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The Art of Playing DefenseFriday, 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.
Against the Mosque at Ground ZeroFriday, 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.
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Khudhayr Taher | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In an Arab online daily, an Iraqi-American columnist charges that the mosque in downtown Manhattan will spread extremism and pose a danger to the security of the United States.“What Does Any of This Have to Do with Us?”
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Daniel Gordis | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The great challenge of the moment is posed by a generation of young American Jewish intellectuals and communal leaders without any instinctive bond to Israel.Pluralism, Personal Religion, and Tradition
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Gidon Rothstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
There is more room for individualism within halachic Judaism than some realize—and less than others assert.Lament of an Intermarried Wife
Friday, May 28, 2010 by Taffy Brodesser-Akner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
She left the Orthodoxy she was born into; he, a convert, embraced it.Syria is Back
Thursday, May 27, 2010 by H. Varulkar and N. Mozes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Damascus, with the acquiescence of the Arab world, is once again the suzerain over Lebanon.Aryans of the World Unite?
Thursday, May 27, 2010 by Philologos | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What, if anything, connects the words "Iran" and "Aryan" with Aryanism?Enough about Israel Already
Thursday, May 27, 2010 by Shmuel Rosner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
On the wildly disproportionate obsession with the Jewish state by Western media in general and, at the moment, by Foreign Policy magazine in particular.Abraham, Inc.
Thursday, May 27, 2010 by Jon Kalish | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Klezmer meets hip-hop as clarinetist David Krakauer teams up with trombonist Fred Wesley, Jr. (Audio.)