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Off the RecordWednesday, November 23, 2011 by Jonathan S. Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Palestinian Authority's UNESCO triumph will not only facilitate its efforts to bypass the peace process, but also its campaign to expunge the Jewish heritage of the West Bank and Jerusalem.Vorsprung durch Technik
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Katia Moskvitch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel has more active technology start-ups than any country outside the U.S. In fact, according to one serial entrepreneur, the creation of the country itself was "a start-up on the large scale."What a Country!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Sholem Aleichem | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
One year after immigrating to New York, the celebrated Yiddish humorist used his powers of observation—and embellishment—to describe the new country. (1915, translated by Curt Leviant)The Suicidal Passion
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Ruth R. Wisse | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Who is damaged more by anti-Semitism—Jews, or those who organize politics against them?

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation recommending that Thursday November 26th of that year be devoted "to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be."
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Natan Slifkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
An accurate talmudic account of dolphins, understood by Rashi to refer to mermaids, tests the purported infallibility of early commentators.The Case for Intervening in Syria
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Matthew RJ Brodsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Now that nearly all of the hindrances to American involvement have dissipated, the key to any possible gains in the Arab Spring lies in helping the Syrian uprising succeed.To Life, To Life . . . L’Chaim?
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Philologos | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Does the classic Jewish toast contain a grammatical error?Hezbollah Waits and Prepares
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Nicholas Blanford | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Even as the Lebanese militant group has evolved into the most formidable non-state military force in the world, its single-minded focus is on the next conflict with Israel.How Not to Win the Jewish Vote
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Michael Medved | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The notion that candidates win backing in the American Jewish community based primarily on support for Israel is groundless.