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Varieties of Post-Religious ExperienceWednesday, March 21, 2012 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Israel is, on top of everything else, a gigantic open-air laboratory for experiments in Judaism and Jewish identity, mixing and matching old and new forms, deliberately and on the fly. One of the more interesting recent specimens is Religiozionisticus Postreligious.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
At the funeral of the four victims of the Toulouse shooting, Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin said that those who terrorize Jews "do not distinguish between Jews in Israel or in France . . . They know very well that we are all brothers." Diaspora Divided (Sneak Preview of JRB Spring Issue!)
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by Jordan Chandler Hirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Peter Beinart tries to show how one-dimensional support for Israel is alienating young liberal Jews. The trouble is that his own one-dimensional criticism of Israel alienates everyone else.
Mothering and SmotheringTuesday, March 20, 2012 by Brauna Doidge | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
When did "natural" become a synonym for "good" or "better"? Advertisers tell us that everything from our food to our skincare is better when it's used in its most natural state. But haven't the philosophers tried hard to get us out of the state of nature?
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by David Sears | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Torah prohibits animal cruelty and advocates sensitivity to the feelings of animals—which doesn't mean that Jewish disagreements with the animal rights movement aren't significant.Boom or Bust?
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by Peter Thiel and George Gilder | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In a debate, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Peter Thiel argues that technological progress is decelerating, while author George Gilder says that progress marches ever onward—with Israel as a case in point. (Video)Saved to Disc
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by Matti Friedman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A rare glass disc depicting the menorah from the Second Temple in gold leaf was kicked around Europe for two thousand years before the Israel Museum gave it a home.The Limits of Justice
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Although concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk died a free man, his conviction by the German courts as an accessory to murder shows how others can be brought to justice.Higher Standards
Monday, March 19, 2012 by Douglas Murray | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel's defenders often rebut criticism by contrasting its conduct with that of its authoritarian neighbors. But even when the metric is the conduct of other democracies, Israel fares well.Reading Weak
Monday, March 19, 2012 by Liel Leibovitz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The People of the Book recognized the importance of a shared canon long ago. But we've foolishly squandered that birthright for the mess of pottage that is identity politics and cheap opinions.
