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Life of Bath
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

An ancient Roman pool has been discovered in Jerusalem's Old City during excavations for a new ritual bath.
Pro-Jewish in Indonesia
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 by Norimitsu Onishi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Only a handful of Jews now live in Indonesia, home of the world's largest Muslim population; but a 62-foot-tall menorah overlooks the city of Manado and Israeli flags fly on taxi stands.
The DNA Speaks
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 by Sharon Begley | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The latest and most thorough analysis of Jewish genomes shows, among other things, that European Jews are definitely not the descendants of Khazars.
Tzedakah, Inc.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 by Tevi Troy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A new book aims to generate a profile of how the philanthropic interests of the growing Orthodox community are likely to evolve.
Whose Jews?
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 by Joel M. Hoffman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Out of delicacy, no doubt, a new translation of the Christian Bible sometimes renders the Greek word ioudaioi ("Jews") as "Jewish leaders"; it would have been better to leave the text as is.
An Israeli Jazz Sampler
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 by Patrick Jarenwattananon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Israel has a jazz footprint totally out of proportion to its small size; listen to four standout records released just in the last months. (Audio)
Webinar Mitzvah
Monday, November 22, 2010 by Amy Virshup | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Online bar- and bat-mitzvah preparation, whether through Skype tutorials or software, is an increasingly popular option. Is the message lost in the medium?
Running in Uganda
Monday, November 22, 2010 by Jennifer Lipman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A member of the Abayudaya community is putting in a bid to become the first rabbi serving in a national parliament outside of Israel.
Brave Kosher World
Monday, November 22, 2010 by Edmund Sanders | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

As more ultra-Orthodox Jews venture online, providers in Israel offer pre-screening services to filter out potentially offensive content.
Why Hebrew?
Monday, November 22, 2010 by Douglas Mangum | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

When, and especially why, did the ancient Israelites abandon the Babylonian lingua franca and start producing literature in their own language? And why did Hebrew survive? (Part 1 of 2.)