Monthly Archives: February 2015

Copenhagen

Posted on February 15, 2015 by zjb
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(Without the Beard) Modern Abraham Joshua Heschel

Posted on February 15, 2015 by zjb

I’ve seen the photograph of the very young Heschel on the front cover of Edward Kaplan and Samuel Dresner’s biography, Abraham Joshua Heschel: Prophetic Witness. But in this photograph, Heschel is already middle aged. When I stumbled upon the picture online … Continue reading →

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Optical Illusion on the Road

Posted on February 13, 2015 by zjb

On the road up to Syracuse the other week, it only looks like catastrophe averted.  

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إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ (Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, & Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha)

Posted on February 13, 2015 by zjb

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un) (Surely we belong to Allah and to Him shall we return) Guns and hate, this a a violent country. Mourning the murder of Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, & … Continue reading →

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Man is Not Alone (Abraham Heschel Modern)

Posted on February 12, 2015 by zjb

I’m not sure if this is the cover art for the very first edition of Heschel’s Man is Not Alone, but it’s definitely the best. There’s an early cover in yellow with Michelangelo’s  The Creation of Adam. The marketers must … Continue reading →

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A Symbol of God or Empty Chair Aniconism (Abraham Joshua Heschel)

Posted on February 11, 2015 by zjb

The human person must strive to become a symbol of God —  to judge by its twofold repetition this notion seems to constitute the main point of Man’s Quest for God, Abraham Joshua Heschel’s 1954 little book of essays on … Continue reading →

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Repetition W/o Difference (Costco Sublime)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by zjb

Kosher meat, Halal pork, Greek yogurt. Rather awesome, going into Costco is like walking through a photograph by Andreas Gursky. Milk, meat, fresh produce, condiments, and just about anything else. Stacked and warehoused from ceiling to floor, the boxed-in and sharp … Continue reading →

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New Talmud Studies — Interview with Prof Moulie Vidas by Alan Brill

Posted on February 8, 2015 by zjb

Post-critical: for the state of the art in Talmud Studies, read Alan Brill’s interview with Moulie Vidas

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J Street Petition Against Netanyahu Speech

Posted on February 8, 2015 by zjb

  I’m posting it here, this J Street petition against the planned address to the U.S. Congress by Prime Minister Netanyahu. Please consider signing and passing around  –even if you think it’s too bland and understates the issue. The statement … Continue reading →

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Snow Light Country (Last Week On the Ride Home)

Posted on February 7, 2015 by zjb

On rt. 81 heading south between Syracuse and Binghamton. The views are especially dramatic when they open up around valleys and hills. The wind whips the snow into the air which refracts the late afternoon light. The trees pray. The barn … Continue reading →

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