The Myth of Good Posture

 

‘My soul breaks [garesa] for the longing that it has for Your ordinances at all times’ (Psalms 119:20). It is written: ‘Breaks,’ and it is not written: Grinds, demonstrating that the soul is satisfied with breaking apart material, on a basic level, even if it does not have the opportunity to grind and analyze it in greater depth.

 

Avodah Zarah 19a:10, Babylonian Talmud.

 

The Babylonian Talmud is a compilation of rabbinic commentaries, the Mishnah and the Babylonian Gemara. It is the foundation of Jewish law and tradition. Each page contains many interpretations.

 
Page of Talmud in Hebrew, many columns with different sized text weave around one another   Short story written to match shape of page of Talmud, full text (screen-reader friendly) found at link below

Yael Grunseit (21) is interested in the tensions between Judaism, nostalgia, autonomy and anomie. She is based on unceded Eora land, studying philosophy and english at the University of Sydney.

 

Note: ‘The Myth of Good Posture’ originally appeared in Voiceworks #125 ‘Spectre’. You can pick up a copy of ‘Spectre’ here.



    

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