same things again, over and over)](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/i-am-so-back-to-talking-about-the) _2026-01-22 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ A rambling, unedited diary entry, and some recent black and white 35mm scans. Don't say I didn't warn you about the rambling. ## [2025: Find the light](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/2025-find-the-light) _2026-01-03 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ The year that was, and the year to come. ## [11 photos from 2023 and 2025](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/11-photos-from-2023-and-2025) _2025-12-09 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ A selection of pictures from recently developed 35mm rolls. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/l2Y4kKUfbCPE) _2025-12-09 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [NovemBirds](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/novembirds) _2025-12-03 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ A quiet birthday, a lot of birds, and life's relentless turbulence. ## [October!](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/october) _2025-11-03 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ No dramatic life updates here. Just a diary entry for the last month, including October's list of Nice Things That Feel Good™. ## [13 things that happened when I shaved my head](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/12-things-that-will-probably-happen) _2025-10-18 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ I'm a 40-year old woman. This year, I shaved my head for the first time. If you've ever been tempted to do it yourself, I'm here to tell you to do it – but be prepared. ## [Nothing lasts, and that's fucking sacred](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/nothing-lasts-and-thats-fucking-sacred) _2025-10-16 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ (Probably) existentialism, the transience of social media platforms, wanting more in-person connection, and the peace that comes from embodying impermanence and insignificance. ## [Thyroid surgery (and other things)](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/thyroid-surgery-and-other-things) _2025-10-12 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ Getting half of my thyroid removed, deleting my Instagram account and noticing stuff again, and a list of Nice Things that make me Feel Good ## [Meet the Currawongs](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/meet-the-currawongs) _2025-10-04 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ A new family just moved onto our property, and we're thrilled to be hosting. ## [I want this on public record](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/i-want-this-on-public-record) _2025-09-24 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ Yep, another fucking love letter to my partner. ## [Drink beer, drive fast, hike slow](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/drink-beer-drive-fast-hike-slow) _2025-09-19 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ Words and 35mm photos from the most emotionally renewing vacation I've had since... ever? ## [learning feels like](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/its-probably-like-new-neural-connections) _2025-09-17 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ stream of consciousness / run on sentences / things that mean things to me ## [Hallo from our vacation midpoint](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/hallo-from-our-vacation-midpoint) _2025-09-01 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ The burning desire to overshare, and the things I’m enjoying about Bavaria. ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RkwLLNYRqmc9) _2025-09-01 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [What is this place?](https://bauerica.substack.com/p/what-is-this-place) _2025-08-18 · Erica · echoes & episodes_ Looking at Instagram after a long break be like...