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The King of IsraelTuesday, March 1, 2011 by Melissa Rohlin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Drafted by the Sacramento Kings, Omri Casspi has become a culture hero in the NBA—and a one-man advertisement for his home country.Bible Blue
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 by Dina Kraft | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Is a 2,000-year-old patch of dyed fabric the first known physical sample of tekhelet, the color used in ancient Jewish ritual garments?
J Street’s Last Hurrah?
In a little over three years, a liberal lobby calling itself "passionately and unapologetically pro-Israel" appears to have either supplanted or co-opted other likeminded groups on the Jewish Left—among them, Americans for Peace Now, the Israel Policy Forum, and the New Israel Fund.
Jews in the USSRTuesday, March 1, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In a little over three years, a liberal lobby calling itself "passionately and unapologetically pro-Israel" appears to have either supplanted or co-opted other likeminded groups on the Jewish Left—among them, Americans for Peace Now, the Israel Policy Forum, and the New Israel Fund.
Monday, February 28, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Exclusive photos from the 1920s and 30s out of the archives of the Society for Handicraft and Agricultural Work (ORT).JAPs and their Relation to the Unconscious
Monday, February 28, 2011 by Lenore Skenazy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Were the Jewish American Princess jokes of the 70s and 80s a roundabout way of making men feel less guilty for marrying non-Jews?The Kibbutz Marches On
Monday, February 28, 2011 by Gili Cohen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The collective experience is still attracting young people from all over the world
Military Virtue, and Virtue
On February 14, Benny Gantz was appointed the twentieth chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It wasn't supposed to be that way. Yoav Galant, a decorated soldier and former head of the IDF's southern command, had been named to the position at the end of 2010.
Toward Democracy, SlowlyMonday, February 28, 2011 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
On February 14, Benny Gantz was appointed the twentieth chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It wasn't supposed to be that way. Yoav Galant, a decorated soldier and former head of the IDF's southern command, had been named to the position at the end of 2010.
Monday, February 28, 2011 by David Horovitz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The eminent scholar Bernard Lewis is interviewed on the political vocabulary of the Arab-Islamic world, the role of women, and the prospects for democratization.After the Revolutions
Monday, February 28, 2011 by Charles Moore | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Because of the constant threat to its existence, Israel reminds us of the high cost of defending our freedoms. And that, to Western wishful thinkers, is intensely irritating.Hundreds of Rabbis Can’t be Wrong
Monday, February 28, 2011 by Elli Fischer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Mass petitions on every matter under the sun create the mistaken impression that all rabbinic voices are equal and disguise areas of genuine disagreement.