Monday, December 12, 2005

What You Mean "We," Kimosabe?

This is from the Cleveland Jewish News: Naomi Harris Rosenblatt, author of a book on Biblical woman, speaks on behalf of all us Heebs:
“What got me sitting in my basement, (writing) for three years, obsessed with this book?” she asks in a rich, almost musical voice. “I’m a missionary among the Jews. We Jews arrogantly call ourselves the people of the book, but we are illiterate when it comes to that book. We get a smattering of biblical stuff till we’re 13, and that’s it. At exactly the time when young people are looking for an anchor about who and what they are, they stop studying the Bible.”
In Rosenblatt's world, "We Jews" doesn't include anyone who learns Shnaim Mikra Ve'echad Targum. Hey, Fellow Person of the Book, you just relegated me to the margins!

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