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America and the Muslim Brotherhood: A Romance America and the Muslim Brotherhood: A Romance
Thursday, December 20, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

One of the most consistent and depressing aspects of U.S.-Middle Eastern relations is the determination of our intellectuals and officials to defend Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
A Safe Pair of Hands
Thursday, December 20, 2012 by Jeremy Rosen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Ephraim Mirvis is a good pastoral leader.  But his appointment as Chief Rabbi in the U.K. testifies to the unwillingness of Britain's centrist Orthodoxy to challenge Haredi authority.
The Divine Comedy
Thursday, December 20, 2012 by Shalom Carmy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Religious people are primed to view their experiences in terms of happiness and suffering, reward and punishment.  But what about the divine category of the joke?
In Memory of a Friend
Thursday, December 20, 2012 by Seth Mandel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Senator Daniel Inouye, who died this week, was a decorated war hero, a champion of his state of Hawaii—and a stalwart and constant friend of Israel.
The Other Kindertransport
Thursday, December 20, 2012 by Sarah Wildman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

We know about the thousands of Jewish children sheltered in wartime Britain.  For 75 years, though, no one knew about the smaller group ferried to Denmark, Sweden, and Palestine.
The Enemy of My Enemy
Thursday, December 20, 2012 by Jonathan D. Halevi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad will install another regime hostile to Israel.  The difference is that this one will be even more hostile toward Iran.