“The ‘I was born in the wrong body’ rhetoric favored by other trans people doesn’t work any better and is just as offensive”
The “I was born in the wrong body” rhetoric favored by other trans people...
Monthly Archives: June 2015
“The motivations and ideology of Second Temple sectarian groups appear primarily in Rabbinic tales…, yet employing these stories for the purpose of writing history is problematical”
The motivations and ideology of Second Temple sectarian groups appear primarily in Rabbinic tales...
“…the threat of losing Israel’s character as a Jewish state is also seen not only as a matter of values and identity but also as an existential threat”
Some people in Israel and abroad have a dismissive or even contemptuous attitude toward...
“There is no real reason for Modern Orthodoxy to be, in any way, connected to Brisk”
There is no real reason for Modern Orthodoxy to be, in any way, connected...
“Creative work isn’t a regular job. Sure, eventually your skills improve and you get better at structure”
Creative work isn’t a regular job. Sure, eventually your skills improve and you get...
“…although much of Second Temple and Rabbinic literature can be read in light of the Greek and later Roman-Christian context in which they were composed…”
…although much of Second Temple and Rabbinic literature can be read in light of...
“The difficulty in starting companies is not just about finding the right technology, but also getting the timing right”
The difficulty in starting companies is not just about finding the right technology, but...
“Incivility shuts people down…”
Incivility shuts people down…. Employees contribute less and lose their conviction, whether because of...
“The Jedi…had unwittingly trained their students to be the perfect fugitives, able to cut and run at any moment”
The Jedi had always preached against forming connections, to prevent their acolytes from putting...
“When a version of a myth is told (orally or in writing), it is always an account of the past in intimate connection with some conclusion to be drawn in the present experience of the person recounting the tale”
When a version of a myth is told (orally or in writing), it is...