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All the News That’s Fit to ScanWednesday, December 29, 2010 by Ofer Aderet | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Hundreds of thousands of pages from Jewish newspapers old and new will be uploaded, in fully seachable form, through a joint initiative of the Jewish National Library and Tel Aviv University.Saluting the Sisterhood
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Leah Berkenwald | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Remembering the Jewish womenVa’era: Rhyme and Reason in the Ten Plagues
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
By Moshe Sokolow This week’s Torah portion features seven of the ten plagues that are to strike Pharaoh, the Egyptians, and the land of Egypt itself. Their variety invites the question of whether they in general, and their sequence in particular, are random or reasoned.Plant a Tree in Israel?
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Joel Greenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Perhaps not; in the wake of the Carmel fires there is general agreement that the focus should be on sustainable management and a decades-long process of natural regeneration.
In the Portable Homeland
Heinrich Heine described the Bible as the Jews' portable homeland. Both it and its various and proliferating extensions through history have been the objects of intense exploration by modern Jewish scholars. What do the numerous books and articles published by these scholars have to tell us, and how much of their scholarship is relevant to daily life, or of interest beyond the circle of their fellow academics?
Where Are the Twelve Tribes Buried?Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Heinrich Heine described the Bible as the Jews' portable homeland. Both it and its various and proliferating extensions through history have been the objects of intense exploration by modern Jewish scholars. What do the numerous books and articles published by these scholars have to tell us, and how much of their scholarship is relevant to daily life, or of interest beyond the circle of their fellow academics?
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A pair of scholars is convinced that they have found the graves of Jacob's children.Strained Relations
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Arielle Kandel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Even as bilateral ties between Israel and India move forward, India will likely continue to support Palestinian and Arab claims in international forums.
Southern Discomfort
What is behind the rush of South American countries to recognize a unilaterally declared "free and independent" state of Palestine? Answer: a myriad of contributing factors, and a single overriding one.
In Search of Bible LandsTuesday, December 28, 2010 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
What is behind the rush of South American countries to recognize a unilaterally declared "free and independent" state of Palestine? Answer: a myriad of contributing factors, and a single overriding one.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
An exhibit at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles will feature the rare work of 19th-century photographers who traveled throughout the Holy Land to capture scenes previously only imagined.The Christmas Eve Ball
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Marshall Heyman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The story behind the Matzo Ball, an annual Jewish singles' dance credited with over 1,000 marriages (and a few divorces).