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The Sheikh and IThursday, January 10, 2013 by Michael Janofsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"For the better part of a year, I was the Sheikh’s blogger; or the Sheikh was my avatar. . . I suppose this is the point where I should say I’m Jewish."Prophetic Democracy
Thursday, January 10, 2013 by Warren Zev Harvey | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Equality of all Israel’s citizens "is not a grudging compromise that Judaism has made with modern secular ideologies, but derives from within Judaism—from the vision of the Prophets."We Shall Overcome: the Prequel
Thursday, January 10, 2013 by Menachem Wecker | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A rare 16th-century painting of everyday life in Lisbon hints at ties between Jews and blacks—freemen as well as slaves—in pre-Inquisition Portugal.Jerusalem’s Pleasant Pastures
Thursday, January 10, 2013 by June Glazer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
After decades of struggle between developers and environmentalists, Jerusalem is about to break ground for Israel's first urban wildlife nature park, where herds of gazelle will roam free.We Shall Overcome: the Prequel
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Va’era: Confronting Leviathan
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
Moses, snakes, and serpents—and what all that has to do with the story of creation. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:46

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Shlomo M. Brody | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Rabbinic disputes on the proper regulation of dangerous dogs illustrate that reasonable people, who share Jewish values regarding violence and self-defense, can disagree about gun control.