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Highland Park, IL
About Me:
What happens when a comedian and an artist join forces to read the Torah? You've probably heard about R. Crumb's Genesis. Now, comedian Aaron Freeman and his wife, the artist Sharon Rosenzweig, have created a web-based comic version of the Torah that is specifically Jewish, based on each weekly Torah portion.
Freeman, Rosenzweig and their publisher, Ben Yehudah Press, are plotting to produce a book version of the comic. There's a 3 minute video intro at Kickstarter.com, the hot new crowd-funding site which allows fans to pre-order the book and support the project.
Perhaps you and your students would enjoy this material. It's personal, provocative and funny. The more familiar you are with Torah, the more fun you'll have. You can read the review in the Jewish Daily Forward. Author Douglas Rushkoff called The Comic Torah, "Genius". Comic legend Alison Bechdel called it "Awesome." Rachel Barenblat, AKA The Velveteen Rabbi, calls it "delicious." More conservative readers have called it "irreverent" and "the kind of thing disobedient children would hide beneath their beds."
Please pass this along to others who might be interested.
Best wishes for a sweet and joyous new year
Sharon Rosenzweig
Aaron Freeman
http://thecomictorah.com/
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Meditation
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God
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Biblical archaeology
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Books
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Travel
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Gardening
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Politics
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Art
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Yoga
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Health
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Weight loss
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Fitness
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Cooking
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Family
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Parenting
More Interests:
Torah
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and cooking
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especially Shabbat dinners
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which we theme to the Torah portion
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like for Hazinu this week
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since YHWH predicts the worship of other gods
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we celebrate with our current fave
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RA
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the sun god of Egypt. I'll sprinkle my challah with sunflower seeds
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and cook orange and yellow squash
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served in roasted tomato sauce to remind us of the blood YHWH"S sword was drunk on in her retribution.
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October 9, 2009 4:52 PM
S.rosenzweig
Highland Park, IL
www.oychicago.com/blog.aspx?id=4222
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September 16, 2009 3:51 PM
S.rosenzweig
Highland Park, IL
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