"#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..."

https://www.jns.org/feature/reconstructionist-judaism-founder-mordecai-kaplan-a-restless-soul-who-speaks-to-the-moment-per-new-book

Reconstructionist Judaism founder Mordecai Kaplan a ‘restless soul’ who speaks to the moment, per new book

“He was experimenting with notions of identity well before ‘ethnicity’ came into play,” Jenna Weissman Joselit told JNS. “He was very ahead of his time.”

JNS.org - Jewish News Syndicate
TPUSA's Spring grift '26 has been announced & will be headed to #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity in #DC April 2nd.

A.I. Is Coming to Class. These Professors Want to Ease Your Worries.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/nyregion/ai-college-classes.html

A huge thanks to all our members for their contributions to these patterns and to the Student Ambassadors at
the #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity #OSPO who shared learning based on their outreach activities.

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

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 https://www.salon.com/2023/08/25/disgrace-to-my-profession-legal-experts-blast-prof-jonathan-turley-for-excusing-away-call/

#JonathanTurley #ConstitutionalJoke #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity #TrumpStooge #USPol

“Disgrace to my profession”: Legal experts blast Prof. Jonathan Turley for excusing away Trump call

Law professor labeled "Mike Lindell with tenure" after claiming Raffensperger call was merely seeking a "recount."

Salon.com

🙏 Thanks to all our members who identified and reviewed our new patterns: David Lippert & @labarba of the #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity OSPO, Jeffrey Young (#GeorgiaTech OSPO), @ramereth of @osuosl, Sayeed Choudhury and Tom Hughes of the #CMU OSPO, @slieggi of the @ucsc OSPO and Zach Chandler of OpenSource@Stanford, #StanfordUniversity.

#AcademicOSS #OpenResearch #OpenScience

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
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2251954/new-study-shows-mediterranean-diets-lowers-diabetes-risk/

New Study Shows Mediterranean Diets Lowers Diabetes Risk - Dining and Cooking

A new study out of Spain offers some of the strongest evidence that lifestyle interventions can meaningfully prevent Type 2 diabetes.

Dining and Cooking

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
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2251954/new-study-shows-mediterranean-diets-lowers-diabetes-risk/

New Study Shows Mediterranean Diets Lowers Diabetes Risk - Dining and Cooking

A new study out of Spain offers some of the strongest evidence that lifestyle interventions can meaningfully prevent Type 2 diabetes.

Dining and Cooking