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Nostalgia with a Jewish SoulThursday, September 6, 2012 by Diane Cole | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Michael Chabon’s latest novel conjures up the alternative reality of a San Francisco unspoiled by the tensions that complicate today’s relationship between Jews and African-Americans.Holocaust Museums, Yesterday and Today
Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Edward Rothstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
It isn’t only the history of the Holocaust that you see on display in Israel’s Holocaust museums. It’s also the history of the history of the Holocaust.No Daughter of Mine . . . .
Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Elhanan Miller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
There are Palestinians and Palestinians. Why do 60 percent of Israeli Arabs say they would not let their daughters marry a West Bank Palestinian?How Jewish is Obama?
Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Joshua Keating | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Does Barack Obama have, as some supporters say, a “Jewish soul”? Is he “the most Jewish president we’ve ever had”? Why do we care?Who Owns Israel?
Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Daniel Halper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Did the Israeli ambassador tell the DNC chair that Republicans are bad for Israel? The ambassador denies it. The DNC chair says she was misquoted. Roll the tape . . . .
The Soul of the SabraThursday, September 6, 2012 by Allan Arkush | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
For those who have been taught—by Peter Beinart or some other recent chronicler of Israel’s history—that Zionism only began to go awry after 1967, Patrick Tyler’s new book might come as a shock. Israel’s aggressive territorial ambitions didn’t emerge after the Six-Day War, Tyler argues, but antedated that (to his mind) avoidable conflict by more than a decade.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
Mysteriously, the Israelites are exiled in the middle of Deuteronomy 28 but are still in their land as the chapter goes on. Is the Torah always written in chronological order? We'll let Nahmanides and Abarbanel tackle this problem. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:12:08