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Herzl’s New JudaismTuesday, May 7, 2013 by Daphne Netanyahu | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Zionism is our return to Judaism," wrote Theodor Herzl, "which must occur before we can return to the Land of the Jews."UNESCO’s New Plan
Is a new role for UNESCO in Jerusalem's Old City a ploy to win back American funding—and has the White House been involved from the start?Scotland’s New Gospel
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 by Archbishop Cranmer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"If God makes a promise to Jews, it's a metaphor. If He makes a promise to Christians, it's literal except where it refers to the Jews and Israel."
The Black-Hat UndergroundMonday, May 6, 2013 by Yoel Finkelman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The likely closure of Aderaba, the magazine by, for, and about frustrated Israeli ba’alei teshuvah, demonstrates that the mainstream haredi community is too great to overcome—for now.
Monday, May 6, 2013 by Mark Stout | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Engineers have accused Israel's missile defense system, Iron Dome, of far lower interception rates than the IDF claims. But its real success might not be physical, but psychological.The Rav and the Rabbinate
Monday, May 6, 2013 by Jeffrey Saks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Asked why he had considered, and rejected, standing to be Israel's chief rabbi, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik explained: "In my great naiveté, I dreamed of being able to democratize the rabbinate in Israel."