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Category Archives: Jews
What Must A Jew Believe? (8-1-21)
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
US Jews More Likely to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Push Compared With Other Religious Groups
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
Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen (7-14-21)
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
Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen
From the 2005 book by Henry Bial, Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen: * At 8:00 P.M. on the evening of Thursday, 14 May 1998, the Jewish Museum in New York City hosted a panel discussion … Continue reading
Saving Private Godward (7-1-21)
00:00 Saving Private Ryan, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan 01:30 Justin Martyr’s Dialog with Trypho, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spv_T4QE9Ow 03:00 Justin the Martyr, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Martyr 05:00 Fruit of the Holy Spirit, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_of_the_Holy_Spirit 36:45 Justin Martyr by Andrew Hayes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scmdaGIteNo 1:07:00 Justin Martyr and the Jews, https://www.jstor.org/stable/1453625 1:14:00 The … Continue reading
Hungarian Jews protest law against sharing content on homosexuality with minors
I don’t recall the Jewish tradition promoting the sharing of homosexual materials with children. From the Times of Israel: Largest federation of Jewish communities in country criticizes ‘gay propaganda law,’ saying no one should be discriminated against or outlawed because … Continue reading
Author Jon Entine Of The Genetic Literacy Project
Jon published these books: * Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We’re Afraid to Talk About It, 2000 * Pension Fund Politics: The Dangers of Socially Responsible Investing, 2005 * Scared to Death: How Chemophobia Threatens Public Health, … Continue reading
Abraham’s Children: Race, Identity, and the DNA of the Chosen People
Here are some highlights from this 2007 book by Jon Entine: * Although rare in blacks and Asians, cystic fibrosis is a common lethal genetic disease in those of northern European ancestry. Whites are more likely to get multiple sclerosis … Continue reading
Big Jews Little Jews
History Is Better Than Punditry
A great benefit of therapy is that you begin to see many more options in your life. I would typically come into a session with a problem where I only saw one or two ways out and my therapist would … Continue reading