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Among the SaintsFriday, September 28, 2012 by Geza Vermes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
“For many years I was aware of having been in close contact in my youth with a priest, later bishop, who was beatified in the Roman Catholic Church.”Reinventing the Sukkah
Friday, September 28, 2012 by John Bentley Mays | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Aiming to raise awareness about affordable housing, a Canadian housing agency is preparing to reveal the winners of its international—and multi-faith—sukkah design contest.Prehistoric Palestine
An archeological excavation at Ein Zippori in northern Israel has uncovered ornate luxury bowls from the Stone Age—testifying not only to settlement but also to trade.The Haredi Conundrum
Friday, September 28, 2012 by Gershom Gorenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While Haredi men in Israel are beginning to realize that the status quo cannot last much longer, they lack the basic education necessary to enter the workforce.Uniting Past and Future
Friday, September 28, 2012 by Raymond Apple | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Sukkot doesn’t just remind us of the huts that our ancestors built in the wilderness, but it also presages the future, “when all mankind will sit in unity in God’s universal sukkah.”Time Bomb
Friday, September 28, 2012 by Yaron Friedman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As the deepening economic crisis fuels riots against Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayyad, the West Bank is teetering on the brink of revolution.
Adorno, Butler, and the Death of Irony
Irony cannot exist in isolation; something is ironic only in relation to a larger pattern of events or behavior. Every three years, the city of Frankfurt awards its Adorno Prize to honor scholarly achievement in philosophy, music, film, and theater.
Friday, September 28, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Irony cannot exist in isolation; something is ironic only in relation to a larger pattern of events or behavior. Every three years, the city of Frankfurt awards its Adorno Prize to honor scholarly achievement in philosophy, music, film, and theater.