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What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The discovery of a Hebrew inscription from the fourth century in Portugal is not only the earliest evidence of Jews in Iberia, but also testifies to a close relationship between Jews and Romans.
Halcion Days
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 by Joseph O’Neill | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

What happens if you misdiagnose Philip Roth, whose novels proceed like legal arguments with an eye toward personal pathology? You'll get a legalistic argument about the author's personal pathology.
The <i>Mona Lisa</i> of Vienna The Mona Lisa of Vienna
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 by Susan Hertog | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

In 1857, when Emperor Franz-Joseph pulled down the ancient stone wall encompassing Vienna, the social and cultural traditions of the country seemed to tumble with it. Impoverished immigrants, many of them Jews, flooded in from the east.
The Immigration Consensus
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 by Noam Sheizaf | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

While Israeli Arab MKs may never accept the Jewish claim to the land, when it comes to the claims of African illegal immigrants, they stand with the government.
Naso: Speech! Speech!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Torah Talk with Michael Carasik There is something extremely unusual about the way God's voice speaks to Moses in the Tent of Meeting—both grammatically and theologically. (Click here for source sheet.)  Download | Duration: 00:12:17
Face to Faith
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 by Larry Yudelson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The story of how the Dalai Lama encountered the Jewish community in 1990 is well known. Less well-known is how Jews first encountered the Dalai Lama—in an 1804 compilation of travelers' accounts.
Studying Bible with Bibi
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 by Herb Keinon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

This past Wednesday, while the world powers engaged in talks with the Iranians, and Israel was rocked by protests about immigration, Prime Minister Netanyahu sat down to contemplate the book of Ruth.    
The Tenth Commandment and Thoughtcrime The Tenth Commandment and Thoughtcrime
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

The Ten Commandments lay out a blueprint for relations, first, between God and Israel and then, between God and humanity; the Shabbat serves as the hinge between the two.
True Torah, True Science
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 by Seth Kadish | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Two strikingly different medieval paradigms show that when facing apparent conflicts between science and Torah, the worst possible solution is to sanitize the former or censor the latter.
Jews of Yemen, Get Out!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 by Lyn Julius | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The few dozen Jews who remain in Yemen—many incentivized against aliyah by the Satmar movement—insist that Jewish life is good in Tzanaa despite a death toll attesting to the contrary.