Tel Aviv religious renaissance: The capital of Israeli secularism finds religion. (Tablet)
Talking Jewish influence: Kanye West and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman found a common topic to talk about badly, writes Andrew Silow-Carroll. (N.J. Jewish News)
What does Netanyahu want?: Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to act decisively on diplomacy calls into question his commitment to achieve a two-state solution, writes Jeff Barak. (Jerusalem Post)
Jews and dwarves: The dwarves in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Hobbit” have some parallels to Jews, as even the author admitted. (Times of Israel)
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