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Is Judaism a Religion?Tuesday, November 29, 2011 by Lawrence Grossman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
There is no end to the conundrums involved in defining what it means to be a Jew. Must a Jew be someone who believes in the Jewish religion, in the way a Christian believes in Christianity or a Muslim in Islam? That can't be the case, since many devoted Jews are atheists.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 by Ofer Aderet | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When the Nazis rose to power, one-third of all math professors in Germany were Jewish. A new exhibit highlights the contributions of—and injustices done to—these trailblazing scholars.Faith is Not Quite the Word
Monday, November 28, 2011 by Martha Himmelfarb | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The scholar of religion talks about Israel, interreligious friendship, trends in American Judaism, and her own practice, including saying kaddish for her father, sociographer Milton Himmelfarb. (Interview by Robert George)
Love, Marriage, and the Israeli RabbinateMonday, November 28, 2011 by Elli Fischer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The organization Tzohar is fighting for the right to perform its popular "alternative" weddings in Israel. A recent dispute with the Ministry of Religious Services was apparently resolved after a media war, frantic mediation, and a high-level Knesset meeting.
Monday, November 28, 2011 by Shlomo Brody | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While the Torah explicitly commands Jews to procreate, it never definitively demands marriage. That being the case, does Jewish law ever permit extramarital sex?Open House
Monday, November 28, 2011 by Yitzhak Benhorin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Rahm Emanuel is now mayor of Chicago, Dan Shapiro turned down the position of Middle East desk chief, and Dennis Ross has resigned. Is there anyone left in the White House who understands Israel?The Mentalist
Monday, November 28, 2011 by Larry Getlen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While Erik Jan Hanussen could hypnotize women into "the throes of orgasm" and use handwriting to discern intimate details of a person's life, his greatest trick was luring the Nazis into a deep, dependent alliance with a Jew.The Progressive Case for Israel
Monday, November 28, 2011 by David Hirsh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
There are reasons to be ambivalent about nationalism. But Israel now exists in the material world, so to treat it merely as an idea or as a political movement makes it possible to think of eliminating it too.What a Country!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Sholem Aleichem | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
One year after immigrating to New York, the celebrated Yiddish humorist used his powers of observation—and embellishment—to describe the new country. (1915, translated by Curt Leviant)The Suicidal Passion
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Ruth R. Wisse | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Who is damaged more by anti-Semitism—Jews, or those who organize politics against them?
