Ask the Rabbis | Are Jews Still Expecting a Messiah?
INDEPENDENT
Very few of us ever expected the Messiah. We spent most of our history hoping for one. And one day, indeed, the dove will return...
What Does the Concept of the Messiah Mean Today?
Amos Oz
I’m a secular Jew. I am in dire need of sober political leadership, not of a messiah. But let me tell you this. In...
Journalists Lynn Sweet and Ron Kampeas on the Jewish Vote
By Alexis McNamee
For more on the Jewish vote in the 2012 presidential election, yesterday we listened in to “The Jewish Federations of North America Teleconference...
Embracing Rosh Hodesh
By Scott Fox
I love Hanukkah: the presents, wintertime, dreidels, candle lighting. I love all of it. I was born on the fourth day of Hanukkah...
Ask the Rabbis | What does it mean to be pro-Israel today?
Independent
Being pro-Israel today means being ever so cautious about what you read in the biased media about Israel. At the same time, it also means...
What Does It Mean To Be Pro-Israel Today?
A Moment Symposium
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Aziz Abu Sarah / Eric Alterman / Peter Beinart / Jeremy Ben Ami
Kenneth Bialkin / George...
Israel Still Has the Power to Change
By Scott Fox
The beginning of 2012 means the nearing of elections in Israel and the United States. In both, incumbents have surprisingly maintained a strong...
Little Jewish School on the Prairie
By Scott Fox
A girls' high school catering to Orthodox Jews in the little town of Bricelyn, Minnesota, population 340. Â Sounds crazy, no? On the surface,...
The Iranian Question: Nuclear Power or Nuclear Warheads?
By Leigh Nusbaum
Watching what’s happening from the Middle East to the Midwest over the past few weeks, it seems that everyone has an opinion about...