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Identity: A Spurious IdeaWednesday, February 24, 2010 by Daniel Septimus | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Feeling good about feeling Jewish is not enough.The Legacy of Anti-Semitism
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Keith Kahn-Harris | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Pro-Palestinian campaigners who do not see themselves as anti-Semites need to "look seriously at the arguments" advanced by Anthony Julius in his new book.Mixed Seating and American Jews
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Shlomo Brody | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
At one time, even some Orthodox synagogues indulged in the practice; why no longer?What Israel’s New Drone Can Do
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Joe Pappalardo | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
According to one observer, it might well be usable in an attack on Iran's nuclear sites; according to another, not.Another Historic Find
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Jonathan Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Providing fresh evidence of the Davidic monarchy, an archaeological dig in Jerusalem further repudiates anti-Zionist and Arab denials of ancient Jewish connections to the city.A Population Bomb
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Brad A. Greenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A New York Times feature on the late Yitta Schwartz mused admiringly on her 2,000 living descendants. It omitted mention of the steadily shrinking numbers of American Jews as a whole.Ambassador to Islam?
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Paul Marshall | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The United States is legitimizing the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Why?Why I Observe Two Days of Purim
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Ari Enkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Because he lives in Beit Shemesh, a town in Israel that in the days of Joshua had a wall around it.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In depressingly familiar fashion, another charismatic rabbi is at the center of a scandal involving alleged sexual improprieties. The figure in question, Mordechai Elon, is the scion of a distinguished family who has filled major roles in Israeli public life, directed leading yeshivot and a wide-reaching publishing program, and is revered by tens of thousands of followers. As he continues to assert his innocence, even his accusers take pains to recall his valuable achievements. Meanwhile, Israel's religious Zionists, the people to whom he matters most, are in shock. Elon's swift fall from grace would have been impossible if not for the stature...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Lance J. Sussman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book celebrates the outlook for non-Orthodox religious life; reason and evidence would suggest otherwise.