Tag Archives: Zachary Braiterman

So You’re Not a Priest? Scholars Explain What They Do to Outsiders: Zachary Braiterman

In this series with the Bulletin, we ask scholars to talk about how they describe what they do to outsiders by sharing a story or two, and reflect on how this has affected their identity as scholars of religion. For other … Continue reading

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The Mufti of Jerusalem, Adolph Hitler, and Benjamin Netanyahu at the 37th Zionist Congress

by Zachary Braiterman Note: This post originally appeared on the author’s blog, Jewish Philosophy Place. A philosophical problem, it’s impossible to ascertain what’s inside another person’s head at the moment he or she mangles a foundational historical truth that is … Continue reading

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Now That’s Islamophobia (Charlie Hebdo, Religion & Satire)

by Zachery Braiterman * This post initially appeared on the author’s blog. Clearly uncomfortable with the comics run by Charlie Hebdo depicting the Prophet, ALZ approached me at synagogue yesterday and asked me what I thought about them. He asked … Continue reading

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No “Root Cause” to the Israel-Palestine Conflict (Rhizome)

by Zachary Braiterman * This post originally appeared on the author’s blog, Jewish Philosophy Place. What’s at the root of the Israel-Palestinian conflict? When people on the left want to talk about Gaza or the larger Israel-Palestine conflict they often … Continue reading

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(Not) In My Name (Israel)

by Zachary Braiterman * This post originally appeared on the author’s blog, Jewish Philosophy Place. A meme going around Jewish left circles has the speaker declare that the State of Israel and/or the war in Gaza and/or the State of … Continue reading

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“Zionism Unsettled” (Holocaust, Heresy & Christian Anti-Zionism at the Presbyterian Church USA)

by Zachary Braiterman Note: this post originally appeared on the author’s blog, Jewish Philosophy Place. Published by the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church USA, the study guide “Zionism Unsettled” has been very much on people’s mind as they … Continue reading

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