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The Accidental SpyFriday, December 3, 2010 by Ronald Radosh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What motivated Harry Gold, a man far from being a Communist sympathizer, to assist in espionage that enabled the Soviets to build an atomic bomb?Why Dreidel? Why Gelt?
Friday, December 3, 2010 by Dan Rabinowitz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What are the sourcesTwo States, or One (Arab) State?
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Alexander Yakobson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The true alternative to a two-state solution is not the bi-national fantasy indulged in by some Israeli and Western commentators but a single state that is Arab and Muslim: one state for one people.Brain Death and the Orthodox
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Stewart Ain | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Improbable sectors of the Orthodox community are pitted against each other on a question of major medical and religious significance.
Women in ArmsThursday, December 2, 2010 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Israel's core institution is the army. And while the essential function of the army is to protect and defend the country's citizens, it also plays a crucial role in the lives of those who serve in its ranks. Not unlike an American university in this one respect, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is the establishment within which young people build character, form social bonds, and start careers.
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Julie Burchill | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Hebrew is difficult, beautiful, [and] rebellious, and I can't imagine a time when I won't want to keep going back to the land where they speak it—no matter how rude they are."Democracy by Numbers
Thursday, December 2, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
According to the latest annual findings, Israel's democracy fares poorly in social harmony, scores low in political stability, but otherwise ranks with or near the world's established democracies.Best Jewish Apps 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Jason Miller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A "parveometer," an iTalmud, Hebrew song lyrics, calendars, and cookbooks: a round-up.Writing Jewish
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Josh Lambert | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What makes a work of literature Jewish? Dan Miron, an eminent authority, argues against a unified or "continuous" view and for a mixed and expansive one.Reality Check
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Jeff Barak | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Haim Amsalem, a Shas parliamentarian, has advocated the reform of ultra-Orthodox society, thereby becoming persona non grata in his own party.
