Search Results
You can also browse by author, browse by source, or view the archives.
Star and StripesTuesday, April 16, 2013 by Michael Freund | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Theodor Herzl had proposed a white banner with gold stars as the Zionist flag. But David Wolfssohn disagreed: "The tallit with which we wrap ourselves when we pray: That is our symbol."No Thanks
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by Yossi Klein Halevi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
On Yom Ha'atzma'ut, haredim are conspicuous for refusing to acknowledge the country that guarantees their survival. But "non-haredim have also been remiss in expressing gratitude—to the haredi world."Don’t Just Celebrate
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by Mishael Zion | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"How fitting would it be if the week of Yom Ha'atzma'ut would be a time in which American Jews educate themselves on Israel’s challenges and opportunities."
On SilenceMonday, April 15, 2013 by Anita Shapira | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Eschewing Jewish expressions of mourning, Israel's founding generations shaped a national ethos of silence and self-restraint, which found expression in the words of poet David Shimoni: “Don’t mourn, don’t cry/ at a time like this./ Don’t lower your head,/ Work! Work!”
Today, on Yom Hazikaron, Israel remembers 25,578 fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, including 92 service members and 10 civilians who have been killed over the past year.The Price of Freedom
Monday, April 15, 2013 by Eli Ben Shem | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
“On this day, Israel's big bereaved family, of which I am one, enters your homes, meets you up close, looks into your eyes and seeks your gaze.”Living and Dying for Israel
Monday, April 15, 2013 by Yishai Fleisher | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
“The battalion commander said: ‘The enemy should not see you weeping like babies in front of the cameras, we are an army, and death is a part of it.’ I knew that he was right.”
