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In Search of Herod’s TombTuesday, December 21, 2010 by Ehud Netzer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A first-hand report by the late archeologist who uncovered the luxurious desert retreat and burial place of the ruler of ancient Judea.Playing Nice
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 by Katrina Ballard | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
An award for good sportsmanship has highlighted the all-embracing educational ethos of an Orthodox day school.The Scholar Who Came to Dinner
Monday, December 20, 2010 by Erica Brown | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Visiting scholars have become a regular feature of American congregational life; is the educational experience worth it, either to them or to the synagogue-goers?Abolish UNRWA
Monday, December 20, 2010 by Michael Bernstam | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The UN agency ostensibly devoted to the welfare of Palestinian refugees is an incubator of revanchism and terrorism; dismantling it is the first step toward creating the conditions for a viable peace process.After the Chief
Monday, December 20, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jonathan Sacks has announced his retirement; who will succeed him as the UK's chief rabbi?
The DNA Speaks
Are Jews a "nation" or a "people"? The Hebrew term ‘am means both. Both terms, moreover, have been subjected to disapprobation in our time—although not nearly to the extent of "race," a term that Jews themselves stopped using nearly a century ago. How, then, are we to think about the mounting genetic evidence that points to Jewish biological continuity over time?
The Irish RoverMonday, December 20, 2010 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Are Jews a "nation" or a "people"? The Hebrew term ‘am means both. Both terms, moreover, have been subjected to disapprobation in our time—although not nearly to the extent of "race," a term that Jews themselves stopped using nearly a century ago. How, then, are we to think about the mounting genetic evidence that points to Jewish biological continuity over time?
Monday, December 20, 2010 by Dalia Karpel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
John Patrick Cooper was a hard-drinking soldier with a big heart who deserted British forces to fight with the Jews during Israel's War of Independence, and stayed on.Mission Creep
Friday, December 17, 2010 by Armin Rosen and Jordan Hirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The newly launched Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University already shows signs of turning into a platform for an anti-Israel agenda.A Yeshiva Boy’s Christmas
Friday, December 17, 2010 by Dennis Prager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
How one Jew learned to stop worrying and love the American Christmas season.Uprooting Beirut
Friday, December 17, 2010 by Habib Battah | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As Beirut's largest synagogue undergoes a massive government-funded facelift, the neighborhood's last Jew has been evicted from her home. (With photos)