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D’varim: “Weeping for the Generations”Wednesday, August 3, 2011 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
This week's portion, which inaugurates the book of Deuteronomy, is traditionally read on the Shabbat immediately preceding Tisha b'Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, the anniversary of the destructions of both the First and Second Temples.Pooling Genes
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 by Gianna Palmer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new scientific paper uses DNA to assert a genetic link between Jews and Africans—a link also attested by ancient Jewish tales of trade and other exchanges with sub-Saharan Africa.Saving Monticello
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 by Judith Fein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Without the care and stewardship of the Levy family in the 19th century, one of America's most famous presidential homes might not exist today.Is Hizballah in Trouble?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 by Shimon Shapira | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Severely weakened by, among other things, the shaky condition of the Assad regime in Syria, the terrorist group is looking for a pretext to assert its dominance by confronting Israel.Number Theory
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 by Roy Abrams | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jews are well represented among winners of the Fields Medal, the highest honor given by the International Congress of Mathematicians; Elon Lindenstrauss joins them as the first Israeli-born medalist.Where’s Wallenberg?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 by Arthur Max | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
New evidence suggests that Moscow may be withholding information helpful in solving the 66-year-old puzzle of the fate of the great hero of the Holocaust.Out of Hungary
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 by Guy Miron | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Following the Nazi rise to power, a group of mostly Jewish Hungarians made their way to the United States, where they produced exceptional achievements in science and art.
Lives of the Ex-HaredimTuesday, August 2, 2011 by Joshua Halberstam | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
"Wherefore art thou Romeo?" Juliet calls out in pristine Yiddish from the heights of her fire escape. Melissa (Malky) Weisz, who plays Juliet in the recent film Romeo & Juliet in Yiddish, probably asked the same question in a more vernacular Yiddish—and with very different expectations—in her earlier life.
Radio IsraelMonday, August 1, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Radio in Israel is as ubiquitous as hummus, falafel, and politics. During their morning and evening commutes, motorists as well as bus passengers (captive to the listening tastes of their drivers) are likely to be hearing either one of seven Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) affiliated stations or one of two Army Radio outlets.
Monday, August 1, 2011 by Michael S. Doran and Salman Shaikh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The U.S. can't stop the flow of blood immediately, but it can significantly reduce the number of needless deaths, hasten defections from the regime, and facilitate a genuine transition.
