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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.
Charisma and Its DiscontentsTuesday, February 23, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In depressingly familiar fashion, another charismatic rabbi is at the center of a scandal involving alleged sexual improprieties. The figure in question, Mordechai Elon, is the scion of a distinguished family who has filled major roles in Israeli public life, directed leading yeshivot and a wide-reaching publishing program, and is revered by tens of thousands of followers. As he continues to assert his innocence, even his accusers take pains to recall his valuable achievements. Meanwhile, Israel's religious Zionists, the people to whom he matters most, are in shock. Elon's swift fall from grace would have been impossible if not for the stature...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Lance J. Sussman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book celebrates the outlook for non-Orthodox religious life; reason and evidence would suggest otherwise.
