Defining Moments in Israeli History
Which event most defined the last half-century of the Israeli experience?
Is Democracy Broken?
28 years ago political philosopher Francis Fukuyama famously declared “the end of history,”meaning that there would be “the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.” It was a heady time. The Berlin Wall was poised to fall…
The Many Legacies of Elie Wiesel
With the death of Elie Wiesel, the world has lost one of the most powerful voices of the past century… Interviews with Ted Koppel, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Dina Porat, Natan Sharansky, Leon Wieseltier, Elisha Wiesel and more
Books That Shaped Great Authors
We asked 20 prominent Jewish authors to discuss the books that shaped them.
Is Free Speech Under Fire on Campus?
Over the past few months, a series of student protests has erupted across the United States on campuses such as Amherst, Dartmouth, Ithaca, the University of Missouri and Yale. While the specific spark of each protest has differed, their substance has been of like mind: Students are contending that their administrations have neglected an obligation to address bigotry, discrimination and intolerance, and specifically racism.
An All-Women Symposium: The Missing XX-Factor
1| What more could be done to achieve
peace between Israelis and Palestinians?
2| What might women bring to the
peace process if more were included?
with Ruth Calderon,...
Symposium // Is There a “Jewish” Way to Parent?
Jewish parenting has never been simple: The original dysfunctional families are found in the Hebrew Bible. But today parenting is more nuanced and complicated than ever. Moment speaks with a range of Jewish parents and experts to explore what role, if any, Judaism plays in 21st-century parenting.
If There Were One Thing You Could Change About The Israeli Rabbinate
A Moment Symposium // Interviews With Assaf Benmelech, Aaron Leibowitz, Rachel Levmore, Shlomo Riskin, Bambi Sheleg, David Stav, Adin Steinsaltz, Yedidia Stern, Diana Villa, Avi Weiss, Moshe Weiss, Dov Zakheim. Plus a comment by Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau
Religion & Violence // A Moment Symposium
Is there something about religion that is inherently violent, or is it a myth that religion leads to violence? And since much of the contemporary religious violence in the news is connected to Islam, is this a Muslim problem—or a broader human one? We posed these questions to a wide-ranging group of thinkers.
A Great Civil Rights Partnership: A Moment Photo Symposium
A Moment photo symposium in honor of the struggle for racial equality.
40th Anniversary Symposium: Wisdom for the Next Generation
with
Robert Aumann, Theodore Bikel, Leon Fleisher,
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jerome Groopman, Ruth Gruber,
Fanya Heller, Madeleine Kunin, Walter Laqueur,
Carl Levin, Faye Moskowitz, Judea Pearl,
Richard Perle, Walter Reich, Howard...
Do the Religious Beliefs of Supreme Court Justices Influence Their Decisions?
A Moment Symposium with Robert Barnes / Lyle Denniston / Tony Mauro / Sarah Posner / Leslie C. Griffin / Stephen Wermiel / Marshall Breger / Emily Bazelon / Dahlia Lithwick