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...
The Man on J Street: The Story of Jeremy Ben-Ami
The new “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby has created a storm in the Jewish world: Some credit it with opening a much-needed debate on American Middle East policy, and others accuse it of playing into the hands of Israel’s enemies. Moment tells the story of the group’s rise and of its founder, Jeremy Ben-Ami, son of an Irgun member.
Opinion—Eric Alterman
Has J Street Been Defamed?
Sarah Palin says that Israel’s West Bank settlements “should be allowed to be expanded upon, because that population of Israel is...
Yuri Foreman
In between bouts and mixing it up at his Brooklyn gym, the world junior middleweight champion is studying to be an Orthodox rabbi. The Belarussian-born, Israeli-reared 29-year-old discusses his boxing—and spiritual—journey.
Meet the Birdman
Yossi Leshem—the world-renowned ornithologist and champion of Israel’s environmental movement—resembles a cross between a linebacker and an academic. Frameless glasses perched precariously on his nose, he speeds through Jerusalem’s narrow streets, simultaneously leaning down to fumble for a pamphlet about owls, answering his cell phone and informing me that it is too cloudy to bird-watch.
Sufganiyot: The Other Hanukkah Treat
Nowadays sufganiyot are much more than jelly doughnuts—fillings run the gamut from different preserves to custards to chocolate.