This is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders from throughout the Jewish world and beyond. These special posts give you the opportunity to consider important opinions you may not readily encounter. This week’s blog is posted ‘erev Christmas’ which is a Jewish tradition all by …
By Robin Jacobson. Here’s literary news to celebrate: new novels from two of Israel’s best-known authors – A.B. Yehoshua and Eshkol Nevo – have arrived in American bookstores and libraries in English translation. The Tunnel by A.B. Yehoshua Widely acclaimed as one of the giants of Israeli literature, A.B. Yehoshua was born in Jerusalem in …
Do you believe in miracles? I know we are all science abiding, small “l” liberals living in an “enlightened world” but really, do you? I know some of you out there have beaten difficult cancer odds, mental illness, physical disabilities, bounced back from personal upheavals in your home lives, and seen your children survive trying …
I don’t know about you, but I need something uplifting and light right now. I can distract myself only so long with streaming services. After all, the ‘real world’ is very serious – politics, pandemic, isolation, remote work, remote school and so much more. Reports say the next 2-3 months will be the worst of …
By Robin Jacobson. The intertwined history of two Baghdadi Jewish families in China – the Sassoon and Kadoorie families – is the stuff of epic novels. The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties that Helped Create Modern China by Jonathan Kaufman vividly tells the families’ drama-filled story of ambition, generosity, and exploitation within …
This is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders from throughout the Jewish world and beyond. These special posts give you the opportunity to consider important opinions you may not readily encounter. For this week, I share Steven Windmueller, Ph.D reflections on Jewish framings of Thanksgiving. …
Escape You know what it says in the news these days. We’re living in an apocalyptic political nightmare where the election is never over, the president refuses to concede and American democracy as we know it is on shaky ground. There’s tremendous public distrust of our institutions and to indulge yourselves in the daily …
I could not watch the election returns last night. I normally love to see the numbers come in, hear about little counties in far off States and see Washington’s political wonks in their glory. I remember going with a bunch of friends to a bar on Capitol Hill in 1992 to watch the returns come …
By Robin Jacobson. A fun suspense novel topped with a generous scoop of Jewish history is a winning combination, even if the history relates to the origins of dark anti-Jewish tropes. Here are two entertaining and informative reads: The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols by Nicholas Meyer and The Order by Daniel Silva. Both books …
This is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders from throughout the Jewish world and beyond. These special posts give you the opportunity to consider important opinions you may not readily encounter. For this week, I want to share a growing concern I have related to …
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