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The Reality PrincipleThursday, June 28, 2012 by Paula R. Stern | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
At the Israeli Presidential Conference, Ayaan Hirsi Ali stole the show with a sober reminder about what can be expected from Islam, really.Pushing Back the Desert
Thursday, June 28, 2012 by Karin Kloosterman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel is reviving a 2,000-year-old desert farming method to collect and channel floodwater.What Color Was the Menorah?
Thursday, June 28, 2012 by Elisabetta Povoledo | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Bible says that the menorah was gold, but for centuries, the relief sculptures on the Arch of Titus looked white. Now spectrometry readings settle the matter. The Russian Connection
Thursday, June 28, 2012 by George Friedman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Relations between the Jewish state and the Great Bear are strong, as evidenced by Putin’s visit. Where there might have been discord, there is mutual advantage.
Deportation DilemmasThursday, June 28, 2012 by Elli Fischer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Developed countries inevitably attract migrants in search of freedom or economic opportunity; no less inevitably, some native-born citizens react negatively, occasionally with violence, as neighborhoods change and livelihoods become threatened by the influx of cheaper labor.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 by Shlomo Zuckier | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
The red heifer, which we read about in this week’s portion, serves to purify those rendered impure by contact with a dead body. This process is traditionally known as the hok par excellence, the archetype of an inexplicable statute in the Torah.
Disturbing the UniverseWednesday, June 27, 2012 by Daniel C. Matt | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Today, in an exclusive preview from the new issue of the Jewish Review of Books, preeminent Kabbalah scholar Daniel Matt steps away from his Zohar translation for the first time in years to review Lawrence Krauss's New Atheist account of the Big Bang and Alan Lightman's quirky novel about creation. Special to Jewish Ideas Daily readers: Click here to receive a free copy of the whole summer issue!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 by Shmarya Rosenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Two men filed complaints at an Israeli police station. One was the outgoing director of a Haredi newspaper; the other was the paper’s new director. Each accused the other of assault.Tofu-llin?
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 by Shmuly Yanklowitz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jewish law permits the making of tefillin parchment from animals that died of natural causes. Why is this “cruelty-free” option not taking off?