Steal This Siddur
How are Wikipedia and open source website transforming our economy and Jewish culture? Listen to Yochai Benkler, from Kibbutz Shizafon.
Tag: "Jewish Ideas Daily"
When Jews Became Doctors
Is there a profound relationship between Judaism and medical science? Or do just a lot of doctors happen to be Jewish? Jewish Ideas Daily ponders this question, and a new museum exhibit on the subject.
Critiquing Orthodox Judaism… From Within
Lawrence Grossman with Jewish Ideas Daily examines recent internal critiques of Orthodox Judaism, its theology and educational thrust.
Aquarius in Zion
It’s a “New Age” in Israel. Jewish Ideas Daily looks at Israel’s spiritual revival, it’s teachings, practices and politics.
Jewish Day School: Worth the Cost?
Is the rising cost of Jewish day school financially and morally sustainable? Rabbi Aryeh Klapper on Jewish Ideas Daily looks at a new model for Jewish day school, and whether it can fix the system.
Listening to Saddam: American Tapes Reveal an Alternate Reality
“The Saddam Tapes”: a peek into the Saddam regime’s grasp of reality. The truth, as recorded, is a mixture of the politically prosaic and the terrifyingly ideological.
Portrait of the Artist as a Self-Hating Jew
She was hiding in the countryside because she was Jewish. But she was an anti-Semite. A fascinating look at French author Irène Némirovsky.
America’s Holy Haunted Houses
Halloween? Not Jewish. But America’s holy haunted houses post-Yom Kippur? A bit too real, says Allan Nadler of Jewish Ideas Daily.
Settling for Palestinian Statehood: The United Nations Countdown Begins
Are the Palestinians serious enough to make concessions for statehood? With the clock ticking at the UN, it’s time for a bit of perspective.
Peace Treaty Troubles
If the treaty with Egypt must be gutted to save it, something may be terribly wrong with the underlying land-for-peace approach.
