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Brave New World
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Mary J. Loftus | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A law professor and Orthodox rabbi contends that new reproductive technologies should be embraced—cautiously, and within limits—for the good they can do.
What Happened to Raoul Wallenberg?
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Arthur Max and Vladimir Isachenkov | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

According to a Russian official, the Soviet version of the Swedish hero's 1947 death may have been fabricated and his captors may have "helped him die."
The Myth of Mideast Stability The Myth of Mideast Stability
Monday, September 26, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel recently told the International Conference on Economic Regional Cooperation in Tel Aviv that unless Israel and the Palestinians resume negotiations, "the lack of peace will decrease stability dangerously" in the Middle East.
Obama’s Advice for Your Rabbi
Monday, September 26, 2011 by Tevi Troy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Just in time for the High Holy Days, the White House is giving rabbis political talking points to take to the pulpit.
Institutional Intermarriage
Monday, September 26, 2011 by Jonathan D. Sarna | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Why the oldest and most prestigious Jewish publisher in the United States has jumped into a relationship with a non-Jewish partner.
Movin’ On Up
Monday, September 26, 2011 by Gil Shefler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Not only did immigration to Israel increase by 19 percent over the past year, but the profile of aliyah is getting younger and better educated.
Confusing the Nazis
Monday, September 26, 2011 by Steven Beller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Jews intermarried during the Third Reich presented a quandary that in many instances produced bizarre moral results.
Welcome and Unwelcome
Monday, September 26, 2011 by Evelyn Gordon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Would Palestinian refugees be granted citizenship in a Palestinian state? According to the PLO's ambassador to Lebanon, no.
A Century of Rejectionism
Friday, September 23, 2011 by Fred Siegel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

What has inspired the Palestinian Arabs' obsession with the Jews and rejection of all political compromise?
Desperately Seeking S’lihot Desperately Seeking S’lihot
Friday, September 23, 2011 by Allan Nadler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

There was a time, not so very long ago, when the Saturday night preceding Rosh Hashanah was the rough equivalent of the season's opening at the Met for opera enthusiasts.