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At least radiation didn’t mess up the beard.

#glioblastology #braincancer #braintumorawareness #radiology #oncology

Chag #Purim Sameach, #jewsky

#ShabbatShalom

This book (two essays) by the Boyarin brothers is 20+ years old, but it was one of my favorite reads last year. The Powers of Diaspora. I’ll be using the first essay, “Tricksters, Martyrs, and Collaborators,” for a forthcoming newsletter post.

Last night of chemo for this round. Now I get 23 days off. That was month 11.

Not great precedent.

Obligatory.

Enjoy a complicated one.

#hanukkah

A deeply meaningful gift from my brother, Honey Cake & Latkes: Recipes from the old world by the Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors. 110 recipes from pre-war and post-liberation memories. Tears in my eyes while I post this.

“If you want to create a functioning religious community based on adherence to God's law, you might want to avoid saying publicly that you don't exactly believe in the God whom you worship and obey.”

Thoughtful text, Noah Feldman: To be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People

That time of year for the Jewdas Haggadah.

“Diasporism offers an alternative to Zionism, by placing the diaspora as the focus of our Jewish practice, bringing to our attention the joys and struggles of people both close to us and far away.“

Hey, I’m Adam. I’m a son, spouse, brother, dad, and friend. I am disabled and have brain cancer, and that drives my advocacy. l also blog about Jewish studies as a left, fringe, small community, suburban, midwestern states diaspora Jew. In the small space I build here I’ll talk about the latter. ✌🏽