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A Moment of Moral ClarityWednesday, May 18, 2011 by Natan Sharansky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
There may be reasons for Western governments to "engage" with Middle East dictators, but there is no excuse for failing to engage with the people striving to rid themselves of those same dictators.Border Wars
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 by Mordechai Kedar | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The new Palestinian dynamic is one of escalation, and in the face of it Israel must be both resolute and restrained. (PDF)Nakba Blarney
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Jonathan S. Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Lack of peace is not the fault of the unfortunate George Mitchell but of the Palestinian Arabs who manifestly do not want it.Hateful Europe
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Guy Millière | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
After World War II, anti-Semitism seemed to disappear on the Continent. Now it is back, as multifaceted as it is alarming.Liberal and Learned?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Leon A. Morris | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The current emphasis on "personal choice" has dumbed down Reform Judaism. The solution: fostering a committed core of erudite and deeply engaged adherents.
The Life of PrayerTuesday, May 17, 2011 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Prayer has never been easy, as the Psalmist well knew: "For there is no word on my tongue; You, O Lord, know them all" (139: 4). And even if there are words on the tongue, the results can be distressingly uncertain, or worse: "My God, I call out by day and You do not answer; by night, there is no respite for me" (22:2). It hasn’t gotten easier since then.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Andrew Ferguson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In moving from Left to Right, partly with the help of a Los Angeles rabbi, the playwright has also re-examined his Jewishness and deepened his religious practice.Cone Sisters
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Elissa Strauss | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Beginning in 1898, two German-Jewish Baltimoreans created a remarkable modern art collection that is now on exhibit at New York's Jewish Museum.Germany Takes Sides
Monday, May 16, 2011 by Benjamin Weinthal | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Across the political spectrum, Germans are making Israel the whipping boy for all the problems of the Middle East.Her Secret Life
Monday, May 16, 2011 by Renée Levine Melammed | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
María López, who chose baptism over expulsion from Spain in 1492, was later convicted of Judaizing and burned at the stake. Was she a crypto-Jew, or wasn't she?

