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Technicolor MetropolisTuesday, November 1, 2011 by Jonathan Rosen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Far from an account of daily life, a "biography" of Jerusalem unleashes 3,000 years of kings, killers, prophets, pretenders, caliphs, crusaders, and orgiasts, all surfing an ocean of blood.Mozart’s Jewish Opera
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 by David P. Goldman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Don Giovanni exploits the most common motif in the Western canon; yet few can hear the bitter laughter of Spain's Jews resounding behind the music.Repairing the Cracks
Twelve years ago, a massive earthquake prompted Turkey to improve ties with Greece. A recent quake should spur it to seize a similar opportunity with Israel.Strange Gods
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 by Lee Siegel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Why did T.S. Eliot, who made anti-Semitism into an art form, have a signed photo of Groucho Marx hanging on his wall?Hamas vs. Islamic Jihad
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 by Khaled Abu Toameh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With the backing of Iran and Syria, Islamic Jihad has become a major player in the Gaza Strip, and is beginning to emerge as a serious challenge to the Hamas regime.
The Great Orthodox Comeback
The resurgence of Orthodoxy may be the most profound, and is certainly the most surprising, transformation of Judaism in the past 60 years.
Roots of ResistanceTuesday, November 1, 2011 by Lawrence Grossman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The resurgence of Orthodoxy may be the most profound, and is certainly the most surprising, transformation of Judaism in the past 60 years.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 by Benjamin Ivry | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Painfully shy, prone to melancholy, and known for his tragicomically inert stage characters, Samuel Beckett was, in fact, a dynamic member of the French Resistance.Multicultural Mass
Monday, October 31, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The past two decades have seen one of the most significant influxes of Christians into the Holy Land since the Crusades, creating a wholly new, multilingual and multicultural Christian landscape.Road Trip across Israel
Monday, October 31, 2011 by Matthew Brown | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The sights and sounds of Israel come alive in this unconventional travel video, thanks to bold editing and color-saturated cinematography. (With an interview by Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg)
America’s Holy Haunted Houses
Halloween is most certainly no Jewish holiday; yet its spooky mood is curiously congruent with the ambience that overcomes American synagogues this time of year.
Monday, October 31, 2011 by Allan Nadler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Halloween is most certainly no Jewish holiday; yet its spooky mood is curiously congruent with the ambience that overcomes American synagogues this time of year.