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America’s New Jewish SecularismThursday, February 21, 2013 by Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book says that American Jews, free of previous generations’ pressure to assimilate, are producing a vibrant secular Jewish culture whose continued growth "seems assured."Misuses of the Holocaust
Thursday, February 21, 2013 by Peter Berger | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Is the Holocaust of European Jewry during World War II an absolutely unique event? Or may it properly be used to refer to other events of mass massacres?"Searching for Sodom
Using biblical clues to search for ancient Sodom, archeologists excavated Tall el-Hammam in Jordan—and found evidence of a sudden and extreme conflagration over 3,000 years ago.
Opening the Gates of JudaismWednesday, February 20, 2013 by Motti Inbari | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Given the demographic and spiritual decline among “biological” Jews in America, if we want to keep Judaism alive, we must do something that we haven't done for 2000 years: proselytize.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
After Leviticus, Aaron's breastplate (hoshen) is never mentioned again. But the mysterious ephod appears several times in the Prophets—as an idol. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:10:18Speaking Jewish
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 by Sarah Bunin Benor | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"American Jews speak a Jewish language comparable to Judeo-Persian, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Greek, and many other Diaspora languages." (Interview by Alan Brill)From The White Rose . . .
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 by Jud Newborn | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Sophie and Hans Scholl, who led Germany’s only Nazi-era public protest against Hitler and the Holocaust, were executed 70 years ago this month. But in Germany, their legacy lives on.