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A Partridge Among the PigeonsWednesday, February 6, 2013 by Michael Orbach | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Conservationists have ignored the poor Philby's Partridge, a Yemenite bird on the brink of extinction. But an American rabbi is working to save it—because it might be kosher.Rehabilitating Herod
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 by Jessica Steinberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"He’s notoriously known as the bad guy," says the curator of the Israel Museum's vast new exhibit on King Herod. "But this man was a riddle."

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 by Shlomo M. Brody | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Jewish law prohibits individuals from selling weapons to irresponsible or violent customers. But how does this apply to Israel's arms sales to foreign governments?
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 by Michael Doran | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Defense Department nominee Chuck Hagel says he admires President Eisenhower’s handling of the Suez crisis. But Eisenhower looked back on Suez as his biggest foreign policy mistake.Saving Aramaic
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 by Ariel Sabar | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Aramaic, the language of the Talmud, is dying as a spoken language. So, Cambridge professor Geoffrey Khan is racing from Tblisi to Chicago to document every dialect.Keeping the Campfires Burning
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 by Gil Shefler | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Remember the joys of Jewish summer camp? Foundations think that Jewish camping is critical to Jewish identity, and they’re increasing subsidies to keep it affordable.Redemption of the First Shorn
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 by Philologos | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What’s the grammatical difference between upsheren and upsherenish? It’s the difference between an ordinary haircut and an offering to the Lord.