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Counting JewsWednesday, December 1, 2010 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
A newly-released World Jewish Population Report has been making waves. Some critics, especially in Israel, charge that the report, in claiming the existence of a non-Jewish majority between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, is both slanted and unduly pessimistic. Other critics, especially in the Diaspora, complain that the report is too old-fashioned in its definition of Jewishness.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
One of the recurring puzzles in biblical theology concerns the balance between reliance upon divine intervention, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the assumption of personal initiative. As we near the denouement of the saga of Joseph, we have an unprecedented opportunity to gain insight into this conundrum.IRS & Z
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Ron Radosh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Does your organization support the existence of the land of Israel?" Should the Internal Revenue Service be asking such a question, and for what reason?Welcome to Flavor Country
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by David Sax | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A visit to Eastern Europe reveals the origins of the meats, matzo balls, pickles, and other beloved staples of Jewish delicatessens around the world.Writing Jewish
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Josh Lambert | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What makes a work of literature Jewish? Dan Miron, an eminent authority, argues against a unified or "continuous" view and for a mixed and expansive one.
Of Devils and DybbuksTuesday, November 30, 2010 by Allan Nadler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Many an enlightened reader of the New York Times must have indulged in yet another condescending laugh at the Catholic Church upon seeing a November 12 report about a conclave of bishops in Baltimore; the purpose was to discuss the urgent need for priestly experts in the task of expunging the devil from possessed parishioners. Among those chuckling, no doubt, were many Jews.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by David Golinkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Scroll of Antiochus, relaying the military victories of the Maccabees, was read between the ninth and twentieth centuries; unlike the apocryphal Book of Maccabees, though, it is based on legend, not historical fact.What the Wikileak Documents Reveal
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
We now know: U.S. Middle East policy is premised on a web of fictions flatly contradicted by the assessments of American diplomats—and allies.Thoroughly Modern Jewish Kid Lit
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Devra Ferst | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Far from immigrant stories and fairy tales, books for Jewish children and teenagers now routinely address "problem" subjects like bullying, suicide, and abuse.The Edible is Political
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Alana Goodman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has found a new target at Princeton: the Israeli brand of hummus sold on campus.
