January 15, 2012
Rabbi Jeff Marker’s synopsis of Arthur Green’s talk on Abraham Joshua Heschel and Hasidism. “For Heschel the most significant mitzvot are Feeding the poor, ending war, marching with MLK. These are spiritual acts, not just political. These are the acts for which we were created. “Heschel’s God was very personal, but we must do […]
January 9, 2012
The evolution of language Babel or babble? Languages all have their roots in the same part of the world. But they are not as similar to each other as was once thought via economist.com
January 2, 2012
2011 Jewish fiction and poetry books (a list of Jewish fiction and poetry books I reviewed in the past year). New York Journal of Books In my other gig I write book reviews for New York Journal of Books; here is a list of Jewish fiction and poetry books I reviewed in the past year […]
January 17, 2012
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