A Jew In Real Time

I am a Jew.  I live in the USA in the 21st century. 

I live amongst other Jews who inhabit an imaginary world in which the world stopped its societal, cultural and intellectual development at the time of the enlightenment.  These neighbors, friends and relatives engage in 1984-style historic revisionism to maintain the inner illusion of historical stability of their lifestyles and worldview.

I am a Jew.  I live in the world in real time, not imaginary time.  I attempt to engage our history as a people and the artifacts and practices that we have inherited as the works of our people, and to both appreciate and question these freely and openly. 

My neighbors, friends and relatives tend to feel threatened and defensive when their illusions are challenged or brought into question. 

This blog is a place where I can safely share my thoughts on these subjects and various other interests as they occur to me.