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Eternal Love
Friday, January 14, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The story of the New Jerusalem Orchestra, which fuses contemporary jazz, ancient piyyutim, and Middle Eastern rhythms. (Video.)
The Shepherd Hotel
Thursday, January 13, 2011 by Yaacov Lozowick | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

In a virtual tour, complete with photos and maps, a now-notorious site in Jerusalem is shown to be other than the "Palestinian landmark" it is claimed to be.
Assisted Suicide
Thursday, January 13, 2011 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Who is hurt most when the Western press gives credence to anti-Israel propaganda?
The Other Good Earth
Thursday, January 13, 2011 by Hilary Daninhirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Pearl S. Buck's Peony, written in 1948, tells the affecting story of a Chinese bondmaid sold into a Jewish family in Kaifeng.    
Sharing the Burden
Thursday, January 13, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Why Jerusalem has approved a plan to bring 65 percent of young ultra-Orthodox men into military or national service by 2015.
The Soul that You Have Given Me
Thursday, January 13, 2011 by Rowna Sutin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A setting by the late Debbie Friedman (1951-2011) of a morning prayer.  
Who’s Afraid of Transparency?
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 by Danny Ayalon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Now that their funding may be investigated, some NGOs in Israel appear less than willing to be judged by their own standards.
A Bridge over Doubt
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 by Meir Buzaglo | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

In his best-selling (Hebrew) book, Micah Goodman offers a penetrating look at Maimonides on prophecy, redemption, and commandments—and provides a welcome contrast to much academic writing on these subjects.  
Eichmann in Argentina
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 by David Crossland | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

West Germany could have hunted down Adolf Eichmann, the chief organizer of the Holocaust, as early as 1952, eight years before Israeli agents caught him in Buenos Aires.
Blue Jew, Gray Jew
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 by Lawrence Grossman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Two recent books on American Jews during the Civil War and Reconstruction answer some questions, but leave others unanswered.