Monthly Archives: May 2023

(Orthodox Religion) Bellicose and Narrow (Michael Wyschogrod)

Posted on May 21, 2023 by zjb

Modern Orthodox Judaism has wrestled with the tension between halakhic norms and human-moral conscience since the late 196os. I have posted already about Aharon Lichtenstein and Gerald Blidstein. Apropos to this year’s ugly national-religious flag march last week in the … Continue reading →

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(S1) Sassoon Codex (Sephardic Jewish Cultural Memory)

Posted on May 17, 2023 by zjb

S1 is one of the names of the Sassoon Codex, one of the oldest biblical codex. This precious object made of sheepskin and ink was just bought at Soetheby’s for some $38,000,000 by a purchaser acting on behalf of the … Continue reading →

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Nakba & Democracy

Posted on May 15, 2023 by zjb

For general interest I am posting here the translation of a historical document from an Israeli security officer regarding the Palestinian Nakba and a 2019 article here by Hagar Shezaf relating to it and other documents being hidden/removed from Israeli … Continue reading →

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