Zissen Pesach. Chag Pesach kasher vesame'ach.
Zissen Pesach. Chag Pesach kasher vesame'ach.
Bari Weiss is a journalist, writer and editor. This thought-provoking polemic was written in the aftermath of the 2018 terrorist shooting at the Pittsburgh synagogue where she had her bat mitzvah and her anger at that atrocity permeates it. Unfortunately the valid points she makes about anti-semitism on both the left and the right get lost as she bangs her anti-liberal drum and she ignores completely the role of her own free speech movement.
When one steps back and understands the Jewishness of Yeshua (Jesus) and his culture, the words He spoke take on a different level of meaning. We cannot separate Him from the Torah and Jewish 2nd temple Judaism. This book shows Him in that light and brings new insight on His teachings. New in the fact that it places them in proper historical and cultural context. An excellent and challenging read.
Last book of 2023, read in one sitting. Sand raises the pressing question: is there any non-racial basis for secular Jewish identity today? (His answer is no.) Fresh, provocative and necessary. Some parts I‘m still wrestling with, and I think ultimately Bertell Ollman‘s “Letter of Resignation from the Jewish People” resonated more w/ me bc of how Ollman squares the circle of Jewish identity w/ communist universalism.
@BarbaraJean I want to read The Promise from your list (and The Chosen, the book that precedes it)…but I‘m also hyper-conscious of the fact that I need to increase my awareness about our current political reality & the history that‘s gotten us here. It feels daunting…and it feels important.
A friend recommended some resources (which I‘ll link to in the comments). If anyone has additional (or contrary) suggestions or advice, please let me know.💞
Whoa - it's A Lot! The writing was engaging, but there was so much repetition that honestly I skimmed a whole lot. The repetition was due to the many scholars tweaking of theory through the ages, and not poor writing.
I learned a lot, had some beliefs reaffirmed, changed my mind completely on some others, and had some questions answered; though now I have different ones.
All in all avery worthy read!
@ChaoticMissAdventures
#NFNR
"In the beginning, human beings created a God who was the First Cause of all things and Ruler of heaven and earth."
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
My weekend read. It was excellent ..
After 24 years on the ol' #TBR shelf, it's time 📖
I'm either going to be sucked in or wake up dreading to read 🤷🏻♀️ Let's see how this goes
#NFNR #Nonfiction
#DeadPhilosophersSociety I actually found two different copies of this at the book bazaar, this one was $.75 and a trade copy was $1.25. I left them there, but it did feel like a message. Our last read left me feeling like this would be beyond me!