The Center For Jewish History on west 16th Street is doing an exhibition on Moses Mendelssohn 9/6/1729 - 1/4/86. He was a self-educated philosopher and writer, whose ideas are credited with creating the Jewish Enlightenment. Although a lifelong Orthodox Jew he is called the father of Reform Judaism. He is also the grandfather of the great composer Felix Mendelssohn.
After the exhibit I took a walk to the South Street Seaport for conversation and coffee with Angela.
This was Monday and today is Friday. It's been a busy week.
From the New Yorker:
Joan Acocella reviews "When God Talks Back: Understanding the Evangelical Relationship With God" by T. M. Luhrmann, which confirms what I've always believed. People, outside of all common sense, have created their own belief systems to escape responsibility for their actions.
James Surowieki on The Financial Page believes the economy is improving but slowly. One of the facts that he states and I found interesting:
Last year the average car on the road was eleven years old, an all time high & people are now buying cars.
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