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After ChavezThursday, March 7, 2013 by Uriel Heilman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The death of Hugo Chavez brings to an end a regime that cultivated hostility toward Jews where little existed before. But Venezuela's Jews aren't breathing a sigh of relief yet. Apartheid Agenda
Thursday, March 7, 2013 by Patrick Mascoe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The organizers of Israel Apartheid Week distort U.N. resolutions, conceal their identities, and deliberately ignore racial segregation in Muslim countries—all under the guise of free speech.Unifying Three Communities
Thursday, March 7, 2013 by Jonathan Sacks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"To preserve the diversity of a tsibbur with the unity of purpose of an edah–that is the challenge of kehillah-formation, community-building, itself the greatest task of a great leader."The Red and the White
Thursday, March 7, 2013 by Benn Steil | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jewish economist Harry Dexter White, architect of the post-war Western monetary system agreed at Bretton Woods, was suspected of being a Soviet spy. New research shows he was. Vayakhel-Pekudei: Completing Creation
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
It\'s a fundraiser\'s dream: The people have to be told to stop bringing gifts for the Mishkan. (Click here for source sheet.) Download

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by David Glasner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In certain Orthodox circles, the idea that there are no coincidences has become a principle of faith. But it contradicts a more fundamental Jewish doctrine: human free will.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by Yair Rosenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Offering sessions aimed at Orthodox rabbis for the first time, this year's AIPAC conference reflects a broader trend of engagement in the political process by the Orthodox community.Vienna’s Jewish University
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by Cnaan Lipshiz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
To its founder, the Lauder Business School is a first-rate business university for European Jews. To Austria, it is a chance to "re-establish Vienna as the seat of Jewish intelligentsia."Believing in the Novel
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by J. L. Wall | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Recently, author Paul Elie sounded the death knell for the "novel of belief." But did he overlook contemporary Jewish fiction?