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The Museum LifeThursday, June 24, 2010 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Once consisting of simple repositories of objects, museums today have become educational, cultural, and—some say—spiritual places of their own, pendant somewhere between houses of worship and spaces of entertainment and commerce. And Jewish museums?
Thursday, June 24, 2010 by Tovah Lazaroff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
France's ambassador for human rights acknowledges that, faced with Israel's dilemmas, its critics "would have behaved much worse."Jewish Literacy . . . in Israel
Thursday, June 24, 2010 by Or Kashti | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Under a new plan for non-Orthodox schools, pupils will study fundamental Jewish and Zionist texts.Golden Boomers
Thursday, June 24, 2010 by David Elcott | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
American Jews born after World War II see retirement as a time for work and service, so plenty of talent is waiting to be tapped.When Irish Eyes are Blinkered
Thursday, June 24, 2010 by Rory Miller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
For reasons rooted in their own history, the Irish persist in seeing Israel as a "little Jewish Ulster" at the heart of the problems plaguing the Middle East.Keep Your Heart Open
Thursday, June 24, 2010 by Ethan Pack | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Amir Benayoun, one of Israel's most talented musicians, has drawn criticism for his "Everyman" political views. (With video)The Liberal Case for Israel
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by Bret Stephens | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A Wall Street Journal columnist enumerates reasons why liberals should stand with Israel. (Video)
Trouble in EmmanuelWednesday, June 23, 2010 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Last Friday, Israel's leading tabloid, Yediot Aharanot, split its front page with two photos. One showed overdressed, black-clad ultra-Orthodox Jews rallying under a withering sun to protest a court decision affecting educational arrangements in the town of Emmanuel; the other showed the pop singer Elton John at a sold-out nighttime concert near Tel Aviv. The headline: "Between Two Worlds." As usual, things are more complicated.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
If the Middle East is returning to its historical Turkish-Iranian rivalry, it is worth lamenting how the Arabs wasted their moment of independence.Why Do They Hate Israel?
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by Mike Potemra | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A world that refuses to find a place for the Jews is rejecting even more fundamental truths.