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Myrtle, Date Palm, Willow, CitronThursday, October 4, 2012 by Arthur Schaffer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What do the "four species" of Sukkot signify? A botanist finds an agricultural interpretation that would have been readily available to an ancient Israelite farmer. (PDF, 1982)The Only Ancient Jewish Male Hair Ever Found
Thursday, October 4, 2012 by James Tabor | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
“Lice-free, and trimmed or cut evenly . . . The length of the hair was medium to short, averaging 3-4 inches. The color was reddish.”The Once-Born and the Twice-Born
Thursday, October 4, 2012 by Gertrude Himmelfarb | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The militant quest for certitude among the New Atheists has a peculiarly old-fashioned feel about it.Slow Food
Thursday, October 4, 2012 by Seth Berkman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What’s holding up the ethical kashrut seal, which launched several years ago but has yet to certify a single product?Math and Anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union
Thursday, October 4, 2012 by Edward Frenkel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A leading mathematician recalls anti-Semitic university admissions in the USSR.Be Joyful
Thursday, October 4, 2012 by Yehudah Mirsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"And you will rejoice," the Bible commands with regard to Sukkot. But can even God summon up joy on demand?
