Category Archives: Jews

Am I a bad person? Jews & The American Soul (8-29-21)

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Luke Ford
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Jews in the American Historical Profession (8-4-21)

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Luke Ford

Peter Novick writes in his 1988 book: * Selig Perlman, a professor of economics at Wisconsin, is said to have regularly summoned Jewish graduate students in history to his office and warned them, in a deep Yiddish accent, that “History … Continue reading →

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What Must A Jew Believe? (8-1-21)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Rabbi Judas, a West Bank Sephardi settler, joins from Israel, https://twitter.com/JudasMaccabeus7 02:00 Jewish philosopher, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maimonides 04:00 Saadia Gaon, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saadia_Gaon 06:00 Argument from Authority, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority 13:00 Hasidic Judaism, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasidic_Judaism 14:00 Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles Reappraised, https://www.amazon.com/Limits-Orthodox-Theology-Reappraised-Civilization/dp/1906764239 18:00 … Continue reading →

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US Jews More Likely to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Push Compared With Other Religious Groups

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Luke Ford

Report: Jewish Americans are among the demographics with the greatest readiness to vaccinate against COVID-19, a survey published on Wednesday found. The survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)/Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), concluded that “Jewish Americans are most … Continue reading →

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Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen (7-14-21)

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Acting Jewish by Henry Bial, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=140799 02:00 Henry Bial’s The Jewish Pop Culture Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-703243949/jewish-pop-culture-podcast-lecture-feb-23 15:00 Styxhexenhammer Show ep. 17- I Was Right Again About Breadtube Astroturfing (Superchat Q&A), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PYnrBY-z9s 16:00 Definition of Breadtube, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BreadTube 28:00 David Mamet, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet … Continue reading →

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