Monthly Archives: April 2012

Anti-Semitism & Affect (Ruth Wisse)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by zjb

(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 →

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Apple (Swinish Capitalism & the “iEconomy”)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by zjb

  (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 →

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This has Nothing to do with Nothing (NYC Green Walk)

Posted on April 29, 2012 by zjb

Riverside Park, New York April 29, 2012

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Un-Certainty (response to Shaul Magid)

Posted on April 28, 2012 by zjb

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 →

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American Manifesto (Mondoweiss)

Posted on April 26, 2012 by zjb

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 →

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Independence and “Divestment” (Peter Beinart & American Liberal Zionism)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by zjb

“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 →

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Particularism-Universalism (A Second Response to Daniel Gordis)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by zjb

(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 →

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Revelation Media (Synthetic Scripture)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by zjb

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 →

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Tribal (Response to Daniel Gordis)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by zjb

(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 →

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Swooners and Skeptics (Responding to Martin Kavka, Again)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by zjb

  (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 →

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