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The Jewish Writer and the American SoulThursday, June 28, 2012 by Adam Kirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
If John Updike found himself in a literary culture dominated by Jews, it was not because Jews were shy of America—it was because they loved the country and found it ready to reciprocate their love.The Reality Principle
Thursday, June 28, 2012 by Paula R. Stern | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
At the Israeli Presidential Conference, Ayaan Hirsi Ali stole the show with a sober reminder about what can be expected from Islam, really.Pushing Back the Desert
Thursday, June 28, 2012 by Karin Kloosterman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel is reviving a 2,000-year-old desert farming method to collect and channel floodwater.What Color Was the Menorah?
Thursday, June 28, 2012 by Elisabetta Povoledo | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Bible says that the menorah was gold, but for centuries, the relief sculptures on the Arch of Titus looked white. Now spectrometry readings settle the matter. The Russian Connection
Thursday, June 28, 2012 by George Friedman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Relations between the Jewish state and the Great Bear are strong, as evidenced by Putin’s visit. Where there might have been discord, there is mutual advantage.
Deportation DilemmasThursday, June 28, 2012 by Elli Fischer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Developed countries inevitably attract migrants in search of freedom or economic opportunity; no less inevitably, some native-born citizens react negatively, occasionally with violence, as neighborhoods change and livelihoods become threatened by the influx of cheaper labor.