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Painting Against the Grain
Monday, May 3, 2010 by Jonathan Beck | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A survivor of the Holocaust and Israel's War of Independence, Avigdor Arikha, who has died in Paris at eighty-one, turned away from abstraction to become a major figurative artist.
A Non-Negotiated State?
Friday, April 30, 2010 by David Horovitz and Khaled Abu Toameh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Is the PA intent on sidestepping diplomacy, establishing a state with the help of the UN, and continuing the conflict?
Therapeutic Judaism
Friday, April 30, 2010 by Alan Brill | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Pesah Sheni, a holiday of religious second chances that fell this year on April 28, is evolving into a celebration of inclusivity for all.
Conspiracy Theorists Flock Together
Friday, April 30, 2010 by Ted Bromund | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Figures on the extreme right and extreme left agree: Israel is the problem.
Washington’s “Chief Rabbi”
Friday, April 30, 2010 by Matt Schudel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Memorializing Gedaliah Anemer, a rabbinic authority and neighborly father figure in the Jewish life of the capital.
What Would Herzl Do?
Friday, April 30, 2010 by Gil Troy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Alighting in modern Israel on his 150th birthday, the founding father reacts with amazement, consternation, and a dream.
Is Anti-Semitism a Disease?
Thursday, April 29, 2010 by Warren Boroson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

And if so, is America immune? An interview with Alvin Rosenfeld on the origins, manifestations, and treatment of a resurgent pathology.
The Miracle-Worker of Mount Meron
Thursday, April 29, 2010 by Nathan Jeffay | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

On Sunday, Lag B'Omer, masses of Israelis will flock to a Galilee hilltop to appeal for intercession at the grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai.
Fallout from the War on Jerusalem
Thursday, April 29, 2010 by Jonathan Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

In treating Jewish Jerusalem as just another illegal settlement, the administration has further dimmed the prospects for peace.
Who Speaks for British Jewry
Thursday, April 29, 2010 by Winston Pickett | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A new book on the tenure of Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks suggests the need to abolish the position of chief rabbi; but most British Jews appear to disagree.