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Between New York and JerusalemFriday, February 25, 2011 by Steven E. Aschheim | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
On the friendship between Hannah Arendt and Gershom Scholem, and the decade-long antagonistic correspondence that brought it to an end.Letters Lost and Found
Friday, February 25, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
How an especially beautiful 16th-century Hebrew typeface has been ushered into the 21st century. (Video)Frumspeak
Friday, February 25, 2011 by Philologos | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Is the "yeshivish" speech of some Orthodox Jews just ordinary English with an expanded rabbinic vocabulary, or is it in fact its own distinct language?Total War
Friday, February 25, 2011 by Jeffrey Goldberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Muslim Brotherhood's radical cleric wants a war: not between Israel and the Palestinians, but between all Muslims and all Jews.Liberating Libya
Thursday, February 24, 2011 by Joshua Muravchik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The goal of the Obama administration has been to improve America's image in the Arab world. In furtherance of that goal, here is something concrete it can do right now.Turkey’s Silence Explained
Thursday, February 24, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Following Louis Farrakhan, Fidel Castro, and Hugo Chavez, Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan was a recent recipient of the Qaddafi International Prize for Human Rights.Ask a Mormon
Thursday, February 24, 2011 by Mark Paredes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What liberal Jews can learn from Latter-Day Saints about making religion relevant.Behind a Best Seller
Thursday, February 24, 2011 by David Ruderman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
One of the most popular Hebrew books in the modern era was an 18th-century tome mixing science, kabbalah, ethics, and a then-radically open attitude toward non-Jews.Changing of the Guard
Thursday, February 24, 2011 by Giora Eiland | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
To the outgoing chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi goes much of the credit for the IDF's greatly improved preparedness and the cordial relations that Israel enjoys with military leaders elsewhere.The Unseen West Bank
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Jennifer Rubin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Even well-informed readers imagine that the West Bank is crowded, dangerous, and replete with roadblocks and officious Israeli security forces. Reality is quite different. (Part 2; Part 1 is here.)

