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Qumran in ParisTuesday, June 1, 2010 by Jorg von Uthmann | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the first show of its kind in France, the Bibliothèque Nationale displays fragments and facsimiles of the Dead Sea Scrolls and re-opens the question of their origins.
Russia and IsraelTuesday, June 1, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Nineteen years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Communist empire, Russia has reconstituted its role as a significant player in the Middle East and Islamic world. What does it want? Mainly, influence, stability, and the opportunity to make a great deal of money selling weapons. While not driven by ideology, as in the cold war, these goals are mostly out of sync with Israel's.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 by Leslie H. Gelb | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel has every legal right to stop and board ships bound for the Gaza war zone.The Flotilla Narrative
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Will revelations about the intentions of those aboard the Mavi Marmara make it into the British media?The Art of Playing Defense
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Shmuel Sandler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the current diplomatic and geostrategic climate, the protective stance adopted by Israel's government is the right course.
The BeshtFriday, May 28, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Last week's Shavuot holiday marked the 250th yahrzeit of Israel ben Eliezer, the founder of Hasidism, known to history as the Baal Shem Tov or, abbreviated, the Besht. His death was only the beginning; the legend of the Besht, and the many interpretations of his sayings and deeds, gave birth to one of the most dynamic and consequential movements in Jewish history.
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Khudhayr Taher | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In an Arab online daily, an Iraqi-American columnist charges that the mosque in downtown Manhattan will spread extremism and pose a danger to the security of the United States.“What Does Any of This Have to Do with Us?”
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Daniel Gordis | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The great challenge of the moment is posed by a generation of young American Jewish intellectuals and communal leaders without any instinctive bond to Israel.Pluralism, Personal Religion, and Tradition
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Gidon Rothstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
There is more room for individualism within halachic Judaism than some realize—and less than others assert.Lament of an Intermarried Wife
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Taffy Brodesser-Akner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
She left the Orthodoxy she was born into; he, a convert, embraced it.