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Writing Jewish
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Josh Lambert | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

What makes a work of literature Jewish? Dan Miron, an eminent authority, argues against a unified or "continuous" view and for a mixed and expansive one.
Reality Check
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Jeff Barak | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Haim Amsalem, a Shas parliamentarian, has advocated the reform of ultra-Orthodox society, thereby becoming persona non grata in his own party.
A Royal Conundrum
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Geoffrey Alderman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

If he is invited, should Lord Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, attend the forthcoming royal wedding in Westminster Abbey?
Counting Jews Counting Jews
Wednesday, 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.
Mikeitz: A Concatenation of Coincidences?
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.
What the Wikileak Documents Reveal
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

We now know: U.S. Middle East policy is premised on a web of fictions flatly contradicted by the assessments of American diplomats—and allies.
Thoroughly Modern Jewish Kid Lit
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Devra Ferst | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Far from immigrant stories and fairy tales, books for Jewish children and teenagers now routinely address "problem" subjects like bullying, suicide, and abuse.
The Edible is Political
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Alana Goodman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has found a new target at Princeton: the Israeli brand of hummus sold on campus.
Fatah’s Press
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Why have news outlets reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations refrained from mentioning Fatah's latest official declarations rejecting any recognition of the "so-called Jewish state"?
Of Devils and Dybbuks Of Devils and Dybbuks
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 by Allan Nadler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Many an enlightened reader of the New York Times must have indulged in yet another condescending laugh at the Catholic Church upon seeing a November 12 report about a conclave of bishops in Baltimore; the purpose was to discuss the urgent need for priestly experts in the task of expunging the devil from possessed parishioners. Among those chuckling, no doubt, were many Jews.
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