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Chemical Warfare in the Middle East: A Brief HistoryThursday, December 13, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
At this time of Hanukkah’s memories of Syrian tyrants past, the Syrian tyrant present, Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly assembled chemical weapons for use against the rebellion.
Thursday, December 13, 2012 by Michael J. Broyde | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jewish tradition offers little precedent for a woman’s wearing tallit. But the idea that wearing one is an act of rebellion is even less well founded.Found in Translation
Thursday, December 13, 2012 by Yehuda Amichai | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Robert Alter's new translations of a selection of Yehuda Amichai's poems breathe fresh life into the work of one of Israel's literary giants.Bankrolling Our Enemies
Thursday, December 13, 2012 by Walter Russell Mead | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Without U.S. foreign aid, Egypt would collapse. But Morsi, like Mubarak before him, will use that prospect to ensure that there are no conditions on how he spends the money.Branching Out
Thursday, December 13, 2012 by Shmarya Rosenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Virtually every ancient image of the menorah depicts it with curved branches. So, why do Chabad’s hanukkiot have angled straight branches instead?Whose Bible Is It Anyway?
Thursday, December 13, 2012 by Lawrence Schiffman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
It has become received wisdom that the Bible was an open canon—incomplete—when the Dead Sea Scrolls were composed. But that is a reflection of Christian theology.
