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1 Jews, Gentiles, and the Modern Egalitarian Ethos
Jews, Gentiles, and the Modern Egalitarian Ethos: Some Tentative Thoughts David Berger The deep and systemic tension between contemporary egalitarianism and many authoritative Jewish texts about gentiles takes varying forms. Most Orthodox Jews remain untroubled by some aspects of this tension, understanding that Judaism’s affirmation of chosenness and hierarchy can inspire and ennoble without denigrating others. In other instances, affirmations of metaphysical differences between Jews and gentiles can take a form that makes many of us uncomfortable, but we have the legitimate option of regarding them as non-authoritative. Finally and most disturbing, there are positions affirmed by standard halakhic sources from the Talmud to the Shulhan Arukh that apparently stand in stark contrast to values taken for granted in the modern West and taught in other sections of the Torah itself. Let me begin with a few brief observations about the first two categories and proceed to somewhat more extended ruminations about the third. Critics ranging from medieval Christians to Mordecai Kaplan have directed withering fire at the doctrine of the chosenness of Israel. Nonetheless, if we examine an overarching pattern in the earliest chapters of the Torah, we discover, I believe, that this choice emerges in a universalist context. The famous statement in the Mishnah (Sanhedrin 4:5) that Adam was created singly so that no one would be able to say, “My father is greater than yours” underscores the universality of the original divine intent. While we can never know the purpose of creation, one plausible objective in light of the narrative in Genesis is the opportunity to actualize the values of justice and lovingkindness through the behavior of creatures who subordinate themselves to the will 1 of God. -
Holocaust & Catastrophe
Volume VI, Issue 6 Lag ba-Omer April 28, 2013 18 Iyyar 5773 Kol Hamevaser The Jewish Thought Magazine of the Yeshiva University Student Body Responses to Technology Issue, p. 3-5 The Presence of Narrative and the Poland Trip Holocaust & Gavriel Brown, p. 6 The Wartime Activites of R. Catastrophe Barukh Rabinowicz Akiva Weisinger, p. 7 A Late Twentieth-Century Pogrom, Made in the USA: What We Talk About When We Talk About the Crown Heights Riot Chesky Kopel, p. 10 An Interview with Simon Goldberg, p. 15 Eliezer Berkovits’ Post- Holocaust Theology Yoni Zisook, p. 16 “Nose be-Ol Im Havero”: A Burden Worth Carrying Mordechai Shichtman, p. 19 Creative Arts Section p. 21-23 www.kolhamevaser.com EDITORS-IN-CHIEF 1 & CATASTROPHE HOLOCAUST Gabrielle Hiller Kol Hamevaser Holocaust & Catastrophe The Jewish Thought Magazine of Editors’ Thoughts: “A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance” Chesky Kopel By: Gabrielle Hiller the Yeshiva University Student Body On April 7, 1959, the Knesset of the wished us to envision. The twenty-seventh celebrate on Lag ba-Omer, when the deaths grapple with the depths of our history, but ASSOCIATE EDITORS How Long Will You Limp Between Opinions?: On the Difference Between the State of Israel passed a law establishing of Nissan approximates the anniversary ceased. On Yom ha-Zikaron, we remember also fathom the heights to which we have Adam Friedmann Academy and the Yeshivah 3 the twenty-seventh of Nissan as the day on of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,4 an event the soldiers who gave their lives to protect risen. -
German Jews in the United States: a Guide to Archival Collections
GERMAN HISTORICAL INSTITUTE,WASHINGTON,DC REFERENCE GUIDE 24 GERMAN JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES: AGUIDE TO ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS Contents INTRODUCTION &ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 ABOUT THE EDITOR 6 ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS (arranged alphabetically by state and then city) ALABAMA Montgomery 1. Alabama Department of Archives and History ................................ 7 ARIZONA Phoenix 2. Arizona Jewish Historical Society ........................................................ 8 ARKANSAS Little Rock 3. Arkansas History Commission and State Archives .......................... 9 CALIFORNIA Berkeley 4. University of California, Berkeley: Bancroft Library, Archives .................................................................................................. 10 5. Judah L. Mages Museum: Western Jewish History Center ........... 14 Beverly Hills 6. Acad. of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Margaret Herrick Library, Special Coll. ............................................................................ 16 Davis 7. University of California at Davis: Shields Library, Special Collections and Archives ..................................................................... 16 Long Beach 8. California State Library, Long Beach: Special Collections ............. 17 Los Angeles 9. John F. Kennedy Memorial Library: Special Collections ...............18 10. UCLA Film and Television Archive .................................................. 18 11. USC: Doheny Memorial Library, Lion Feuchtwanger Archive ................................................................................................... -
GLUTEN FRIENDLY MENU at Tatte We Use Gluten in Our Bakeries & Kitchens and Therefore Our Menu Is Gluten Friendly
GLUTEN FRIENDLY MENU At Tatte we use gluten in our bakeries & kitchens and therefore our menu is Gluten Friendly. If you have a severe gluten, nut or seed allergy, we recommend that you join us for coffee as cross-contact in our bakeries & kitchens may occur. Breakfast Sandwiches Served on gluten-free bread. B REAKFAST SANDWICH*–$9.50 TURKEY AVOCADO SANDWICH–$11 Eggs your style*, VT cheddar, and bacon on Turkey, avocado, alfalfa sprouts, cucumbers, gluten-free bread. and green herb dressing. CORN, ZUCCHINI & POTATO BOWL* – $11.50 B.L.A.T.–$10 Corn, zucchini, and snap peas sautéed with pee wee potatoes and Applewood smoked bacon, bibb lettuce, avocado, basil served over corn cream. Topped with poached egg* sriracha aioli, and tomato-onion relish. and Parmesan served with gluten-free bread. SPINACH, CORN & EGG PLATE* – $10.50 TURKEY B.L.A.T.–$11 Sautéed spinach, fresh corn, and poached egg* served over Smoked turkey added to our favorite B.L.A.T. garlic labneh and topped with Aleppo chili oil. Served with gluten-free bread. CHICKEN SALAD–$10 Housemade herbed chicken salad, marinated cucumbers, HALLOUMI SUNNY-SIDE and alfalfa sprouts served with green herbed dressing. BREAKFAST SANDWICH*–$7.50 Seared halloumi cheese, griddled tomato, sautéed spinach SHORT RIB GRILLED CHEESE – $ 1 0 . 5 0 with sunny-side up egg* on gluten-free bread. Housemade braised short rib, aged cheddar served with Add bacon, $2 horseradish beet relish. HEIRLOOM TOMATO TARTINE – $11 TUNA–$10.50 Heirloom tomatoes tossed with garlic olive oil and basil Olive oil packed tuna salad, eggs, red onion, yogurt & dill. -
December 2019 / January 2020
Washtenaw Jewish News Presort Standard In this issue… c/o Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor U.S. Postage PAID 2939 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, MI Morgan J Street Looking Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Permit No. 85 Burgard Conference for art at Report Rose HDS Page 6 Page 7 Page 31 December 2019/January 2020 Kislev/Tevet/Shevat 5780 Volume XIX: Number 4 FREE “Becoming Jewish In America” a travel/study opportunity Jeffrey L. Bernstein, special to the WJN ave Jews in the United States “made ish History in Philadelphia; and the United it”? How does the idea of the pro- States Holocaust Memorial Museum in H fessional, financially successful, Washington D.C. urban—and urbane—Jew affect our self- “We know that many people traveling image? Are Jews fully accepted into all parts with us have seen many of these sites al- of society in the United States? What does it ready,” Shichtman says. “But the value-added mean to us that our nation’s most prominent in this trip comes not just from the sites we non-Jewish families—such as the Kennedys, see, but rather from the discussions we will Clintons, and Trumps—have Jewish mem- have about them, both with the professors bers in them? and with the other participants on the trip.” There is much aggregate evidence that Bernstein adds, “Many of us have seen Jews have actually done pretty well in the the Statue of Liberty, but to discuss Irving United States; such success, we note, is cer- Berlin and ‘God Bless America’ with Marty tainly not shared by all Jews. -
{Download PDF} the Book of New Israeli Food Ebook Free Download
THE BOOK OF NEW ISRAELI FOOD PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Janna Gur | 304 pages | 26 Aug 2008 | Schocken Books | 9780805212242 | English | New York, United States The Book of New Israeli Food by Janna Gur: | : Books A modern-day classic and a personal favorite, this cookbook is written by power foodie Janna Gur and her team, with gorgeous photos by Eilon Paz. In Jerusalem, London-based celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi and then partner Sami Tamimi rehash their Jerusalem childhoods from different sides of the tracks with equal warmth and character, while giving a complete history of the volatile city and showing off its most charming corners through positively stunning photography. Sure, the recipes might contain an eclectic mix of 20 ingredients, but they are all fresh, wholesome and inspiring. This book belongs on every coffee table, if only as a discussion piece, and for its celebration of Sephardic cuisine. The scrumptiously delicious and herbaceously rich recipes are only a bonus. From Israeli baker Uri Scheft of the famous Breads Bakery, which has several branches in both New York City and Tel Aviv, this book covers a wide range of influences on Israeli baking and includes hundreds of bread recipes, alongside other beloved Israeli baked goods such as Krembo and hamentaschen both with updated twists. This book focuses on historical fact and culture as much as the beautiful and more remotely found dishes and stories of the region. This homey book comes from the New York-based Israeli chef who brought gourmet falafel and upscale Israeli dining to America with her popular restaurants, Balaboosta , Taim and Bar Bolonat. -
THE PENTATEUCHAL TARGUMS: a REDACTION HISTORY and GENESIS 1: 26-27 in the EXEGETICAL CONTEXT of FORMATIVE JUDAISM by GUDRUN EL
THE PENTATEUCHAL TARGUMS: A REDACTION HISTORY AND GENESIS 1: 26-27 IN THE EXEGETICAL CONTEXT OF FORMATIVE JUDAISM by GUDRUN ELISABETH LIER THESIS Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR LITTERARUM ET PHILOSOPHIAE in SEMITIC LANGUAGES AND CULTURES in the FACULTY OF HUMANITIES at the UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG PROMOTER: PROF. J.F. JANSE VAN RENSBURG APRIL 2008 ABSTRACT THE PENTATEUCHAL TARGUMS: A REDACTION HISTORY AND GENESIS 1: 26-27 IN THE EXEGETICAL CONTEXT OF FORMATIVE JUDAISM This thesis combines Targum studies with Judaic studies. First, secondary sources were examined and independent research was done to ascertain the historical process that took place in the compilation of extant Pentateuchal Targums (Fragment Targum [Recension P, MS Paris 110], Neofiti 1, Onqelos and Pseudo-Jonathan). Second, a framework for evaluating Jewish exegetical practices within the age of formative Judaism was established with the scrutiny of midrashic texts on Genesis 1: 26-27. Third, individual targumic renderings of Genesis 1: 26-27 were compared with the Hebrew Masoretic text and each other and then juxtaposed with midrashic literature dating from the age of formative Judaism. Last, the outcome of the second and third step was correlated with findings regarding the historical process that took place in the compilation of the Targums, as established in step one. The findings of the summative stage were also juxtaposed with the linguistic characterizations of the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project (CAL) of Michael Sokoloff and his colleagues. The thesis can report the following findings: (1) Within the age of formative Judaism pharisaic sages and priest sages assimilated into a new group of Jewish leadership known as ‘rabbis’. -
Two Models of Jewish Philosophy Submitted for the Degree of Phd in Philosophy at the London School
Justifying One’s Practices: Two Models of Jewish Philosophy Submitted for the degree of PhD in Philosophy At the London School of Economics and Political Science Daniel Rynhold 2000 1 UMI Number: U120701 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertation Publishing UMI U120701 Published by ProQuest LLC 2014. Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 773 ) Thesis Abstract Judaism is a religion that emphasises the importance of a set of practical commandments and in the history of Jewish philosophy various attempts have been made to rationalise or justify these commandments. In this thesis I try to establish a general model for the justification of practices through a critical examination of two such attempted rationalisations. However, the study is framed within the more general question of whether or not there can be such a thing as Jewish Philosophy as a genuinely substantive discipline. Thus, I take the particular topic of rationalising the commandments as a ‘case study’ in order to see whether we can do substantive Jewish philosophy at least in the practical sphere. In the main body of the thesis I look at the methods of rationalisation of Moses Maimonides and Joseph Soloveitchik and argue that despite being based on very different scientific models they share a central methodological presumption that I term the Priority of Theory (PoT). -
Becoming Jewish in America” a Travel/Study Opportunity Jeffrey L
Washtenaw Jewish News Presort Standard In this issue… c/o Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor U.S. Postage PAID 2939 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, MI Morgan J Street Looking Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Permit No. 85 Burgard Conference for art at Report Rose HDS Page 6 Page 7 Page 31 December 2019/January 2020 Kislev/Tevet/Shevat 5780 Volume XIX: Number 4 FREE “Becoming Jewish In America” a travel/study opportunity Jeffrey L. Bernstein, special to the WJN ave Jews in the United States “made ish History in Philadelphia; and the United it”? How does the idea of the pro- States Holocaust Memorial Museum in H fessional, financially successful, Washington D.C. urban—and urbane—Jew affect our self- “We know that many people traveling image? Are Jews fully accepted into all parts with us have seen many of these sites al- of society in the United States? What does it ready,” Shichtman says. “But the value-added mean to us that our nation’s most prominent in this trip comes not just from the sites we non-Jewish families—such as the Kennedys, see, but rather from the discussions we will Clintons, and Trumps—have Jewish mem- have about them, both with the professors bers in them? and with the other participants on the trip.” There is much aggregate evidence that Bernstein adds, “Many of us have seen Jews have actually done pretty well in the the Statue of Liberty, but to discuss Irving United States; such success, we note, is cer- Berlin and ‘God Bless America’ with Marty tainly not shared by all Jews. -
FROM PATRIARCH to PILGRIM: the Development of the Biblical Figure of Abraham and Its Contribution to the Christian Metaphor of Spiritual Pilgrimage
Cedarville University DigitalCommons@Cedarville Faculty Dissertations 1988 From Patriarch to Pilgrim: The evelopmeD nt of the Biblical Figure of Abraham and Its Contribution to the Christian Metaphor of Spiritual Pilgrimage Daniel J. Estes Cedarville University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/faculty_dissertations Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, Christianity Commons, and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Estes, Daniel J., "From Patriarch to Pilgrim: The eD velopment of the Biblical Figure of Abraham and Its Contribution to the Christian Metaphor of Spiritual Pilgrimage" (1988). Faculty Dissertations. 3. http://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/faculty_dissertations/3 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FROM PATRIARCH TO PILGRIM: The Development of the Biblical Figure of Abraham and its Contribution to the Christian Metaphor of Spiritual Pilgrimage Daniel John Estes Clare Hall A Thesis Submitted to the University of Cambridge for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy April 1988 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION 1 1 .1 The Concept of Pilgrimage 1 1.11 Pilgrimage as a Literary Theme 1 1.12 Pilgrimage as a Christian Theme J 1.2 Review of Literature on Abraham 4 1.J Rationale for the Study 10 1.4 Thesis of the Study 12 1.5 Plan for the Study 1) Chapter 2 - ABRAHAM THE SOJOURNER IN GENESIS 12-25 15 2.0 Introduction 15 2,1 Verbs of Movement in the Abrahamic Narratives 15 2.11 Verbs of Geographical Movement 15 2.12 Verbs Related to Tent Dwelling 17 . -
Cocktail Party Meat Menu
Cocktail Party Meat Menu Food Bars Oriental Stir-fry: Thai-style chicken strips, noodles and vegetables in coconut milk and curry Chinese stir-fried rice with peas and carrots in soy sauce Crispy Chinese eggroll served with sweet and sour sauce Middle Eastern Grill Spring chicken shawarma roasted slowly on a vertical rotisserie and sliced in front of guests Lebanese kebab - mini lamb kebabs on cinnamon sticks seared on a plancha flattop grill Crispy French fries Mini pitas, Mediterranean hummus, tehina American Grill Home-made grilled mini burgers Grilled cocktail hot dogs Ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, sauerkraut, barbecue sauce, sweet chili sauce Crispy French fries Mini hamburger buns Mediterranean Couscous served with root vegetable soup - pumpkin, zucchini, potatoes, celery, and chickpeas A selection of fried pastels - meat or vegetarian kubeh, Moroccan potato cigars Carving Station Roast beef grilled with herbs, carved in front of guests and served with deep wine sauce Fish (choice of one) Mini salmon skewers in teriyaki sauce served with grilled Parisienne potatoes Fish & Chips - crispy fish schnitzels served with French fries, garlic aioli sauce, and ketchup Cocktail Party Meat Menu Mexican Tortillas with chili con carne and piquant Mexican meat sauce, wrapped in front of guests Nachos served with tomato salsa Sushi Bar Rolls filled with avocado, sweet potato, pickled pumpkin, tamaago (Japanese omelet), green onion, cucumber, teriyaki tofu Served with pickled ginger, wasabi, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, and spicy mayonnaise Sabih -
Review Essay the Theological-Political Problem in Leo Strauss's Writings on Moses Mendelssohn
Journal of Jewish Thought & Philosophy �� (�0�4) �9�-��5 brill.com/jjtp Review Essay ∵ The Theological-Political Problem in Leo Strauss’s Writings on Moses Mendelssohn Jeffrey A. Bernstein College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA [email protected] Leo Strauss on Moses Mendelssohn Translated, edited, and with an interpretive essay by Martin D. Yaffe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012. xxxiv + 322pp. It is impossible to do justice to Martin Yaffe’s edition of Leo Strauss’s writings on Moses Mendelssohn in the present context. It amounts to a philosophical optic that allows readers to glimpse, as if for the first time, the fundamen- tally theological-political character of Strauss’s thinking. This character is so stark that it can be said to function as the horizon on which all of Strauss’s other distinctions (ancients/moderns, philosophy/polis, philosophy/poetry, esoteric/exoteric) come into view. In translating all of Strauss’s introductions and annotations contained in the Moses Mendelssohn Gesammelte Schriften Jubiläumsausgabe—the Jubilee Edition of Mendelssohn’s collected writings (with additional correspondence between Strauss and Alexander Altmann and relevant primary source material by Lessing and Mendelssohn),1 Yaffe has not only succeeded magisterially in presenting readers with a “whole picture” * I would like to thank the journal’s two anonymous reviewers for their feedback. In order to assist readers of the journal, I have incorporated their suggestions largely into footnotes. 1 In addition to the materials contained in Leo Strauss on Moses Mendelssohn, Yaffe has pro- duced English renderings of Strauss’s German translations of two texts that Mendelssohn © koninklijke brill nv, leiden, ���4 | doi �0.��63/�477�85X-��34��56 192 bernstein of Strauss’s relation to Mendelssohn, he has also allowed readers to perceive the depth of this relationship as it opens onto Strauss’s overall work.