Eetta Prince-Gibson: Can a “Messiah” Save Israel Now?
By Eetta Prince-Gibson
“The Messiah is not coming. The Messiah is not going to phone, either.”
In a still-popular song from the 1980s, Israeli rock singer Shalom...
Naomi Ragen: The Ultra-Orthodox’ PR Problem
By Naomi Ragen
The cultural divide in Israel between Haredi and secular Jews has reached new extremes. In December, Haredi men spat upon a terrified eight-year-old...
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...
Jewish Word | Proud and Prickly with a Soft Heart
By Eileen Lavine
Muscular. Courageous. Bronzed. The stereotype of the sun-kissed sabra is Ari ben Canaan, as played by actor Paul Newman in the 1960 movie Exodus....
Whither Israel’s Grand Strategies?
Mainstream Sunni Arab countries—traditionally adversaries of Israel—are now its potential allies
in the struggle against Iran and militant Islam.
One of the signal characteristics of Israel’s security...
Women Get the Front Seat
Israel’s High Court agreed that gender separation on Israeli public buses violated the principles of equality,
individual rights and freedom of religion.
In 2004, I embarked on...
Separate But Not Equal
In the second of Moment’s series on Arab citizens of Israel, we explore the country’s low-performing segregated Arab schools. After decades of neglect, the Israeli government is taking steps to address inequities. But who should control the schools and write their curricula? The outcome could have a major impact on Israel’s future.
Hiking the Holy Land
Israel’s 620–mile Israel National Trail traverses dramatic ecological diversity, natural beauty and world history. Find out why everyone from bar mitzvah boys to novelist David Grossman is hiking the trail and reconnecting with the land.
From Arab to Palestinian Israeli
In the first of a Moment series on Israel’s Arab citizens, we meet three generations of one family. Unlike her grandmother and mother, Sham Kalboni, 35, is a political activist. Still, she has no intention of leaving the country she considers home. Read the introduction to Moment’s series on Israel’s Arab Citizens.
Israel’s Women Are Forced to the Back of the Bus
Back in 2003 I took a bus from downtown Jerusalem to my home in the northern suburb of Ramot, a mixed secular and modern Orthodox...