Every autumn, Jews all over the world read the Torah portion Lech Lecha, in which God instructs the future patriarch Abraham to abandon his native land for a promised one ...

In the early 1850s, Adolph Sutro, a cocky young man with a thick walrus moustache, headed west to make his

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Try as he might, David Ben-Gurion could not reform Israel’s electoral system, which gives extraordinary power to small parties. Today,

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One of the first things that six-year-old Alysa Stanton noticed when her family moved into a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in

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Even with an anglicized name, the host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show is quintessentially Jewish. At the forefront of modern political satire, the comedian just may be "the most trusted man in America." ...
The Obama Administration is expected to support talks between Syria and Israel as part of its efforts to negotiate an Israeli-Palestinian peace. Tony Badran, Tom Dine, Martin Indyk, Joshua Landis, Moshe Ma’oz, Michael Oren, David Schenker and Andrew Tabler on whether a Syrian-Israeli deal is in the cards. ...
After decades of repressive military rule, Burma's Jewish community has dwindled to about 20 members. Is there hope for its future? A rare look at life inside the isolated community. ...

By Jeremy Gillick The right wing group SOS Israel, led by Rabbi Sholom Dov Wolpo, leader of Chabad’s messianic wing

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By Jeremy Gillick What will change if Mirhossein Mousavi, a former Iranian Prime Minister, a “moderate,” and the primary challenger

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By Jeremy Gillick In the wake of the Manis Friedman controversy, some suggested that Moment should have censored itself in

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By Jeremy Gillick In an interview published today in Ha’aretz, the 72-year-old former Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei suggested to

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By Jeremy Gillick Among the many decisions made by New York Court of Appeals judge and newly nominated Supreme Court

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