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LollapaJooza in Long BeachThursday, February 25, 2010 by Gordon Haber | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Can we please stop hearing about how "cool" it is to be Jewish?
AgunotWednesday, February 24, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Ta'anit Esther, the traditional fast day preceding Purim, will be observed tomorrow. In recent years it has been designated as an international day of study, reflection, and calls to action on behalf of agunot, literally "anchored" or "bound" women. In biblical and talmudic law, a marriage is dissolved upon certain proof of a spouse's death or upon the granting of a divorce (get) at the husband's discretion. Each of these halakhic requirements can leave a woman languishing for years, tortured either by her husband's uncertain fate or by his malicious will. Though technically the term agunah is reserved for the former condition, it...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Gerald Steinberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The reality is that today's international legal frameworks provide no protection; hence the need for Israel to act, including by means of targeted assassinations.Identity: A Spurious Idea
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Daniel Septimus | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Feeling good about feeling Jewish is not enough.The Legacy of Anti-Semitism
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Keith Kahn-Harris | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Pro-Palestinian campaigners who do not see themselves as anti-Semites need to "look seriously at the arguments" advanced by Anthony Julius in his new book.Mixed Seating and American Jews
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Shlomo Brody | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
At one time, even some Orthodox synagogues indulged in the practice; why no longer?What Israel’s New Drone Can Do
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Joe Pappalardo | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
According to one observer, it might well be usable in an attack on Iran's nuclear sites; according to another, not.Why Was Esther Childless?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Joseph H. Prouser | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Hadassah, the Hebrew name of the heroine of the Purim story, means "myrtle." Therein lies a tale.Ambassador to Islam?
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Paul Marshall | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The United States is legitimizing the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Why?Why I Observe Two Days of Purim
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Ari Enkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Because he lives in Beit Shemesh, a town in Israel that in the days of Joshua had a wall around it.
