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Jerusalem’s Pleasant PasturesThursday, January 10, 2013 by June Glazer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
After decades of struggle between developers and environmentalists, Jerusalem is about to break ground for Israel's first urban wildlife nature park, where herds of gazelle will roam free.We Shall Overcome: the Prequel
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Va’era: Confronting Leviathan
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
Moses, snakes, and serpents—and what all that has to do with the story of creation. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:46
Gun Control and the Limits of HalakhahWednesday, January 9, 2013 by Shlomo M. Brody | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Rabbinic disputes on the proper regulation of dangerous dogs illustrate that reasonable people, who share Jewish values regarding violence and self-defense, can disagree about gun control.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Netanyahu "defends his country’s interests, and hints at conciliation but gives up little—much like a traditional Arab leader."O Pioneers!
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Bentzi Epstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In 1992, four observant Jewish families migrated to Dallas in a bid to lay the foundations of a Torah community. Twenty years later, they have done just that.Havah Nagilah: From Niggun To Cliché
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Chavie Lieber | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Today, it is the clichéd stuff of American weddings. But it began in Europe as a Hasidic niggun, and picked up its words in 20th-century Palestine.