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Blurring the IssueTuesday, January 31, 2012 by Hadassah Levy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Blurring or removing photographs of women might be understandable in the ultra-Orthodox world, but it should have no place in Modern Orthodoxy.Bugged by Kashrut
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Jonah Lowenfeld | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Whereas fifty years ago Jews rarely worried about bugs in vegetables, today there is a growing market for bug-free produce which is certified kosher. But stricter observance comes at a price.A Conspiracy Against Catholicism?
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Piers Paul Read | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When Captain Alfred Dreyfus was unjustly convicted of espionage, many of those who rallied to his defense were not philo-Semites but militant atheists, bent on destroying his Catholic opponents.Reb Shlomo, Superstar
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Mary Jane Fine | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
If Fiddler on the Roof is about tradition, a new musical about Shlomo Carlebach is about breaking with tradition—even if that means, as in Carlebach's case, breaking one's father's heart.Germany’s Jewish Voice
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Ofer Aderet | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With an influx of immigrants from Russia and Israel, Germany's Jewish community is the fastest growing in the world. Now a new quarterly heralds the rebirth of Jewish-German culture.
Rematch!Monday, January 30, 2012 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
London—Europe's biggest city, with 5.8 million eligible voters—goes to the polls on May 3rd to elect a mayor. Like any big city mayoral campaign, the contest will revolve mainly around local issues. But the race also has the potential to return a vitriolic anti-Zionist to City Hall.
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Daniel Freedman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Of all Israel's neighbors, Syria has traditionally been the most hostile. But now that the Arab League has deserted him, President Assad might be open to rapprochement with Israel and the West.
Whose Holocaust?Friday, January 27, 2012 by Margot Lurie | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
For much of Europe, today is the UN-designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has dedicated his address this year to children murdered by the Nazis, with the message that "the best tribute to the memory of these children is an ongoing effort to teach the universal lessons of the Holocaust, so that no such horror is visited upon future generations."
Friday, January 27, 2012 by Ronen Bergman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Can Israel severely damage Iran's nuclear sites? Would a strike have international legitimacy? Is this the point of last resort? For the first time, at least some of Israel's leaders believe that the response to all of these questions is yes.How Many Came Out of Egypt?
Friday, January 27, 2012 by Shlomo Karni | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
David Ben-Gurion did the math.
