Category Archives: Judaism

The Contrasting Judaisms Of Franz Rosenzweig and Ron Jeremy

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Luke Ford

How did the essentialist discourse of the late German philosopher Franz Rosenzweig compare with the more contingent but still ultimately essentialist problematic hegemonic discourse of Ron Jeremy? How and why do these two intellectuals attempt to reify the Jewish essence?

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Tikkun Olam And Other Great Jewish Ideas (7-12-21)

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Luke Ford

Tikkun Olam And Other Great Jewish Ideas (7-12-21) https://t.co/6YKGCPyogb — (((Luke Ford))) (@lukeford) July 13, 2021 00:00 Reb Doooovid joins, https://twitter.com/RebDoooovid 02:00 Doooovid’s Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/doooovid 04:00 Richard Spencer vs Judas Maccabeus, https://killstream.libsyn.com/richard-spencer-vs-judas-maccabeus 05:00 Tikkun ha-Olam: The Metamorphosis of a … Continue reading →

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Tikkun ha-Olam: The Metamorphosis of a Concept

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Luke Ford

Gilbert S. Rosenthal writes in 2005: * The notion of tikkun ha-olam—healing, mending, repairing the world, improving society—has become a popular concept these days. Everyone seems to be invoking the term or the concept: it is a shibboleth in both … Continue reading →

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The Study of Judaism: Authenticity, Identity, Scholarship

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2014 book by Aaron W. Hughes: * In 2007 I published a slim and what I hoped would be a provocative volume entitled Situating Islam: The Past and Future of an Academic Discipline. This … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Jewish Philosophy: Beyond Particularism and Universalism

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Luke Ford

In my experience, Jewish philosophy and Jewish theology play no role in the lives of 99.9% of Jews (equivalent to the role of jurisprudence in the lives of Americans). It is rare that I recall real Jews (as opposed to … Continue reading →

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