Sunday Recap 4/2
Another week in "M.E. Reads"
I’m sure I missed a couple this week… My reading has been very eclectic this week. What did you read that interested you this week?
Articles
On the Middle Class:
“My Best Friend Died From Loneliness” by Jeff Bloodworth. The Free Press, March 27, 2023.
On Penmanship:
“What Killed Penmanship?” by Isabella Paoletto. The New York Times, March 24, 2023.
Found a great subreddit through this.
On Race:
“I Did Not Feel the Need to See People Like Me on TV or in Books” by John McWhorter. The New York Times, March 28, 2023.
On Judaism and Passover:
“How the Outdated, Nonsensical Passover Rules Taught Me What Judaism is Rreally About” by Dara Lind. Vox, April 10, 2017.
I didn’t find myself convinced by this one, but it gave me food for thought and I’m still mulling it over.
On Canada and Trudeau:
“Trudeau’s Battle Against a Free Internet” by Rupa Subramanya. The Free Press, March 30, 2023.
On Christianity:
“Hollywood’s Great Awakening” by Olivia Reingold. The Free Press, March 29, 2023.
Podcasts
The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, Episode 7: “What If You’re Wrong?”
A very challenging but excellent conclusion to this incredible series.
Books
The Viking Heart by Arthur Herman.
Still at it and reveling in the delightful, pointless, random trivia like the origin of the name and logo of Bluetooth technology!
Why Judaism? A Search for Meaning in Jewish Identity by Rabbi Henry Cohen.
Just trying to sort through the complicated questions that I’m always asking myself in my journey through religious belief and practice.