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Why Menorahs?Friday, December 3, 2010 by Richard McBee | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
From 40 B.C.E. to the Knesset, the long history of an artistic symbol.Living Wills for Synagogues
Friday, December 3, 2010 by Jane L. Levere | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A matchmaking effort pairs philanthropists in places that boast thriving Jewish populations with small-town Jewish communities facing demise.Brain Death and the Orthodox
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Stewart Ain | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Improbable sectors of the Orthodox community are pitted against each other on a question of major medical and religious significance.
Women in ArmsThursday, December 2, 2010 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Israel's core institution is the army. And while the essential function of the army is to protect and defend the country's citizens, it also plays a crucial role in the lives of those who serve in its ranks. Not unlike an American university in this one respect, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is the establishment within which young people build character, form social bonds, and start careers.
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Julie Burchill | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Hebrew is difficult, beautiful, [and] rebellious, and I can't imagine a time when I won't want to keep going back to the land where they speak it—no matter how rude they are."Democracy by Numbers
Thursday, December 2, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
According to the latest annual findings, Israel's democracy fares poorly in social harmony, scores low in political stability, but otherwise ranks with or near the world's established democracies.Best Jewish Apps 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Jason Miller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A "parveometer," an iTalmud, Hebrew song lyrics, calendars, and cookbooks: a round-up.Two States, or One (Arab) State?
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Alexander Yakobson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The true alternative to a two-state solution is not the bi-national fantasy indulged in by some Israeli and Western commentators but a single state that is Arab and Muslim: one state for one people.
Counting JewsWednesday, December 1, 2010 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
A newly-released World Jewish Population Report has been making waves. Some critics, especially in Israel, charge that the report, in claiming the existence of a non-Jewish majority between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, is both slanted and unduly pessimistic. Other critics, especially in the Diaspora, complain that the report is too old-fashioned in its definition of Jewishness.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
One of the recurring puzzles in biblical theology concerns the balance between reliance upon divine intervention, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the assumption of personal initiative. As we near the denouement of the saga of Joseph, we have an unprecedented opportunity to gain insight into this conundrum.
