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Strike?Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Yaakov Lappin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Here's what it would take for Israel to incapacitate Iran's nuclear capability.The Ger Mandolin Orchestra
Thursday, November 3, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The red brick walls of a Polish synagogue are reverberating anew with the music of a Jewish band that played there in the 1930's. (Watch video here.)
British Philo-Semitism, Once and Future
Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with public discourse about Jews in today's United Kingdom can be forgiven for viewing the term "British philo-Semitism" as an oxymoron.
Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with public discourse about Jews in today's United Kingdom can be forgiven for viewing the term "British philo-Semitism" as an oxymoron.
Ladies in Waiting
The winter session of the Knesset began this week and, in what is surely a sign of the times, two of its most closely watched stories involve female political leaders. One is a rising star; the other is struggling to stay alive.
Recanting CantWednesday, November 2, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The winter session of the Knesset began this week and, in what is surely a sign of the times, two of its most closely watched stories involve female political leaders. One is a rising star; the other is struggling to stay alive.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by Richard J. Goldstone | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The infamous author of the Goldstone Report now shames those, especially in South Africa, who conflate the situation in Israel and the West Bank with the old apartheid system. We are the 50%
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by Michael Rubin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While hopes for democracy in Arab states have never been so great, the future of the region's women is precarious. But the United States can be of significant help.After Weegee
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by David Kaufman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Although her name comes up only late in the book, Susan Sontag is the grand antagonist of a series of essays on contemporary Jewish American photographers.What’s in a (Jewish) Name?
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by Shai Secunda | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Hunting for baby names, one Talmud scholar riffles through a lexicon of Jewish names in antiquity.Ars gratia artis
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As the number of Israel's liberal arts students plummets to an all-time low, new initiatives are arising to reverse the decline.Hear O Oceania
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In this arresting video, a tribe of Papua New Guineans recites the Sh'ma prayer (Deuteronomy 6:4).