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Never the Twain Shall Meet?Friday, July 15, 2011 by Benjamin Resnick | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the view of an American rabbinical student, the tension between liberalism and Zionism is real, much deeper than many think, and potentially unresolvable.Café Krakow
Friday, July 15, 2011 by Ruth Ellen Gruber | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Café-crawling the former Jewish quarter of Krakow, three artists turn up some tasteful, nice hangouts—and some cringeworthy Jewish-themed kitsch.The Poet’s Poet’s Poet
Friday, July 15, 2011 by Jake Marmer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
For Louis Zukofsky, a leading force behind the Objectivist movement, Judaism was a compass to navigate worlds old and new.Bolton’s Critique
Thursday, July 14, 2011 by Herb Keinon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The former U.S. ambassador to the UN speaks about Washington, Tehran's nuclear-weapons program, and a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood. (With video.)Found
Thursday, July 14, 2011 by Rebecca Santana | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A trove of Jewish books and materials rescued in 2003 from a Baghdad basement is caught up in a tug-of-war between the U.S. and Iraq.Sabbath Rock
Thursday, July 14, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Newly discovered: carved into a rock in Lower Galilee is the word shabbat, likely a Roman-era marking of the furthest point to which local Jews could travel on the day of rest. Polygamy Now?
Thursday, July 14, 2011 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Calls for lifting the Jewish ban on polygamy may respond to a felt need, but violate a millennium-old proscription that protects the dignity and rights of women.Jordan on the Edge
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Alexander Bligh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In addition to its domestic challenges, the Hashemite Kingdom sees itself under existential threat from the prospect of Palestinian statehood.Going Local
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Sue Fishkoff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With national Jewish population studies becoming a thing of the past, American Jewish communities are investing in surveying their own.Mormons and the House of Israel
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Mark Paredes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book about a woman's search for lost tribes offers a glimpse into Mormon doctrines about Israel's covenant and those to whom it applies.

