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Art and Idolatry in AustriaTuesday, October 30, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Art transforms life through beauty but inspires a possessiveness unlike any other. Collectors tend toward obsession, which overwhelms morality; museums, like the medieval church, wash away sin with exhibitions for the public good.
Does Jacob Hate Esau?Monday, October 29, 2012 by Jerome A. Chanes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Jews have traditionally kept non-Jews at arm’s length. The rabbinic approach to anti-Semitism may be summarized as Halakhah hi b’yadu’a she-Eisav sonei et Yaakov, “It is an established normative principle that Esau hates Jacob.”
Monday, October 29, 2012 by Ehud Eilam | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Although the conventional wisdom assumes that Iran could count on the support of Hamas and Hizballah in the event of a war against Israel, current realities suggest otherwise. (PDF)Assimilation through the Back Door
Monday, October 29, 2012 by Yoel Finkelman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Despite concerted efforts to be separate, American Haredim not only imitate the popular music and literature of the secular world, but have also internalized many of its social mores.Mendelssohn Revisited
Monday, October 29, 2012 by Benjamin Pollock | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
If Moses Mendelssohn is regarded as a significant Enlightenment figure (but not a serious philosopher), then we aren't giving Mendelssohn the credit he deserves.Get Carter?
Monday, October 29, 2012 by Jonathan Neumann | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Americans might have thought they had dispensed with Jimmy Carter in 1980. But Ruthie Blum argues that Obama does a pretty good impression when it comes to the Middle East.Forging Ahead
Monday, October 29, 2012 by Hershel Shanks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What do you do when the geologists say your ancient inscription is genuine but the philologists say it's a forgery? Trust that lesser-known academic quality—common sense.