Monthly Archives: April 2014

La Iglesia Pentecostal la Sinagoga

Posted on April 6, 2014 by zjb

Friend NC snapped this shot for the blog from a bus on the way to La Guardia down E. 125th St between Madison and Lexington Avenues.  According to the Religions of Harlem website, this Spanish speaking Pentecostal church used to … Continue reading →

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“Black Art” & “Jewish Studies” (Darby English)

Posted on April 6, 2014 by zjb

Art historian Darby English defines art history as “a way of actively caring for the objects of our culture.” There’s an interesting piece about him in the Sunday NYT art section. Art critic Deborah Solomon notes, “He likes to say, quoting … Continue reading →

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Modern Greek Orthodox (Looks Nothing Like a Church) (Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by zjb

This charming little place off Columbus Avenue on W. 107th Street in New York looks nothing like a church. I like the website which you can see here. It’s modest and unpretentious, with nothing imposing about it. Unlike the simple building facade, … Continue reading →

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(Type) Assimilation (Hannah Arendt)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by zjb

About Hannah Arendt’s thesis re: anti-Semitism I’m caught. On the one hand, I think she is right to note among modern Jews the turn to and the trust placed in state authority, not “society.” On the other hand, I’m not … Continue reading →

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Jews, State Authority, & Society (Hannah Arendt Antisemitism)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by zjb

It’s been argued by critics of Zionism that Zionism represents a new alignment of Judaism and Jewishness vis-à-vis state power. This represents a half truth. What’s new about Zionism is its alignment of Judaism and Jewishness with Jewish sovereign power. … Continue reading →

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White Green Spring (Morningside Park)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by zjb

At Morningside Park, I think it was Monday. I like how the green bud and white bark offset each other.

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Patient Political Gesture: Law Liberalism and Talmud (Braiterman)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by zjb

Here’s the introduction to the bit I wrote against political theology for Randi and Martin’s Judaism, Liberalism, and Political Theology. The diagrams are from the Talmud Shas, tractate Shabbat. You can find the whole essay in ms. form here as well as at … Continue reading →

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