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The Case for Acting Now
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Jonathan S. Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Time may be running out for covert efforts aimed at sabotaging Iran's nuclear program.
The Case for Cooling Their Jets
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Aaron David Miller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

As the U.S. and Israel consider a preemptive strike against Iran, here are the top five reasons why they should keep their missiles on the ground.
Tangled Up in What?
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Joel Davidi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Josephus refers to "a remembrance upon the arms" (which may or may not be figurative); Aristeas refers to a "sign around the hand" (same). Why are the earliest Jewish sources on tefillin so ambiguous?
Court Jew
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Allison Hoffman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"I don't think there's any Jewish issue that doesn't have [his] fingerprints on it," said legendary litigator Nathan Lewin's new partner—his daughter Alyza.
Hitler’s Hangman
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Istvan Deak | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

While other historians have emphasized the bureaucratic character of Reinhard Heydrich's lethal activities, a new scholarly account insists on his ideological fanaticism.
Shetzef or Schwartzkopf?
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Adaya Fiterman and Ruti Levy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

In just 60 years, Israeli consumers have swung from Hebrew brand names to fascination with foreign labels—and back again.
Another Effort to Destroy Israel
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Elliott Abrams | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

We've seen Durban III and Palestinian statehood at the UN, but the international legal system is not done with Israel. Have you heard about the Russell Tribunal?
Canon Fodder
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Itay Zutra | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

For the eminent literary critic Dan Miron, the prominence of Jewish authors writing in non-Jewish languages is proof of the impossibility of assembling a modern Jewish literary canon..
The Dead Sea Scrolls, Alive in Times Square The Dead Sea Scrolls, Alive in Times Square
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

In the basement of a converted theater on West 44th Street, tucked between the legendary Sardi's restaurant and a bowling alley, a block from Times Square and across the street from the musical Memphis, is Discovery Times Square.
Sub specie aeternitatis
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Theodore Dalrymple | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

David Horowitz's new book is a small but important contribution to the revival of the art of dying well.