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Nitzavim: The Quad Cities of SinTuesday, September 11, 2012 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
Everyone knows about Sodom and Gomorrah—but what were Admah and Zeboiim? (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:44
Return to FuldaTuesday, September 11, 2012 by Kenneth R. Weinstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Once my son Harry’s bar mitzvah teacher told him he was ready to read Torah and Haftarah fluently anywhere in the world, Harry decided that after his bar mitzvah in Washington, D.C. he would have a second bar mitzvah in Fulda, Germany.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 by Abe Greenwald | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A reminder: After September 11, America placed long-term foreign policy bets on democracy in the Middle East. But for Israel, there is no such thing as long-term foreign policy.The Threat of Success
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 by Amir Taheri | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Modern Iraq: power outages, corruption, bombings. But what if, in spite of it all, the country is turning into the region’s best hope for a stable democracy?Mornings at the Stanton Street Shul
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 by Emily Katz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jonathan Boyarin’s book on a summer spent as part of the minyan at the historic synagogue is about Judaism, Jewishness, the changing Lower East Side—and Boyarin himself.Britain’s Maginot Line
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 by Kevin Connolly | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel’s landscape is dotted with squat, brick-colored “Tegart forts,” built to withstand all attack and ensure long-term British military control of Palestine. Today, they are just artifacts.