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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Democrats see minefield in Occupy protests - CBS News
"The Occupy movement is rooted in the idea that the political system is broken to such a degree that we can no longer work through the Republican or Democratic parties,"
Democrats see minefield in Occupy protests - CBS News
Democrats see minefield in Occupy protests - CBS News
The Wall Street Occupennial!
The Occupennial Art Database is an archive and clearinghouse for Occupy Wall Street art and actions, founded as a working group of the Arts and Culture Committee. They are looking for creative artists of all stripes to display projects and volunteers to help manage. Check it out at www.occupennial.org.
Cartoon Movement coverage!
The Internet's #1 publishing platform for high quality political cartoons and comics journalism
Occupy Sketchbook
Over the last two months, the Occupy movement has captured worldwide attention. Cartoonists have been on the scene sketching, reporting, and participating. So we asked some of our contributors to share their drawings. Susie Cagle, Sharon Rosenzweig, and Shannon Wheeler bring us sketches from Oakland, Chicago, and New York respectively. We'll have another batch from different cities next week.
OpEdNews - Article: Chicago Comedian and Political Cartoonist: Their Take on Occupy Movement
Click here for Joan Brunwasser's interview with Sharon and Aaron. 11/11/11.
Sharon and Aaron at Occupy Shabbat, with custom made challah, shared with the folks at Occupy Chicago.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Sharon Rosenzweig: Woman of the Book!
54 women artists from around the world, each gets a torah portion and parchment. Our bits of midrash are sewn into a neo-traditional Torah scroll. Much is complete and viewable at http://womenofthebook.org/. There are portions available, so claim one and play in! I chose Behar, so I could paint my favorite invention, Honey Milkand, aka "The Land."
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Comic Torah Review - Jewish Library Association
Freeman, Aaron and Sharon Rosenzweig. The Comic Torah: Reimagining the
Very Good Book. Teaneck, NJ: Ben Yehuda Press, 2010. 112 pp. $35.00 hc
(9781934730539); $19.95 pbk. (9781934730546).
As Jews, we are supposed to study Torah and find meaning in our
interpretation of it. This book is a unique piece of midrash. Aaron
Freeman, a comedian and NPR commentator, and his wife Sharon
Rosenzweig, an artist, have created a series of 54 cartoon panels, one
for each weekly parashah. They tell the stories as no one has ever
told them. Some readers may find them irreverent, but the approach is
both humorous and thought-provoking. The portrayal of God as a woman
and the use of celebrity caricatures for biblical characters (Cheech
and Chong as Nadav and Abihu, Elliot Spitzer as Laban) are original.
Telling the story of the Jewish people as a romantic relationship
between Moses and God with elements of Family Feud added puts a
different spin on it. The authors encourage readers to la’asok
b’divrei Torah (immerse oneself in Torah), depicting themselves diving
into a Torah scroll on the title page. This is a true invitation to
study because, as the celebrity Joshua character says, “Yes we
Can-aan.” This will be a great source for discussion in Torah study
groups and book clubs in non-Orthodox congregations.
Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland Public Library, Oakland, CA; Congregation
Netivot Shalom, Berkeley, CA
Very Good Book. Teaneck, NJ: Ben Yehuda Press, 2010. 112 pp. $35.00 hc
(9781934730539); $19.95 pbk. (9781934730546).
As Jews, we are supposed to study Torah and find meaning in our
interpretation of it. This book is a unique piece of midrash. Aaron
Freeman, a comedian and NPR commentator, and his wife Sharon
Rosenzweig, an artist, have created a series of 54 cartoon panels, one
for each weekly parashah. They tell the stories as no one has ever
told them. Some readers may find them irreverent, but the approach is
both humorous and thought-provoking. The portrayal of God as a woman
and the use of celebrity caricatures for biblical characters (Cheech
and Chong as Nadav and Abihu, Elliot Spitzer as Laban) are original.
Telling the story of the Jewish people as a romantic relationship
between Moses and God with elements of Family Feud added puts a
different spin on it. The authors encourage readers to la’asok
b’divrei Torah (immerse oneself in Torah), depicting themselves diving
into a Torah scroll on the title page. This is a true invitation to
study because, as the celebrity Joshua character says, “Yes we
Can-aan.” This will be a great source for discussion in Torah study
groups and book clubs in non-Orthodox congregations.
Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland Public Library, Oakland, CA; Congregation
Netivot Shalom, Berkeley, CA
Monday, August 09, 2010
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Prize-winning Chicken Sausage Jambalaya Recipe
For Shoftim - Prize-winning Chicken Sausage Jambalaya Recipe - Judged a winner in numerous contests
Challah for Parashat Shoftim - My Jewish Learning
Friday, August 06, 2010
Parsha Re'eh
Oy this portion gives me such tzuris! The Torah wants us to kill our wives for blasphemy? How about for salty borsht? This parsha also has our god commanding us to rejoice in her presence. Like we need a command for that? What kind of a Jew is gonna kill all his enemies, take their land, homes and clothes, establish a holy empire and then not party? The commandment should be not to party like Nadav and Abihu i.e. get so carried away that Ya as got to burn you to death from the inside out - Oy, that's gotta hurt!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Little Mishkan on the Prairie
My teacher and pal, Amichai Lau Lavie, and I performed a maven ritual
for the American Conference of Cantors. We interpreted a bit of
parshat Chukkat which instructs us to find, slaughter and burn a red
heifer. Most rabbis say the red heifer is just one of those odd,
unexplainable laws that we just have to accept., a classic "God only
knows why" statute. But during the discussion part of the ritual, one of the cantors, an
avuncular Heeb whose name ... OK, I never asked it, but anyway, as we
pondered the queer nature of the heifer, Uncle Cantor asked if anyone
had read "Little House On the Prairie." He went on to explain that
the Torah formula of cow plus an aromatic plant plus water and ash is
almost identical to "Little House's" recipe for soap. Making soap from
cow fat and ash is apparently a dirty job which requires a biiig clean
up of the soap maker, the instructions of which are also part of the
commanded biblical ritual.
I choose to think of this as a smoking gun, proof certain that one of
the most perplexing of our god's commandments was just something She
picked up on a library shelf.
for the American Conference of Cantors. We interpreted a bit of
parshat Chukkat which instructs us to find, slaughter and burn a red
heifer. Most rabbis say the red heifer is just one of those odd,
unexplainable laws that we just have to accept., a classic "God only
knows why" statute. But during the discussion part of the ritual, one of the cantors, an
avuncular Heeb whose name ... OK, I never asked it, but anyway, as we
pondered the queer nature of the heifer, Uncle Cantor asked if anyone
had read "Little House On the Prairie." He went on to explain that
the Torah formula of cow plus an aromatic plant plus water and ash is
almost identical to "Little House's" recipe for soap. Making soap from
cow fat and ash is apparently a dirty job which requires a biiig clean
up of the soap maker, the instructions of which are also part of the
commanded biblical ritual.
I choose to think of this as a smoking gun, proof certain that one of
the most perplexing of our god's commandments was just something She
picked up on a library shelf.
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