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Fear and HumblingFriday, October 29, 2010 by Tim Parks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Philip Roth's Nemesis is yet another unashamedly didactic effort to draw attention to the author himself in what looks like an endgame strategy for overcoming mortal fear. What the Bishops Got Wrong
Thursday, October 28, 2010 by William Doino, and Jr. | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In a statement meant to be fully and intensely Christian, a synod of Middle East Catholic bishops singled out Israel for blame and criticism—hardly fair, much less Christian.Boredom and Judaism
Thursday, October 28, 2010 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Spiritual boredom, that is. According to Erica Brown, it needs to be embraced, and it also needs to be overcome.The Shrinking Peace Camp
Thursday, October 28, 2010 by Moshe Arens | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Five successive blows have led to a "shrinking left" in Israeli politics, which makes today's most important contest the one between the two major parties on the right.Light and Shade
Thursday, October 28, 2010 by Tim Rutten | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A "Holocaust detective story" is an exercise in pornographic bad taste.Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous
Thursday, October 28, 2010 by Leah Koenig | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Like all of her cookbooks, Joan Nathan's new exploration of the Jewish cuisine of France travels much deeper than the plate.
Jumping with DanceThursday, October 28, 2010 by Margot Lurie | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
"I don't like that people think Israel: war, guns, army. This doesn't really color who we are."Â Thus speaks Ohad Naharin, artistic director of the Batsheva dance company, which recently completed a triumphantly successful round of performances in New York. To tell the story, and the significance, of modern dance in Israel is indeed to add a bright and distinctive hue to the "color" both of the state and of its cultural achievements, among which Batsheva occupies a place of shining honor.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 by David Hazony | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
Literarily speaking, this week's portion may seem a bit of a bust. Gone, at least temporarily, are the intense, symbolic, high signal-to-noise ratio stories that have until now made the Bible such a riveting read. This week, we contend with the long winds of Eliezer of Damascus, servant to Abraham. His story is dry and bizarrely repetitive.Rogue Debate
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 by Yaniv Halili | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What happened when the prestigious Cambridge Union sponsored a debate titled "Israel is a Rogue State"? The side that was supposed to lose, won.
Jews and Their HistoriansWednesday, October 27, 2010 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Over the last two centuries, Jewish identity has assumed an often bewildering variety of forms—religious, political, social, and cultural. One form, insufficiently recognized as such, is the study of Jewish identity, especially as filtered through Jewish history. Its main means of expression is the academic enterprise known as Jewish Studies, a field that in turn comprises a variety of specific schools and thinkers.