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RootsMonday, October 15, 2012 by Richard Elliott Friedman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Ahmadinejad’s latest denial of Israel’s historical roots should serve to remind us of how much archeologists have discovered about ancient Israelite culture.Settling for Peace
Monday, October 15, 2012 by Khaled Diab | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"I and you, Hakham Froman, can make peace in five minutes, because both of us are religious."Conserving Halakhah
Monday, October 15, 2012 by Jonathan Mark | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As Conservative Jews increasingly lose interest in Jewish law, a new book from the movement’s Rabbinical Assembly argues that halakhic observance is inseparable from the pursuit of an ethical lifestyle.The Afghan Genizah
Monday, October 15, 2012 by Samuel Thrope | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A trove of medieval Jewish documents recently found in Afghanistan promises to shed light not only on Jewish life at the time of the Mongol invasion but also on the evolution of the Persian language. Letting the Facts Speak
Monday, October 15, 2012 by Suzanne Ruta | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Lewis Gittler’s 1949 film The Earth Cries Out told the story of Jewish refugees traveling to Mandate Palestine—with a cast of real refugees in an Italian internment camp.
The “Married to another Man” StoryFriday, October 12, 2012 by Shai Afsai | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In the introduction to his popular and influential history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, The Iron Wall, Oxford professor Avi Shlaim tells this story: "The publication of [Herzl's] The Jewish State evoked various reactions in the Jewish community, some strongly favorable, some hostile, and some skeptical . . ."
Friday, October 12, 2012 by Joshua Mitnick | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Candidate Mitt Romney now says he will re-start talks aimed at creating a Palestinian state. Is this a flip-flop? Or a promising opportunity?
