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Writing Jewish
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Josh Lambert | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

What makes a work of literature Jewish? Dan Miron, an eminent authority, argues against a unified or "continuous" view and for a mixed and expansive one.
Reality Check
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Jeff Barak | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Haim Amsalem, a Shas parliamentarian, has advocated the reform of ultra-Orthodox society, thereby becoming persona non grata in his own party.
A Royal Conundrum
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Geoffrey Alderman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

If he is invited, should Lord Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, attend the forthcoming royal wedding in Westminster Abbey?
A Megillah for Hanukkah?
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by David Golinkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The Scroll of Antiochus, relaying the military victories of the Maccabees, was read between the ninth and twentieth centuries; unlike the apocryphal Book of Maccabees, though, it is based on legend, not historical fact.
What the Wikileak Documents Reveal
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

We now know: U.S. Middle East policy is premised on a web of fictions flatly contradicted by the assessments of American diplomats—and allies.
Thoroughly Modern Jewish Kid Lit
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Devra Ferst | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Far from immigrant stories and fairy tales, books for Jewish children and teenagers now routinely address "problem" subjects like bullying, suicide, and abuse.
The Edible is Political
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Alana Goodman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has found a new target at Princeton: the Israeli brand of hummus sold on campus.
Fatah’s Press
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Why have news outlets reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations refrained from mentioning Fatah's latest official declarations rejecting any recognition of the "so-called Jewish state"?
What Does Jordan Want?
Monday, November 29, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Fearful that a Palestinian state will pose a direct danger to them and the entire region, some in the Jordanian kingdom want to create a Jordan-Israel confederation. Sound familiar?
The Dreidel-Makers
Monday, November 29, 2010 by Ofer Aderet | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

China leads production of dreidels, and Japan has a flashy new metal entry in the field, but Israel's old-fashioned Vilplast factory