Monthly Archives: February 2022

Ethics ex Nihilo (Inventing Jewish Ethics)

Posted on February 8, 2022 by zjb

Published by the good people at the Journal for Jewish Ethics where I argue that modern Jewish ethics is a lot like an AMC Gremlin: About longer arcs of Jewish tradition, there is simply too much to say in these … Continue reading →

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Vespasian (What Did He Look Like)

Posted on February 7, 2022 by zjb

Stupid question that I am going to ask. I’ve always been struck by the brute realism of Roman sculpture. I mean, he’s not an ideal type like a Greek god, goddess, or hero. Is there any way Vespasian actually looked … Continue reading →

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Heidegger and World Judaism (Black Notebooks)

Posted on February 7, 2022 by zjb

[Only the first 3 volumes of “Ponderings” are out in English. Not a lot on Jews and Judaism. The appearance of “Jewish” is garden variety anti-Semitism. The appearance of the word “Judaism” indicates an (anti)metaphysical anti-Semitism that forms, philosophically, a … Continue reading →

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Habad in the Metaverse

Posted on February 4, 2022 by zjb

Habad scales up and out, creating the first Jewish outpost in the Metaverse, about which here. “The MANA Jewish Center will sit on a modest, grassy patch of land, circled by trees and pink flowers that pop up from underneath … Continue reading →

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Universe of Technical Images (The 1.28 GHz MeerKAT Galactic Center Mosaic)

Posted on February 4, 2022 by zjb

I was almost going to post the very polished photographic images that appeared here at the NYT about The 1.28 GHz MeerKAT Galactic Center Mosaic. They are definitely worth a look. But I couldn’t post them in good faith. The … Continue reading →

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(In Public Life) Nazis At The Moment

Posted on February 2, 2022 by zjb

It’s not one thing or another, but the way single incidents revolving around Nazis, swastikas, and the Holocaust aggregate in a relatively compressed moment in time. This past week was a case in point. A school board takes Maus off … Continue reading →

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