Timeline of William Kolbrener (OMTorah)
William Kolbrener (OMTorah)
Jerusalem
http://www.openmindedtorah.com
English Professor in Israel, author of Open Minded Torah on Judaism in age of fundamentalism and unbelief
All days
Thu, May 17
- 11:04 some speaking, at the moment, enjoying a view http://t.co/pSC7FkJF »»
- 10:13 RT @YellowPeepEater: @OMTorah You know you want one! http://t.co/11pAM81y | i do, but 'women allowed'?!? »»
Wed, May 16
- 21:50 'Israeli higher education world’s 19th; Israel leads the region, followed by Iran' http://t.co/fvxdENMm #woohoo »»
- 21:16 @Laya120 um, in an indian restaurant on the uws @LeviteJester »»
- 19:19 @Laya120 @Hadassah_Levy OMG! [in reply to Laya120] »»
- 19:19 the internet, citi field and judaism http://t.co/yrgweF1x #maybewilllivetweettheevent »»
- 19:16 @Laya120 http://t.co/H3HXD6Hl @Hadassah_Levy upper west side, that's the united states, right? »»
- 19:12 lunch http://t.co/7YI3S7is »»
Sun, May 13
- 11:10 does Dodge Ball really count as a 'classic'? #inflightmovies »»
Sat, May 12
Fri, May 11
- 12:29 'Right on, Johann' http://t.co/AeyNl2Ml »»
- 12:27 visitor from states coming to house a few hours before onset of sabbath; wondering where to take him #notthemikveh »»
- 09:22 neighbors eying jealously my new jerusalem limmud t-shirt #wellmaybenot #limmudjlm »»
- 08:49 zionist scholar at work http://t.co/OrUw8cO2 #withcoffee »»
Thu, May 10
- 10:24 standing outside classroom trying to distract phillies fan student with sweeping motion is immature, right? »»
- 10:23 RT @FunJoel: Quote from @omtorah - "You're live tweeting this, right?" | could not have done it w/o u #causality? »»
- 09:04 A moveable feast: limmud in jerusalem - both coffee and 'kool-ade' are the same .@davidhazony @ladidah2000 »»
- 06:51 good vibes at #limmudjlm @ladidah2000 @davidhazony http://t.co/qEXCtBqb »»
- 05:11 just lost ten pounds #haircut »»
Wed, May 09
- 09:40 'for my nature is such, that i had rather appear worse in singularity, than better in the mode' - margaret cavendish »»
- 07:43 @Hadassah_Levy (scandale!) [in reply to Hadassah_Levy] »»
- 07:16 neighborhood boys call my daughter 'a shiksa' #jeanskirt »»
- 07:12 @rabbigreen will there be a snack bar? [in reply to rabbigreen] »»
- 07:04 "'Leave your Agenda at Home': Limmud in Jerusalem" http://t.co/g88bKgjV #limmudjlm »»
Tue, May 08
- 16:44 @MarkLeibovich vp might not subordinate his manhood, but you did a good job with yours #noeasyfeatiknow [in reply to MarkLeibovich] »»
- 15:30 @slerner et tu shimon? »»
- 12:44 on the need for 'symbolic self-orphaning' http://t.co/Z0sbA3dX »»
- 12:38 RT @davidhazony: Me & Wild Bill @OMTorah Kolbrener interviewed about Lag Baomer & #Limmud http://t.co/cKC6AmMl |out-takes are better »»
- 12:08 Israel, circa 1939 http://t.co/ChK4w34G »»
- 09:27 'after getting over initial feelings of disgust & nausea, u have to admit Bibi has once again taught us a lesson' http://t.co/VYATpahZ »»
- 09:14 @hiddush high-five with the Prez #wouldbeawesome! @uriregev [in reply to hiddush] »»
- 09:12 @hiddush look forward to continuing this conversation - in more than 140 character installments - maybe Thursday at #limmudjlm ? [in reply to hiddush] »»
- 09:03 @hiddush would want to distinguish between the 'closeness' that comes through coercion and that which comes through conversation [in reply to hiddush] »»
- 08:55 @hiddush or perhaps - some idealism here - we should all try better at drawing close to one another? [in reply to hiddush] »»
- 08:50 @hiddush would love to know the tone - as it were - of that rt! [in reply to hiddush] »»
- 08:37 an immodest proposal: 'instead of drafting haredim, Israel should focus on shrinking ultra-orthodox population' http://t.co/F4daBHBy »»
Mon, May 07
- 18:13 post-punk pedagogy http://t.co/NTWWtq37 .@michaelbroder #clampdown »»
Fri, May 04
- 15:02 makes me wish it was 1978 again http://t.co/1DCRL7iJ #vinyl #shadoobie »»
- 11:34 'the world would be improved by more people with Down syndrome' http://t.co/nldEmBR6 »»
- 10:46 potato google #internetfood »»
- 09:24 @noahroth the psyche of the yankee fan - the hubris and the vulnerability #touchingreally [in reply to noahroth] »»
- 08:48 @noahroth not taking it well, huh? [in reply to noahroth] »»
- 06:43 is there a special kaddish for a ligament? .@noahroth »»
- 06:41 feel like I live in a pharmacy #fourdaughters »»
Thu, May 03
- 16:21 can I change my major to philosophy? »»
- 09:52 preparing for class going well http://t.co/zjYSvIS9 »»
- 08:52 @noahroth seem like an oxymoron to me @hadassah_levy [in reply to noahroth] »»
- 08:50 offical 'student yelling at professor' day »»
- 08:43 MT @philo_quotes: mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought w/o accepting it~ Aristotle | & mark of anxious mind that can't »»
- 08:22 'you are ok' - librarian's assessment of my borrowing status and: my existential being #israel »»
- 06:15 @Hadassah_Levy @slerner I can't think of any more fun - for a guy who likes schrodinger [in reply to Hadassah_Levy] »»
- 06:02 early morning coffee making my day »»
- 05:57 @slerner and I never got into einstein much @Hadassah_Levy #acquired taste? [in reply to slerner] »»
- 05:55 @slerner true confessions? [in reply to slerner] »»
- 05:52 told 7 yo son that I like my new bicycle better than the porsche carrera that whizzes by us #notbuying »»
Tue, May 01
- 19:48 unusual quiet calm, kids all home and asleep before me #rarelyhappens »»
- 12:05 'dark side of the start-up nation' http://t.co/HntkTM4o »»
- 10:38 how many times will I forget my credit card in the library printer? #nicelibrarian »»
Mon, Apr 30
- 14:46 'mad-Jew disease' http://t.co/5YIvkwG3 »»
- 13:38 @rgoldstand one of the most annoying customs in the jewish world [in reply to rgoldstand] »»
- 13:36 @slerner there's where we differ my physicist friend: i would have said love [in reply to slerner] »»
- 13:33 what lies in the space between magic and science? »»
- 12:57 i really should get organized #beensayingthatwaytoolong »»
- 12:57 prime minister humanized: bibi remembers his father http://t.co/rPbPiHxM »»
- 09:36 central conceit of Donne's 'The Bait' defined: 'my love is like a worm' #ormaybenot »»
- 09:31 editor writes me about possible book for review: 'if not "for us," just slip it on a shelf & regret its existence' #stayingpositive »»
- 08:47 are puka beads making a comeback? »»
Sun, Apr 29
- 16:17 @daniopp there ya go! [in reply to daniopp] »»
- 16:14 tossing hot potato up in the air accompanied by 'no batter, no batter' - but my talents wasted #threeisraelidaughters »»
- 15:45 @MarkLeibovich but frannie is more sophisticated than the average american voter, no? [in reply to MarkLeibovich] »»
- 13:55 bibi speaks of 'more equal enlistment law' - mentioning arabs, but not the ultra-orthodox http://t.co/3THlGLUa »»
- 08:24 now i'm going to need some coffee to manage all these variables... »»
Fri, Apr 27
- 07:07 thank you fedex driver for not running me off the road #actofextraordinarykindness »»
Thu, Apr 26
- 15:19 fireworks, air show, beach, bbq #feellikearealisraeli »»
Wed, Apr 25
- 07:31 @mascety i'm tripping [in reply to mascety] »»
- 07:03 so the public sphere today is super-saturated - over-charged - with state symbolism? @mascety #anamericaninisrael »»
- 07:01 @RGValleyGal just one (on the right), and thank you! »»
- 06:29 gaza has a politburo? http://t.co/ezUI9I7s #whoknew? »»
- 06:11 getting ready for israel independence day http://t.co/zBBdx8yz #buddies »»
- 04:44 'The weight of Israel’s Memorial Day is almost too heavy to bear' http://t.co/vmGLN50r »»
- 04:37 'israel government policies a form of national suicide' http://t.co/dZxdryNj #conscienceofaliberal »»
Tue, Apr 24
- 15:51 'the day yom kippur was canceled' http://t.co/7EctTP9Y »»
- 15:45 wonder if there's a place in the library to leave my sweater #wouldfeellikemrrogers »»
- 07:46 remix your judaism http://t.co/A1PefyLU »»
- 07:44 RT @openculture: Werner Herzog Loses Bet to Errol Morris & Eats His Shoe (Seriously); Alice Waters Helps Out. Watch: http://t.co/G2dZ9bVF »»
Mon, Apr 23
- 11:40 a comprehensive list of quiet, out of the way places for israel independence day: »»
- 09:38 marginal notes in old copy of 'Lonely Man of Faith' - p. 27: 'Exodus, movement of Jah People' #whatiwaslisteningto? »»
- 05:52 a rabbi walks in to a museum... http://t.co/rpuMqbLY #notajoke »»
Sun, Apr 22
- 14:22 just in time for israel independence day: getting high on zionism http://t.co/V1HQnNv2 »»
- 13:32 @AllieChic89 let's go with that... [in reply to AllieChic89] »»
- 13:31 'neither love nor art can survive the exclusion of a dialogue between dream & reality, inside & outside, subject & object' - e.f. keller »»
- 11:10 maybe i need a Daily? »»
- 10:25 channeling my scholarly crabbiness #feelsgood »»
Sat, Apr 21
- 23:06 'as Stonehenge or the Western Wall or St. Peter’s, baseball...affords such a locus for faith' http://t.co/VsDfadk2 #bitmuchevenforme »»
Fri, Apr 20
- 14:40 post run coke and espresso: is there a word for that? #asidefromdumb »»
- 13:47 Can You Make Yourself Smarter? http://t.co/ewx2SZos »»
- 09:42 more video footage from the jordan valley http://t.co/ESMyXI4p [at 1:45] »»
- 09:24 RT @philo_quotes: The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being. ~ Martin Heidegger | like »»
- 07:27 'messiah feast' - last supper, chabad style http://t.co/TOlXeWzb »»
- 07:25 @AllieChic89 ithaka kitchen help? [in reply to AllieChic89] »»
Thu, Apr 19
- 08:56 and today, in my mailbox, a tls and tnr #someonelookingoutforme »»
- 08:06 'this passage from the Odyssey is talking about when Henry and Clare are reunited' #oy »»
- 08:05 student praises me as most 'tolerant' in dept #hemeansnegligent? »»
- 08:00 bar ilan 'nanotechnology triplex' is nice #wonderwhatsplaying »»
Wed, Apr 18
- 12:28 niels bohr's 'coat of arms': a yin-yang with the latin tag: 'contraria sunt complementa' »»
- 12:22 @slerner someone buying my ticket? [in reply to slerner] »»
- 12:22 is 'genderized' a word? @wouldhavethoughtnot »»
- 12:16 jewish national library current temperature: 500 degrees #endlesssummer »»
- 10:44 @davidhazony having your very own italo calvino moment? [in reply to davidhazony] »»
- 08:53 part of the limmud jerusalem family http://t.co/IBkIiyVQ #limmudjlm »»
- 08:43 former student now teaching me how to teach the course i was once taught him #humility .@mascety »»
Tue, Apr 17
- 21:05 ok, brain you're off-duty: take a break #sixhourswouldbegreat »»
- 11:37 eu foreign policy chief 'tries to avoid being photoshopped' http://t.co/5b0kufJ7 »»
- 11:32 'forty years from now, we’ll know, at last, how we looked & sounded & made love, & who we really were' http://t.co/RZbPTQWg #madmen »»
- 09:50 @davidhazony you have time to go to the movies? [in reply to davidhazony] »»
- 08:30 always express gratitude to the barista #coffeerules »»
Mon, Apr 16
- 16:58 mad men highlight: 'brownies from william greenberg' #rememberthemwell »»
- 15:49 @srulibroocker nice to do two things at once #whenpossible @mikeage @CNvrsation [in reply to srulibroocker] »»
- 12:25 @AllieChic89 'kharmic revenge' - one of the bar ilan jewish studies required courses? [in reply to AllieChic89] »»
- 12:24 proofread, please #isittoomuchtoask? »»
- 10:49 how many papers can i grade during a clapton guitar solo? »»
- 09:47 still trying to figure out the appeal of this http://t.co/AdgjXMAV #inshadowofalandfill »»
- 09:37 rabbis: idf decision to suspend officer 'impetuous' http://t.co/kvxoXLqo #seriously? »»
- 09:34 @AllieChic89 your secret is safe #thinktwiceaboutfollowingyourprofessor? [in reply to AllieChic89] »»
- 08:17 'According to Wikipedia...' #howasentenceshouldnotstart »»
- 07:21 thinking about training for a triathlon #butcantswim »»
- 06:51 jerusalem, not a city for bicycles #probablyshouldafigured »»
Sun, Apr 15
- 17:29 'the cohabitation effect' http://t.co/jC0r1E2Q »»
- 15:28 RT @religion_state: Excellent piece by Dr. William Kolbrener @OMTorah on 'The Case for Weak Zionism' http://t.co/cPVS9ARX | thanks! »»
- 14:15 whizzed down mount herzl on new bike on way to library, but did not consider going home #uphill »»
- 14:14 julia louis-dreyfus starring in new movie 'veep' or making a cameo at young israel of woodmere? http://t.co/FU6qPcXV .@noahroth »»
- 12:49 maybe if i continue to sort through these papers, they will grade themselves? »»
- 12:41 no food sunday »»
- 12:12 milton on the beach or: poetry by the sea http://t.co/ubN0J8jU »»
- 12:02 @noahroth there is an art to being bored... #notsureaboutfiling [in reply to noahroth] »»
- 11:40 @animal nice that you are thinking of me! [in reply to animal] »»
- 11:19 @cr8community and i thought you were a monotheist [in reply to cr8community] »»
- 10:09 breaking a glass under the wedding canopy - or a light bulb substitute http://t.co/6HSTBYLL »»
- 10:01 @AllieChic89 sarcasm? [in reply to AllieChic89] »»
- 10:00 @cr8community yet another @hadassah_levy? #einledavarsof? »»
- 09:38 @AllieChic89 of course, i am also extremely enthusiastic about the rest of the semester #really! [in reply to AllieChic89] »»
- 09:13 it's after passover - that means the semester is over, right? »»
- 07:48 in the christian world, it's bc and ad; in the jewish world, it's prep and postp - before and after passover #yalla »»
Sat, Apr 14
Thu, Apr 12
- 13:44 'let's play two' - ernie banks #passover »»
- 13:04 five days, five trips #hangingupmycarkeys »»
- 07:20 @animal think they are wary of polemcal rants #notyoursinparticular [in reply to animal] »»
- 06:10 @ninatypewriter not so sure, actually, that you do #benandjerrysflavoridea? [in reply to ninatypewriter] »»
- 05:53 @ninatypewriter an honor! [in reply to ninatypewriter] »»
- 05:33 modesty rules at the beer sheva zoo http://t.co/29FHlPFN »»
Wed, Apr 11
- 18:07 my zionism - note small case - explained, on Peter Beinart's 'Open Zion' http://t.co/8v7bECal »»
- 12:12 @sushconnectar alright! [in reply to sushconnectar] »»
- 11:41 @rabbigreen ok finally, here http://t.co/E58U40IJ [in reply to rabbigreen] »»
- 09:26 @rabbigreen next parks authority sign. I promise [in reply to rabbigreen] »»
- 08:56 'magical mystery tour is the closest the beatles came to making a stones' album.' Discuss. »»
- 08:01 @alaindebotton performative utterance? [in reply to alaindebotton] »»
- 08:00 announcing today's destination met with 'no way' and most endearing - 'why?' #consensus »»
- 06:50 passover is forever this year, right? »»
- 06:49 @Hadassah_Levy oldest daughter did that years ago - irony now that her husband wants to spend whole holiday with us [in reply to Hadassah_Levy] »»
- 06:15 holocaust theater online http://t.co/nt2oLb8a #really »»
- 05:42 @Hadassah_Levy pretty self-sufficient otherwise [in reply to Hadassah_Levy] »»
Tue, Apr 10
- 18:40 activities #runningoutofideas »»
- 17:20 MT @davidhazony: a solution to American Jewry's long-term identity crisis - in the Forward: http://t.co/OmnhLEwZ »»
- 14:44 accidental destination (and view) http://t.co/KE5dfiHB #aftertoomanyhoursofdriving »»
- 14:42 reconsidering the genre of the fragment #likingit »»
Mon, Apr 09
- 18:13 help wanted: activities director for group of ten, must have excellent negotiation skills, creativity, patience & endless ice pop supply »»
- 16:49 thinking about staging my own kidnapping tomorrow #librarywithdrawal »»
- 16:48 @MarkLeibovich uncanny [in reply to MarkLeibovich] »»
- 16:29 @yeshivaguy u wanna race? [in reply to yeshivaguy] »»
- 14:37 @yeshivaguy impressive #butwhosaidanythingaboutshame? [in reply to yeshivaguy] »»
- 13:55 son-in-law challenged me to a race; i accepted #mistake »»
Sun, Apr 08
- 18:04 'close your accounts, or be expelled for good' http://t.co/GEaoXhdo »»
- 16:26 bibi: country in 'great shape minus ultra-orthodox and arabs' http://t.co/re6a0wEv »»
- 15:11 @Adderabbi that actually sounds more disgusting than it was [in reply to Adderabbi] »»
- 09:55 official passover band: talking heads #moresongsaboutbuildingsandfood »»
- 07:43 arab butcher at super market wonders if rav machpud is muslim #cousins #bbq »»
- 05:14 first day of passover break: get up early, mobilize everyone, get a fast start #ormaybenot »»
Sat, Apr 07
- 19:54 soup not de-frosting as I had hoped - any one want a matza ball ice pop? »»
- 19:15 @mominisrael doing my darndest [in reply to mominisrael] »»
- 19:05 'we left egypt last night - we don't need to go any day trips' #kidsnotamused »»
- 19:04 @noahroth long season, dude #chill [in reply to noahroth] »»
- 18:58 @mominisrael double negatives confusing me #matzaballsouponmenu [in reply to mominisrael] »»
- 18:36 @mominisrael my new son-in-law didn't #nowhedoes [in reply to mominisrael] »»
- 17:25 hanging the lettuce out to dry http://t.co/sBU1XpaR #thoughtwewerecrazy »»
- 17:24 @raggedymomm bemused, forbearing #israelis [in reply to raggedymomm] »»
Fri, Apr 06
- 13:18 @JYuter just saying no? [in reply to JYuter] »»
- 13:18 ready, set... http://t.co/wRjtektO #passover »»
- 09:58 @slerner do u really have to ask? [in reply to slerner] »»
- 09:56 asked the grocer for 'tzimtzum vanilla' #kabbalisticcooking »»
- 08:40 RT @LeviteJester: I love the smell of burning chametz in the morning | chaim don't surf? »»
- 08:15 @mominisrael kids fighting seems to be a general theme @mrsroth #holinessoftheday [in reply to mominisrael] »»
- 07:44 @shaynamalka it's a mitzva! [in reply to shaynamalka] »»
- 07:34 @knish101 the holy city, where else? #bringyourfireextinguisher [in reply to knish101] »»
- 07:28 @noahroth that's what i always say: pyromania has its time and place [in reply to noahroth] »»
- 07:16 burning chometz #andfurniture? http://t.co/MIasGi6m »»
Thu, Apr 05
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