At first blush, numbers seem to be nothing if not neutral, especially when compared with words. Language makes known its intentions from the get-go; numbers, in contrast, don’t freely divulge their ...
When it comes to Jewish number-crunchers, Ira Sheskin is the maven from Miami. Thanks to his research, we now know everything from the percentage of Jews in Dade County, Fla., who have mezuzahs on ...