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Moon Sh!t and Menstrual Calendars
Manage episode 496047410 series 3256856
Moon Shit and Menstrual Calendars: How Judaism Synced Up with Space
đ Episode Summary:
Strap in for a lunar-laced detour from our usual Bible bashing as we dive headfirst into ancient Israelâs moon obsession, and no, not in a sexy Wiccan way. This isnât your typical âletâs stare at the starsâ moment. Weâre talking about how the Jewish calendar was built around the moonâs ass and how fire poles, moon seekers, and period-powered mysticism ended up shaping entire holy festivals. Yeah, itâs weird. Yeah, itâs awesome. Yeah, itâs still being used today.
Your heretical hosts go full-on Moonstruckâ˘âtackling Rosh Chodesh, lunar-solar calendar math, and why the hell every ancient priest wanted to light things on fire every 29.5 days. We drag the patriarchy for taking over women-led rituals, decode why Passover plays leapfrog with Easter, and side-eye the Metonic cycle like it's a Greek bro in a toga trying to do math. And donât miss the accidental horse murder story (yes, really), plus a spicy sidebar on science hype, dark matter, and whether black holes are just celestial clickbait.
Thereâs moon lore, menstrual metaphors, and mid-rant math lessonsâand somehow, itâs still all vaguely connected to Exodus. Donât worry, weâll finish Malachi soon... right after this cosmic pitstop.
đ Listen now at sacrilegiousdiscourse.com
đ Join our godless rebellion on Discord: discord.gg/VBnyTYV6nC
đ Support the snark on Patreon: patreon.com/sacrilegiousdiscourse
đ Topics Covered:
- âHow fire poles and moon slivers dictated ancient Jewish holidaysâ
- âRosh Chodesh: The original womenâs retreat (with less yoga, more patriarchy)â
- âWhy God told the Israelites to moon-watch as their first commandâ
- âLeap months, second Adars, and the Metonic cycle math-nerd showdownâ
- âCalendrical civil war: Babylonian Jews vs Palestinian Jews, FIGHT!â
- âMoon seekers vs spreadsheet bros: the Sanhedrin loses its chillâ
- âWhy Passover is always in springâbut never on the same damn dateâ
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1258 episodes
Manage episode 496047410 series 3256856
Moon Shit and Menstrual Calendars: How Judaism Synced Up with Space
đ Episode Summary:
Strap in for a lunar-laced detour from our usual Bible bashing as we dive headfirst into ancient Israelâs moon obsession, and no, not in a sexy Wiccan way. This isnât your typical âletâs stare at the starsâ moment. Weâre talking about how the Jewish calendar was built around the moonâs ass and how fire poles, moon seekers, and period-powered mysticism ended up shaping entire holy festivals. Yeah, itâs weird. Yeah, itâs awesome. Yeah, itâs still being used today.
Your heretical hosts go full-on Moonstruckâ˘âtackling Rosh Chodesh, lunar-solar calendar math, and why the hell every ancient priest wanted to light things on fire every 29.5 days. We drag the patriarchy for taking over women-led rituals, decode why Passover plays leapfrog with Easter, and side-eye the Metonic cycle like it's a Greek bro in a toga trying to do math. And donât miss the accidental horse murder story (yes, really), plus a spicy sidebar on science hype, dark matter, and whether black holes are just celestial clickbait.
Thereâs moon lore, menstrual metaphors, and mid-rant math lessonsâand somehow, itâs still all vaguely connected to Exodus. Donât worry, weâll finish Malachi soon... right after this cosmic pitstop.
đ Listen now at sacrilegiousdiscourse.com
đ Join our godless rebellion on Discord: discord.gg/VBnyTYV6nC
đ Support the snark on Patreon: patreon.com/sacrilegiousdiscourse
đ Topics Covered:
- âHow fire poles and moon slivers dictated ancient Jewish holidaysâ
- âRosh Chodesh: The original womenâs retreat (with less yoga, more patriarchy)â
- âWhy God told the Israelites to moon-watch as their first commandâ
- âLeap months, second Adars, and the Metonic cycle math-nerd showdownâ
- âCalendrical civil war: Babylonian Jews vs Palestinian Jews, FIGHT!â
- âMoon seekers vs spreadsheet bros: the Sanhedrin loses its chillâ
- âWhy Passover is always in springâbut never on the same damn dateâ
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1258 episodes
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