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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Have You Broken Up Over A Book?
I don’t think I’ve ever broken up over a book, but a certain woman’s love for Emmanuel Levinas certainly put a strain on our relationship. She always wanted that intimate face-to-face I-thou stuff. It was exhausting. Josh: i actually broke … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged 9 months, emmanuel levinas, everything is illuminated, foer, secret crush
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‘The End of the Jews’ II
On Monday, I interview Adam Mansbach about his new novel, "The End of the Jews." Here’s part one. Here‘s the audio. Luke: "How did your white peers react to your interest in black culture?" Adam: "They were the ones who … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Jewish Literature
Tagged adam mansbach, black culture, black kids, classmates, derisive nickname, fielding questions, jewish tradition, new novel
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Rabbi Emanuel Rackman Dead
I got an email from a shul saying: "The funeral will be in [Israel]." Emanuel Rackman was one of the great minds of Modern Orthodoxy, a far greater intellect than Shalom Auslander‘s uncle Norman Lamm who beat him out for … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox
Tagged 5th avenue, american orthodoxy, far rockaway queens, new york board of rabbis, norman lamm, rabbi emanuel, rabbinical council of america, Shalom Auslander, shul, Yeshiva University
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‘The End of the Jews’
I was sucked right in by Adam Mansbach‘s provocative new novel, "The End of the Jews." Here’s part two of the interview. Here‘s the audio. The beginning of the book is good ol’ fashioned storytelling. It has the making of … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Literature
Tagged adam mansbach, american novel, genre fiction, independent production, new novel, triumph of the will
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