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Sanctioning IranWednesday, March 10, 2010 by Saeed Ghasemzadeh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The U.S., Iran, Israel, and the international community: a comprehensive analysis by a pro-democracy Iranian.The Montefiore Saga
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Adam Kirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
An exceptionally fine book brings to life a great 19th-century Jewish hero and apostle of liberal imperialism.
Marranos in Reverse?Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
At first blush, the blog reads like any modish commentary on the weekly Torah portion, complete with knowing references to the Mishnah and the building of the Tabernacle in the desert. Only upon closer examination does it become evident that the discussion of the tabernacle as a medium for drawing nearer to God is a precursor to the claim that, nowadays, God can be worshipped "directly." The blogger is a follower of "Yeshua"—a Jewish believer in Jesus. In Jewish eyes they are apostates, but a group of "Messianic Jews" living in Israel say they follow authentic Jewish lives in the footsteps...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Yoel Marcus | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Iran is different from other nuclear powers, and in dealing with it Israel cannot abandon the military option.The Hasid Who Doesn’t Believe in God
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Simon Rocker | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In London, a pseudonymous ultra-Orthodox blogger pours out his heart.Middle East 2.0
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Barry Rubin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Saudi foreign minister has explicated his view of the new regional state of play, in which Israel is no longer the main enemy.Reggae, Rabbis, and Pirates
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Tamara Audi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Once upon a time, the island nation of Jamaica boasted six synagogues and 2,000 Jews.Are Coffee and Dope Kosher for Passover?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Dan Rabinowitz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Two curious angles on the holiday custom of refraining from certain grains and legumes (kitniyot).Faith and the Justices
Monday, March 8, 2010 by Robert Barnes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Supreme Court now has a Catholic majority and more Jewish members than Protestants; in the making of appointments, has political philosophy become more important than religion?Powerbroker
Monday, March 8, 2010 by Tom Segev | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The ultra-Orthodox leader Menachem Porush ensured the insular rights of his community but failed to change the character of the Jewish state; in pursuing the opposite policy, his successors may be failing their community.
