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Playing Politics with GodFriday, March 1, 2013 by Jonathan Neumann | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Examining the dynamics of Israelite society, Michael Walzer finds politics "largely missing" from the Bible. But he ignores the politics of the Israelites' relationship with God.
Knowing When It’s Time to GoThursday, February 28, 2013 by Shlomo M. Brody | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The Talmud states, "The older Torah scholars become, the greater wisdom increases within them." Yet the Torah imposes an age limit on spiritual leadership.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Just how powerful is AIPAC if a man who refers to it as the 'Jewish lobby' and has defiantly claimed that he is not an 'Israeli senator' is slated to be our next Secretary of Defense?"Reassessing Iron Dome
Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Avi Kober | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Iron Dome has been praised for its role in protecting civilians during the recent war in Gaza, but it cannot shield those closest to the border—and it has proven ineffective as a deterrent. Milton’s Rabbi
Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Aharon Lichtenstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"The role of religious leaders is, in a paraphrase of Matthew Arnold’s description of Edmund Burke, to saturate politics with Torah thought, orientation, and commitment." (Interview by Eugene Korn)Jews Crossing
Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Fred MacDowell | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A 17th-century Sephardic prayer book contains instructions for making "a Jewish sign of the cross" to ward off fear. Was it intended to wean Conversos off Christian ritual?A Sweet Aroma For the Lord?
Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Was incense in the mishkan and the Temple intended as a way to respond to God's presence—or as a means to mask the stench of sacrificial slaughter?
