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Lost Cause?Thursday, May 9, 2013 by Francis J. Caponi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new book argues that the root of the conflict between science and religion is the reductive modern understanding of causality—which many scientists are now rejecting.
Going HomeWednesday, May 8, 2013 by Judah Bellin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In his new book, Rod Dreher insists that communities are difficult to forge in America’s largest cities. But for traditional Jews, the demands of modern capitalism and community are not as incommensurate as Dreher assumes.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
The names we still use and the names we don't. (Click here for source sheet.) Download Jerusalem Unified
Today, on Yom Yerushalayim, Israel commemorates the unification of Jerusalem, when the IDF wrested East Jerusalem and the Old City from Jordanian control. Here's how it happened. Jerusalem Today
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 by Danny Adeno Abebe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jerusalem's economy and religious population are growing, but the exodus of young professionals from the capital continues, according to a new report.Buried in Good Company
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 by Rafael Medoff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jerusalem's Mount of Olives cemetery is the final resting place of 150,000 people, from biblical prophets to Zionist leaders—including some lesser-known heroes.