The Maccabees: Conversos, Conflict and Poetry
Crosspollination and Strength in Jewish Culture 3 de Kislev, ANNO A MUNDO CREATO VDCCLXIII In the 2173 anniversary of the rededication of the Holy House (Bet Hamikdash) In memory of […]
Category Archives: Humanitas
Faúr sobre los bordes del significado
Por David Ramírez “Hoy lucho a solas con la palabra. La que me pertenece, a la que pertenezco: ¿cara o cruz, águila o sol?” — Octavio Paz, Águila o sol […]
Faur On The Edges of Meaning
By David Ramírez “Today I fight alone with a word. The word which belongs to me, and to which I belong: heads or tails? eagle or sun?” — Octavio Paz, […]
Translucent Line
In my humble amazement, I write these poor words, which pretend to be a poem, to a marvel of creation Divine. Dear reader, forgive me for being a simpleton. Hyaline […]
Faur (almost) in the Nude
By David Ramirez The slightest alteration in the relation between man and the signifier, in this case in the procedure of exegesis, changes the whole course of history by modifying […]
Convivencia Under Siege: Live Action Self-Hating Sephardim
By: David Ramírez Please note: All the Facebook quotes are reprinted without change. The typos have been retained. The personal names of the participants have been removed. And just to […]
The Tabernacle of God
By: George S. Belasco We begin this week’s newsletter with an astounding sermon from the late minister of the Montefiore Endowment Synagogue in Ramsgate, England, George Belasco. I first learned […]
Entendiendo el Midrásh
Por David Shasha Mientras que la halakháh, el derecho civil y ritual del judaísmo, es una disciplina rígida de la vida judía, el midrásh aggádico es una fuente de creatividad. […]
Understanding Midrash
By David Shasha While the Halakhah, Jewish civil and ritual law, is the stern discipline of Jewish life, the Aggadic Midrash is its fountain of creativity. The word Midrash comes […]
Derasháh: El arte de la interpretación en la tradición judía
Por David Ramírez Cada cultura, cada civilización ha desarrollado maneras para dar razón a su existencia. Usualmente, las razones parten de narrativas de génesis perdidos en la historia o desarrollados […]
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