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Noam Gershony’s Incredible GoldThursday, September 20, 2012 by Marcus Dysch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Israeli war hero lost the use of his legs in a helicopter crash in the 2006 Lebanon War. At this year’s Paralympics, he became a hero again.
“I, and Not an Angel”Thursday, September 20, 2012 by Shlomo M. Brody | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
"Warning: The Following Prayer May Be Dangerous to Your Spiritual Health. Recite with Caution." When was the last time you saw this kind of warning in a prayer book? Yet in most Ashkenazic S’lihot prayer books, that is the message that actually accompanies one of the hymns.
Thursday, September 20, 2012 by Douglas Bloomfield | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In that fundraiser video, Romney also talked about Israel: “Pushing the Israelis to give something up to get the Palestinians to act is the worst idea in the world.”Rabbis for Slavery
Thursday, September 20, 2012 by Howard B. Rock | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Today, New York’s Bnai Jeshurun Synagogue is a bastion of progressive politics. But on the eve of the Civil War, its rabbi was a champion of slavery. A cautionary tale.Poet of the Palmach
Thursday, September 20, 2012 by Sigal Arbitman, Eran Swissa, and Yehuda Shlezinger | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Haim Hefer wrote songs that built Israel’s character and gained the status of national anthems. He died on Rosh Hashana at age 86. A New Lease on Life
Thursday, September 20, 2012 by Winnie Hu | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
From the Bronx to New Orleans, struggling synagogues have come up with a new way to survive: They pay Jewish families to move into the neighborhood.