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Courage as a Jewish Religious Value
Thursday, April 29, 2010 by Yitzchak Blau | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The virtue of courage is not always identified by that name in traditional sources, but those lacking it cannot ultimately stand for any other religious ideal.
Jerusalem, Obama, and the Middle East Game
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 by Mortimer B. Zuckerman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The president's position betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of both history and politics.
Human Rights Watch vs. Israel: An Inside Story
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 by Benjamin Birnbaum | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A tale of bias and bigotry in the human-rights organization that is a major force in international politics.
An Unwelcoming Place
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

With the spread of anti-Semitic violence and the rise of a xenophobic right, is it not time for the Jews of Austria and Hungary to reassess their European future?
Haiti’s Remnant
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 by Larry Luxner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A venerable Jewish community, now tinier than ever, digs out from disaster.
The Business of Ethics
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A Hartman Institute symposium on the responsibilities of the Jewish community toward the needy; also briefly summarized here.
Remembering San Remo
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 by Salomon Benzimra | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

At an international conference 90 years ago, the geographical region known as Palestine acquired legal identity, and title to it was formally transferred to the Jewish people.
Flunking the Liberty Test
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 by David Hazony | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

In removing a parody of Muhammad from its website, the comedy show South Park lost its credibility as the slayer of all sacred cows, and the liberal idea buckled.
Bitten by the Zionist Bug
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 by Yair Lapid | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Recovered: an American Jewish philanthropist's reels of exceedingly rare color film of Israel's early days; a television report with subtitles and original footage.
How I Learned Talmud
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 by Rick Richman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

At ninety-four, Herman Wouk recalls his scholarly grandfather's novel method of instructing him in the logical patterns of talmudic discourse.