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American Gentility and the Mosque at Ground Zero
Monday, September 6, 2010 by Daniel Gordis | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Americans have yet to learn that the first step to defending yourself is to acknowledge that someone is out to destroy you.
Combing for Treasure
Monday, September 6, 2010 by Joseph Berger | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Researchers are finally being allowed to review the books and papers of the great Yiddish writer Chaim Grade, who died in 1982.
What Does Abbas Want?
Friday, September 3, 2010 by Hillel Frisch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The Palestinian leader needs the pretense of movement in peace negotiations, but what he needs more is the continued presence of Israel's army in the West Bank.
The Few, the Proud, the Chosen
Friday, September 3, 2010 by Sam Jacobson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

From kosher Boxed Nasties to the minyan at Al Asad air base: life as a Jewish Marine.
Take My Synagogue
Friday, September 3, 2010 by Philologos | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

In referring to the place where they worship, most Jews prefer to use a name other than "synagogue," the ancient Greek translation of beit k'nesset.
Culture and Agriculture
Friday, September 3, 2010 by Wallace Karbe and Gayle Danis Rinot | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Ancient Israelite farming methods have been reconstructed at Sataf, a 250-acre eco-park near Jerusalem.
Symbolic Foods
Friday, September 3, 2010 by Phyllis Glazer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

On Rosh Hashanah, as on other Jewish holidays, cuisine becomes a system of meaning.
One Nation, Under God
Thursday, September 2, 2010 by Dov S. Zackheim | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The ancient Israelite experience in nation-building differed from the American experience in many ways; but what is striking, and not accidental, are the similarities.
Classical Islam and the Jews
Thursday, September 2, 2010 by Hagai Mazuz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The root of the Israel-Arab conflict is not territorial but religious. Part I; part II is here.
Partners in Apartheid?
Thursday, September 2, 2010 by James Kirchick | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A serious attempt to reconstruct the historical relationship between Israel and South Africa is marred by manipulative, irresponsible, and offensive speculation.