04
Nov
Bernard-Henri Lévy
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By
Liam Hoare
France’s public intellectual no.1 has become its number-one defender of Jews—and democratic intervention around the world.
04
Nov
Behind The Headlines // ISIS Recruitment
Warren Richey, a staff writer for The Christian Science Monitor, explored this sophisticated recruitment machine in a recent seven-part series called “ISIS In America.” Moment speaks with Richey about how ISIS reels in Western teens and what can be done.
04
Nov
Author Interview // Geraldine Brooks
Australian-born, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and former journalist Geraldine Brooks has made her mark with daring fictional reimaginings of some of the most iconic figures in history and literature. A convert to Judaism, Brooks delved into Jewish history in her 2008 novel, People of the Book, which recounts the journey of the Sarajevo Haggadah through centuries of war and strife.
04
Nov
Opinion // Obama’s Distorted Views on Israel
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By
Anna Isaacs
by Peter Berkowitz
The president's quest for even-handedness is misguided and dangerous.
Speaking at Harvard University in October, Secretary of State John Kerry asserted that “a massive...
03
Nov
Historian Jeffrey Herf on Interpreting Iran Through Germany
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by Emily Shwake
Jeffrey Herf is a professor of modern European intellectual history at the University of Maryland. He has used his specialization in 20th-century Germany...
03
Nov
Opinion // What Do We Mean By Jewish Continuity?
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By
navid
We all want Jewish grandchildren—but are we going about it the right way?
02
Nov
Opinion // Yitzhak Rabin’s Legacy Is Very Much Alive
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By
Moment
If you think Israel’s “right” is “nationalistic” and the “left” wants “peace,” think again.
02
Nov
Book Review // Killing a King
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By
The assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 20 years ago produced instant analysis of unusual accuracy. Typically, it takes decades for the air to clear enough for history to make a sound judgment, especially in the Middle East. But when Rabin was shot in the back in November 1995, the Israelis of various camps who either mourned or celebrated what they thought the murder meant for their country turned out to be exactly right.
26
Oct
Matisyahu Shakes Off the Dust with New Album
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Sala Levin
This month’s release of Live at Stubb’s Vol. III marks 10 years in the limelight for Matisyahu, the American Jewish reggae rapping sensation. But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the man his fans commonly refer to as Matis.
25
Oct
“Faith Ed” Tackles Religion in the Classroom
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by Laura Davis
In March of 2014, during a meeting at her synagogue in Lexington, Massachusetts, Linda K. Wertheimer heard about some disturbing incidents of anti-Semitism...
25
Oct
A Dispatch From the Israeli-American Conference
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by George E. Johnson
The conventional wisdom in American Jewish life is that the next generation of Jewish adults is less “Jewish” and essentially turned off...
24
Oct
Ilan Berman’s Iran
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by Emily Shwake
The first thing Ilan Berman told the crowd was: “You do not want to read this book.” This introduction was a bit misleading...