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The Stability DilemmaFriday, March 25, 2011 by Daniel Henninger | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
There are three routes to Middle East stability: the fist, militant Islam, and economic modernity. The stability offered by the first two is fake.Too Many Museums?
Friday, March 25, 2011 by Edward Rothstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Despite the proliferation of Holocaust institutions, their impact has been qualified. Los Angeles's new entry into the field is a case in point.Tainted Freedom
Friday, March 25, 2011 by Jonathan Sacks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
An anti-Israel campaign has added further evidence that British campuses have become centers of anti-Western radicalism. This time, there was a push back.
The Turkish Model
Considering the current upheaval in the Arab world, some optimists foresee the possibility of Islamic parties coming to power by democratic means and the consequent emergence of Turkish-style political systems. But how firm is Turkey's own commitment to democratic principles?
Facebook and the Third IntifadaThursday, March 24, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Considering the current upheaval in the Arab world, some optimists foresee the possibility of Islamic parties coming to power by democratic means and the consequent emergence of Turkish-style political systems. But how firm is Turkey's own commitment to democratic principles?
Thursday, March 24, 2011 by Alana Goodman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In light of the recent terrorist attacks on Israel, will the social-media website finally remove a page calling for mass violence against Jews?The Pride of British Jewry
Thursday, March 24, 2011 by Rebecca Schischa | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Alongside and despite the new anti-Semitism, England today is witnessing a revival of Jewish culture, art, learning, and religious life.Ancient Currency
Thursday, March 24, 2011 by Michele Chabin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new study calls for using private-sector models to transform Israel's woefully underfunded "heritage" sites into revenue producers.Hasidic Rap
Thursday, March 24, 2011 by Binyomin Ginzberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Lipa Schmeltzer, a hugely popular hasidic singer, frightens the rabbis and sells out Madison Square Garden. (With video)Of Making Many Books There Is No End
Thursday, March 24, 2011 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Writing created information, printing democratized it, and the Internet is drowning it. The Jewish book, if it is to survive, must adjust to the new reality.
Three Blessings
The Jewish prayer book (siddur) is thick with texts: blessings, thanksgivings, and petitions, instructions, theological claims, and historical memories. Some traditional texts bear especially outsized burdens. In this respect, few can rival three lines that begin "Blessed are you O God, King of the Universe, Who has not made me . . . " and conclude, respectively, "a goy [Gentile]," "a slave," and "a woman."
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The Jewish prayer book (siddur) is thick with texts: blessings, thanksgivings, and petitions, instructions, theological claims, and historical memories. Some traditional texts bear especially outsized burdens. In this respect, few can rival three lines that begin "Blessed are you O God, King of the Universe, Who has not made me . . . " and conclude, respectively, "a goy [Gentile]," "a slave," and "a woman."