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The Portuguese PhoenixTuesday, February 26, 2013 by Kevin Zdiara | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Founded to resurrect Portuguese Judaism 75 years ago, Kadoorie Mekor Haim synagogue in Porto remains a symbol of Jewish resilience, faith, and conviction.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Jonathan D. Halevi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A recent Israeli documentary argued that the Second Intifada was a spontaneous uprising, not instigated by the Palestinian Authority. But substantial testimony from the PA at the time shows otherwise.Benedict and the Bible
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Meir Y. Soloveichik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Benedict XVI "began and ended his papacy by celebrating the Hebraic, traditional Jewish understanding of love and marriage."Did Sondheim Destroy the Musical?
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Kate Wakeling | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Broadway musicals were once the bastion of Jewish acculturation in America. But, in his musicals, Jewish composer Stephen Sondheim swapped assimilation for alienation.Der Hobit
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Ezra Glinter | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"For every Yiddish reader piecing together a difficult 19th-century text, there’s a language enthusiast trying to translate Tolkien. Often, they are the same person."Reason, Revelation, and Revolution
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Patrick Allitt | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
America's founders have been characterized both as devout Christians and as militant secularists. A new book argues that they remained believers in God, but revolted against the Bible.
