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Slow Food
Thursday, December 30, 2010 by Elizabeth Alpern | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

This Shabbat, ring in the new with the old—ancient cholent recipes from Italy, Iraq, and around the globe.
Uncivil Service
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Judy Dempsey | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

As increasing light is shed on the active involvement by government bureaucrats in the Nazi annihilation of Jews, today's German foreign and finance ministries are having to confront their past.
Open Secret
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

In a confidential 2008 memo to U.S. State Department representatives around the world, Condoleezza Rice confirmed that Israel had destroyed a Syrian nuclear reactor.
All the News That’s Fit to Scan
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Ofer Aderet | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Hundreds of thousands of pages from Jewish newspapers old and new will be uploaded, in fully seachable form, through a joint initiative of the Jewish National Library and Tel Aviv University.
Saluting the Sisterhood
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Leah Berkenwald | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Remembering the Jewish women
Plant a Tree in Israel?
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Joel Greenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Perhaps not; in the wake of the Carmel fires there is general agreement that the focus should be on sustainable management and a decades-long process of natural regeneration.
Strained Relations
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Arielle Kandel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Even as bilateral ties between Israel and India move forward, India will likely continue to support Palestinian and Arab claims in international forums.
In Search of Bible Lands
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

An exhibit at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles will feature the rare work of 19th-century photographers who traveled throughout the Holy Land to capture scenes previously only imagined.
The Christmas Eve Ball
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Marshall Heyman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The story behind the Matzo Ball, an annual Jewish singles' dance credited with over 1,000 marriages (and a few divorces).
The Incense Sleuth
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Hillel Fendel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Remembering the minister-turned-archeologist who uncovered an immense, ancient stock of exceptionally fragrant reddish powder in the Judean desert.