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The Camp David Discords
Thursday, July 12, 2012 by Aaron David Miller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Twelve years ago this week, Clinton, Barak, and Arafat gathered for the ultimate exercise in How Not to Summit.
The Woman Who Slept on a Shelf
Thursday, July 12, 2012 by Shoshana Kordova | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

No one would dispute Nehama Leibowitz’s brilliance as a teacher and Bible scholar.  But in her own words, "Do you think I'd be writing these gilyonot if I had children?!"
A Minority within a Minority
Thursday, July 12, 2012 by Ron Kampeas | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Amid the large contingent of liberal Jews with influence in Washington, the Orthodox Union’s liaison, Nathan Diament, offers the President a different perspective.
Chronic Kleptocracy
Thursday, July 12, 2012 by Jonathan Schanzer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

When Congress next decides how much money to apportion in international aid to the Palestinian Authority, it should take into account how much money is embezzled by Abbas. (PDF)
Cross Off and Move On
Thursday, July 12, 2012 by Deborah Eisenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"She tells me that yes, absolutely, we Jews certainly believe in God, although strictly speaking, she herself doesn’t and neither do Aunt Adela or Aunt Charna." (Fiction)
Evil and Id Evil and Id
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by Ben Cohen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

In Freud's Last Session, Mark St. Germain's superlative play about a hypothetical encounter between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, there is a telling moment when the founder of psychoanalysis admits that he was slow to grasp the boundless evil of Nazism: "It took near tragedy for me to see Hitler for the monster he is."
Pinhas: Pact, Plot, Passion
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Two strange words are used this week to describe what the Midianites did to the Israelites. We'll talk about what they are and why they are here. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:10:38
Yes, There is No Occupation
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by Gil Troy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Edmond Levy’s report, if adopted by the Israeli government, will give Israelis a legal right to settle in the West Bank. But there is a difference between “can” and “should.”
The Cyber Solution
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by Thomas E. Levy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Given the religious, political, and sentimental history of archeology in the Holy Land, digs are often deeply contentious affairs. Can modern technology bypass the conflict on the ground? (Video)