01
May
Funnyman Carl Reiner
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By
Lynda Gorov
The legendary Reiner riffs on his best pal Mel Brooks, talks comedy, reveals his favorite TV show and recites his most-loved Yiddish curses.
30
Apr
Genesis Secularized: An Exchange Between Ronald Hendel and Jon Levenson
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Moment
Genesis Secularized
I’m delighted that Jon Levenson has good things to say about my book, The Book of Genesis: A Biography in Moment's March/April issue. In...
30
Apr
Is The Two State Solution Dead?
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Are separate Israeli and Palestinian states still the answer? Moment speaks with peace negotiators, policy makers, activists and a former head of the Mossad. Noam Chomsky, Dani Dayan, Ruth Gavison, Efraim Halevy and others share their views.
30
Apr
Opinion | Aluf Benn
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Aluf Benn
Secular Israel is More Religious Than You Think – The new unity government lacks ultra-Orthodox representatives, but that does not mean that religion is being left out of the conversation.
30
Apr
Opinion | Clifford D. May
The View from the West Bank – Our columnist travels to Ramallah and meets with recently resigned Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and other top officials.
30
Apr
From the Editor
The Jewish people are time-tested “experts” when it comes to prejudice. Over millennia, we have experienced its many manifestations, from
24
Apr
The Bond Between Greenberg and Robinson
With the timely release of the new DVD of my film The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg upon the heels of the Jackie Robinson...
19
Apr
AIPAC Gets the Rap Genius Treatment
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Sala Levin
Rap Genius, a website that decodes lyrics from rap songs with nearly Talmudic levels of analysis, has for some time now been the place to...
18
Apr
Art, Religion and the Encounter between Two Traditions
“This is a religion. You’re entering a world with its own tradition.” Those unfamiliar with Chaim Potok’s novel My Name is Asher Lev would likely think...
18
Apr
Community Voices: Fayyad Resigned–But Did He?
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J. Zel Lurie
Salam Fayyad was 55 years old when they found him six years ago. "They" are the secretary of state and the European donors who wanted...
16
Apr
From the Back of the Bus to Segregated Beaches at Brandeis University
This weekend marked the fifth annual Gender and Human Rights lecture and conference at Brandeis University. Named for Diane (Dina) Markowicz, a student with a...
15
Apr
From Iraq With Love
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Sala Levin
by Sala Levin
Located at the geographic crossroads of Asia, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, Israel is a kettle of culinary confluence. Perhaps the...