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The Belated ContenderFriday, February 10, 2012 by Adam Kirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
It's more than a little revealing that Nathan Englander's stories of identity and belief seem shallow and garish, while his story of Jewish politics feels challenging and true.The Ten Commandments and the Bill of Rights
Friday, February 10, 2012 by Mark Osler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In some ways the two decalogues are at loggerheads; in other ways, they work together.Who’s Surrendering to Whom?
Friday, February 10, 2012 by Amir Taheri | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel sees the Hamas-Fatah unity accord as a surrender to a movement dedicated to Israel's destruction. Iran sees the accord as a surrender to a group which recognizes Israel's right to exist. What's going on?
Terror in the Shadow of the HolocaustFriday, February 10, 2012 by Sohrab Ahmari | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
For most people, "Mykonos" evokes sunny holidays on the Greek coast. But for the Iranian diaspora, the word is a warning that the murderous arm of the Islamic Republic can reach Iranian immigrants even when they find new homes in the democratic West.
Friday, February 10, 2012 by Adam Gregerman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Far from building a bridge between Jews and Christians, Shmuley Boteach's portrait of Jesus will be rejected by most Christians as irrelevant, ahistorical, and even insulting.Inside Batsheva
Friday, February 10, 2012 by Deborah Friedes Galili | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
His dancers are known for fiercely expressive, electrifying performances. But what's it really like to be a part of Ohad Naharin's choreographic alchemy? With These Words
Friday, February 10, 2012 by Fred MacDowell | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With one salty term of consecration (possibly an obscene rhyme), a Jewish man may have betrothed a woman. In 1823, the rabbis of London had to deal with the consequences.On the Hatred of Haredim
Thursday, February 9, 2012 by Gil Troy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Contrary to media hype, Israel is not becoming an ultra-Orthodox theocracy. Rather, the recent violence is a reaction to increasing integration, and a symptom of the Haredi leadership losing its grip.Why Not Covet?
Thursday, February 9, 2012 by Elchanan Samet | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Reasons for the tenth commandment (found in this week's Torah portion): practical, psychological, moral, spiritual.
In God They Trust?Thursday, February 9, 2012 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Stick an average alumnus of the Israeli public school system into a synagogue during morning prayers, and chances are they would be bewildered. Even if they could recollect an arid Bible class they had to endure long ago, what good would it do them? They'd still be lost.