When Michael Zoosman first reached out to Jedidiah Murphy in 2021, he knew very little about his soon-to-be pen pal other than that he had been on death row in Livingston, Texas, for 20 years and that he was a practicing Jew. ...
"There have always been divisions here, ethnic divisions, rivalries and different worldviews. But I think what we've been seeing now is a shift." ...
Join New York Times Jerusalem correspondent Isabel Kershner, author of "The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle For Its Inner Soul," for a conversation with Moment Editor Sarah Breger, about the history of the modern state and the roots of today’s divisions. ...
With no judicial oversight, this self-serving government can use its powers to fire and appoint anyone it wants, to use public resources for pet projects and to otherwise abuse its power. ...
Former Abbas advisor and PA official thinks "the PA is in the worst shape it has been since its creation." ...
As Israel's government advances its Judicial legislation, President Biden speaks out. ...
This May, climate action organization Dayenu released “Rising Tides, Rising Voices: Songs for the Jewish Climate Movement,” a digital songbook, which brings together a diverse set of songs—Jewish and secular, English and Hebrew, chanted and sung—for Jewish climate activism. ...
Edith Everett’s days continue to be filled with endeavors to repair the world and she encourages others to do the same. ...
Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Iraq several months ago, is being held by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Shiite militia in Iraq, Israel’s government confirmed on July 5. A doctoral student at Princeton University, Tsurkov has been held by the insurgent group since March. ...
In February 2022, Moment interviewed Linda Pastan about her poem, “I Hold My Breath,” published in our November/December 2020 issue.
...
Although the Shanghai ghetto was in one of the most dilapidated parts of the city, it was totally unlike the Nazi ghettos of Europe. ...
About You may have heard the myth that the reason you never hear about great female Yiddish writers is that ...