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KibbutzThursday, April 8, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Passover marks the anniversary of humanity's longest-running experiment in freedom. Another celebrated experiment—the kibbutz—kicked off its centennial on the first day of the holiday. In the hundred years since ten men and two women obtained land from the Jewish National Fund for their commune, Degania, kibbutzim have been the scene of sacrifice, achievement, heartbreak, decline, and attempted renewal. All aspects are central to the story of Israel and Zionism. Kibbutzim never accounted for more than a fraction of Israel's population; their significance lay in the leaders they produced, their central role in the ruling Labor Zionist movement, and their sharp ideological...
Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Walter Russell Mead | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Why a so-called Jewish lobby is good for America.Drops to Drink
Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Roger Bate | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel's water technology is superb, but market forces, not politics, should control allocation.Freedom and Identity
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by David Brinn | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
For Natan Sharansky, the struggle for Jewish interests and the struggle for universal justice are one.The Interpretation of Dreams
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by Eran J. Rolnik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Freud, Herzl, Velikovsky, a kibbutz dentist, and the strange career of psychoanalytic theory in pre-state Palestine.Kaifeng Holiday
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by Matthew Fishbane | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Visiting the officially non-existent home of the ancient Chinese Jewish community.No Prize
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by Adam Kirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new biography charts the path of Joseph Pulitzer from penniless Jewish immigrant to newspaper magnate and political power broker.The Petraeus Fallout
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by Petra Marquardt-Bigman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
It is simply not true that Israel and the U.S. are resented in the Middle East because of "legitimate grievances" (but Thomas Friedman still doesn't get it).
Britain and IsraelWednesday, April 7, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Prime Minister Gordon Brown went to Buckingham Palace yesterday to ask Queen Elizabeth to dissolve parliament on April 12. New elections will take place on May 6. At the moment, the Conservative party under David Cameron is leading Brown's Labor party in the polls; the Liberal Democrats, headed by Nick Clegg, are in a strong third position. The sun may have set on the British Empire, but the U.K. continues to exercise considerable influence in the international arena. Britain is a major force in the European Union and a permanent member of the UN Security Council; it plays a leading role...
Friday, April 2, 2010 by Ofer Aderet | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The singer Yasmin Levy has been leading an astonishing revival of Ladino culture.
