Kvelling About Jewish Mothers On Screen
Have you ever felt like your mother is exactly like one on TV or movies? Here’s a look at some of the best Jewish mother characters in film.
Who is a Jew?
Dierdra Rutherford Fein reflects on helping her husband claim his Jewish identity – despite the fact that many Jews don’t consider him Jewish.
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.
Neither Robots nor Enemies
The idea of “arguing” with G-d is a central part of Judaism. We are not meant to be robots, not meant to passively watch as Hashem’s plan plays itself out. We are meant to take initiative – fight the trend, push the limits. Become a partner in fixing the world.
Thanksgiving: A Jewish Holiday After All
Even without turkey and cranberry sauce, this vestige of Jewish influence on the religious mores of the U.S. is worth our acknowledgment and contemplation—and, of course, our thanksgiving.
Top 10 Signs You’re at a Jewish T-Giving Dinner
9. “The turkey is served!” line is followed by someone cracking open an expired Empire deli pack.
Orthosexuality
Not long ago, it would have been virtually unthinkable for a homosexual who had grown up in an Orthodox community to model a same-sex marriage ceremony on an Orthodox wedding. A look at the shift towards greater openness about sexuality among the Orthodox.
Finding Moshe Pomerantz
To illuminate lives lived, lives saved, and ultimately, lives lost. It is in this spirit that I went to Poland. A look back at history, and into the uncomfortable depths of the present.
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.
Danube Blues: A Taste of Jewish Life, and Anti-Semitism on a Trip to Hungary
Jews have had problems in Hungary for as long as the country has been Christian, says Elliot Jager with Jewish Ideas Daily, reflecting on his trip to the country, one of the most anti-Semitic in Europe.