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Religion and State in Israel Religion and State in Israel
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 by Moshe Koppel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

I want to make an argument for limiting the role of the Israeli state in maintaining Jewish institutions. I do so, however, as one who wishes to see an expansion of the influence of traditional Judaism in the Israeli public square. Read in full on Mosaic.
The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments
Monday, June 3, 2013 by Leon Kass | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Mosaic has launched!  Read an extract from our inaugural essay on the Ten Commandments here, or go straight to our new site: www.mosaicmagazine.com. 
Come Swing with Me Come Swing with Me
Friday, May 31, 2013 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

In the last of our highlights, Aryeh Tepper introduces the jazz-fueled piyyut of the New Jerusalem Orchestra; first published June 17, 2010.  Rejoin us on Monday for Mosaic's inaugural essay: Leon Kass on the Ten Commandments. 
Where Does the Buck Stop?
Friday, May 31, 2013 by James Cartwright and Amos Yadlin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

While its military capabilities enable the U.S. to be patient with Iran, for Israel the window for military action is rapidly closing.
“I Was a Nazi, and Here’s Why”
Friday, May 31, 2013 by Helen Epstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

In 1963, Melita Maschmann published a memoir of her Nazi youth.  Fifty years later, she is remembered by her best childhood friend—and first victim.