Einige Reflexionen von Rabbiner Arik Asherman, ganz geerdete Spirituaität
Geistliche Ernte an diesem Simchat Thora …
Kategorie: Portrait
„Das ist nicht mehr mein Land“
Palästinenser in Deutschland: „Das ist nicht mehr mein Land“ – Vier Begegnungen – Von Inge Günther in der Frankfurter Rundschau
CREATING MORE HOLINESS
BOOKS, SCROLLS AND ICONS AS CARRIERS OF SACREDNESS
Auch wenn die Zeiten und Nachrichten nicht recht zu diesem Titel zu passen scheinen…
Ein spannendes Online-Programm 23-25- September 2024
Programmheft
ToRoll: Materialized holiness is a collaborative research project to examine the production of ritually pure Torah scrolls as an extraordinary codicological, theological, and sociological phenomenon of Jewish scribal culture. The project includes the digital edition of selected scribe literature from antiquity until the
modern era, paleographical analyses of the letter crownlets and particular forms of lettering, analyses of the inks and the materials used for writing medieval Torah scrolls of European provenance, and qualitative interviews with contemporary scribes.
A primary objective of the project is to further integrate central research fields of Jewish Studies into the inter- and transdisciplinary research discourses, and to open them up for methodological approaches with the help of the Digital Humanities. For processing new research Questions, the project combines the academic expertise from Jewish Studies with the methods of material research, the social sciences, and art history, as well as with the future-oriented approaches of information technology.
Annett Martini in Bologna Materialized Holiness
Deutsche Welle – Arts Unveiled
Why the Gaza War divides the arts world
Deutschlands Stimme in der (für die?) Welt – ein Bericht über Künstler:innen in unserem Land, unter anderem auch mit dem in Berlin lebenden, aus Jerusalem stammenenden, palästinensischen Photo-Künstler Steve Sabella.
The Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza have polarized the world. This has also affected the cultural scene. There is growing pressure on artists and intellectuals to take a stand on the situation. Some artists voice concerns that harsh criticism of Israel is too quickly branded antisemitic – especially in Germany, which sees itself as having a special responsibility towards Israel due to the Holocaust. Nevertheless, pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been taking place on the streets and at universities in Germany – including angry demonstrations against Israel.
Other artists have criticized the coldness of the response from the left and lack of empathy for the Israeli victims of the terror attacks. They say Israel is being pilloried. A constructive dialogue seems a long way off. What are the roots of the deep divisions? And can they be overcome? We meet artists who have taken controversial stances: French-Israeli bestselling author Eva Illouz, South African-Jewish visual artist Candice Breitz, Palestinian photographer Steve Sabella and German-Palestinian author Joana Osman. And we ask them how dialogue and understanding might still be possible: despite deep trauma on both sides, there are people who are attempting to bridge the divide.
Memorial Service and Life Celebration of Marc. H Ellis
27. August 2024 | 17.00 Uhr (Berlin) – 18:00 Uhr Jerusalem
At a time when mourning seems inadequate and celebration seems impossible, let’s connect with people of conscience across the world.
Please join as we mourn the death and celebrate the life of Marc H. Ellis on his birthday.
Hosted by Tzedek Chicago, Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in E. Jerusalem, at Union Theological Seminary NYC, and other sites TBD, our service will be officiated by Rabbi Brant Rosen and will include the participation of Reverend Naim Ateek, Reverend Omar Haramy, Rabbi Lucia Pizarro, Pastor Claudio Carvalhaes and more.
Register for the Zoom link: bit.ly/ellismemorial
May Marc rest in power – and may his memory be for a revolution
A sacred song by Rabbi Yaacov Abehsira
Aus der musikalischen Tradition der Judentums in Marokko hat der israelische Künster Amit Hai Cohen zusammen mit dem Piyut Ensemble und weiteren Künstler:innen eine beeindruckende Performance geschaffen… [wer ein wenig gedanklich in West-Jerusalem unterwegs ist, wird die Brücke über die Derek Hebron/Tareek al-Khalil in Talpioth, nahe der britischen Pill-Box erkennen, über die hier u.a. getanzt wird…]
Looking the Occupation in the Eye
Ein Blick auf den „radical bloc“ in den Protesten gegen die Politik der israelischen Regierung:
Beitrag auf +972 | Beitrag auf fundme | Open Letter | Mistaclim (Website)
Berliner Mendelssohn-Preis
Auszeichnung für Berliner Gastronome
Die Betreiber des israelisch-palästinensischen Restaurants „Kanaan“ in Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg), Jalil Dabit und Oz Ben David, erhalten den diesjährigen Moses-Mendelssohn-Preis des Landes Berlin. Das gab die Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt bekannt.
Martin Indyk (1951-2024)
Der (zweimalige) US-amerikanische Botschafter in Israel (1995-1997 und 2000-2001) starb im Alter von 73 Jahren. 2013 ernannte in B. Obama zum Sondergesandten für die Wiederaufnahme der Friedensverhandlungen zwischen Israelis und Palästinsern. Er diente auch im Board des New Israel Fund.
Nachruf Times of Israel
Nachruf NIF
Nachruf Haaretz
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Nachtrag, 28. Juli 2024
Aus einem Nachruf von Dennis Ross in Haaretz [Premiumausgabe] (28. Juli 2024)
„Martin knew he would not live to see this outcome and in April spoke of what he believed would eventually happen. Like Moses, he said „I’ve seen the Promised Land, I’ve seen what it looks like. I’ve negotiated the details. I know where they end up … And so even though I won’t cross over, I’m still confident that in the end, as all conflicts come to an end, this one will too, and its result will be a two-state solution.“
Was liegt am Ende dieser Entwicklung?
Ronit Vered schreibt in der Wochenendbeilage von Haaretz über das Restaurant Majda in der Nähe von Jerusalem – und über sein Ende, vielleicht / wohl nicht das einzige, das zu Ende geht …
„On the last Saturday of June, the Majda restaurant outside Jerusalem closed its doors for the last time, 14 years after it opened. „Summer 2024, the last meal,“ a note atop that day’s menu stated. And at the bottom of the changing, seasonal menu, penned as always in Michal Baranes‘ lovely handwriting: „Majda is closing at the end of this week. Thanks to all the good people who accompanied us over all the years. In the end things will be good. Yakub and Michal.
I too came to take leave of Majda, located in the Arab village of Ein Rafa, west of the capital. From the place, from the people, from the food. On the table in the beautiful garden – a green, tangled Eden of wild, decorative and edible vegetation – the waiter placed a jug of cold water, and on the neck of a bottle of rosé, which Yaakov Barhum makes himself from the grapes of a vine he planted in the yard, beads of moisture glistened in the heat of the day. On the plate of gazpacho made from red-yellow tomatoes, the foliage of the trees played games of light and shade, flitting between ice cubes and puddles of olive oil.
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„It’s very likely that the leaving tendency – or the attempt to move the center of one’s activity abroad – will only gather momentum. An end to the war is not looming on the horizon, and in contrast to previous rounds of fighting, the trauma will not make it possible to repress easily the fragmentary nature of the ability to maintain a stable, tranquil life here. The state creates difficulties for the food and restaurant industries here even in times of calm – in the form of draconian regulations, rigid kashrut laws and the high cost of living.
Living eternally by the sword and the absence of foreign tourists, an important element in the thriving of a restaurant scene, are death blows to an industry that has already found it difficult to stay afloat in recent years. It’s hard to blame those who are looking for other places in which they and their children can enjoy a life of sanity, but also where they can realize professional dreams and make an honorable living.“
