Jewish Ideas Daily

Few would argue with the assertion that Jewish history has a lot to do with the history of ideas, yet until now there were few places on the Web that aggregated the flow of Jewish ideas as they actually happen in the press (and especially its Web incarnation), in the presses (these are the physical presses that print books on paper) and otherwise. Now we have the rather notable Jewish Ideas Daily, a new venture sourced by The Tikvah Fund of New York.

Modeled somewhat after the amazing Arts & Letters Daily which has kept me intellectually well fed for years, JID promises to be a fountain of Jewish ideas, and therefore a fountain of learning for and about Jews, Judaism, Judaica, Yiddishkeit, and all other ways in which this unique tradition and contemporary presence can be looked at. In the words of the JID editors:

Jewish Ideas Daily is a one-stop source of opinion and insight, of deliberation and analysis, of reflection, discovery, stimulation, and delight: the best that has been thought and said by or about Jews.

Why am I so excited about it?

Simply put: it may become a great source of pluralistic Jewish learning I can refer to and refer others (such as you) to. I invite you to try it out (there is no cost to register), and both you and I will discover how well it fares.

Meanwhile, here is my question: Based on the site structure and the tiny amount of content (hey, it just launched a few hours ago), what do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments box below.