Monthly Archives: November 2013

Jewish Philosophy Blog Pieces (Ephemera & Method) (Response to Critical Pushback)

Posted on November 15, 2013 by zjb

In response to a friend pushing back on me critically about what very well be the bad infinity here at JPP, I want to revisit a methodological question re: the relation between philosophy and non-philosophy on a new media platform … Continue reading →

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Hard Boiled or Scrambled? (More PEW American Judaism)

Posted on November 14, 2013 by zjb

“With” or “without” religion, domestic life would never seem to have mattered as much as it does today, when today the Jewish people are reeling, according to some tough boiled eggs, on the brink of their own demographic demise. JJ … Continue reading →

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Lungs (New Liberal American Religion)

Posted on November 14, 2013 by zjb

For an inkling of what a New Liberal Religion might possibly look like after a generation of bone-crushing religious conservatism, check out this “room for debate” in the NYT. At least that’s what I’m calling it, New Liberal Religion. New … Continue reading →

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“Should you find the cutesy anthropomorphism of such passages banal and conceptually vacuous, you’re just taking yourself too seriously.”

Posted on November 14, 2013 by zjb

“Perverse Egalitarianism” includes a link to an article by Nathan Brown about “Object Oriented Ontology.” It’s worth a look if you’ve ever wondered about the new form of “speculative realism.” –ZJB

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Nyaya and Monotheism

Posted on November 13, 2013 by zjb

I found this useful as a primer to Indian philosophy. I’m re-blogging this to keep on file, as it were, for possible future use. –ZJB

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Night Walk in Syracuse (Westcott)

Posted on November 13, 2013 by zjb

On a walk off campus the other night. At varied points along the way, there was a nice wind in the air blowing through a little copse running up a hill, vegetal shadows, simple porch and electric light, and a … Continue reading →

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American Judaism and Justice in the City (Aryeh Cohen Gets Arrested at Wallmart)

Posted on November 13, 2013 by zjb

My friend Aryeh Cohen was arrested in Los Angeles protesting sub-minimal wages paid to employees at Wallmart. I wasn’t necessarily going  to write about this until I saw the photograph posted by Aryeh at Facebook. I liked the picture a … Continue reading →

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Modernist Hasidim (Martin Buber & Leonard Baskin)

Posted on November 12, 2013 by zjb

  I love these black ink drawings by Leonard Baskin gracing the white or cream cover of the first paperback editions of Buber’s Tales of the Hasidim: Early Masters and Tales of the Hasidim: Later Masters. Perfectly handsome volumes, they tells us … Continue reading →

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Hinduism and Judaism (Alan Brill Blogs from India)

Posted on November 12, 2013 by zjb

I can hardly think of a more interesting Jewish cultural interface than the one with India. It’s one that combines history of religions and international relations. Alan Brill is now blogging from Benares, India. A Fulbright scholar, he is working … Continue reading →

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New York City Jumpy (George Washington Bridge)

Posted on November 11, 2013 by zjb

I like how these shots came out, caught at night in traffic on the George Washington Bridge. At a slow crawl, the pictures came out jumpy. A technological marvel, there’s nothing more exciting than looking out the side window at … Continue reading →

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