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Va’era: Rhyme and Reason in the Ten Plagues

By Moshe Sokolow This week’s Torah portion features seven of the ten plagues that are to strike Pharaoh, the Egyptians, and the land of Egypt itself.  Their variety invites the question of whether they in general, and their sequence in particular, are random or reasoned. Uncivil Service

As increasing light is shed on the active involvement by government bureaucrats in the Nazi annihilation of Jews, today's German foreign and finance ministries are having to confront their past.Open Secret

In a confidential 2008 memo to U.S. State Department representatives around the world, Condoleezza Rice confirmed that Israel had destroyed a Syrian nuclear reactor.All the News That’s Fit to Scan

Hundreds of thousands of pages from Jewish newspapers old and new will be uploaded, in fully seachable form, through a joint initiative of the Jewish National Library and Tel Aviv University.Strained Relations

Even as bilateral ties between Israel and India move forward, India will likely continue to support Palestinian and Arab claims in international forums. In Search of Bible Lands

An exhibit at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles will feature the rare work of 19th-century photographers who traveled throughout the Holy Land to capture scenes previously only imagined.The Christmas Eve Ball

The story behind the Matzo Ball, an annual Jewish singles' dance credited with over 1,000 marriages (and a few divorces).The Incense Sleuth

Remembering the minister-turned-archeologist who uncovered an immense, ancient stock of exceptionally fragrant reddish powder in the Judean desert.