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Gun Control and the Limits of HalakhahWednesday, January 9, 2013 by Shlomo M. Brody | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Rabbinic disputes on the proper regulation of dangerous dogs illustrate that reasonable people, who share Jewish values regarding violence and self-defense, can disagree about gun control.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Netanyahu "defends his country’s interests, and hints at conciliation but gives up little—much like a traditional Arab leader."O Pioneers!
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Bentzi Epstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In 1992, four observant Jewish families migrated to Dallas in a bid to lay the foundations of a Torah community. Twenty years later, they have done just that.Havah Nagilah: From Niggun To Cliché
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Chavie Lieber | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Today, it is the clichéd stuff of American weddings. But it began in Europe as a Hasidic niggun, and picked up its words in 20th-century Palestine.More than Just God’s Name
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When God spoke His name to Moses, was He providing proof of His existence, as Rambam argues, or merely stating the qualities with which He would redeem His people?Not By Bread Alone
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Caroline Lagnado | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel's Nalaga'at is the world’s only deaf-blind theater company. Later this month, American audiences will have the chance to see their performance—and eat their freshly baked bread.
A Pillar with a PastTuesday, January 8, 2013 by Lawrence Grossman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Gil S. Perl’s The Pillar of Volozhin sheds light on the Netziv, one of Lithuanian Jewry's greatest leaders, whose own intellectual development is reflected throughout the yeshiva world today.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 by Elliott Abrams | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Activists and officials have called Hagel hostile to Jews in his home state of Nebraska. No one among his supporters has come forward to dispute the allegation.