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Sabbath RockThursday, July 14, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Newly discovered: carved into a rock in Lower Galilee is the word shabbat, likely a Roman-era marking of the furthest point to which local Jews could travel on the day of rest. Polygamy Now?
Thursday, July 14, 2011 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Calls for lifting the Jewish ban on polygamy may respond to a felt need, but violate a millennium-old proscription that protects the dignity and rights of women.Mormons and the House of Israel
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Mark Paredes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book about a woman's search for lost tribes offers a glimpse into Mormon doctrines about Israel's covenant and those to whom it applies.The Undocumented
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Nathan Guttman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Several groups of Jews, including Israelis and Russian speakers from the former Soviet Union, are living in the U.S. without proper papers.
Through Soviet Jewish EyesWednesday, July 13, 2011 by William Meyers | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
It is never not depressing: Any tale from the Soviet Union has to be depressing, whether it is conceived of as grotesque folly or simple tragedy, and if Jews are involved, all the more so. Jews are implicated in the creation of the Soviet Union, as its ardent supporters, and, inevitably, as victims of its apparatus of repression.
Reciprocating the Israeli craze for Indian movies, a delegation of filmmakers is scouting the Jewish state for possible locations and partnerships.Pinhas: “Simeon and Levi are Brothers”
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
This week's reading places principal emphasis on the order of the sacrifices, delineating the entire year's required offerings along with their accompanying libations and meal-offerings. It begins, however, where last week's reading left off: with the aftermath of the Midianites' seduction of the Israelites.Jordan on the Edge
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Alexander Bligh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In addition to its domestic challenges, the Hashemite Kingdom sees itself under existential threat from the prospect of Palestinian statehood.Going Local
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Sue Fishkoff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With national Jewish population studies becoming a thing of the past, American Jewish communities are investing in surveying their own.
The Reluctant RenegadeTuesday, July 12, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Since its founding, Conservative Judaism in the U.S. has defined itself in sharp contrast to Reform, pursuing a more religiously centrist and Zionist middle course. Its UK parallel, Masorti ("traditional") Judaism, was born as a secession movement from Orthodoxy—inspired by theologian Louis Jacobs.