Talk of the Table | Fasting for Body and Soul
Eitan Okun only eats between the hours of 8 and 10 p.m., or, on days when he rides his bike, from 6 to 8 p.m.
22
Sep
21
Sep
Smashing Idols, Then and Now
The demolition of a statue, the withdrawal of public adulation for the erstwhile hero the statue commemorates, has echoes of a fundamental Jewish principle: the injunction against graven images.
21
Sep
Poem | At One
The English word atonement sounds abstract / And kind of Latin, but really it’s just “at one.”
21
Sep
Ask the Rabbis | Should Jews Support Reparations for African Americans?
Our team of rabbis weighs in.
16
Sep
Moment Debate Round Two | Is Small Government Still Possible?
In the previous issue, Moment asked whether arguments for small government are still possible at a time of pandemic and massive government intervention. Russell Roberts said yes; Harold Meyerson said no. Here, they respond to each other’s arguments.
16
Sep
Debate | Should Jews Still Be Democrats?
Steven Israel and Norman Coleman weigh in.
16
Sep
Opinion | Is Free Speech on the Wane?
The past few years have suggested that the free speech values enshrined in the First Amendment are running out of steam.
16
Sep
Opinion | Israel’s Right-Wing Losers
You don’t have to feel sorry for Israel’s right-wing politicians and ideologues, but if by some chance you want to, here is one possible reason: They often seem like winners and become losers.
16
Sep
Opinion | The Weaponizing of Religious Freedom
In early August, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged and the president of the United States lied and passed the buck, 550 supporters attended an “Evangelicals for Trump” rally, hosted by the Trump campaign, at the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
14
Sep
From the Editor | Toppling Monuments in our Hearts and Minds
Can we confront the future without reckoning with the past?