the rubble

creative jewish thought, theory, and practice amid collapse

By Chava Shapiro

· Launched 6 months ago

Safek Nefashot: A Summons from our Ancestors

On the morning of November 30, 2023, I put on my tzitzit and went to the west entrance of the Raytheon campus at the University of Arizona Tech Park.

May 22•Chava Shapiro

The Far Side of the Moon, or: Someone Had Already Packed the Timbrel

It was Wednesday afternoon, the last hours before Passover, and I was at the butcher counter with a list I had already started too late.

Apr 13•Chava Shapiro

The Wound I'm Carrying into the Bet Midrash

What Lives Count in the Halakha of Pekuach Nefesh

Mar 13•Chava Shapiro

A 17th Century Argument for the Smartphone

Spinoza has entered the anti-ICE group chat

Feb 16•Chava Shapiro

Khubeza for Weary Hearts

A recipe, a prayer, and offering

Feb 2•Chava Shapiro

On the Concept of Murphy and Revolutionary Messiahs

Meditations on Walter Benjamin, Messianic Time, and the Work of Anarchist Mourning

Jan 19•Chava Shapiro

An Invitation to Study Talmud Together

Daf Shenati: Learning a single page of Talmud for a year with others

Jan 14•Chava Shapiro

Simcha from the Depths

On January 7, Renee Good used her car to block the street with the uncertain hope that it might slow down or even stop ICE agents from kidnapping…

Jan 12•Chava Shapiro