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How December 25 Became ChristmasTuesday, December 25, 2012 by Andrew McGowan | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
It's no coincidence that Christmas is nine months to the day from the Feast of the Annunciation—which marks the day Jesus was conceived.New Year’s Resolutions
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 by Evelyn Gordon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Syria’s government recently killed dozens of Palestinian refugees near Damascus. So, the UN has passed resolutions calling for the return of the Golan’s inhabitants to Syria’s control.Caught in the Crossfire
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 by Matthias Schulz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Was pre-Islamic Yemen a multicultural paradise, where Jews, Christians, and pagans lived in perfect harmony until the Byzantines ruined everything?No More Laboring Under Illusions
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 by Yossi Klein Halevi | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Labor politicians' focus on domestic issues in the run-up to the Israeli elections reflects their recognition that their foreign policy agenda—the peace process—is dead.Frankincense Resurrected
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 by Matthew Kalman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
1,500 years after the last frankincense tree disappeared from the Holy Land, Dr. Elaine Solowey has grown the first shoots of the tree whose sap was worth more than gold.
Not Dead Yet: The Remarkable Renaissance of Cantorial MusicTuesday, December 25, 2012 by Allan Nadler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
After a half-century of steady decline, two unlikely Jewish groups are reviving hazzanut.