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As I AmTuesday, February 22, 2011 by Philologos | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
On the two Hebrew words for "Jew."A Spy’s Life
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 by Akiva Novick | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In 1952, Jewish agents were sent undercover to live in Arab villages. The mission's benefits were marginal—and the aftermath, when the men had married local women and started families, difficult all around.The Singing Blacksmith
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 by Itzik Gottesman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A womanizing blacksmith was the perfect role for Moyshe Oysher's talent
The Athens & Jerusalem Two-StepTuesday, February 22, 2011 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The eastern Mediterranean is in a state of serious flux. Historically, under such volatile conditions, old bonds tend to dissolve and new partnerships to emerge. The present is no exception. One example of this is Greece's surprising new friendship with Israel and its outreach to the American Jewish community.
Monday, February 21, 2011 by Joe Carter | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The common thread is not Christian beliefs rooted in the New Testament book of Revelation but a perspective formed by the shared books of the Hebrew Bible.Reason Not the Need
Monday, February 21, 2011 by Robert Golbert | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Heavy taxes paid to the state, presumably of benefit to all, do not preempt the Jewish obligation of tz'dakah.
Jewish-Christian Dialogue TodayMonday, February 21, 2011 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
How do today's Jews and Christians encounter one another? The most obvious way is in the countless interactions of Jewish and Christian colleagues and acquaintances in a host of daily settings, including exchanges on their respective religious attitudes and experiences.
Monday, February 21, 2011 by Rick Richman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In preceding its veto of an anti-Israel Security Council resolution with an anti-Israel presidential statement, and following it with an anti-Israel ambassadorial statement, Washington scored a peace-process trifecta.Teaching Auschwitz
Monday, February 21, 2011 by Michael Kimmelman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As living memories fade, and as the mass-extermination camp sees more visitors than ever, officials insist that it needs an update.Stairway to Heaven
Monday, February 21, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Eleven millennia after it was built, archeologists are revealing new facts about a 28-foot-high stone tower at Tel Jericho, the world's first "skyscraper" and humanity's first public building.
