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Batter Up in Tel Aviv
Thursday, September 13, 2012 by Jason Epstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Brad Ausmus, former major league catcher, is managing Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic competition.  But he has much, much bigger plans. (Interview)
The Arab Minority in the Jewish State
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 by Anita Shapira | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

How can Israel reconcile the needs of a majority that isn’t used to being a majority with the needs of a minority that isn’t used to being a minority? (Video)
Amos Hakham’s Song
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 by | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

“The love portrayed in the Song of Songs is untainted and pure. It is entirely within the bounds of that which is appropriate, permissible, and accepted”: the distinct scholarly voice of the recently deceased “most popular man in Israel.”
Displaced Jews
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 by | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Israel has balked at raising the topic of Jewish refugees. But only when the Arab nations acknowledge the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees will peace be attainable.
The Aleppo Codex and the Ownership of Tradition The Aleppo Codex and the Ownership of Tradition
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

The Torah belongs to all Jews and, indeed, to anyone who cares to learn and live its ways. But it is not transparent.
Digitalmud
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 by Elli Fischer and Shai Secunda | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Attempts to clarify the Talmud have always provoked new waves of commentary and dispute. Rashi's monumental running commentary opened the door for more sophisticated analysis. What might the ArtScroll app provoke?
Equal Rights for . . . Heterosexuals?
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 by Mayrav Saar | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Spouses aren’t property, divorces are easier—Jewish same-sex marriages are leaving some heterosexual couples jealous.