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Israel’s Future Air ForceTuesday, May 15, 2012 by Amir Mizroch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Nano drones that an infantryman can pull out of his pocket, robots that can extract wounded soldiers from the battlefield, algorithms that resolve pilots' ethical dilemmas . . .Black Hats and Cassocks
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 by Avi Shafran | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Prudent, measured insularity is not asceticism, and Haredim aren't monks.Common Denominator
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 by Bryan Schwartzman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Across denominational lines, rabbis are facing the same problems—and are actually working together to solve them.A Serious Man
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 by Joseph Epstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
One day Hilton Kramer appeared to drop off his copy in person at the New Leader offices. The editor asked him if he knew anyone who was looking for a job. "Actually, I do," he said. "Me."
Either/OrthodoxyTuesday, May 15, 2012 by Lawrence Grossman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Belying the regimented connotation of the word "orthodox," Orthodox Judaism is by far the most diverse stream of Judaism, encompassing such incompatible types as rationalists and mystics, West Bank settlers and peaceniks, college professors and obscurantists, feminists and male chauvinists.
Monday, May 14, 2012 by Dennis Prager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When Judaism demanded that all sexual activity be channeled into heterosexual marriage, it changed the world—and made Western civilization possible. (1993)
The Moral Costs of Jewish Day SchoolMonday, May 14, 2012 by Aryeh Klapper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
There is a lot of hand-wringing these days about whether the rising costs of Jewish day schools are sustainable. The discussion has been about money: How can we get more? How can we spend less? These questions miss the point.
Monday, May 14, 2012 by Colin Shindler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Balfour Declaration and the October Revolution happened within days of each other. Which path were Jews with a social conscience to follow?Policy Repercussions
Monday, May 14, 2012 by David Makovsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
How will Israel's new national unity government pursue policy vis-à-vis domestic issues, Iran, the Palestinians, and U.S.-Israel relations?American Hebrew Poetry?
Monday, May 14, 2012 by Jerome Chanes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
One of the best-kept secrets of Jewish American history is the creation of an indigenous Hebrew poetry in the first half of the 20th century.
