tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post9010432163659894967..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Thoughts on the York 1190 conferenceCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1749848247117740102010-04-03T17:16:11.692-04:002010-04-03T17:16:11.692-04:00I've been to York many times before the confer...I've been to York many times before the conference. I learnt so much that was new to me about the Jews of Medieval England, I'm grateful to Sarah, Settina and all the speakers who made such an informative three days.Nigel Grizzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565577331269294325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-18450533191735491162010-03-27T19:44:56.571-04:002010-03-27T19:44:56.571-04:00that's because beer did (and does) not pose th...that's because beer did (and does) not pose the same kashrut problem as wine does. wine is the obsessive centre of attention in discussions of idolatry, whereas beer is a kind of neutral drink.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967273468601705552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-12007188600142571902010-03-27T16:55:48.753-04:002010-03-27T16:55:48.753-04:00Ethan Zadoff and Pinchas Roth provided another hig...Ethan Zadoff and Pinchas Roth provided another highlight for me: gently teasing out the distinctive and conscious Englishness of anglo-Jewry (in the 13th century) from those on the continent. All summed up in the drinking of beer ... (which somehow seems particularly relevant).<br /><br />And then there were Robin's jewish Bowie bonds - which still mystify me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com