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Yitro: Men of the PeopleWednesday, January 30, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
It's all about the am, "the people"—but who is included? (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:10:52
Raider of the Lost KnishWednesday, January 30, 2013 by Laura Silver | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
More than Hebrew School, a Torah scroll or the eternal light in the synagogue, the knish provided sanctuary. It encapsulated my identity: ethnic, funny, and grounded in the past.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 by Michael Segall | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The mullahs trumpet their internal divisions, dangling the lure of compromise. But there will be no compromise as long as Iran thinks it is winning the contest for regional hegemony.21st Century Lox
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 by Ron Rosenbaum | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As smoked salmon has evolved from deli staple to the pride of artisanal markets and upscale restaurants, has it lost its Jewish soul?Hiding From Justice
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 by Felix Bohr | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book, asking how so many Nazi war criminals escaped to South America, finds collusion among Latin dictators, French former collaborators—and West German officials.Budget-Balancing, Roman-Style
The Emperor Vespasian took office amid a fiscal deficit. But plunder from the Jewish Revolt not only filled the budget hole but financed the construction of the Colosseum.Is God Perfect?
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 by David Baggett and Tom Morris | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Yoram Hazony finds the changeable, limited God of the Torah more compelling than the perfect God of classical theism. Critics say Hazony has an "unrefined conception of omnipotence."
A Voice Saying Something RightTuesday, January 29, 2013 by David Curzon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Poet Harvey Shapiro, who passed away this month at age 88, captured in plain words the mystery of everyday life, the trauma of war, and the grandeur of Jewish tradition.