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Attacking Israel Online
Thursday, July 5, 2012 by Ben Cohen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Ironically, charting both the writings and the career trajectories of devoted anti-Zionists makes a uniquely strong case for the continued existence and protection of the Jewish state.
Pius the Pious?
Thursday, July 5, 2012 by | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Under pressure from the Vatican, Yad Vashem now presents Pope Pius XII’s silence during the Holocaust as an attempt to protect the Church—and, by extension, the Jews.  
New York Jews: Growing in Numbers, Growing Apart New York Jews: Growing in Numbers, Growing Apart
Thursday, July 5, 2012 by Leslie Lenkowsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Ever since the first 23 Jewish settlers arrived in New Amsterdam in 1654, New York City has been the economic, cultural, religious and, not least, demographic center of Jewish life in North America.  
Bibi the Backtracker
Thursday, July 5, 2012 by Nahum Barnea | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

By disbanding the committee that he set up to find a replacement for the Tal Law, Bibi has shown that while he may still believe that Haredim should serve, he would prefer them to prop up his premiership.
Bibi the Balancer
Thursday, July 5, 2012 by | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

With the Keshev Committee threatening to destroy all the progress that has been made with the Haredi community in the last decade, Bibi had no option but to go back to the drawing board.
Irwin Isaac Meiselman
Thursday, July 5, 2012 by Joseph Epstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

“I should have said, ‘Of course I don't want to read your chapter. Why the hell would I want to do that?’  Instead I hear myself saying, ‘Sounds interesting. I'd very much like to read it.’” (Fiction)
Balak: Abraham and Balaam
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Two biblical figures both saddle their own animals to get on with their task—and that's not the only thing they have in common. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:06