16
Jul
The Laugh
A physics professor is approached by a stranger in São Paulo and is pulled into a metaphysical mystery.
15
Jul
Samer Sanijlawi Knows Israelis “Better Than They Know Themselves”
If Israelis and Palestinians ever enter into negotiations, East Jerusalemite Palestinian Samer Sanijlawi intends to be part of the talks.
15
Jul
Summer Reads for Sun—and Shade
Spies in the Warsaw Ghetto! Ob/Gyns on Everest! Handmaids of Ancient Canaan!
12
Jul
Six Days Without Waze
Moment’s editor-in-chief zigzagged around Israel asking Israelis across a wide spectrum to articulate their visions for the country’s future.
12
Jul
From the Editor | Searching for Our Ben-Gurion and Jabotinsky
In the 1920s, two strong-willed leaders clashed fiercely over different visions of the Jewish state. Eventually, they became friends.
12
Jul
Opinion | Is Antisemitism Eternal?
The “essentialist” antisemitism argument is oddly comforting—It’s not us, it’s them!—but also dangerous.
10
Jul
Moment Debate | Who Do You Think Would Make a Better President—Biden or Trump?
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Moment
Two Jewish voters explain their pick for president—and the impact of issues like Trump’s convictions and Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza.
10
Jul
Opinion | A ‘Mixed’ Marriage, a Lifelong Journey
Bert and I met on June 9, 1963, fell madly in love, talked incessantly, got engaged in October and married two months later, astonished by our commonalities and delighted by our differences.
09
Jul
The Art of Diplomacy in a Fragile World with Stuart E. Eizenstat and Amy E. Schwartz
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Stuart Eizenstat discusses what led to U.S. diplomatic agreements, what Eizenstat learned in his long career as a negotiator and what today’s negotiators can learn from the diplomatic successes and failures of the past to broker new treaties and bring peace to regions worldwide.
08
Jul
From the Margins to the Mainstream
Thirty years after the Rebbe’s death, is Chabad the most influential Jewish denomination today?
08
Jul
B’Ivrit | Israeli Dailies Pounce on Biden’s Lackluster Debate Performance
“The Debate and the Collapse,” read the main headline of Yediot Aharonot, Israel’s largest centrist publication. The commentary column alongside the article, written by Nadav Eyal, was simply titled “Catastrophe.”
08
Jul
JPVP Roundup | Trump’s Trials and Biden’s Tribulations
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Moment
In this update, 7 JPVP respondents talk about how Biden’s poor performance at the debate will affect their votes in November.