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Sing to the Lord A New Song
Thursday, January 24, 2013 by Samuel Lewis | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Israel not only punches above its weight in classical music, but has also cultivated a unique musical voice.
The Purpose of Prayer
Thursday, January 24, 2013 by Yakov Danishefsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Jews are commanded to worship God.  But do we pray for God's sake, for our own—or both?
Is Hizballah History?
Thursday, January 24, 2013 by Samuel Helfont | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A new history of Hizballah lays bare how the self-styled liberation movement has increasingly subjected Lebanon to Syrian and Iranian domination—and alienated its Sunni former allies.
Waiting for God to Call
Thursday, January 24, 2013 by Steven Millhauser | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"His father and Samuel, two of a kind.  Samuel: 'Thou art wicked.'  His father: 'You are ignorant.'  A special sect: the Jewish atheist." (Fiction)
The Merchants of Manchester
Thursday, January 24, 2013 by Derek Taylor | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Barred from the guilds, Jews in Victorian Britain entered new industries, looked for gaps in the market—and built some of the country's most recognizable brands.
Why America Has No Chief Rabbi Why America Has No Chief Rabbi
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 by Jonathan D. Sarna | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Just as America introduced free-market capitalism into the economy, so it created a free market in religion.