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Heavy of Tongue
Monday, September 12, 2011 by Philologos | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Did Moses suffer from a speech impediment, and if so, what was it?
Cold Autumn
Monday, September 12, 2011 by Elliott Abrams | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

No one knows what will follow President Abbas's gambit at the UN, but Palestinian officials have not budged on the rights of "refugees" or on recognizing Jews as a people.
What do Palestinians Really Want?
Monday, September 12, 2011 by David Pollock | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

In face-to-face surveys, more Palestinians in east Jerusalem state a preference to be citizens of Israel rather than of a new state.
Torah Archeology
Monday, September 12, 2011 by Yair Ettinger | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Breaking an unwritten taboo, the first ultra-Orthodox conference on the findings of biblical archeology has been held before a packed audience.
Contending with Catastrophe
Friday, September 9, 2011 by Allan Nadler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Legal and philosophical responses by Orthodox rabbis to the devastating consequences of the 9/11 attacks range from the arcane and casuistic to the sagacious, humane, and uplifting.
As War Looms
Friday, September 9, 2011 by Israel Harel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Israel’s neighbors stockpile weapons and threaten hostilities, but the defense establishment insists that the country’s security situation has never been better. Is it 1973 all over again?
Turning Turkey
Friday, September 9, 2011 by Jonathan S. Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The fundamental shift in Turkey’s foreign policy predates the dustup with Israel over the Gaza flotilla; it began with a policy shift away from the United States.
Ties Unbroken
Friday, September 9, 2011 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Although it may seem irrational, many who do not believe in all of Judaism’s truth-claims maintain deep connections to their religion—and for good reasons.
Shia Setback
Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Jonathan Spyer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

While the Arab Spring has weakened the "Shia crescent," another threat to Israel looms: Sunni Islamist forces.
Sans Merci
Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Steven G. Kellman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The strongest passion in Irène Némirovsky's final novel is the author's own love for the language and religion of the country that ultimately murdered her.