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Bordering on Malicious
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 by Adam Kirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A literary anthology ostensibly from the Middle East is really a collection of Muslim writing marred by the omission of Jews and others and by a corrosive hatred of Israel.
Re-viewing “Shoah”
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 by Larry Rohter | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A quarter-century after its first release, Claude Lanzmann's transformative nine-hour film will soon be screened again in the U.S.
Vayigash: Three Heroes, Three Paths
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 by David Hazony | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

This week, the life stories of three great biblical figures—Judah, Joseph, and Jacob—all come to a head, as each of these individuals learns to rely on his strengths to help him overcome his weaknesses.
WikiFallout
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 by Tony Badran | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

One unmistakable conclusion to draw from WikiLeaks: in the Middle East, Washington's conventional wisdom on foreign policy has been disconnected from reality.
Soulmate Wanted Soulmate Wanted
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Slowly but surely, the divide between Ashkenazim and Sephardim in Israeli society is ebbing. But in one sector it continues to stand fast.
Now They Want Us
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 by Michael J. Totten | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

If President Obama were to opt for a strike against Iran, he would have much more support from Arab countries than President Bush ever did in Iraq.
Art for Judaism’s Sake
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 by Viva Hammer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

It is a myth that Jews desisted from creating beautiful artifacts after the Temple was destroyed.
Happy Hungarian Hanukkah
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 by A.L.B. | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Budapest, the third largest Jewish community in mainland Europe—and hoping to grow—is celebrating the festival of lights as seldom before.
Pillaging the Truth
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 by Israel Finkelstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A point-by-point demonstration of how Looting the Holy Land, a recent Al-Jazeera film about Israel's archaeological "crimes," is pure propaganda.
“In Those Days and at the Present Time”
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 by Moshe Benovitz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Why observance of Hanukkah fell into desuetude following the destruction of the Temple in 70 C.E.
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