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Week in Review: Israel’s Bedouin Resettlement Plan, “Homeland”‘s Diplomatic Impact and more!

December 19, 2013
By Moment
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Last week the Israeli government announced it was suspending the controversial Bedouin resettlement bill, a five-year economic development initiative that would have legalized and provided...

In the News, International, Latest

Q&A: Sochi 2014, Russia’s Gays and the Jewish Response

March 17, 2022
By Josh Tapper
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Yelena Goltsman, of RUSA LGBT, a support group for Russian-speaking gay people in the United States, on Russia’s anti-gay policies and the Sochi Olympics.

International, Latest, Religion

Q&A: Quebec Charter of Values Controversy

December 17, 2013
By Josh Tapper
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In the Canadian province of Quebec, religious groups have been up in arms over the past several months regarding a controversial piece of secularism legislation...

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Week in Review: Is the Two-State Solution Dead? Nelson Mandela, Jews and Marijuana and more!

December 12, 2013
By Moment
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East this week, in hopes of renewing the stalled peace talks between Israel...

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Steven Pinker, Leon Fleisher & Other Creatives Weigh In On Creativity & The Brain

July 10, 2014
By Moment
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What's the connection between neuroscience and creativity? It was the question on everyone's mind the evening of Sunday, November 24th at Moment Magazine's 2013 symposium dinner,...

Food, Latest, Uncategorized

Recipe: Jennifer Abadi’s Syrian Meatballs with Sour Cherries

December 6, 2013
By jtapper
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In the first edition of our new Friday recipe feature, cookbook author Jennifer Abadi brings us kibbeh m'Gerraz, or Syrian meatballs with sour cherries, a...

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This Week in Jewish Politics, Culture and Religion: Netanyahu and Pope Francis, Plus Google’s Pursuit of Immortality

December 5, 2013
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
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Benjamin Netanyahu met with Pope Francis at the Vatican this week, presenting the pontiff with a Spanish translation of The Origins of the Inquisition, a...

In the News, Latest, Religion

Q&A: Rabbi Abraham Skorka, Friend of Pope Francis

December 3, 2013
By Josh Tapper
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The Argentinian rabbi talks about Jewish-Catholic relations and his longtime friendship with the current pope. By Josh Tapper For many years, Abraham Skorka, an Argentine rabbi, carried...

Culture, Latest, U.S. Politics

New York City Is Not a Melting Pot

November 30, 2013
By Steven Volynets
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Snapshot of Black Man Asleep On A Jewish Man’s Shoulder Unleashes (Virtual) Love Fest By Steven Volynets The social media frenzy spawned by the cell phone photo...

Environment, International, Israel, Latest

The Environment: A New Prospect for Peace in the Middle East

November 26, 2013
By Lucille Marshall
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By Lucille Marshall As Israelis and Palestinians embark on yet another round of negotiations this year, Shahar Sadeh, a visiting professor at Columbia University’s Earth Institute,...

International, Israel, Latest

Israel’s Negev Bedouin Challenge and the Exploitation of Human Rights

November 24, 2013
By Emily Ziedman
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By Emily Ziedman The relationship between the state of Israel and the Bedouin population in the Negev is extremely complex, and is the subject of intense...

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The Long Life of Fiddler on the Roof

November 1, 2013
By Deborah Kalb
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Alisa Solomon is the author most recently of the new book Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof. She also has written Re-Dressing the...

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