http://zeek.forward.com The Forward, an independent, high-profile weekly newspaper, is a fearless and indispensable source of news and opinion on Jewish affairs. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:00 EST Newspapers en-us Symphony 2.0 http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117790/one-womans-quest-for-holy-chutzpah-dude/ “I’m standing on the shoulders of hilarious giants full of chutzpah,” self-described comedienne, director, and writer Jessie Kahnweiler tells Zeek about her new web-based miniseries, “Dude, Where’s My Chutzpah?” The Six Points fellow took time out of her launch celebrations yesterday to answer some questions for Zeek. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117790/one-womans-quest-for-holy-chutzpah-dude/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117779/the-bitter-and-amp-the-sweet-reflections-on-motherhood/ Finding words for postpartum depression, Rabbi Rachel Barenblat bravely reflects on her difficult adjustment to motherhood, sharing a deeply personal journey and the poetry that helped her navigate this new terrain, ultimately savoring both the bitter and the sweet. This Mother’s Day, she tells struggling new moms: It gets better. Thu, 09 May 2013 14:39:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117779/the-bitter-and-amp-the-sweet-reflections-on-motherhood/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117742/zeek-and-lt-3-boston/ As we mourn for Boston, we share this small roundup of early Jewish responses. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:49:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117742/zeek-and-lt-3-boston/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117723/madness-mindfulness-and-amp-judaism-meet-sascha-altman-dubrul/ The Icarus Project founder talks to an old punk pal, journalist Jennifer Bleyer, “about madness, social justice and his recently sparked Jewish identity on the eve of his cross-country book tour for Maps to the Other Side.” Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:46:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117723/madness-mindfulness-and-amp-judaism-meet-sascha-altman-dubrul/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117689/a-not-so-brief-reflection-on-limmud-ny-2013-through-twitter/ If Twitter is all about about capturing a moment in time, what happens when we look back? @EstherK reflects on the Twitter trail of Limmud NY 2013. From @ to #. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:12:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117689/a-not-so-brief-reflection-on-limmud-ny-2013-through-twitter/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117657/shtus-jews-say-jewish-memes-jewish-identities/ The variety of “Sh-t Jews Say” videos reveal much about how American Jews see themselves in relation to each other and to the society in which they live. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:12:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117657/shtus-jews-say-jewish-memes-jewish-identities/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117210/merle-feld-finds-her-words/ Liturgy and family, awe and anger, these mixed ingredients produce a book best savoured in small bites. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:47:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117210/merle-feld-finds-her-words/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117179/sarah-gliddens-israel/ In Israel, the conflation of the personal and the political is unavoidable, where the simple fact of what neighborhood, city, or part of the country you live in has implications far beyond yourself. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:34:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117179/sarah-gliddens-israel/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117177/certainly-the-jew-is-the-very-devil-incarnate-rethinking-antisemitism-in-the-merchant-of-venice/ The Merchant of Venice provides us with a psychological portrait not of the Jews, but of antisemites, whose hatred relieves them from guilt while simultaneously helping them achieve a selfish goal. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:50:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117177/certainly-the-jew-is-the-very-devil-incarnate-rethinking-antisemitism-in-the-merchant-of-venice/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117147/what-have-i-in-common-with-jews-a-review-of-radical-poetics/ Kafka asks, What have I in common with Jews? I have hardly anything in common with myself!” This thought guides the essays collected in Radical Poetics, a new anthology by Stephen Paul Miller and Daniel Morris. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:06:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117147/what-have-i-in-common-with-jews-a-review-of-radical-poetics/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117139/ginsbergs-kaddish/ Bill Morgan’s new edition of Kaddish finally gives us a full picture of Ginsberg’s mother, to whom the poem is dedicated. Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:23:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117139/ginsbergs-kaddish/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117129/klutzy-klezmer-zeeks-first-klezmer-liner-note-contest/ Bad spelling, weird mashups, yutz yiddish–can you beat klezmer musicians at their own game? Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:02:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117129/klutzy-klezmer-zeeks-first-klezmer-liner-note-contest/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117118/intellectual-in-translation-an-interview-with-ilan-stavans/ Can an Ashkenazi edit a Sephardi anthology? Are there Jewish public intellectual role models today? What should be the role of identity politics? Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:31:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117118/intellectual-in-translation-an-interview-with-ilan-stavans/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117108/felix-nussbaum-in-paris/ Though murdered at Auschwitz, Felix Nussbaum painted his life, not his death. Rediscover this 20th century artist in Paris, or in Lipton’s words here. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:05:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117108/felix-nussbaum-in-paris/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117069/before-derrida-salomon-maimon/ A founder of post-Kantian German Idealism; a predecessor of French post-structuralism; a guy who thought he could become invisible–meet Salomon Maimon. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:41:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117069/before-derrida-salomon-maimon/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117063/food-glorious-food/ My mother had taken the deer roast out of the freezer; my brother Ed was on his way over with some squirrels for my mother to fry up…. Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:12:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117063/food-glorious-food/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117046/review-telling-stories-philip-gustons-later-works/ Aaron Rosen reviews David Kaufmann’s new book, Telling Stories: Philip Guston’s Later Works (University of California, 2010). Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:43:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117046/review-telling-stories-philip-gustons-later-works/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117047/israels-eastward-beating-heart-review/ Philip Hollander reviews Amy Horowitz’s Mediterranean Israeli Music and the Politics of the Aesthetic (Wayne State University, 2010). Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:52:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117047/israels-eastward-beating-heart-review/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117042/gurions-escape-an-excerpt-from-the-instructions/ Zeek has an excerpt of Adam Levin’s novel, The Instructions, which tells the story of young Gurion ben-Judah Maccabee, scholar at Aptakisic alternative junior high. Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:48:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117042/gurions-escape-an-excerpt-from-the-instructions/ http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117013/whats-wrong-with-israel-education-in-the-diaspora/ What Jewish news outlets for youth get wrong: Why they should provide content to make kids (and their parents) laugh about Israel – instead of making them feel disheartened or angry. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EST http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117013/whats-wrong-with-israel-education-in-the-diaspora/