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The Big Lie ReturnsTuesday, January 31, 2012 by Ben Cohen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As long as the enemies of the Jews control the meaning of the term 'anti-Semitism,' Jews will remain vulnerable to the calumny that they alone are the authors of their own misfortune.Assad in the Balance
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Daniel Freedman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Of all Israel's neighbors, Syria has traditionally been the most hostile. But now that the Arab League has deserted him, President Assad might be open to rapprochement with Israel and the West.Bugged by Kashrut
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Jonah Lowenfeld | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Whereas fifty years ago Jews rarely worried about bugs in vegetables, today there is a growing market for bug-free produce which is certified kosher. But stricter observance comes at a price.A Conspiracy Against Catholicism?
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Piers Paul Read | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When Captain Alfred Dreyfus was unjustly convicted of espionage, many of those who rallied to his defense were not philo-Semites but militant atheists, bent on destroying his Catholic opponents.Reb Shlomo, Superstar
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Mary Jane Fine | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
If Fiddler on the Roof is about tradition, a new musical about Shlomo Carlebach is about breaking with tradition—even if that means, as in Carlebach's case, breaking one's father's heart.Germany’s Jewish Voice
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Ofer Aderet | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With an influx of immigrants from Russia and Israel, Germany's Jewish community is the fastest growing in the world. Now a new quarterly heralds the rebirth of Jewish-German culture.
Rematch!
London—Europe's biggest city, with 5.8 million eligible voters—goes to the polls on May 3rd to elect a mayor. Like any big city mayoral campaign, the contest will revolve mainly around local issues. But the race also has the potential to return a vitriolic anti-Zionist to City Hall.
How Many Came Out of Egypt?Monday, January 30, 2012 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
London—Europe's biggest city, with 5.8 million eligible voters—goes to the polls on May 3rd to elect a mayor. Like any big city mayoral campaign, the contest will revolve mainly around local issues. But the race also has the potential to return a vitriolic anti-Zionist to City Hall.
Friday, January 27, 2012 by Shlomo Karni | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
David Ben-Gurion did the math.Rules for Revisionists
Friday, January 27, 2012 by Jonathan S. Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
By brandishing the name of Saul Alinsky, does Newt Gingrich intend to send out anti-Semitic dog whistles to the Right? Nonsense.Our Ethiopian Brothers
Friday, January 27, 2012 by Elad Uzan | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Why haven't Israelis come to the aid of Ethiopian Jews, as they have for African non-Jews?