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Judaism’s Sexual RevolutionMonday, May 14, 2012 by Dennis Prager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When Judaism demanded that all sexual activity be channeled into heterosexual marriage, it changed the world—and made Western civilization possible. (1993)Stubborn Hope
Friday, May 11, 2012 by David P. Goldman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Bernard Lewis' hopes for Muslim society resonated with characteristic American generosity and optimism. And so his disappointment also is ours.A Conservative Catechism
Friday, May 11, 2012 by Diane Cole | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Ten years in the making, the Conservative movement's Observant Life covers halakhah, ethics, and thorny modern issues. Will it resonate with the youth it obviously wishes to court?The Future Belongs to Religious Conservatives
Friday, May 11, 2012 by Eric Kaufmann | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Jewish example shows that population change can reverse secularism and shift society's center of gravity in a conservative religious direction. It's happening in the U.S.
Sendak’s Chelm
After the publication of Where the Wild Things Are established Maurice Sendak as a force to be reckoned with in children's literature, he had the opportunity to illustrate Isaac Bashevis Singer's first children's book, Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories.
Forward!Friday, May 11, 2012 by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Maurice Sendak | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
After the publication of Where the Wild Things Are established Maurice Sendak as a force to be reckoned with in children's literature, he had the opportunity to illustrate Isaac Bashevis Singer's first children's book, Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories.
Friday, May 11, 2012 by Seth Lipsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Obama is getting razzed for the hard-Left associations of his new campaign slogan. But the newspaper that made the name "Forward" famous may have been the most anti-Communist in U.S. history.The Real Opportunity at Hand
Friday, May 11, 2012 by Dov Lipman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A stable coalition without the ultra-Orthodox parties means that now there is a real chance for change in Israel's policies toward Haredim.Homosexuality and Halakhah
Friday, May 11, 2012 by Michael Gold | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What do traditional Jewish sources actually say about homosexuality?
The Case of American Religious Zionism
Few things divide and provoke American Jews like the question of Zionism. Though many wish to remember otherwise, this was also the case before the founding of Israel in 1948.
Press AftershocksThursday, May 10, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Few things divide and provoke American Jews like the question of Zionism. Though many wish to remember otherwise, this was also the case before the founding of Israel in 1948.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 by Yossi Nachemi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Israeli press has recovered from the surprise announcement of a unity government deal between Likud and Kadima. Now they're grappling with the new political reality.