Five Things to Know This Week: Bibi, Bipartisanship and Israeli Elections
Nathan Guttman on the upcoming Israeli elections and Benjamin Netanyahu’s play on American politics
Soros: A Small Sacrifice for Netanyahu
George Soros and his contributions to organizations in Israel and Palestine are under attack. Many claim he is “Israel’s enemy” and anti-Israel, but other political motivations behind the anti-Soros campaign encouraged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Book Review | To Heal the World
Neumann claims that liberal Judaism in America hijacked the Jewish tradition by distorting the concept of tikkun olam to fit their left-leaning and “anti-Israel” politics.
Ask The Rabbis | Should We Edit Our Children’s Genes?
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Maybe not edit. Maybe just proofread and add a comma or a few comments in the margin. If circumstances require, perhaps add an exclamation mark,...
Five Things to Know This Week: AIPAC Insights And Trump’s Campaign Boost
1. AIPAC goes tough, but then what?
An unmistakable air of combativeness set the tone for AIPAC’s annual policy conference. The 18,000 participants, dignitaries, professionals and...
Debate | What Do We Need More Of—Nationalism or Globalism?
Yoram Hazony argues that Nationalism is better for the world than Globalism.
Debate | What Do We Need More Of—Nationalism or Globalism?
Which is better, globalism or nationalism? Which does the world need more of right now?
Everything else being equal, globalism is better—globalism coupled with policies...
Book Review | Why the Left Left Israel
Vivian Gornick reviews Susie Linfield’s The Lions’ Den, a book critiquing the Left’s stance on Israel through a variety of notable thinkers, including Hannah Arendt, Noam Chomsky, and others.
Book Review | JDate for the Dead
Author Geraldine Brooks reviews Nathan Englander’s new book, kaddish.com
Opinion | Why Israel’s Supreme Court Was Right to Ban Michael Ben Ari
On May 17, Israel’s Supreme Court banned Michael Ben Ari, leader of the Otzma Yehudit (“Jewish Party”) party from running in the April 9 general elections. But the issue of racism in Israeli society is far from over.
Ira Forman in Conversation With Deborah Lipstadt
Deborah Lipstadt knows a lot about anti-Semitism, and she’s talked a lot about it lately, ever since her book Antisemitism: Here and Now came out right in the middle of the biggest public furor on the topic in years.
How Is Your Judaism Different From Your Parents’?
Moment asked millennial Jews, “How is your Judaism different from your parents’?” The young generation of the Jewish community looks diverse—and proud to be Jewish.