08
Mar
Opinion | A Daycare Tragedy Opens My Eyes
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Naomi Ragen
Sometimes a single truth, belatedly discovered, can change one’s world view with surprising swiftness.
08
Mar
Opinion Interview | How to Get Through to an Extremist
Since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, attention has turned to the multiple strains of violent extremism flourishing at home.
08
Mar
Moment Debate | Should the First Amendment Apply to Social Media?
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Moment
We’re living with an unprecedented threat to free speech, with much of today’s public discourse controlled by a handful of companies with unsurpassed wealth and power—companies whose capitalization values exceed the economies of major developed countries.
08
Mar
Jewish Word | What Is Cancel Culture—and What Does Judaism Say About It?
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By
Lilly Gelman
Comedian Kevin Hart was bumped from hosting the 2019 Oscars for years-old homophobic tweets.
08
Mar
Jews in the Middle: Who Are the Jewish Independent Voters?
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04
Mar
Beshert | The Meant-To-Be Coffee Pot
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Judi Connery
Judi Connery admired her mother’s classic coffee pot painting. In the midst of a pandemic, when she needed it most, the coffee pot found her.
03
Mar
‘The Vigil’: Dark Night of the Soul
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Sarah Breger
Keith Thomas’s new horror movie The Vigil centers around a night of shmirah, the act of guarding a dead body from the moment of death...
02
Mar
The State of Democracy 2021: A Conversation with David Brooks and Robert Siegel
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Now that we are almost halfway through the Biden Administration’s first 100 days, what is the current state of our democracy? Will Democrats and Republicans be able to put their differences aside and work together? What is the fallout from January 6th? Can Americans come back together again? New York Times columnist David Brooks is in conversation with Robert Siegel, Moment special literary contributor and former senior host of NPR’s All Things Considered. The State of Democracy is a Moment series hosted by Robert Siegel.
25
Feb
Beshert | A Pandemic Pup with a Name of Her Own
We called her Toots, for about a day. And then I could not look at our wild-haired, chipmunk-size puppy and call her that name, which...
24
Feb
Queen Esther Goes to Hollywood
The pivotal moment is when Esther decides to come unbidden before the king.
She asks the eunuch Hegai for a chariot, but he refuses her and...
23
Feb
The Marvelous Mr. Lee
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Dan Raviv
Stan Lee is credited as the creator of Marvel Comics and the ever-expanding MCU. But the story of his life and work is more complex.
23
Feb
Hitler’s Tasters: Play Reading and Talkback with Michelle Kholos Brooks and Gavriel D. Rosenfeld
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The cast, director, and playwright of Hitler’s Tasters share excerpts from their award-winning play, a dark comedy about a group of young women who have the opportunity to die for their country every day as Adolf Hitler’s food tasters. Playwright Michelle Kholos Brooks is also in conversation with Holocaust historian and author Gavriel D. Rosenfeld about the journey of Hitler’s Tasters, which is inspired by true events, as well the broader resonance of the play in our current culture. This program is part of the 2021 Moment Theater Festival.