Tag Archives: liberalism

In Shul After Gaza — Green Rosh Hashana at Anschei Chesed

Posted on September 28, 2014 by zjb

A report from the liberal pew: The Jewish year this year happens to be a Schmittah year, a sabbatical year. According to the Bible, the land is supposed to stay fallow every seventh year. The land needs to rest. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Uncivil Civil (In the University)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by zjb

I think the arguments getting batted around against civility in the university are pretty gross stuff and probably two-faced. I think much of the argument against civility is based on a straw person caricature of civility being something lily white … Continue reading →

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Liberal Zionism (Social Contract & Limited Sovereign Right)

Posted on August 15, 2014 by zjb

About liberal Zionism. that much maligned thing, I posted the other day a little note that went unappreciated by some. By way of apology, the note was meant only as a note. Here I’m posting below thoughts I’ve published elsewhere … Continue reading →

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Liberal Zionist (A Note from the Center)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by zjb

Much has been said against the liberal Zionist. To the rightwing, he or she is a leftist. But for left anti-Zionists, there is no position held in greater contempt. In the following couple of days, I want to post a … Continue reading →

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Ninth of Av Gaza (Arik Ascherman & Rabbis for Human Rights)

Posted on August 5, 2014 by zjb

Apropos to arguments re: Israel, Gaza, American Judaism, and liberal rabbis, I am re-posting these lamentations and thoughts for Tisha b’Av that I found on FB by Rabbi Arik Ascherman, director in Israel of Rabbis for Human Rights. As an … Continue reading →

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Liberal Rabbis, American Judaism & Gaza (Jeremy Haber — Jeremy Kalmanofsky)

Posted on August 4, 2014 by zjb

It’s treacherous ground where a liberal American rabbi treads, wanting to express support for Israel and sympathy for all the innocent life lost in Gaza. In this fight over the soul of American Judaism, “Jeremy Haber” takes issue with Rabbi … Continue reading →

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Critical Normalization (Muslim Leadership Initiative at the Shalom Hartman Institute)

Posted on July 9, 2014 by zjb

About the Muslim Leadership Initiative, I saw a couple of things a couple weeks ago, before the new violence in Gaza, and before the murders of Naftali Frankel, Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar, and Muhammed Khdeir. I was going to let it drop, … Continue reading →

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Bright Red Lines (Anti-Racism) (Israel)

Posted on July 3, 2014 by zjb

After the funeral of Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar, and then the anti-Arab racist riots in Jerusalem, and now after what appears to be the politically motivated murder of 16-year-old Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir it should be clear that an organized … Continue reading →

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(Christian) Religion and (American) Politics (David Brat Eric Cantor)

Posted on June 13, 2014 by zjb

Funny, they share the same strong features and clean-shaven good looks, and even basic eye-ware. What is there that really distinguishes them? Probably not much. So on one hand, good riddance. On the other hand, it’s a disaster. The recent drubbing … Continue reading →

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Garden of Love (W 116th St)

Posted on May 27, 2014 by zjb

Is this garden and others like it too big to call a pocket garden? Lovingly cared for by neighborhood volunteers, these public green spaces are all over Harlem where they take up empty building lots. This one’s on 116th St. between … Continue reading →

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