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The Most Influential Jewish Philosopher You Never Heard OfMonday, November 12, 2012 by Diane Cole | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Adapt or die: this principle now permeates discussions among not just biologists but anthropologists, sociologists, and even theologians seeking the origins of religion in an evolutionary need for group survival.
Monday, November 12, 2012 by Jon D. Levenson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A shared, "Abrahamic" heritage is supposed to foster reconciliation between Jews, Christians, and Muslims—but bears little relation to the figure of Abraham in any of the three traditions.Bloc Parties
Monday, November 12, 2012 by Jonathan Rynhold | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Far from guaranteeing a resounding victory in the elections, Netanyahu's decision to create a rightist bloc provides an opportunity for parties on the Left—but only if they remain separate. A Jewish Disneyland?
Monday, November 12, 2012 by Ellen Barry | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With Moscow's new Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Vladimir Putin is appealing to Jews who fled the country to return—while Shimon Peres thanks Russia for "a thousand years of hospitality."skyTran!
Monday, November 12, 2012 by Abigail Klein Leichman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While Jerusalem has taken a decade to build a tramline, Tel Aviv is set to be the first city in the world to pilot NASA's space-age rapid transport system. The Great War’s Jewish Soldiers
Monday, November 12, 2012 by Naomi Sandweiss | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Military service in the First World War marked the entry of many Jewish immigrants into wider society; but for those in the Jewish Legion, it also represented Zionism's first military victory.