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Absent without Leave
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 by Scott Perlo | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

While not yet nearing extinction, the religious American maleĀ is definitely an endangered species, in Judaism and elsewhere. Why? And what can be done?
On the Protests in Egypt
Monday, January 31, 2011 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Western observers are captured by the moment, but it is not always a good thing when people go to the streets.
Minyan 2.0
Monday, January 31, 2011 by Margot Lurie | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Can independent prayer groups help solve the "crisis of meaning" in American Judaism?
Leaving Bitterness Behind
Monday, January 31, 2011 by Danna Harman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A legendary warrior and the man poised to become foreign minister of South Sudan talk about the long path to independence and their prospective nation's fateful relationship with Israel.
A World Unknown
Monday, January 31, 2011 by Renee Ghert-Zand | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The American journalist Edward Serotta has collected the life stories and family photographs of elderly Jews who chose to remain in Central Europe after World War II. (Slideshow and video.)
Under Islamic Influence
Monday, January 31, 2011 by Jessica Marglin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Judaism's influence on Islamic law has been investigated by scholars. What about the other way around?
Blood Libels Blood Libels
Monday, January 31, 2011 by Allan Nadler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Among the unexpected consequences of the January 9 shooting tragedy in Tucson has been the introduction into American public discourse of a term seldom used and poorly understood.
Gadi Taub and the Meaning of Zionism
Friday, January 28, 2011 by Michael Weiss | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

On nationalism and democracy, Israel and Europe, and the role of the writer; an interview with the left-wing Zionist author and scourge of West Bank settlements.
Judeomania!
Friday, January 28, 2011 by Nathan Jeffay | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Growing ties between China and Israel can be explained in terms of mutual interests—but whence the growing Chinese interest in all things Jewish?
Jazz Standards
Friday, January 28, 2011 by Ben Waltzer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Clarinetist Anat Cohen, a master of expressive improvisation, leads a talented wave of Israeli musicians flooding the New York jazz scene. (With audio clips.)