What we’re reading—and watching—this week. ...
Can we reconcile security with our Jewish values? How can we welcome prospective new members if we are afraid to open the door to anyone unknown? ...
Henry Kissinger laid the groundwork for American diplomacy in the Middle East almost 50 years ago through his efforts to end the Yom Kippur War and his “shuttle diplomacy” with Israel, Egypt and Syria. In his new book, Master of the Game, Martin Indyk, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and ...
I heard a female voice, a voice that seemed to be addressing me. “Hi, how are you today?” It was, to my astonishment, the sabra from the hotel lobby. ...
Colleyville has attained the type of fame it had never wished for. Now etched in American Jewish collective memory alongside Pittsburgh, PA and Poway, CA, the town has become yet another reminder of the dangers still facing Jews in America, and of the fact that these dangers are on the ...
Janice Rothschild Blumberg and her husband Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, whose synagogue in Atlanta was bombed by white supremacists in 1958, were close friends with Coretta Scott King and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, working together championing civil rights. Janice Rothschild Blumberg and Moment’s editor-in-chief Nadine Epstein are in conversation ...
“The focus of the fest this year was about investing in solutions, and pulling away from supporting the systems that perpetuate the problem," ...
Jamie Raskin, a father, Congressman and Constitutional law professor, began 2021 grief stricken after the painful loss of his son, Tommy, to suicide. Just seven days later he experienced the horrific events of the Capitol insurrection on January 6 and then led the impeachment effort of President Donald Trump. Congressman ...
People told us that it would get better, the grief. But how was this different from forgetting? ...
Throughout the Trump presidency, the summer of Black Lives Matter protests and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when asked about the alarming degree of polarization and anger in politics, I would always offer by way of comparison a time when I thought things had been worse: 1968. ...
Throughout the 20th century, Jews have always contributed to American popular music, from Irving Berlin to Carole King and beyond. But according to musician Joe Alterman, executive director of Neranenah Concert & Culture Series, the Jewishness of the music is defined by its story and not necessarily its melody. Part ...
Like it or not, 2022 will require the United States, its allies, Israel and the pro-Israel community to make some tough decisions. ...