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Tag Archives: body
Anthropomorphism (Arthur Marmorstein & The Old Rabbinic Doctrine of God)
Reading up about God and rabbinic theology, I found this reference by Yair Lorberbaum in to the Hungarian born and forgotten Arthur Marmorstein (1882–1946), author of the two volume The Old Rabbinic Doctrine of God. I: The Names and Attributes … Continue reading
(Haredi) Simulation (Shtisel)
Late to Shtissel, and just now completed watching seasons 1-3 in the span of one extended binge, I should have known better. But I was surprised to find, after poking around online late in the middle of season 2, that … Continue reading
(Un/Civil Religion) The U.S. Capitol Is An Animal Being
I’m probably imagining it, but since the January 6 insurrection when I look at still photos of the building, the material object that is the Capitol looks to me like a living creature, like some kind of animated object, an … Continue reading
(Trump) How Not To Hold A Bible (Habitus & Hexis)
(h/t Jim Watts and Iconic Books and to @drnelk at Twitter) Arguably, in these United States, a good president needs to know how to handle a Bible. President Trump is not a good president. With him, the Bible has no … Continue reading
(Foucault) The Birth of The Clinic (Reading Notes)
In the spirit of the day I’m including text on epidemic consciousness, medical fields, the medical gaze, death and the human. Below are more or less chapter by chapter reading-notes cribbing directly from the primary text, Foucault’s The Birth of … Continue reading
(Maimonides Says) Cultivate the Middle Way (Hilkhot Deot) (Coronavirus)
At the time of a global health pandemic, where better to turn than to the Great Eagle? Hilkhot Deot is a moral-medical compendium, famous for its elaboration upon the Aristotelean mean. But that’s not the half of it. The larger … Continue reading
(Rashi) God’s Great Hand (Man Ray)
[Man Ray, Hand on Lips, 1926] Most translations in English elide the anthropomorphism. “And Israel saw the great hand…” (Ex. 14:31). According to Rashi, “hand” refers to the great power done by the hand of the Holy one Blessed be … Continue reading
Votive Objects & Material Religion
Went to see “Agents of Faith: Votive Objects in Time and Place” at Bard Graduate Center Gallery. I understood that I was off to look at objects, but what are votive objects? Something loosely to do with “religion.” What I … Continue reading
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(Relic) Amos Oz (Hand)
This photograph posted on Twitter by his daughter, Fania Oz-Salzberger, of Amos Oz’s hand before, at, or just after the moment of his passing is both deeply touching and very odd. A frozen photographic image, it is not unlike a … Continue reading
(On Not Suffering) Caffeine Suppositories (Yom Kippur)
After excruciating headaches this Yom Kippur, I appreciate that this definitely seems to be a thing. From the Forward, you can read the article here about the use of caffeine suppositories to ease the horrible effects of withdrawal on the … Continue reading