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21st Century Lox

As smoked salmon has evolved from deli staple to the pride of artisanal markets and upscale restaurants, has it lost its Jewish soul?Hiding From Justice

A new book, asking how so many Nazi war criminals escaped to South America, finds collusion among Latin dictators, French former collaborators—and West German officials.Budget-Balancing, Roman-Style

The Emperor Vespasian took office amid a fiscal deficit.  But plunder from the Jewish Revolt not only filled the budget hole but financed the construction of the Colosseum.Is God Perfect?

Yoram Hazony finds the changeable, limited God of the Torah more compelling than the perfect God of classical theism.  Critics say Hazony has an "unrefined conception of omnipotence."A Piecemeal Peace

Post-election, an Israeli-Palestinian peace is no less remote.  Perhaps we should look to places like Cyprus, Bosnia, and Kosovo for ideas that are less ambitious—and more feasible.Move Over, Looney Tunes

The artists at Studio G-dcast are making animated cartoons of talmudic discussions.  Are they expanding the audience for the Talmud or creating another excuse not to read?The Original Jewish Mothers

Contrary to claims that Ashkenazi Jews are descended from European converts, genetic analysis shows that 70 percent of them can be traced to four females from the Middle East.The New Haredim

A year after the violence between haredim and non-haredim in Beit Shemesh, tensions persist.  But more haredim are entering the workforce and joining the army, and their voice is growing.Limmud Turns 33

"As far as I remember, this was the first time in the Jewish world that Orthodox Jews could hear what Reform Jews really thought and vice versa."Israel’s Lobby: The American People

There are millions of Americans who “have no idea what the word 'kishkes' means, but whose concern for the state of Israel is bone-deep."