Search Results
You can also browse by author, browse by source, or view the archives.
Of Devils and DybbuksTuesday, November 30, 2010 by Allan Nadler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Many an enlightened reader of the New York Times must have indulged in yet another condescending laugh at the Catholic Church upon seeing a November 12 report about a conclave of bishops in Baltimore; the purpose was to discuss the urgent need for priestly experts in the task of expunging the devil from possessed parishioners. Among those chuckling, no doubt, were many Jews.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by David Golinkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Scroll of Antiochus, relaying the military victories of the Maccabees, was read between the ninth and twentieth centuries; unlike the apocryphal Book of Maccabees, though, it is based on legend, not historical fact.What Does Jordan Want?
Monday, November 29, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Fearful that a Palestinian state will pose a direct danger to them and the entire region, some in the Jordanian kingdom want to create a Jordan-Israel confederation. Sound familiar?The Dreidel-Makers
Monday, November 29, 2010 by Ofer Aderet | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
China leads production of dreidels, and Japan has a flashy new metal entry in the field, but Israel's old-fashioned Vilplast factoryJewish Homeland Security
Monday, November 29, 2010 by Edmund Sanders and Batsheva Sobelman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel is moving aggressively to turn domestic-security goods and technology into one of its biggest exports.
Israel vs. the International Criminal CourtMonday, November 29, 2010 by Anne Herzberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
For more than six decades, Israel has been subjected to violence, warfare, and a relentless campaign of terror attacks deliberately targeting civilians. This "hard-power" war is bolstered by a corresponding "soft-power" war aimed at delegitimizing and demonizing the Jewish state.
Monday, November 29, 2010 by Arthur Wolak | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The city's rich Jewish history, including perhaps the oldest surviving synagogue in Europe, deserves to be thoroughly explored.Technical Difficulties
Monday, November 29, 2010 by Ben Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What is driving Israel's apparent willingness to postpone a confrontation over Iran's nuclear program: a newfound faith in sanctions, or the belief that the Stuxnet virus has slowed the program?Hamas Refutes Goldstone
Friday, November 26, 2010 by Steven Stotsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In a little-reported about-face, the terror organization has admitted the low number of deaths it suffered during Operation Cast Lead, thereby thoroughly undermining the Goldstone Report.Evolving toward Leniency?
Friday, November 26, 2010 by Sue Fishkoff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In subtle but noticeable ways, the Conservative movement is shifting its position with regard to intermarried families.