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Blind Brits, Sighted Yanks
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by Monica Porter | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Unlike the British, Americans have never romanticized the Arab world; unlike the British, they tend to see Israel as, in a sea of despotism, a solitary democracy that shares their own values.
May a Jew Say “Jehovah”?
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by Ari Enkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Whatever the true pronunciation of the Hebrew letters Y-H-V-H, it surely is not the first word in the name of the well-known Christian group.
Sabbath Morning, with Reconstructionists
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by Joe Winkler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Although he hears no mention of God, of mitzvot, of revelation, or of obligations—limiting factors, all—a visiting Orthodox Jew does meet a group of lovely, and lively, people.
West Bank Blues West Bank Blues
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Few groups are as demonized in public discourse as "the Jewish settlers" of the West Bank. To listen to the pundits, these international outlaws are single-handedly preventing the achievement of a utopian peace in the Middle East.
Ki Tavo: The Fear of God
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

by Michael Carasik This week’s portion, though it begins with encouragement and promise, contains one of the grimmest passages in the Bible.  The Israelites learn that keeping the commandments and following the path prescribed for them by God will lead to comprehensive blessing.
Egypt’s Botched Revolution
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by Michael J. Totten | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Washington and Jerusalem would prefer to do business with the military rather than with the Muslim Brotherhood; what if they will have to contend with both? (With photos)
Spying for Zion Spying for Zion
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Spying goes on everywhere, all the time, 24/7.  But the way spying is treated—when it is discovered, when it is publicized, when spies are arrested, tried, and jailed—is highly variable, especially in the United States.  The timing is almost never a matter of chance.
Berlin and Jerusalem
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by Benjamin Weinthal | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Relations between Germany and Israel are too important for either side to become even an inch less close to the other; interview with Melody Sucharewicz.
Think Again
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by Maya Bernstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Jewish communal "innovators" need to grapple with and assimilate Judaism's own ideas, the fruits of a tradition with centuries of community-building experience.
Jewish-Muslim Metal
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by Naama Shilony and Yesim Dikmen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Lyrics drawn from the Hebrew liturgy, the Quran, and other religious texts feature in the repertoire of an Israeli band whose Arab fans travel to Turkey to hear it.