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Either/OrthodoxyTuesday, May 15, 2012 by Lawrence Grossman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Belying the regimented connotation of the word "orthodox," Orthodox Judaism is by far the most diverse stream of Judaism, encompassing such incompatible types as rationalists and mystics, West Bank settlers and peaceniks, college professors and obscurantists, feminists and male chauvinists.
Monday, May 14, 2012 by Dennis Prager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When Judaism demanded that all sexual activity be channeled into heterosexual marriage, it changed the world—and made Western civilization possible. (1993)
The Moral Costs of Jewish Day SchoolMonday, May 14, 2012 by Aryeh Klapper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
There is a lot of hand-wringing these days about whether the rising costs of Jewish day schools are sustainable. The discussion has been about money: How can we get more? How can we spend less? These questions miss the point.
Monday, May 14, 2012 by Colin Shindler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Balfour Declaration and the October Revolution happened within days of each other. Which path were Jews with a social conscience to follow?Policy Repercussions
Monday, May 14, 2012 by David Makovsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
How will Israel's new national unity government pursue policy vis-à-vis domestic issues, Iran, the Palestinians, and U.S.-Israel relations?American Hebrew Poetry?
Monday, May 14, 2012 by Jerome Chanes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
One of the best-kept secrets of Jewish American history is the creation of an indigenous Hebrew poetry in the first half of the 20th century.Civil Marriage Coming to Israel?
Monday, May 14, 2012 by Joshua Hammerman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israeli opinion on gay marriage appears to be liberalizing, and Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage has already sparked debate in the Knesset.The Real Opportunity at Hand
Friday, May 11, 2012 by Dov Lipman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A stable coalition without the ultra-Orthodox parties means that now there is a real chance for change in Israel's policies toward Haredim.Homosexuality and Halakhah
Friday, May 11, 2012 by Michael Gold | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What do traditional Jewish sources actually say about homosexuality?Stubborn Hope
Friday, May 11, 2012 by David P. Goldman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Bernard Lewis' hopes for Muslim society resonated with characteristic American generosity and optimism. And so his disappointment also is ours.