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Behind a Best SellerThursday, February 24, 2011 by David Ruderman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
One of the most popular Hebrew books in the modern era was an 18th-century tome mixing science, kabbalah, ethics, and a then-radically open attitude toward non-Jews.Changing of the Guard
Thursday, February 24, 2011 by Giora Eiland | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
To the outgoing chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi goes much of the credit for the IDF's greatly improved preparedness and the cordial relations that Israel enjoys with military leaders elsewhere.
Jewish Philanthropy 2.0Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Jewish mega-donors are hardly news. It is also a commonplace that wealthy Jews allocate less than 25 percent of their giving to specifically Jewish causes. Of the two facts, the latter has understandably puzzled and frustrated fund raisers for Jewish causes. But is it really so mysterious?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by André Glucksmann | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Even as we Europeans welcome the new Arab revolution, we need only look back at our own history to realize that all of the risks and dangers still lie ahead.Remembering Hebron
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Moshe Arens | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The recent outcry over school "heritage" trips to the biblical town suggests that many have forgotten not only their history but the very foundation of Zionism.Matzah Ball Gumbo
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Lucy Cohen Blatter | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Culinary tales and treasures of Southern Jews who have made the regional cuisine something all their own. (Interview with Marcie Cohen Ferris.)When Rabbis Became Doctors . . .
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Fred MacDowell | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
On the origins of a popular saying about modern Judaism.The Unseen West Bank
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Jennifer Rubin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Even well-informed readers imagine that the West Bank is crowded, dangerous, and replete with roadblocks and officious Israeli security forces. Reality is quite different. (Part 2; Part 1 is here.) The Persistence of Mass Murder
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 by David Rieff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Never again" continues to be the utopian rallying cry behind many a human-rights campaign and solemn political promise; but in every case there have always been reasonsBig Bad Wolf
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 by Sandra McElwaine | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As the new chair of the congressional foreign-affairs committee, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen brings a pro-Israel, anti-Castro agenda, with plans to de-fund the UN into the bargain.