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Excuses, ExcusesWednesday, February 27, 2013 by Norman Geras | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Critics of Israel often distinguish between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. But Israel is increasingly being used as an alibi for anti-Semitism, in four specific ways.Educating Adolf
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 by Felix Bohr | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Biographers of Hitler have long pondered what transformed him from a struggling artist into a demagogue. A new book claims that the key lies in his military service after World War I.Surviving Stalin
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 by Ben Cohen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Stalin's "Doctors' Plot" is now seen by many historians as the opening move of a grand plan to deport and eliminate Soviet Jews. They were saved only by Stalin's own death.Ki Tissa: Singing and Sinning
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
What was the sound that Joshua heard, and what did Moses say about it? (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:15When Rabbis Spoke Greek
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 by Nicholas De Lange | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Scholars of rabbinics claim that "there is no trace of the Septuagint in the Judaism that we know from history." But new research shows otherwise.When Egypt Ruled Jerusalem
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 by Noah Wiener | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Archeological evidence points to a significant Egyptian presence in late Bronze Age Jerusalem—which had mysteriously disappeared by the time King David conquered the city.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Kevin Zdiara | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Founded to resurrect Portuguese Judaism 75 years ago, Kadoorie Mekor Haim synagogue in Porto remains a symbol of Jewish resilience, faith, and conviction.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Jonathan D. Halevi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A recent Israeli documentary argued that the Second Intifada was a spontaneous uprising, not instigated by the Palestinian Authority. But substantial testimony from the PA at the time shows otherwise.Benedict and the Bible
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Meir Y. Soloveichik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Benedict XVI "began and ended his papacy by celebrating the Hebraic, traditional Jewish understanding of love and marriage."