“I’ve noticed that Yom Kippur is the one day most Jews go to synagogue despite their level of observance, and I have no idea why”
I’ve noticed that Yom Kippur is the one day most Jews go to synagogue...
Monthly Archives: September 2017
“…while ‘strong drink’ remains the most frequent English translation of שֵׁכָר, confusion about its identity persists”
Today, while ‘strong drink’ remains the most frequent English translation of שֵׁכָר, confusion about...
“Trump’s innovation is to have mined a deeper vein of cynicism, exhausting the weary tropes of polite political discourse”
…Trump is pivoting constantly. Or perhaps more accurately, the man is so erratic that...
“Diaspora Jews must learn, not shun, intersectional discourse in all its forms and be part of the discussion while not being afraid to challenge instances of exclusionary intersectionality”
On too many college campuses, political activists embrace exclusionary intersectionality. Jewish students have reported...
Considering vertical vs horizontal perspectives
Before 1930, moving picture aspect ratios were all over the place. But mass distribution...
“Do moms and dads of 7-year-olds know whether they want their kids to lead the Jewish community?”
…do the soul-searching and idea-wrestling that lead you to a concept. Use that concept...
“…accusations of ‘virtue signaling’ are, more than anything, a way of walking out on that argument and dismissing it altogether…”
…accusations of “virtue signaling” are, more than anything, a way of walking out on...
“…the platforms most flamboyantly dedicated to a borrowed idea of free speech and assembly are the same ones that have struggled most intensely with groups of users who seek to organize and disrupt their platforms”
It is worth noting that the platforms most flamboyantly dedicated to a borrowed idea...
“Social platforms tend to refer to their customers in euphemistic, almost democratic terms…”
Social platforms tend to refer to their customers in euphemistic, almost democratic terms: as...
“Memewear has its roots in fandom, though it’s a limited precedent”
Memewear has its roots in fandom, though it’s a limited precedent. In the 1960s,...