28
Dec
The Top 18 Most-Read Stories From 2018
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Ellen Wexler
As the end of 2018 nears, take a look back at Moment’s most-read stories this year.
28
Dec
Amos Oz, Beloved Israeli Author, Dies at 79
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Anis Modi
Famed Israeli author Amos Oz has passed away today, aged 79, after a short battle with cancer. Perhaps the most renowned Israeli author, Oz’s work has been translated into 45 languages and won dozens of awards, including the prestigious Goethe Prize and the Israel Prize for Literature. Oz was also an activist, repeatedly advocating in favor of the two-state solution and calling for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
28
Dec
The Thirty Years’ War’s Legacy for Religious Pluralism
The legacy of this half-forgotten conflict is an important one for those who care about religious freedom and religious pluralism today.
27
Dec
Five Things to Know This Week: Is Bibi Losing Trump?
In the roller coaster known as the Trump presidency, nothing lasts forever, and the president’s recent decision to pull American troops out of Syria is seen as a diplomatic and strategic blow to Israel.
20
Dec
Travel to Greece and Bulgaria with Moment
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Moment
Join us on Moment's Jewish Heritage Tour of Greece and Bulgaria. Together, we'll explore Greece and Bulgaria's rich Jewish traditions and histories, as well as...
19
Dec
Book Review | The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary, 3 vols. by Robert Alter
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary, 3 vols.
by Robert Alter
W. W. Norton
2018, 3500 pp, $125
When I first learned that Robert Alter had completed the...
18
Dec
It’s Time for the Israeli Government to Take a Stand Against Gender-Based Violence
In early December, under banners declaring “This is an emergency” and carrying signs with pictures of the 24 women murdered in 2018, more than 20,000 women gathered in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to protest against femicide and gender-based violence in Israel.
17
Dec
Five Things to Know This Week: BDS, Saudi Arabia, and Tax Reform
Regardless of whether the anti-BDS law gets attached and becomes law, the debate it triggered can serve as a useful map of pro-Israel politics on the Democratic side.
16
Dec
Author Interview | Judea Pearl
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Does the rooster’s crow cause the sunrise? The answer seems obvious, if you’re a human—but a machine can only understand that the rooster’s crow and...
16
Dec
Book Review | Dear Zealots: Letters from a Divided Land by Amos Oz
Dear Zealots: Letters from a Divided Land
by Amos Oz
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2018, 138 pp, $15.31
Amos Oz’s modest new book of nonfiction is a container for some...
12
Dec
Six More Jewish Movies to Stream on Netflix
An updated list of Jewish movies streaming on Netflix—including everything from Jewish comedies to dramas to documentaries.
10
Dec
Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ Comes to the Big Screen
Director Luca Guadagnino announced that he is planning to adapt Bob Dylan’s 1975 album Blood on the Tracks for the screen.