Monthly Archives: October 2017

Why I Don’t “Like” Tablet Online Magazine — Corporate Money & the New Read on Jewish Life

Posted on October 10, 2017 by zjb

Maybe I’ll just reblog this each time Tablet Magazine disgraces itself, but I’m putting in a suggestion that Jewish Studies colleagues who write for Tablet might want to consider stopping

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The Actors’ Temple in Hell’s Kitchen

Posted on October 9, 2017 by zjb

Sundays now get us to, and around and about Hell’s Kitchen where we stumbled upon the Actors’ Temple, just off Broadway on 47th Street. What’s posted outside by way of information is more or less what I found on Wikipedia, … Continue reading →

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(Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art) Digital Archive

Posted on October 2, 2017 by zjb

Saw this piece at Hyperallergic about “the Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art, a recently launched website that represents the world’s largest online database of Jewish art.” “Made public by the Center in August, the website features over 260,000 entries that catalogue … Continue reading →

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Easy Fast & Yom Kippur Year of Vigilance (2017)

Posted on October 1, 2017 by zjb

I don’t think I was the only one in my social circles on whom the Days of  Awe fell flat this year. There was AB, and AB, and SB, and I’m sure many more who said pretty much the same … Continue reading →

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