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Pay to Pray?Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by Jack Wertheimer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In the middle decades of the 20th century they were called "mushroom synagogues." They popped up in the waning days of summer to provide High Holiday services, then disappeared at the conclusion of Yom Kippur. Today, "mushroom synagogues" are once again in vogue—but with a critical difference.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Trajtenberg Committee on Socioeconomic Change is wise to advise Israel not to jettison the responsible fiscal policies that helped it weather the 2008 economic crisis.Abbas Strikes Out
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by Elliott Abrams | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
His UN speech made waves and drew cheers but will ultimately hurt his cause.Repentance, Prayer, and Tzedakah
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by David Golinkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A history and analysis of U'netaneh Tokef.In and Out of the Ghetto
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by Roni Weinstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Meet Benedetto Blanis, a Jew in early modern Florence who taught Hebrew, alchemy, and kabbalah to one of the Medicis.Ha’azinu: Moses’s Other Song
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by David Hazony | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
It's one of the least-sung songs in the Bible. Known as the "Song of Moses," or shirat ha'azinu among traditional Jews, the poem that takes up almost the entirety of this week's Torah reading is twice as long as Moses's better-known Song of the Sea.Seven Thousand Ways to Say “Happy New Year”
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Lydia Aisenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Telling the story of Zionism through Rosh Hashanah greeting cards. (With images.)Forgive Me
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Moshe Halbertal | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In explaining the laws of forgiveness, the Talmud relies on stories, adding uncommon depth not only to the law but to the theme of forgiveness itself.
The Book of LifeTuesday, September 27, 2011 by Tevi Troy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The High Holy Days are traditionally a time for introspection. Even the sturdiest soul must pause with trepidation over the more harrowing passages in the somber liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Who shall live, and who shall die?
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by S. Rob Sobhani | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The alliance between Iran and the Palestinians has its roots in a 1979 kiss between Yasir Arafat and the Ayatollah: a kiss of death for Iranian Jews, Israelis, and Palestinians alike.