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Vayakhel-Pekudei: Symbols and SabbathsWednesday, March 14, 2012 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
The construction and inauguration of the mishkan (tabernacle) that we have been following for the past month comes to an end, along with the Book of Exodus, in this week's double portion. Curiously, it is enveloped by references and allusions to Shabbat at its outset and at its close.Hezbollah’s Relentless Rage
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by Michael J. Totten | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The only reason Israel has been able to survive in the Middle East, and even to flourish there, is because its enemies' armies are incompetent. But Hezbollah is a different case.
Heschel in Yiddish and HebrewWednesday, March 14, 2012 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Standing at Sinai, "All the people were seeing the thunder" (Exodus 20:15), seeing the sounds. The word "revelation" would be somewhat misleading, since nothing was unveiled: The mountain was wreathed in cloud and smoke.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by Nicholas Eberstadt | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The average number of children born to women has fallen dramatically across the Middle East, falsifying the thesis that fertility always correlates with economic development.Jews Rush In
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by Antonio Di Gesu | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A year after Japan's deadly tsunami, the community has not forgotten the almost instantaneous global Jewish response to the disaster.Amalek and Moral Ambiguity
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While halakhically persuasive, a new study of the moral contradiction inherent in the commandment to wipe out the Amalekites is not emotionally sufficient.Mr. Popularity
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by Susan Hattis Rolef | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Shimon Peres was widely reviled during his career in the Labor Party, much to the bemusement of political pundits. But, just as inexplicably, he has come to enjoy near-universal approval as President.
AIPAC and the Politics of ReaffirmationTuesday, March 13, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Politics is a matter of emotions as much as intellect, and rituals and ceremonies are central. The annual AIPAC policy conference in Washington, D.C. is, perhaps above all, a ceremony of reaffirmation of the relationships among American Jews, non-Jewish Americans, the American state, and Israel.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by Mitch Ginsburg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When Amir Peretz commissioned a missile defense system five years ago, he faced blanket opposition from the IDF, who saw attack as the best form of defense. But none doubt Iron Dome now.Descendants of David
Monday, March 12, 2012 by Nadine Epstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
From the Baal Shem Tov to the Imperial Solomonic Dynasty of Ethiopia, many have claimed descent from King David. And according to Davidic genealogists, all of them are right.
