Some place between 40 and Death
Posted in review on 7 January 2008 - 1 שבט 5768
It’s curious to note that there are no pictures on the Golden Compass (movie) website of Derek Jacobi playing the role of the Magisterial Emissary. It made me laugh outright how much the man looked like Pope Benedict XVI.
There are no pictures of Benedict Jacobi in this role. Odd.
Since I read the book [...]
Word reaches us that Sara Miles‘ fabulous Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion is coming out in paperback on 5 February - just in time for Lent: Same great peanut butter & jelly sandwich on the cover, and a brand-new appendix with a guide for book clubs, and a set of discussion [...]
Posted in review on 18 December 2007 - 10 טבת 5768
Chicken of the Sea - New Cup thingies: I had the Honey BBQ Salmon for supper tonight (having slept until 9PM). Served it to myself on crackers and it was just heavenly. Or, oceanly, at least.
Two fins up!
A Niggun is a wordless song-in-meditation. That’s one way to phrase it. Whole essays try to explain them (and that part of a whole book.)
Rabbi Lazer says
1. A niggun speaks the heart’s deepest emotions, and is far more expressive than words.
2. A niggun rises higher and faster than words.
3. Prayer in words only [...]
Posted in orthoparadoxy, review on 8 December 2007 - 29 כסלו 5768
And I know who you are…
Go Get a Grab of this, here: Brian McLaren - Learning How to Love (1978). Think easy-jazz meets 70s sincerity. I’m totally enjoying it today.
“I’m a growing child, just learning how to love. Learning from, responding to, the One who first loved me… The [...]
Posted in review on 7 December 2007 - 28 כסלו 5768
Just finished reading Pullman’s Golden Compass. I’ve racked my brains trying to understand the last ten pages or so. All but a very few paragraphs seem to have been put in on a dare. Other than those last few pages - which seem cut and pasted from a really bad romance novel, [...]
Posted in review on 2 December 2007 - 23 כסלו 5768
From the sneak preview Saturday night:
We’ve got one yes, from an admitted fan of the book.
We’ve got one no, from someone who has not read the book - and, given the source, was biased against it in the first place.
Posted in Judaism, liturgy, review on 25 November 2007 - 16 כסלו 5768
I’ve finished Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz’s A Guide to Jewish Prayer and I’ve posted a short review of it here on the Library page. Liturgy Geeks may like it!
Posted in Judaism, politics, review, rightwingers on 1 November 2007 - 21 חשון 5768
David Klinghoffer’s latest book, Why the Jews Rejected Jesus, makes for some good, challenging reading. It also made me cringe a couple of time. And through the middle, it made my skin crawl. Which is to say it’s a good book and, in short, I highly recommend it.
The purpose of the book [...]
I’ve just finished reading Gonzo Judaism: A Bold Path for Renewing an Ancient Faith by Rabbi Niles Goldstein and I’ve done a review on the library page.
I’ve also finished Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends by Anita Diamant and done a brief review in [...]
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