On “Thursdays of culture” there is “The fertile interdict, an artist’s voice on art and Judaism”

The “Thursdays of culture” of the Cassamarca Foundation continue, weekly appointments hosted, at 18, at Casa dei Carraresi. The appointment of 1 December will be dedicatedto the theme “The fertile interdict, an artist’s voice on art and Judaism” The speaker is Luigi Viola, former professor of painting at the Brera and Venice … Read more

Vincent Peillon and Republican Judaism 2/2: Joseph Salvador and his contemporary heritage

Last week we talked about the philosophy of history, very benjaminian, by Joseph Salvador, a form of counter-history which discovers in the “old” the seeds of the “new”. A altneue Geschichte according to an expression that can be attributed to Franz Kafka and the spirit of the city of Prague. We have thus understood that … Read more

The revolutionary position of Jesus before Judaism

“I am not so concerned about empty temples or the abandonment of religions. I am concerned that where there is no God, idols end up triumphing,” says Father Raúl Humberto Lugo Rodríguez, rector of the Candelaria church and head of the Faith and Social Commitment dimension of the Social Ministry of the Archdiocese of Yucatán. … Read more

Ashkenazim, Sephardim: two cultures, one Judaism

What do these two terms mean? Originally, “Ashkenazi” referred to the Jews of Germany and by extension the Jews of Eastern Europe. The term “Sephardic” concerned, in the Middle Ages, the Jews present in Spain until their expulsion in 1492. After their departure for Maghreb countries, the term Sephardic gradually widened to designate Jews and … Read more