Rabbi Joseph Gelberman 1912-2010

by Pier Marton | Sep 10, 2010 | Ego, Jewish, Judaism, Mystery, Politics | 2 comments

A good man I am lucky to have met. He was very present, that was his gift.
The eleven minutes of my interview with him (which I sent to him a few months ago), will be played at his funeral. This clip is NOT by me.

2 Comments

Rabbi Torey Bowen on September 10, 2010 at 9:56 pm

Rebbe was one in a million. A true angel. I learned so much about the meaning of life and how to deal with pain by turning to joy. He will be missed terribly and always in my heart.
jeff kaplan on September 12, 2010 at 4:41 pm

We are ready, we are ready, we are ready …for life …we are ready, we are ready, we are readya… To do the good and the beautiful …we are ready, we are ready, we are ready …

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BREAK THE SURFACE
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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus