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In Hungary, the Return of the RepressedWednesday, June 2, 2010 by Paul Hockenos | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jobbik, the anti-Semitic, ultra-nationalist party that captured 17 percent of the Hungarian vote in April, emerged out of the country's young, educated "Facebook generation."Goodbye Scholarship, Hello Relevance
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 by Jonathan D. Sarna | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
At Conservative Judaism's rabbinical seminary, an era comes to a close.Carrying Hamas’s Water
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 by J.E. Dyer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
It will now be up to the United States and Europe whether the Gaza coast, just miles from the Suez Canal, becomes a source of international instability.In Support of Israel
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 by Benjamin Kerstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A grass-roots initiative is circulating on the Internet.Qumran in Paris
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 by Jorg von Uthmann | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the first show of its kind in France, the Bibliothèque Nationale displays fragments and facsimiles of the Dead Sea Scrolls and re-opens the question of their origins.
Russia and Israel
Nineteen years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Communist empire, Russia has reconstituted its role as a significant player in the Middle East and Islamic world. What does it want? Mainly, influence, stability, and the opportunity to make a great deal of money selling weapons. While not driven by ideology, as in the cold war, these goals are mostly out of sync with Israel's.
The Flotilla: Israel Was RightTuesday, June 1, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Nineteen years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Communist empire, Russia has reconstituted its role as a significant player in the Middle East and Islamic world. What does it want? Mainly, influence, stability, and the opportunity to make a great deal of money selling weapons. While not driven by ideology, as in the cold war, these goals are mostly out of sync with Israel's.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 by Leslie H. Gelb | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel has every legal right to stop and board ships bound for the Gaza war zone.The Flotilla Narrative
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Will revelations about the intentions of those aboard the Mavi Marmara make it into the British media?The Art of Playing Defense
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Shmuel Sandler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the current diplomatic and geostrategic climate, the protective stance adopted by Israel's government is the right course.
The Besht
Last week's Shavuot holiday marked the 250th yahrzeit of Israel ben Eliezer, the founder of Hasidism, known to history as the Baal Shem Tov or, abbreviated, the Besht. His death was only the beginning; the legend of the Besht, and the many interpretations of his sayings and deeds, gave birth to one of the most dynamic and consequential movements in Jewish history.
Friday, May 28, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Last week's Shavuot holiday marked the 250th yahrzeit of Israel ben Eliezer, the founder of Hasidism, known to history as the Baal Shem Tov or, abbreviated, the Besht. His death was only the beginning; the legend of the Besht, and the many interpretations of his sayings and deeds, gave birth to one of the most dynamic and consequential movements in Jewish history.