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How the End BeginsTuesday, March 8, 2011 by Richard Rhodes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Ron Rosenbaum's speculations on the prospect of nuclear war are most acute in his treatment of Israel's struggle to forestall "Hitler's chain reaction" in the Middle East.A Moment to Savor
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the wake of several recent anti-Semitic incidents, who would have thought that Jews could pick up a newspaper to discover that the leading voice in their defense is the Pope?
The Last of the Red-Hots?Tuesday, March 8, 2011 by Sam Munson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The past decade has witnessed a seeming revival in the fortunes of America's old, new, and newest Left. Some elders, notably including Bill Ayers, have enjoyed career recrudescences. One of the better-known spokesmen and avatars of this revitalized political culture is the veteran writer and activist Todd Gitlin.
The Old Young GuardMonday, March 7, 2011 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
One of the most significant movements of Jewish renewal in the 20th century was Hashomer Hatzair: the Young Guard. Founded as a youth group in Vienna in 1916, the movement set itself in opposition to what it regarded as the emaciated character of Jewish life.
Monday, March 7, 2011 by Jonathan S. Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
At this point, freeing the imprisoned spy would harm no one, but there is no underestimating the damage he and his Israeli handlers did to American Jewry.Church, State, and American Jews
Monday, March 7, 2011 by Jenna Weissman Joselit | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A community zealously separationist in principle has time and again found itself blurring the line when it comes to interfaith relations, ensuring a stable supply of kosher food products, and various ritual practices.The Zionist Imperative
Monday, March 7, 2011 by Marla Braverman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Solidarity, a grand leitmotif of Jewish history, is today not a matter of choice; where, in particular, support for the state of Israel is concerned, it is a matter of necessity.Biblical Seductions
Monday, March 7, 2011 by Gil Student | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the hands of a sexual-harassment attorney, six key narratives in the Bible receive a bold and creative interpretation.A Matter of Sovereignty
Monday, March 7, 2011 by Shlomo Avineri | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A well-meaning proposal to break the monopoly of the chief rabbinate over conversions runs the risk of delegating authority in issues of Israeli law to non-Israelis. (For a response, see here.)Qaddafi’s Toads
Friday, March 4, 2011 by Walter Russell Mead | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The top ten international enablers who gave gratuitous aid and comfort to Libya's murderous psychopath.
