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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Anti-Semitism & Affect (Ruth Wisse)
(bomb shelter) I went to hear the distinguished Ruth Wisse speak at Ansche Chesed about anti-Semitism last Shabbat. It was a remarkable performance. What I found most worthwhile about Wisse’s talk was the focus she put on the poltical character … Continue reading
Apple (Swinish Capitalism & the “iEconomy”)
(Steve Jobs introducing plans for a new corporate campus to the City Council of Cupertino, CA, pictured below) (these photos ran at the NYT) Apparently Apple does not pay its full share of corporate taxes. I don’t know why … Continue reading
This has Nothing to do with Nothing (NYC Green Walk)
Riverside Park, New York April 29, 2012
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Un-Certainty (response to Shaul Magid)
Shaul Magid wrote a very interesting piece about “certainty” that appeared in Shm’a to which I wanted very much to respond. I also wanted to give Shaul the last word, and I’m delighted that he agreed to respond here at … Continue reading
American Manifesto (Mondoweiss)
If you havn’t read it, check out “My Spirit Is American (A Religious Manifesto)” by Philip Weiss. The writing is as sharp and clear as one could want. It’s a truly remarkable document. Jewish prophetic pathos roots deep into Americana. … Continue reading
Independence and “Divestment” (Peter Beinart & American Liberal Zionism)
“We have found parts, but not the whole! We still lack the ultimate power, for: the people are not with us…We began over there in the Bauhaus. We began there with a community to which each one of us gave … Continue reading
Particularism-Universalism (A Second Response to Daniel Gordis)
(Danny Caravan, White Square {?}) I’m not sure what he was expecting when he extolled the values of “tribalism” from his perch at the Shalem Center. Sort of like waving a red flag at a bullring. So Daniel Gordis’ … Continue reading
Revelation Media (Synthetic Scripture)
I caught Karen Heimbuch on a Christian radio ministry on the way up to Syracuse today, at some point between Amy Goodman and Mahler a bit past Roscoe, NY. (You’ve never heard of her.) They were playing cuts from and … Continue reading
Tribal (Response to Daniel Gordis)
(the writing on the wall of rightwing Zionism at a Jaffa mosque) I have no intention to defend Peter Beinart’s The Crisis of Zionism, but if you haven’t read Daniel Gordis’ appalling critique you should probably read it. It’s a … Continue reading
Swooners and Skeptics (Responding to Martin Kavka, Again)
(Hermes and company, Grand Central Station, New York) I’m not sure what to do. I have colleague-friends who are incredibly smart. Sometimes they post online, and I want to respond to them at JPP. The problem is that, well, … Continue reading
