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Dirty Money?Friday, July 13, 2012 by Richard Baehr | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Far from defending Jewish interests, Jewish organizations are prepared to use anti-Semitic tropes to criticize their co-religionists—for the crime of donating to Romney. Still (Jewish) Life
Friday, July 13, 2012 by Catherine C. Bock-Weiss | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"If it hadn't been for the Russians and the Americans, I would have starved,” said Matisse. And the Jews? Sunni Outlook in Lebanon
Friday, July 13, 2012 by Daniel Nisman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While Sheikh Nasrallah cowers in his underground lair, a new Sunni force is standing up to the Shiite-led government—and attempting to disarm Hezbollah. A Future for Jews in Europe?
Friday, July 13, 2012 by Jonathan Sacks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
“I gave the shortest speech of my life. It took less than a minute, and after it there was a shocked silence . . . Angela Merkel asked, ‘What would you like me to do, Chief Rabbi?’”
Text-Message HalakhahFriday, July 13, 2012 by Yoel Finkelman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
From the ancient moment when the Sages began committing the Oral Torah to writing, through the invention of the printing press, all the way to searchable electronic databases of Jewish texts, each change in communications technology has had an impact on the Torah.
Danube BluesThursday, July 12, 2012 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
"Be sure not to wear a kippah on the street," a veteran Hungarian-Israeli businessman cautioned as we disembarked at Budapest's Ferihegy Airport. With public opinion surveys showing it to be among the most anti-Semitic countries in Europe, I took warnings to be Jewishly discreet to heart throughout our visit to the Hungarian capital.