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Writer of Wrongs: May 2012
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Sunday, May 27, 2012. W]hat sort of dejection is this, that leaves one the strength to write, and write, and write? If you can write about the wreckage the wreckage is not complete. You are intact. Here is a rule: the despairing writer is never the most despairing person in the world. I'm in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. I've been wandering there, more or less aimlessly, since losing my brother. E Scott...
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Writer of Wrongs: A Father's Day Tale
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Sunday, June 16, 2013. A Father's Day Tale. I have long been fascinated by the Biblical story of the binding of Isaac, an event known in Hebrew as the "akeda" (ah' kay DAH). Perhaps my interest was first aroused because I share Isaac's Hebrew name, Yitzchak. But the story is compelling enough that I think I'd have found my way to it in any event. Translation adapted from the JPS Tanakh. God: Take your son. Dylan clear...
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Writer of Wrongs: April 2011
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Saturday, April 9, 2011. Zionism: Left, Right and Center—A Quick Postscript. I do my best here in my little blog, but there are many others out there who can make the liberal case for Israel better than I ever could. I mentioned one such advocate, AJC. S David Harris, in my earlier post. Since then I've also discovered (thanks to friend and Jewish social networker extraordinaire William Daroff. Search Writer of Wrongs.
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Writer of Wrongs: March 2011
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Saturday, March 12, 2011. Zionism: Left, Right, and Center. And yet, while support for Israel is compatible with American conservatism, it is absolutely essential to American liberalism. Israel pioneered individual rights in the Middle East, built a social safety net for its citizens, and established the kibbutz, the world's only example of successful communal living. The American Jewish Committee. Unlike its neighbor...
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Writer of Wrongs: March 2014
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Saturday, March 1, 2014. I really want to see you. Really want to see you, Lord. But it takes so long, my Lord. 8212; George Harrison. Ironically, this subordination of answers may itself be the best response to the root concern of the Seder: why is this night different from all other nights? Depiction of 19th century Seder in Ukraine. He sets himself apart, and should therefore be reprimanded. And surely this questio...
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Writer of Wrongs: August 2012
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Sunday, August 12, 2012. I believe that to really understand our country you have to look at the contradictions it embodies. Mars: no sign of Jesus so far. And, yes, America is simultaneously the world leader in science and technology and one of the most religious nations on Earth. We're like adults who still believe in Santa Claus: we ought to know better, but we can't let go of the fairy tales that made us feel good...
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Writer of Wrongs: March 2013
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Thursday, March 21, 2013. In a speech today aimed at the Israeli public—one which could hardly have been delivered to the cynical dogmatists of the Knesset— President Obama's message. Recalled his dinner host's New Middle East vision. Sunday, March 17, 2013. Things that are good for you in small amounts may be bad for you in large amounts! Well, congratulations, you're one step ahead of the media, which has apparently...
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Writer of Wrongs: February 2011
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Friday, February 18, 2011. This week I received my copy of The Hummingbird Review. I had awaited this particular edition— Volume 2, No. 1. It was smaller than I expected. But thicker. There are a lot of words in there, I realized. And about 1500 of them are mine. As of this writing, the issue of THR containing my story, Dolphinarium. Meanwhile, as literally dozens of books make their way into the hands of discerning, ...
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Writer of Wrongs: June 2013
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Sunday, June 16, 2013. A Father's Day Tale. I have long been fascinated by the Biblical story of the binding of Isaac, an event known in Hebrew as the "akeda" (ah' kay DAH). Perhaps my interest was first aroused because I share Isaac's Hebrew name, Yitzchak. But the story is compelling enough that I think I'd have found my way to it in any event. Translation adapted from the JPS Tanakh. God: Take your son. Dylan clear...
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Writer of Wrongs: Different
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E Scott Menter: Writer. Critic. Husband. Dad. Jew. Zionist. Entrepreneur. Cranky-pants. Saturday, March 1, 2014. I really want to see you. Really want to see you, Lord. But it takes so long, my Lord. 8212; George Harrison. Ironically, this subordination of answers may itself be the best response to the root concern of the Seder: why is this night different from all other nights? Depiction of 19th century Seder in Ukraine. He sets himself apart, and should therefore be reprimanded. And surely this questio...
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