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The Problem with the Peace ProcessThursday, September 27, 2012 by Richard Landes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
“Overestimating the power of politics and dramatically underestimating the importance of culture has actually hindered the possibility for a political solution.”
The Jewish Vote, 2012Thursday, September 27, 2012 by Michael Barone | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The Jewish vote, once pivotal in American politics, is still important, though not as much as it was seven decades ago. Back in the 1940s, Jews cast four percent of the votes in America, twice the percentage they do today. And they cast a much larger share in the state of New York.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
So you're worshipping an un-god? Then God will get Himself an un-people. (But what is that?) (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:10A Meaningful Fast
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 by Avi S. Olitzky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Our Yom Kippur fast is nothing compared to what some of our ancestors, ancient and modern, devised for themselves.“More Loathsome”
The Palestinian Authority’s newspaper routinely compares Zionism to Nazism, while at the same time denying the Holocaust—all thanks to funding from the U.S. and the EU.Jesus Married? No Surprise
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 by Bernard Starr | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Avowed celibacy would be a more shocking discovery about Jesus and his Jewish followers than marriage.Women of Valor
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 by Vered Ramon-Rivlin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While most armies remain male-dominated, women have always played a significant role in the IDF—even in the undercover field units of the Mossad. Listening to Jonah
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 by Devora Steinmetz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
“Jonah’s words give voice to our doubts about our own capacity to deserve forgiveness.”Rav Ovadia’s Revolution
“Like Coca-Cola, l’havdil”: A video documentary on the idiosyncratic, infuriating genius of the Baghdadi gaon and the transformation of Sephardic Jewry in Israel.