Monthly Archives: June 2022

(Cri de Coeur) Against the Reactionary Current in Contemporary Orthodox Judaism (Rabbi Elchanan Poupko)

Posted on June 29, 2022 by zjb

It’s no news that contemporary Orthodox Judaism has cascaded into the reactionary world of rightwing politics now overwhelmed by MAGA and with no end in sight. This cri de coeur by Rabbi Elchanan Poupko posted here at the Times of … Continue reading →

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(Christianity) The Trial of the Talmud (Documents)

Posted on June 20, 2022 by zjb

What were the actual talmudic texts that Christians found so irksome? What do we actually learn about Talmud from its most caustic critics, the elite Christian accusers from the High Medieval Age? The Trial of the Talmud Paris 1240 is … Continue reading →

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Anti-Trans, Anti-Semitism

Posted on June 17, 2022 by zjb

Falling under the rubric of Reactionary Bio-Politics, a lot of this is flying online under the radar, both the discourse of transphobic activism and critical writing pushing back against it. If any of this is to be believed, there are … Continue reading →

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Tikvah Fund = Anti-Gay = Anti-Liberal = Nazi-Adjacent

Posted on June 15, 2022 by zjb

The story is already only just a little old already, but it’s worth chiming in about the Tikvah Fund and Gov. Ron DeSantis at The Museum of Jewish Heritage, which bills itself as A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. About … Continue reading →

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(Modern) Hadar (Haifa)

Posted on June 12, 2022 by zjb

2 it will burst into bloom;    it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,    the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;they will see the glory of the Lord,    the splendor of our God. –Isaiah 35:2

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Monstrous Talmud & Christian Simulacra (Peter The Venerable)

Posted on June 10, 2022 by zjb

Abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny, Peter the Venerable (1092-1156) was a master hermeneut. He is generally recognized as one of the great Christian thinkers of the High Middle Ages. Also recognized is how he marks a new Church … Continue reading →

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Sefat Emet (Leviticus + Shavuot)

Posted on June 9, 2022 by zjb

[Am updating my long Sefat Emet digest with a digest of Leviticus + Shavuot] [You can see the whole digest here, still in progress, from Genesis and Hanukah]] After Exodus, the Sefas Emes on Leviticus dives more deeply into the … Continue reading →

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