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Home » Issues » Archive by Category "2012 March-April"
2012 March-April, Issues, Religion, Science, Staff Picks

King David’s Genes

  • March 8, 2022
  • By author-avatar Nadine Epstein
  • 31 comments
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Some prominent Jewish families believe they are descended from Israel’s greatest monarch. Can DNA testing prove what their family trees have long shown?

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2012 March-April, Arts, Issues

Opinion | Messiahs at the Movies

  • April 28, 2022
  • By author-avatar Sala Levin
  • 1 comment
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By Sala Levin Moment Presents Ten Messianic Flicks Superman (1978) In Richard Donner’s adaptation of the comic-book classic, Jor-El (Marlon Brando) launches his son Kal-El (Hebrew for “voice...

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2012 March-April, Arts, Book Review, Issues

Speaking Volumes | My Spring Break with Philip Roth

  • March 19, 2021
  • By author-avatar Eric Wasserman
  • 0 comments
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At the end of 1995, I briefly dropped out of college. It was an unpleasant time, to say the least. I kept asking myself who...

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2012 March-April, Book Review, History, Issues, Topics

Book Review | The Anti-Semite Who Wasn’t

  • June 4, 2013
  • By author-avatar John Marszalek
  • 0 comments
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By John Marszalek Jonathan Sarna’s book When General Grant Expelled the Jews is going to make a significant splash amidst a wave of new books reevaluating the career...

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2012 March-April, Book Review, Israel, Issues

Book Review | Jerusalem: The Unholy Story

  • June 4, 2013
  • By author-avatar Arieh O Sullivan
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By Arieh O'Sullivan Jerusalem is in an awful location. There’s no water. It’s far from any main trade route, surrounded by mountains, and sitting on an...

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2012 March-April, Book Review, Issues, Religion, Topics

Book Review | They Don’t Make Jews Like Jesus Anymore

  • June 4, 2013
  • By author-avatar Pamela Eisenbaum
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By Pamela Eisenbaum Daniel Boyarin, professor of Talmudic Culture at the University of California Berkeley, may be the most influential scholar of ancient Judaism today. He...

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2012 March-April, Ask the Rabbis, Issues, Religion

Ask the Rabbis | Are Jews Still Expecting a Messiah?

  • December 28, 2021
  • By author-avatar Moment
  • 10 comments
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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...

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2012 March-April, Issues, Jewish Word, Religion, Topics

Jewish Word | A Word Fit for a King

  • July 25, 2019
  • By author-avatar Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
  • 1 comment
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By Caitlin Yoshika Kandil Today, “messiah” usually brings to mind a personal savior, the end of time, the Kingdom of Heaven—or Jesus Christ. This grand, contemporary...

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2012 March-April, Israel, Issues, Opinion, Topics, U.S. Politics

Nathan Guttman: Is the American Right too Right for Israel?

  • June 4, 2013
  • By author-avatar Nathan Guttman
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By Nathan Guttman This election cycle has officially ended the decades-long debate over whether Israel should be an American campaign issue. For better or worse, it...

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2012 March-April, Israel, Issues, Religion

Eetta Prince-Gibson: Can a “Messiah” Save Israel Now?

  • June 4, 2013
  • By author-avatar Eetta Prince-Gibson
  • 1 comment
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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...

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2012 March-April, Israel, Issues, Opinion, Religion, Topics

Naomi Ragen: The Ultra-Orthodox’ PR Problem

  • June 4, 2013
  • By author-avatar Naomi Ragen
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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...

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2012 March-April, Culture, Issues, Opinion, Topics

Clifford D. May: Are We Too Fair-minded to Take Our Own Side?

  • June 4, 2013
  • By author-avatar Clifford D. May
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By Clifford D. May In the 20th century, a war was waged against the Jews of Europe. It culminated in the Holocaust. In the 21st century,...

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