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Yair Lapid’s ReligionTuesday, February 19, 2013 by Elli Fischer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In a speech to haredi students last year, Yair Lapid advocated a shared public sphere in Israel that is neutral on questions of religion. Does he now have the chance to implement his vision?
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 by Hayyim Angel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In his commentary on the Torah, Leon Kass does not begin from the premise that the text is divinely revealed. But he makes a strong case that man cannot live by reason alone.The Talmud, Not for Non-Believers
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Ruth Calderon's inaugural speech to the Knesset advocated secular study of the Talmud. Yet the Talmud warns against students who don't intend to put what they learn into practice.Taking the Jewish Vote for Granted
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 by Jonathan Sarna | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
After General Grant expelled Jews from the territory under his command during the American Civil War, Jews were expected to unite against his presidential candidacy in 1868. But did they?Faith and Suicide
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 by Fishel Jacobs | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Reports on Israeli Prisoner X, Ben Zygier, have asked what his crime was and why the case was censored. But there is a more basic question: which prisoners do, and do not, commit suicide?The Godless Delusion
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 by Neilson MacKay | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
By "making a 'god out of man,'" artists like Schoenberg, Goethe, and Matisse thought that "in the wake of religious disbelief, art could give us meaning again."
