Debunked: 500-Year-Old Torah Scroll Found in Assad’s Residence
Video on social media incorrectly claims to show a 500-year-old Torah scroll found at former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s mansion.
With Assad’s Fall, Have Chances Risen for Hostage Release from Gaza?
Each leader has his own legacy in mind and his own explanation of this dramatic moment in the Middle East’s history.
Chrismukkah: As Defined by a Jew Who Celebrates
I’ve always loved being Jewish, but growing up, I felt lucky that my dad was Christian. Unlike many of my Jewish friends, every winter my...
Interview | Yair Golan on the Detriments of Israeli Tribalism
Once again, we face the challenge of creating one nation.
Interview | Manuel Trajtenberg on Israel’s Future
I have a deep faith that the situation will improve.
Opinion | Netanyahu vs. the “Deep State”
Netanyahu’s praise for Feldstein show that he will reward loyalty to him, even at the expense of loyalty to the rule of law.
Sabbath Queen with Amichai Lau Lavie, Sandi DuBowski and Aimee Ginsburg Bikel
Amichai Lau-Lavie and Sandi DuBowski are in conversation with Lau-Lavie’s longtime friend, journalist and writer Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, author of Theodore Bikel’s The City of Light, about the Sabbath Queen and what it means to be in the “messy middle.”
Wisdom Project | For Larry Schlesinger, 103, Education Is Paramount
Maybe you can’t control events, but at least you’ll have some vision about what’s going on.
B’Ivrit | A Surprisingly Cool Reception in the Israeli Media to the Lebanon Cease-Fire Deal
Press coverage was peppered with skepticism and suspicion.
Why Is Turkey Harboring Hamas?
But why Turkey—an actual NATO member—is offering succor to Hamas and other Iranian interests, both rhetorically and now materially, is a whole other question.
Bernie Forces Democrats to Take a Stand
Here too, everyone had something to count as a win.
Safeguarding American Journalism & Democracy with Dana Bash, Robert Siegel, Debra Katz, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Nadine Epstein, Leah Siegel and Nina Totenberg
Moment’s 2024 benefit and awards dinner celebrates trailblazers in journalism and democracy.