Monthly Archives: March 2007

I Never Did It With Cathy Seipp

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Luke Ford

Therefore I assume that the moral structure of the universe won’t be shattered if I only say kaddish for her during mincha/ma’ariv every day and skip shacharit. Cathy was never a morning person. She would not want me to get … Continue reading →

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Cathy Seipp Was 49

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Luke Ford

Cathy Seipp died of lung cancer at Ceders-Sinai Wednesday, March 21, 2007. I assembled most of this profile of her in early 2003. It was only after Cathy told me in October of 2002 that she had incurable lung cancer … Continue reading →

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Novelist Tamar Yellin

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Luke Ford

Tamar’s published two books: The Genizah at the House of Sheper and Kafka in Bronteland and Other Stories. I interviewed her this week via email. * When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew … Continue reading →

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Cathy Seipp Still Alive

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Luke Ford

Amy Alkon emails: "Cathy is so Cathy…still with us, defying all predictions of the doctors. Harvey went home for an hour, Moxie and I have been holding her hand and talking to her and telling her not to worry about … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy Vs. Modernity

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Luke Ford

I chat with a Conservative Jewish scholar. LF: The answer to your essay is that O has no answer. Orthodoxy and modernity are not compatible, there can only be compromises. That is a good and bad things. There is much … Continue reading →

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