Tag Archives: Jews for Jesus

So How Was Our Trip to California?

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Abigail

So How Was Our Trip to California? By now, we’ve been home from California for a week. But what an odd five days we had there! I’ll give you the condensed version. For once, there were no missed connections between … Continue reading →

Posted in "Absolute Freedom and Terror", Absurdism, Action, Afterlife, Alienation, Anthropology, Art of Living, Atheism, Autonomy, bad faith, Bible, bigotry, bureaucracy, Chivalry, Christianity, Cities, Class, conformism, Contemplation, Contradictions, Cool, Courage, Cultural Politics, Culture, Desire, dialectic, Erotic Life, Eternity, Ethics, Evil, Existentialism, exploitation, Faith, Female Power, Femininity, Feminism, Freedom, Friendship, Gender Balance, Guilt and Innocence, Health, hegemony, Heroes, hidden God, hierarchy, history of ideas, Idealism, Ideality, Identity, Ideology, Idolatry, Immorality, Institutional Power, Jews, Judaism, life and death struggle, Male Power, Masculinity, master/slave relation, memory, Modern Women, Modernism, Moral action, Moral evaluation, Moral psychology, morality, Mortality, nineteenth-century, novels, Ontology, Oppression, Past and Future, politics of ideas, post modernism, Power, presence, Propaganda, Psychology, public facade, Reading, Reductionism, relationships, Religion, Roles, science, scientism, secular, Seduction, self-deception, Sex Appeal, Sexuality, social climbing, social construction, Social Conventions, social ranking, spiritual journey, spiritual not religious, Spirituality, status, status of women, Suffering, Terror, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Men, The Problematic of Woman, the profane, the sacred, Theism, Theology, twentieth century, twenty-first century, victimhood, victims, Work, Writing, Zeitgeist | Tagged acupuncture, betrayal, Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities, converts as turncoats, Covid quarantine, dietary restrictions, doomed aristocrats, Dr. Mark Bussell, effective neuropathy treatment, exquisite politeness, food allergies, Gideon Bible, glutens and dairy, inflammatory response, Jewish converts, Jews for Jesus, life's blessings, life's punches, Loma Linda Neuropathic Therapy Center, Matthew's Gospel, mechanistic view of body, medical sadism, neuropathy, Omicron variant, physical therapy, psychology of humiliation, religious experience, responsibility to one's health, rift between Christian and Jew, Self-betrayal, The Book of Mormon, the Guillotine, theology of humiliation, traveling in a pandemic, trip away from home, trying to be mature, understanding Jesus | Leave a comment

Jesus

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Abigail

Jesus This morning we had one of those leisurely breakfasts that goes on for some hours. The pleasure of being two philosophers who love each other comes into its own at such times. There are philosopher couples who indulge in … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Afterlife, Anthropology, Art of Living, Atheism, Bible, Biblical God, Christianity, conformism, Contemplation, Contradictions, Courage, Cultural Politics, Culture, Desire, Erotic Life, Eternity, Ethics, Evil, exploitation, Faith, Fashion, Freedom, Friendship, Guilt and Innocence, hegemony, Heroes, hidden God, hierarchy, History, history of ideas, Idealism, Ideality, Identity, Ideology, Idolatry, Immorality, Immortality, Institutional Power, Jews, Judaism, Law, Legal Responsibility, life and death struggle, Literature, Love, Male Power, Martyrdom, Masculinity, master, memory, Messianic Age, Mind Control, Moral action, Moral evaluation, Moral psychology, Mortality, Mysticism, non-violence, novels, Ontology, Oppression, pacifism, Past and Future, Peace, Philosophy, Poetry, Political, Political Movements, politics, politics of ideas, Power, presence, promissory notes, Propaganda, Psychology, public facade, Race, radicalism, Reductionism, relationships, Religion, Roles, Romantic Love, secular, self-deception, social climbing, social construction, Social Conventions, social ranking, spiritual journey, spiritual not religious, Spirituality, status, Suffering, Terror, terrorism, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Men, The Problematic of Woman, the profane, the sacred, Theism, Theology, Time, twentieth century, twenty-first century, Utopia, victimhood, victims, Violence, War, Work, Writing, Zeitgeist | Tagged 70 C.E., accepting Jesus, Bar Kochba, bar mitzvah, breakfast talk, Christendom, Christian converts, Christian theology, defeating Rome, Delilah, Divine Presence, divine/human union, false messiahs, fighting Rome, Gentile "Friends of God", God's love, God's will, Goliath, houses of worship, human damnation, Jerry L. Martin's "God: an Autobiography as Told to a Philosopher", Jesus, Jesus the Jew, Jesus the Jewish Messiah, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the savior, Jewish congregants, Jewish doctrines, Jewish exile, Jewish/Christian competition, Jews and Jesus, Jews for Jesus, King David, losing the argument, losing the truth, mediation of Jesus, meeting Jesus, Muslim hegemony, original sin, Paul's doctrines, philosopher couples, philosophers in love, philosophical argument, philosophical competetiveness, politics of religion, render unto Caesar, scoring points, self love, self-blame, self-contempt, Shekinah, Socrates, synagogues, talking philosophy, talking to Jesus, Temple Judea, the best religion, The Crucifixion, the Kingdom of God, the Philistines, the Second Temple, winning the argument, winning the truth, zealots | 2 Comments

Men Worth Remembering

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Abigail

Men Worth Remembering Michael Wyschogrod was a theologian, philosopher and doer of quiet deeds of rescue for many, me included. Last Monday night, his colleagues organized a memorial meeting for him at Baruch College of The City University of New … Continue reading →

Posted in "Absolute Freedom and Terror", Absurdism, Academe, Action, Afterlife, Alienation, American Politics, Anthropology, Art, Art of Living, Autonomy, Bible, Biblical God, Childhood, Chivalry, Christianity, Cities, conformism, Contemplation, Contradictions, Cool, Courage, Courtship, Cultural Politics, Culture, Desire, dialectic, Erotic Life, Eternity, Ethics, Evil, Existentialism, exploitation, Faith, Femininity, Freedom, Friendship, Gender Balance, glitterati, Guilt and Innocence, Heroes, hidden God, hierarchy, History, history of ideas, Idealism, Ideality, Identity, Ideology, Idolatry, Immorality, Immortality, Institutional Power, Jews, Judaism, Law, Legal Responsibility, life and death struggle, Literature, Love, Male Power, Martyrdom, Masculinity, Memoir, memory, Messianic Age, Modernism, Moral action, Moral evaluation, Mortality, Ontology, Oppression, Past and Future, Phenomenology of Mind, Philosophy, Poetry, Political, Political Movements, politics, Power, presence, Psychology, public facade, Public Intellectual, Reductionism, relationships, Religion, Roles, Romance, Romantic Love, self-deception, social construction, Social Conventions, social ranking, Sociobiology, spiritual journey, spiritual not religious, Spirituality, status, status of women, Suffering, Terror, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Men, The Problematic of Woman, the profane, the sacred, Theism, Theology, Time, twentieth century, twenty-first century, victims, Violence, War, Work, Writing, Zeitgeist | Tagged 92nd Street Y, Abraham, apostasy, archives at Y, archivist, Authenticity, Barbara Fisher, Bernard Schwartz, bigotry, Christendom, composure, converts, courtship, deicide, duties to parents, duties to self, escape from the Nazis, essayists, ethical monotheism, falling in love, father-daughter relation, filial piety, German guilt, God's love for Jews, God's love for the Jewish people, God's reality, having time, Henry and Rachelle Rosenthal, Henry M. Rosenthal, Holocaust, imagination of the heart, impersonal love, incarnation, innocence, intellectual memoir, Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Jewish identity, Jews for Jesus, journal keeping, life assignment, life task, life vocation, Lionel Trilling, Literary Center at Y, literary critics, living spiritually, living truthfully, loving heart, male friendship, Messianic Jews, Nazi executioners, opinion shapers, original sin, parent-child obligation, parent-child relation, passionate love, Pauline theology, personal equilibrium, personal genius, personal love, philosophy students, Poetry Center at Y, politics of religion, popes, practical realism, Presbyterians, realism, sense of reality, sense of self, Shoah, spirituality, survivor's testimony, survivor's witness, The Jewish people, The White Rose, theology of contempt, Trilling biographer, Trinitarian doctrine | 4 Comments

“Jews and Christmas”

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Abigail

“Jews and Christmas” Lord! What a topic! No, please no. Years ago, I attended an interfaith discussion group peopled mostly by clergy, Jewish and Christian, also theologians and philosophers – all “religionists” as they are sometimes called today. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in "Absolute Freedom and Terror", Absurdism, Action, Alienation, Anthropology, Art, Autonomy, Christianity, Contradictions, Courage, Culture, Desire, dialectic, Erotic Life, Eternity, Ethics, Evil, Faith, Fashion, Films, Freedom, Friendship, Guilt and Innocence, Heroes, History, history of ideas, Identity, Ideology, Idolatry, Immortality, Institutional Power, Jews, Law, Legal Responsibility, life and death struggle, Love, Martyrdom, master, Medieval, Messianic Age, Mind Control, Mortality, Mysticism, Past and Future, Peace, Philosophy, Political, Political Movements, Power, Psychology, Public Intellectual, relationships, Religion, Roles, Seduction, Sex Appeal, Sexuality, slave, Social Conventions, Sociobiology, Spirituality, Suffering, Terror, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Men, The Problematic of Woman, Theism, Theology, Time, twentieth century, twenty-first century, Utopia, Violence, War, Zeitgeist | Tagged "Danny Boy", "David and Bathsheba", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Solomon and Sheba", abomination of desolation, Amazon reviews, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, atonement doctrine, Ben Hur, beth midrash, careerism, Charlton Heston, Christian doctrine, Christmas carols, Christmas Eve, Christmas tree, critics, Crucification scene, dialogue, Edward Alexander, Edward Alexander's Jews Against Themselves, Gina Lollobrigida, Gregory Peck, Hanukkah, Hollywood Bible movies, interfaith, Isaiah 53, Jeff Hunter, Jesus, Jewish Anti-Zionists, Jewish apostates, Jewish nation, Jews, Jews and Christians, Jews for Jesus, Jews in Hollywood, longest hatred, Maccabees, medieval Christian persecution, Messiah, Michael Wyschogrod, miracles, most hated nation, new Christians, New Year 2016, original sin, Passion of Christ, people pleasing, persecution of Christians, philosophers, pogroms, Rainbow Group, religionists, salvation, Seleucid dynasty, street beatings, Suffering Servant, Susan Hayward, temple in Jerusalem, temple reconsecration, The Trinity, theologians, truthfulness, writers, Yul Brynner | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Jews for Jesus

Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column

Recent Posts