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A Tale of Two Nation-StatesFriday, July 15, 2011 by Diana Muir Appelbaum | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
What made Greece, long a pro-Arab country with a history of anti-Semitism and a notoriously soft line on terrorism, stop political activists from sailing a flotilla to Gaza? What led Greece to rush fire-fighting helicopters to the Mt. Carmel fire?
Thursday, July 14, 2011 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Calls for lifting the Jewish ban on polygamy may respond to a felt need, but violate a millennium-old proscription that protects the dignity and rights of women.
The Bible and the Good LifeThursday, July 14, 2011 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
What manner of work is the Hebrew Bible? The 17th-century freethinker Baruch (Benedict) Spinoza had an answer. As part of his war to emancipate philosophy from the influence of religion, he reduced the biblical message to, in effect, one word: obedience.
Thursday, July 14, 2011 by Herb Keinon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The former U.S. ambassador to the UN speaks about Washington, Tehran's nuclear-weapons program, and a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood. (With video.)Found
Thursday, July 14, 2011 by Rebecca Santana | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A trove of Jewish books and materials rescued in 2003 from a Baghdad basement is caught up in a tug-of-war between the U.S. and Iraq.Sabbath Rock
Thursday, July 14, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Newly discovered: carved into a rock in Lower Galilee is the word shabbat, likely a Roman-era marking of the furthest point to which local Jews could travel on the day of rest. Jordan on the Edge
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Alexander Bligh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In addition to its domestic challenges, the Hashemite Kingdom sees itself under existential threat from the prospect of Palestinian statehood.Going Local
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Sue Fishkoff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With national Jewish population studies becoming a thing of the past, American Jewish communities are investing in surveying their own.Mormons and the House of Israel
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Mark Paredes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book about a woman's search for lost tribes offers a glimpse into Mormon doctrines about Israel's covenant and those to whom it applies.The Undocumented
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Nathan Guttman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Several groups of Jews, including Israelis and Russian speakers from the former Soviet Union, are living in the U.S. without proper papers.
