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 […]
De conversos y la pérdida de la identidad sefaradita
Por David Ramírez Al platicar con un amigo mío sobre cómo la nueva generación de sefaradíes está cada día menos consciente sobre la identidad sefaradí, y los problemas sistémicos que […]
Of Conversos and the Loss of Sephardic Identity
By David Ramírez In talking to a friend of mine about how the new generation of Sephardim are becoming less and less aware about Sephardic identity, and the systemic problems […]
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 […]
Derasháh: The Art of Interpretation in Jewish Tradition
By David Ramírez Every culture, every civilization has developed a way to give a reason for its existence. Often, the reasons depart from foundational narratives lost in history or developed […]
More on Conversos and Freund’s Continuous Web of Lies
By David Ramírez In his ongoing self-promotion cycle, recently we learned of Freund’s discovery of Abarbanel’s “prophecies” in a Jerusalem Post article titled “The Abarbanel and the return of the […]
