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  1. "#JennaWeissmanJoselit was looking for a project that wasn’t so “heavily freighted” after her #book on the #American “embrace” of the #TenCommandments came out in 2017. “Out of the blue,” an editor at the #Jewish Lives #biography series, a #Yale #University Press and #LeonDBlack Foundation project, asked her to #write a book about #Rabbi #MordecaiKaplan, founder of #Reconstructionist #Judaism.

    “Without missing a beat and without thinking what this entailed, I said, ‘Yes, yes. Of course, of course,’” the Charles E. Smith #professor of #Judaicstudies and of #history at #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity told JNS.

    She didn’t question why she was chosen. “I’m not the obvious person. I’m not an intellectual #historian,” #WeissmanJoselit said. “I don’t swim in those high-minded #philosophical, #theological waters.”

    The historian had known of #Kaplan and had explored a “smidgen” of his diaries, but not all 70 years of them..."

    jns.org/feature/reconstruction

  2. "#JennaWeissmanJoselit was looking for a project that wasn’t so “heavily freighted” after her #book on the #American “embrace” of the #TenCommandments came out in 2017. “Out of the blue,” an editor at the #Jewish Lives #biography series, a #Yale #University Press and #LeonDBlack Foundation project, asked her to #write a book about #Rabbi #MordecaiKaplan, founder of #Reconstructionist #Judaism.

    “Without missing a beat and without thinking what this entailed, I said, ‘Yes, yes. Of course, of course,’” the Charles E. Smith #professor of #Judaicstudies and of #history at #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity told JNS.

    She didn’t question why she was chosen. “I’m not the obvious person. I’m not an intellectual #historian,” #WeissmanJoselit said. “I don’t swim in those high-minded #philosophical, #theological waters.”

    The historian had known of #Kaplan and had explored a “smidgen” of his diaries, but not all 70 years of them..."

    jns.org/feature/reconstruction

  3. "#JennaWeissmanJoselit was looking for a project that wasn’t so “heavily freighted” after her #book on the #American “embrace” of the #TenCommandments came out in 2017. “Out of the blue,” an editor at the #Jewish Lives #biography series, a #Yale #University Press and #LeonDBlack Foundation project, asked her to #write a book about #Rabbi #MordecaiKaplan, founder of #Reconstructionist #Judaism.

    “Without missing a beat and without thinking what this entailed, I said, ‘Yes, yes. Of course, of course,’” the Charles E. Smith #professor of #Judaicstudies and of #history at #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity told JNS.

    She didn’t question why she was chosen. “I’m not the obvious person. I’m not an intellectual #historian,” #WeissmanJoselit said. “I don’t swim in those high-minded #philosophical, #theological waters.”

    The historian had known of #Kaplan and had explored a “smidgen” of his diaries, but not all 70 years of them..."

    jns.org/feature/reconstruction

  4. "#JennaWeissmanJoselit was looking for a project that wasn’t so “heavily freighted” after her #book on the #American “embrace” of the #TenCommandments came out in 2017. “Out of the blue,” an editor at the #Jewish Lives #biography series, a #Yale #University Press and #LeonDBlack Foundation project, asked her to #write a book about #Rabbi #MordecaiKaplan, founder of #Reconstructionist #Judaism.

    “Without missing a beat and without thinking what this entailed, I said, ‘Yes, yes. Of course, of course,’” the Charles E. Smith #professor of #Judaicstudies and of #history at #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity told JNS.

    She didn’t question why she was chosen. “I’m not the obvious person. I’m not an intellectual #historian,” #WeissmanJoselit said. “I don’t swim in those high-minded #philosophical, #theological waters.”

    The historian had known of #Kaplan and had explored a “smidgen” of his diaries, but not all 70 years of them..."

    jns.org/feature/reconstruction

  5. "#JennaWeissmanJoselit was looking for a project that wasn’t so “heavily freighted” after her #book on the #American “embrace” of the #TenCommandments came out in 2017. “Out of the blue,” an editor at the #Jewish Lives #biography series, a #Yale #University Press and #LeonDBlack Foundation project, asked her to #write a book about #Rabbi #MordecaiKaplan, founder of #Reconstructionist #Judaism.

    “Without missing a beat and without thinking what this entailed, I said, ‘Yes, yes. Of course, of course,’” the Charles E. Smith #professor of #Judaicstudies and of #history at #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity told JNS.

    She didn’t question why she was chosen. “I’m not the obvious person. I’m not an intellectual #historian,” #WeissmanJoselit said. “I don’t swim in those high-minded #philosophical, #theological waters.”

    The historian had known of #Kaplan and had explored a “smidgen” of his diaries, but not all 70 years of them..."

    jns.org/feature/reconstruction

  6. Let us never forget how Jonathan "Mike Lindell with tenure" Turley whored himself to defend Trump's Georgia election call to Brad Raffensperger.

    These are Trump's "Legal experts."

    #JonathanTurley #ConstitutionalJoke #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity #TrumpStooge #USPol

  7. Trump gets all his advice from the best disgraced lawyers! They don’t call Turley “Mike Lindell with tenure” for nothing!

    “Disgrace to my profession”: Legal experts blast Prof. Jonathan Turley for excusing away Trump call salon.com/2023/08/25/disgrace-

    #JonathanTurley #ConstitutionalJoke #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity #TrumpStooge #USPol

  8. New Study Shows Mediterranean Diets Lowers Diabetes Risk

    A new study out of Spain offers some of the strongest evidence that lifestyle interventions can meaningfully prevent Type 2 diabetes. Researchers followed nearly 5,000 adults at high risk for diabetes over six yea…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDiet #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity #Mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet;Diabetes #Newswise
    diningandcooking.com/2251954/n

  9. New Study Shows Mediterranean Diets Lowers Diabetes Risk

    A new study out of Spain offers some of the strongest evidence that lifestyle interventions can meaningfully prevent Type 2 diabetes. Researchers followed nearly 5,000 adults at h…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity #Mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet;Diabetes #Newswise
    diningandcooking.com/2251954/n

  10. GW Announces 10 Moniker Options for Community Feedback

    My favorites in order:

    Truth
    Blue Fog
    Sentinels
    Revolutionaries
    Squad
    Catalysts
    Monumentals
    Independents
    Ambassadors
    Fireworks

    gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-announces-1

    #GW #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity #Moniker #Mascot