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Radio IsraelMonday, August 1, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Radio in Israel is as ubiquitous as hummus, falafel, and politics. During their morning and evening commutes, motorists as well as bus passengers (captive to the listening tastes of their drivers) are likely to be hearing either one of seven Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) affiliated stations or one of two Army Radio outlets.
Monday, August 1, 2011 by Michael S. Doran and Salman Shaikh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The U.S. can't stop the flow of blood immediately, but it can significantly reduce the number of needless deaths, hasten defections from the regime, and facilitate a genuine transition.What Missing Million Israelis?
Monday, August 1, 2011 by Yogev Karasenty and Shmuel Rosner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Contrary to a recent, radically distorted estimate, the percentage of native-born Israelis leaving the country is comparable to that of many other developed nations.Me and Jonah
Monday, August 1, 2011 by Harold Bloom | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
My favorite book of the Bible is a sly masterpiece, a parody of prophetic solemnities, a magnificent piece of literature because it is so funny.A Role for Israeli Arabs
Friday, July 29, 2011 by Khaled Abu Toameh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A population still mainly loyal to Israel can and should do more; it should act as a bridge between Jewish Israelis and both Palestinians and the Arab world.
Slaughterhouse RulesFriday, July 29, 2011 by Elli Fischer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Pending approval by its upper house of parliament, the Netherlands will join Switzerland and a handful of other Western countries in mandating that animals slaughtered for food must first be stunned unconscious, generally by a hammer blow to the skull.
Friday, July 29, 2011 by Michael Brenner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The place where Rashi (1040–1105) studied and where the oldest European synagogue stood is now devoid of a Jewish community; but the memory lives on, if selectively.The Limits of Tikkun Olam
Friday, July 29, 2011 by Joel Alperson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
To my fellow non-Orthodox Jews: as a community, we must repair ourselves far more urgently than we must repair the world.Protestant Mishnah
Friday, July 29, 2011 by Amit Gevaryahu | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Can the ancient rabbinic code of law be studied on its own, apart from the commentaries, deliberations, and disputes of the Talmud?Amy Winehouse, Cremation, and the Jews
Friday, July 29, 2011 by Alan Brill | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
More than half of Americans in Western states are being cremated after death; can the Jewish community be far behind, and where have modern Jewish authorities stood on the issue?
