30
Oct
How Big is the ISIS Threat?
The Sunni extremist group in Syria and Iraq could cause turmoil in the entire Middle East.
30
Oct
The Third Man and Me: A Halloween Tradition
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Sala Levin
by Hillel F. Damron
My love affair with The Third Man began many years ago. It was a sunny, hot summer day in Tel Aviv, and...
30
Oct
Bringing the Pew to the Bench: Moment/Newseum Discussion on How Religion Influences Supreme Court Justices
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Rachel Gross
On October 27, Moment and the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute partnered to bring a provocative discussion on religion and the Supreme Court.
29
Oct
The Theocracy in Democracy Project: An Uneasy Union
When it comes to marriage & divorce, Israel is a theocracy under the control of its Orthodox Rabbinate. What can be done?
29
Oct
A Milestone at the Western Wall
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Moment
by Marilyn Cooper
Mar Cheshvan’s Rosh Hodesh, the monthly holiday celebrating the new moon, is traditionally associated with bitterness because Cheshvan contains no holidays. But now...
29
Oct
Jewish Word // “NJB”
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Maybe you know one. Maybe you want one. Maybe you are one. Go to JDate.com, and you’re guaranteed to find one: “Message me if you are looking for a nice Jewish boy who values family, respect and loyalty.”
29
Oct
Opinion // ISIS Commits Cultural Genocide
Militants sever the ties that connect the region to the world—and history
by Amy E. Schwartz
In 2010, Bonnie Burnham, president of the World Monuments Fund, paid a...
29
Oct
Opinion // The Enemy of My Enemy…
Should Israelis befriend moderate Sunnis such as the Saudis, or the region’s outcasts?
by Gabriel Scheinmann
At the United Nations in early fall, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
29
Oct
Opinion // Why Women Are Still Not Heard
Even today, many Jewish women leaders are afraid to speak out with self-assurance.
by Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Sometimes, words speak louder than actions.
Women have proliferated lately in...
29
Oct
Opinion // Israel Fixes Everything and Resolves Nothing
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Nahum Barnea
Netanyahu and Israel are stuck in the status quo as the Palestinians go in another direction.
by Nahum Barnea
We’re living in a period of dramatic change, but...
29
Oct
From the Editors // Nadine Epstein & Sarah Breger
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navid
Israel is a bifurcated nation. On one side, it is a robust democracy with active executive, legislative and judicial branches. On the other, it has...
21
Oct
What We’re Reading: George Johnson
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Here, we share what Moment editors are reading and watching, from news to novels. Up this week is senior editor George Johnson, who recently explored the Jewish origins...