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The Other Secret JewsFriday, January 15, 2010 by Adam Kirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book explores the complex modern history of the Donmeh, a Turkish Jewish sect whose originators were the flame-keepers of Sabbatianism, the passionate messianic heresy of the 17th century.Two Righteous Women
Friday, January 15, 2010 by Lynn Grossman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Remembering Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank and her family, and the dying American woman who in 1988 brought her to Manhasset, Long Island.No “Breakthroughs,” Please
Thursday, January 14, 2010 by Elliott Abrams | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Between Israel and the Palestinians, neither direct negotiations nor shuttle diplomacy will work right now; the American focus should be on building up legal and political institutions in the Palestinian Authority.The House of Camondo
Thursday, January 14, 2010 by Benjamin Ivry | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
An exemplary exhibit in Paris traces the fortunes and tragic fate of a Sephardi banking family that made priceless bequests to the French nation.
Let My People InThursday, January 14, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Debates over conversion to Judaism show no sign of abating, least of all in Israel. Last week, the legal adviser to the country's chief rabbinate declared that all conversions may retroactively be annulled at any time. In the ensuing firestorm of criticism, even some on the religious Right chimed in, especially those reflecting a historically more lenient Sephardi approach. A great deal of institutional politics is involved here, including between the ultra-Orthodox in Israel and the Modern Orthodox in the United States; some of this came to light in the recent disgrace and resignation of an ultra-Orthodox foe of the moderates....
Thursday, January 14, 2010 by Christopher Rollston | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Questioning the claim that a recently deciphered inscription represents the oldest Hebrew writing ever found.The Arab Dilemma
Thursday, January 14, 2010 by Philip Terzian | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book by a close observer argues that the Arab world, though beset by self-destructive furies, is not so much in decline as in transition.A Priceless Manuscript Goes Online
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Containing comments on the Zohar, the classic work of Jewish mysticism, this is one of only four authentic documents by the hand of the Gaon of Vilna (1720–1797).Fear and Trembling: A Week in England
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
To a visiting American Israeli blogger, English Jews display shocking signs of a fearfulness both physical and psychological.American Aid to Israel: The Numbers
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 by David Hazony | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Over the past two decades, by every reasonable measure, U.S. aid has plummeted.
