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22 Dec

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Michael Doran on the “Bad Deal” with Iran

December 22, 2013
By Lucille Marshall
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By Lucille Marshall America’s recent agreement with Iran is a “bad deal,” former Bush National Security Council official Michael Doran told students and community members at...

19 Dec

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Week in Review: Israel’s Bedouin Resettlement Plan, “Homeland”‘s Diplomatic Impact and more!

December 19, 2013
By Moment
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Last week the Israeli government announced it was suspending the controversial Bedouin resettlement bill, a five-year economic development initiative that would have legalized and provided...

18 Dec

In the News, International, Latest

Q&A: Sochi 2014, Russia’s Gays and the Jewish Response

March 17, 2022
By Josh Tapper
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Yelena Goltsman, of RUSA LGBT, a support group for Russian-speaking gay people in the United States, on Russia’s anti-gay policies and the Sochi Olympics.

12 Dec

International, Latest, Religion

Q&A: Quebec Charter of Values Controversy

December 17, 2013
By Josh Tapper
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In the Canadian province of Quebec, religious groups have been up in arms over the past several months regarding a controversial piece of secularism legislation...

12 Dec

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Week in Review: Is the Two-State Solution Dead? Nelson Mandela, Jews and Marijuana and more!

December 12, 2013
By Moment
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East this week, in hopes of renewing the stalled peace talks between Israel...

06 Dec

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Steven Pinker, Leon Fleisher & Other Creatives Weigh In On Creativity & The Brain

July 10, 2014
By Moment
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What's the connection between neuroscience and creativity? It was the question on everyone's mind the evening of Sunday, November 24th at Moment Magazine's 2013 symposium dinner,...

06 Dec

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Moment Magazine 2013 Guide to France

May 16, 2023
By Nadine Epstein
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Narbonne: A Lost Medieval Jewish Kingdom by Nadine Epstein Jewish kings reigned from the 8th to 14th century in southern France. People are surprised when I mention that Narbonne,...

06 Dec

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Recipe: Jennifer Abadi’s Syrian Meatballs with Sour Cherries

December 6, 2013
By jtapper
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In the first edition of our new Friday recipe feature, cookbook author Jennifer Abadi brings us kibbeh m'Gerraz, or Syrian meatballs with sour cherries, a...

05 Dec

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Book Review | Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethem

June 1, 2017
By Lydia Kiesling
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Before I began reading Dissident Gardens, Jonathan Lethem’s new novel, I was advised to obtain a copy of Vivian Gornick’s Romance of American Communism for a little crash course on its context.

05 Dec

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This Week in Jewish Politics, Culture and Religion: Netanyahu and Pope Francis, Plus Google’s Pursuit of Immortality

December 5, 2013
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
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Benjamin Netanyahu met with Pope Francis at the Vatican this week, presenting the pontiff with a Spanish translation of The Origins of the Inquisition, a...

03 Dec

In the News, Latest, Religion

Q&A: Rabbi Abraham Skorka, Friend of Pope Francis

December 3, 2013
By Josh Tapper
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The Argentinian rabbi talks about Jewish-Catholic relations and his longtime friendship with the current pope. By Josh Tapper For many years, Abraham Skorka, an Argentine rabbi, carried...

03 Dec

Guest Blog

Born to Be Red

December 3, 2013
By Joao Andrade
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Dissident Gardens Jonathan Lethem Doubleday 2013, pp. 384, $27.95 Review by Lydia Kiesling Born to Be Red Before I began reading Dissident Gardens, Jonathan Lethem’s new novel, I was advised to obtain...