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The Wild West BankMonday, August 6, 2012 by Andrew Friedman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When Avri Ran arrived in 1998, Givot Olam was a barren hilltop. Now it is the site of one of Israel’s largest organic farms—and one of the most dangerous flashpoints in the West Bank. How London’s Jews Measure Up
Monday, August 6, 2012 by Rachel Kolsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In 1908, when London hosted its first Olympic Games, the city had 70 synagogues. Today it boasts 170, but one is still prompted to ask: Has the community come full circle? Skeletons and Scandals
Monday, August 6, 2012 by Nadav Shragai | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Who were the thousands of people whose skeletons were found in a cave on the Temple Mount? Were they victims of a Second Temple-era massacre or simply corpses buried in a Byzantine gravesite?
Is Romantic Love a Jewish Value?Friday, August 3, 2012 by Ben Greenfield | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Today is the happiest day in the Hebrew calendar. According to the Mishnah, Tu b’Av (the 15th of the month of Av) was a joyous occasion on which the unmarried women of ancient Jerusalem would dance in the vineyards, hoping to find a match.
Friday, August 3, 2012 by Itamar Rabinovich | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel’s delicate balancing act with Syria has been calculated to avoid bolstering the Assad regime, which was hostile in control and may be even more so as it collapses.