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The Holy Land of EnglandThursday, November 10, 2011 by Liam Hoare | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The King James Bible, along with the Book of Common Prayer, Shakespeare, and Milton, transformed the English language, introducing a vibrant lexicon that is used to this day. It also fused biblical mythology with concepts of English national identity.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by David Hazony | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
Our weekly reading gives us two radically different stories about Abraham—with two contradictory messages. First, God decides to destroy the evil cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and brimstone.
Among the TruthersWednesday, November 9, 2011 by James Kirchick | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Do we live in the age of conspiracy? In April, after repeated prodding by then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Barack Obama felt compelled to release his "long form" birth certificate to dispel rumors that that he was not a natural-born U.S. citizen.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Jonathan S. Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Time may be running out for covert efforts aimed at sabotaging Iran's nuclear program.The Case for Cooling Their Jets
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Aaron David Miller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As the U.S. and Israel consider a preemptive strike against Iran, here are the top five reasons why they should keep their missiles on the ground.Tangled Up in What?
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Joel Davidi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Josephus refers to "a remembrance upon the arms" (which may or may not be figurative); Aristeas refers to a "sign around the hand" (same). Why are the earliest Jewish sources on tefillin so ambiguous?Court Jew
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Allison Hoffman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"I don't think there's any Jewish issue that doesn't have [his] fingerprints on it," said legendary litigator Nathan Lewin's new partner—his daughter Alyza.Edifice Complex
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Robert I. Evans and Avrum D. Lapin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Strategies for consolidating the many over-built, under-programmed Jewish organizations.Hitler’s Hangman
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Istvan Deak | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While other historians have emphasized the bureaucratic character of Reinhard Heydrich's lethal activities, a new scholarly account insists on his ideological fanaticism.Shetzef or Schwartzkopf?
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Adaya Fiterman and Ruti Levy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In just 60 years, Israeli consumers have swung from Hebrew brand names to fascination with foreign labels—and back again.