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. . . To The Black RoseWednesday, February 20, 2013 by Palash R. Ghosh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In 1904 the townsfolk of Limerick, Ireland, boycotted Jewish businesses and forced the town’s 150 Jews to leave. As late as 1970, the town’s mayor defended the action.When the Sun Stood Still
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 by Natan Slifkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Copernicus' heliocentrism, though embraced by many Jews, threatened Judaism—not by displacing man from the center of the universe but by elevating him to the heavens.The Indonesian Temple Mount
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 by Zakir Hussain | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
His mother is Muslim, his father Protestant. But Yaakov Baruch, who runs Indonesia's only Jewish community, says, "I feel like I'm in Jerusalem."
Yair Lapid’s ReligionTuesday, February 19, 2013 by Elli Fischer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In a speech to haredi students last year, Yair Lapid advocated a shared public sphere in Israel that is neutral on questions of religion. Does he now have the chance to implement his vision?
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 by Hayyim Angel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In his commentary on the Torah, Leon Kass does not begin from the premise that the text is divinely revealed. But he makes a strong case that man cannot live by reason alone.The Talmud, Not for Non-Believers
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Ruth Calderon's inaugural speech to the Knesset advocated secular study of the Talmud. Yet the Talmud warns against students who don't intend to put what they learn into practice.