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Holocaust without EndWednesday, May 18, 2011 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Sixty-six years after the end of World War II, the Holocaust remains one of the central puzzles of human history. For Jews, the imperative is clear: to remember and to encourage others to remember. But remember what? Has the earnest dedication of both Jews and non-Jews to seek the meaning of the event and absorb its lessons ended by emptying it of meaning and lessons alike?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 by Natan Sharansky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
There may be reasons for Western governments to "engage" with Middle East dictators, but there is no excuse for failing to engage with the people striving to rid themselves of those same dictators.Border Wars
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 by Mordechai Kedar | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The new Palestinian dynamic is one of escalation, and in the face of it Israel must be both resolute and restrained. (PDF)A Zero-Sum Game
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 by Aryeh Eliav | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In a 2004 interview, a prominent Israeli leftist (now deceased) advocates an international Marshall Plan for Palestinian refugees but argues that not a single one should be allowed to "return" to Israel.Balkan Ruins
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 by Samuel Gruber | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A report, with photographs, is now available on the remains of over 60 synagogues, Jewish cemeteries, and Holocaust sites in Bosnia-Herzegovina.Food for Thought
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 by Susan Marks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new volume on the role of food in shaping ancient Jewish identity goes farther and deeper than earlier studies of the subject.Liberal and Learned?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Leon A. Morris | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The current emphasis on "personal choice" has dumbed down Reform Judaism. The solution: fostering a committed core of erudite and deeply engaged adherents.
The Life of PrayerTuesday, May 17, 2011 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Prayer has never been easy, as the Psalmist well knew: "For there is no word on my tongue; You, O Lord, know them all" (139: 4). And even if there are words on the tongue, the results can be distressingly uncertain, or worse: "My God, I call out by day and You do not answer; by night, there is no respite for me" (22:2). It hasn’t gotten easier since then.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Andrew Ferguson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In moving from Left to Right, partly with the help of a Los Angeles rabbi, the playwright has also re-examined his Jewishness and deepened his religious practice.Cone Sisters
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Elissa Strauss | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Beginning in 1898, two German-Jewish Baltimoreans created a remarkable modern art collection that is now on exhibit at New York's Jewish Museum.
