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How Democratic was the Jewish Demos?Wednesday, November 21, 2012 by Jonathan Sacks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Is the Hebrew Bible an attempt on the part of humans to govern themselves? Or is it the story of a people who saw themselves under the sovereignty of God? Vayeitzei: Not Poppy, Nor Mandragora . . .
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
This week, Reuben brings home some mandrakes—but what happens to them then? (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:42
An Open Letter to Philip RothTuesday, November 20, 2012 by D.G. Myers | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Say it ain’t so. The news that you have decided to retire from the “awful field” of writing fiction is terribly upsetting. Not because your readers and critics might have paid more respectful attention to Nemesis if they’d only known that it was going to be your last book.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 by John Connelly | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Historians of World War II have viewed Poland either as a nation of heroes or as a nation of collaborators. How can these two narratives be reconciled?By the Book
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 by Yonah Jeremy Bob | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Recognizing the constraints of international law, it is now common practice for the IDF to ensure that its lawyers scrutinize almost every strike in Gaza before it is carried out. Cut-Flower Ethics and Jewish Culture
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 by David Wolpe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Amos Oz might imagine there is a large coterie of “atheists of the book,” waiting to be swept up in the vast sea of Jewish literature. But is this actually the case? An Arab View
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 by Khaled Abu Toameh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Anyone who talks about peace with Israel is a traitor and a collaborator; but anyone who calls for the destruction of Israel and fires rockets at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is a hero."End of an Era?
Last Friday, the House of Representatives repealed the 1974 Jackson-Vanik trade restrictions, enacted to promote the freedom of Soviet Jews to emigrate. But Russia's record on human rights is still a problem.
