I am in here.
So what does my life consist of? — I ask myself as I stare out the window of Lookout Joe’s, watching the eternal traffic on Mt. Lookout Square. Berkovits’ book, held in my hand, smells of dust and rag paper and looks like it came in contact with actual printing presses, with raised type, back … Continue reading to the Apple store and back
Off to the airport soon, so I blog instead of pack. Time for the annual Bayit Chadash board meeting. I have to find Tarrytown, NY. I am told, by Yahoo maps, that it is reassuringly close to Manhattan. Things to read on the plane: Maigret, and God, Man and History by Eliezer Berkovits. That’s part … Continue reading going
Philip Levine is one of my favorite poets. I’ve seen him recite, and he gets my seal of approval. He doesn’t intone mightily, which I can’t abide. He has a style that’s simple, at least on the surface. Philip LevineThe 2nd in our new series of contemporary poet profiles, brief reference pages where you can … Continue reading Worth looking into
Just finished Why the Jews this afternoon — it’s one of the books that Mordechai has assigned me to read for my conversion lessons. He wants me to be prepared, I believe, to be a target. I’m not becoming a Jew to become a target; I’m becoming a Jew to be a Jew. However, the … Continue reading Why the Jews?
