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Where Faith is Weak, Life is WeakTuesday, September 6, 2011 by Jonathan Sacks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Intermarriage, assimilation, and vulnerability are not the causes but the symptoms of a transcendent malaise affecting a people once aflame with devotion.
Peace Treaty TroublesTuesday, September 6, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
With Turkish-Israel relations at a nadir, ties with Jordan practically on life support, the push for UN recognition of a Palestinian state, and the security threats stemming from Iran and its proxies, it's no wonder that Jerusalem has been considering taking exceptional steps to preserve its cold peace with Cairo.
Friday, September 2, 2011 by Christopher Caldwell | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The demon of anti-Semitism has managed to reenter European life through the back door, in the name not of racism but of anti-racism.9/11 and the Agunah Problem
Friday, September 2, 2011 by Michael J. Broyde and Yona Reiss | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the forensic challenge of identifying the dead went hand in hand, for Jewish families, with the grim quandary of dissolving marriages according to Jewish law. The Death of “Land for Peace”
Friday, September 2, 2011 by Guy Bechor | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Land for peace" was never an even trade. With Egypt poised to remilitarize the Sinai, it's clear that it was ineffective, too.Israel and America (Not Constantinople)
Friday, September 2, 2011 by Alexander Gelfand | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Once the hub of the Sephardic music world, Istanbul's musical talents have since migrated to a new—and thriving—Diaspora.Choose Life, Choose Work
Friday, September 2, 2011 by Haim Amsalem | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Traditional Jewish sources unequivocally stress the virtue of work and the value of earning a living. Any movement teaching its children only Torah is a modern aberration. In Reply
Friday, September 2, 2011 by Shai Held | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Held responds to Gil Student's critique of his contribution to a new volume on Jewish theology, and the role of Jewish law therein.
Frisco KidsFriday, September 2, 2011 by Hannah Elka Meyers | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Everyone knows the caricature of a New York Jew: intellectual, neurotic, reflexively liberal. In recent years, the reach of the caricature has expanded to cover not just New York Jews but urban Jews on America's "left coast." But a new book comprehensively and compellingly describes a Jewish population whose liveliness belies any stereotype.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 by David Warren | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
If the UN grants Palestinian statehood, it will be in reward for the Palestinians' consistent refusal to negotiate in good faith.