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God’s New HomeThursday, April 25, 2013 by Nathan Lopes Cardozo | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Synagogues are no longer His primary residence. He is moving in with the young people who have a sense that He is there but cannot yet find Him."
Orthodox Schooling: What Do We Know?
80 percent of American Jewish day school students are Orthodox, but there is little research on the state of Orthodox education—because the Orthodox community has never funded it.
Emor: Saying Without SpeakingWednesday, April 24, 2013 by Yoel Finkelman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
80 percent of American Jewish day school students are Orthodox, but there is little research on the state of Orthodox education—because the Orthodox community has never funded it.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
This time, when Moses speaks to Aaron, he must say it—and say it again. (Click here for source sheet.) DownloadRebels without a Cause
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Michael J. Totten | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Since Israeli forces left southern Lebanon in 2000, Hizballah has lost its raison d'être and its Lebanese support base. Can it survive if Assad falls?Anarchy in Sinai
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Zvi Mazel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Despite the Egyptian army’s campaign to impose order in the Sinai peninsula, last week's missile attacks on Eilat demonstrate that the area remains "for all intents and purposes a war zone."Blue-Collar Haredim
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Sam Sokol | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In 1979, 90 percent of haredi men in Israel were employed; by 2011, that figure had fallen to under 50 percent. But now the trend is starting to move in the other direction.Believe It or Not
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Jeremy Rosen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"The rabbis say, 'From doing something for the wrong reason one can come to do it for the right one.' They didn’t set a time limit."“How the Mighty Have Fallen!”
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Geoffrey O'Brien | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Marc-Antoine Charpentier's opera David et Jonathas, now playing in Brooklyn, minimizes the religious elements of the biblical narrative to turn the fall of Saul's dynasty into a tragedy.