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The Abortionist of AuschwitzThursday, May 5, 2011 by Shmarya Rosenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Was the woman doctor who terminated as many as 3,000 pregnancies for her fellow inmates a heroine or a murderer?The Russian Philanthropist’s Handbook
Thursday, May 5, 2011 by Dmitri Glinski | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Russians now comprise 15 percent of the American Jewish community; is it not time to engage them more fully in communal affairs?The Syrian Crisis
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Obama administration has entertained high hopes for "engaging" Syria. The current uprising offers it another shot at getting history right; will it blink?J Street and Main
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 by Carol Greenwald | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In appointing a member of J Street's rabbinic cabinet to head the Reform movement, the largest branch of American Judaism has moved away from its recent record of support for Israel.Emor: Judaism, the Temple, and the Royal Wedding
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 by David Hazony | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
Many Jews today suffer from BCD: Biblical Cognitive Dissonance. The Bible, they feel, should be mostly about morality, accompanied by some nice stories to keep the kids interested and, if one is religiously observant, by a smattering of arbitrary, cut-and-dried laws for regulating one's daily life.When the Wicked Perish
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 by Tzvi Freeman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Is it inappropriate to celebrate the death of bin Laden? A Lubavitch rabbi responds.Cost-Saving and the Clergy
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 by Gary Rosenblatt | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With the economy hurting and synagogue membership down, liberal congregations are downsizing staff, and some are predicting the end of the rabbinate as we know it.
On Faith and ForgeriesWednesday, May 4, 2011 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Remnants of the biblical world continue to surface like uncharted reefs along the shore, looming up and weirdly fascinating our nominally secular minds. One such set of objects, recently emerged, is a series of lead plates that appear to be embossed with writings and images and bound into books or "codices." What are they, how have they been received, and what does their reception tell us about our willingness to believe?
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Osama bin Laden's death was publicly mourned by the leadership of Hamas in Gaza. If "dialogue" has a limit, this is it.An Idea in Need of Repair
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 by Jonathan Neumann | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Today, the term tikkun olam is invoked on behalf of causes as diverse as toxic-waste disposal and intermarriage. What is its origin, and what does it really mean? (PDF)