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Speech Acts
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 by Nathan Glazer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Do Jews qualify as a recognized group under the U.S. Civil Rights Act, and are they entitled to its protections in the case of anti-Semitic harassment on university campuses?
Welcome to the Arduous Community
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 by David Brooks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Combining empathy with a tough-mindedness rooted in authoritative tradition, a Jewish adult educator offers a path out of the tyranny of the perpetually open mind.
Land of the Crescent Moon? Land of the Crescent Moon?
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

When an Islamist suicide bomber accidentally detonated two of the three explosive devices he had brought to a bustling Stockholm shopping district in early December, Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt urged his fellow citizens in the "Land of the Midnight Sun" not to jump to hasty conclusions about any jihadist connection.  But that may prove tricky.
The Canary and the Gold Mine
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 by David Solway | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Not only is Israel the West's frontline army in the struggle with militant Islam; it is a global benefactor, without whose dazzling gifts our technology-rich life would be unimaginably poorer.
Lebanon’s Disappearing Sovereignty
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

France's sale of anti-tank missiles to the Lebanese army is but a symptom of a much wider Western capitulation to Hizballah, Syria, and Iran.
Much Greek, No Hebrew
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 by Anthony Grafton | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Despite his lifelong refusal to learn the holy tongue, Elias Bickerman is revered, rightly, as one of the greatest historians of Judaism in the Hellenistic age.
In Search of Herod’s Tomb
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 by Ehud Netzer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A first-hand report by the late archeologist who uncovered the luxurious desert retreat and burial place of the ruler of ancient Judea.
Playing Nice
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 by Katrina Ballard | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

An award for good sportsmanship has highlighted the all-embracing educational ethos of an Orthodox day school.
After the Chief
Monday, December 20, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Jonathan Sacks has announced his retirement; who will succeed him as the UK's chief rabbi?
The DNA Speaks The DNA Speaks
Monday, December 20, 2010 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Are Jews a "nation" or a "people"? The Hebrew term ‘am means both.  Both terms, moreover, have been subjected to disapprobation in our time—although not nearly to the extent of "race," a term that Jews themselves stopped using nearly a century ago. How, then, are we to think about the mounting genetic evidence that points to Jewish biological continuity over time?