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05 Mar

2012 March-April, Book Review, History, Issues, Topics

Book Review | The Anti-Semite Who Wasn’t

June 4, 2013
By John Marszalek
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By John Marszalek Jonathan Sarna’s book When General Grant Expelled the Jews is going to make a significant splash amidst a wave of new books reevaluating the career...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Book Review, Israel, Issues

Book Review | Jerusalem: The Unholy Story

June 4, 2013
By Arieh O Sullivan
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By Arieh O'Sullivan Jerusalem is in an awful location. There’s no water. It’s far from any main trade route, surrounded by mountains, and sitting on an...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Book Review, Issues, Religion, Topics

Book Review | They Don’t Make Jews Like Jesus Anymore

June 4, 2013
By Pamela Eisenbaum
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By Pamela Eisenbaum Daniel Boyarin, professor of Talmudic Culture at the University of California Berkeley, may be the most influential scholar of ancient Judaism today. He...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Ask the Rabbis, Issues, Religion

Ask the Rabbis | Are Jews Still Expecting a Messiah?

December 28, 2021
By Moment
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INDEPENDENT Very few of us ever expected the Messiah. We spent most of our history hoping for one. And one day, indeed, the dove will return...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Issues, Jewish Word, Religion, Topics

Jewish Word | A Word Fit for a King

By Caitlin Yoshika Kandil Today, “messiah” usually brings to mind a personal savior, the end of time, the Kingdom of Heaven—or Jesus Christ. This grand, contemporary...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Israel, Issues, Opinion, Topics, U.S. Politics

Nathan Guttman: Is the American Right too Right for Israel?

June 4, 2013
By Nathan Guttman
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By Nathan Guttman This election cycle has officially ended the decades-long debate over whether Israel should be an American campaign issue. For better or worse, it...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Israel, Issues, Religion

Eetta Prince-Gibson: Can a “Messiah” Save Israel Now?

June 4, 2013
By Eetta Prince-Gibson
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By Eetta Prince-Gibson “The Messiah is not coming. The Messiah is not going to phone, either.” In a still-popular song from the 1980s, Israeli rock singer Shalom...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Israel, Issues, Opinion, Religion, Topics

Naomi Ragen: The Ultra-Orthodox’ PR Problem

June 4, 2013
By Naomi Ragen
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By Naomi Ragen The cultural divide in Israel between Haredi and secular Jews has reached new extremes. In December, Haredi men spat upon a terrified eight-year-old...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Culture, Issues, Opinion, Topics

Clifford D. May: Are We Too Fair-minded to Take Our Own Side?

June 4, 2013
By Clifford D. May
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By Clifford D. May In the 20th century, a war was waged against the Jews of Europe. It culminated in the Holocaust. In the 21st century,...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, From the Editor, Issues, Opinion, Topics

From The Editor

February 5, 2013
By Nadine Epstein
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By Nadine Epstein Welcome to our Messiah Issue! The specter of a messiah is alive and well in the 21st century. We may not think of it...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Fiction, Issues, Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction

Fiction // Infections

August 2, 2023
By Dalia Rosenfeld
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This story is the second-place winner of the 2010 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Founded in 2000, the contest was created to recognize authors...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, History, Issues, Religion

Messiah Mania: A Short History of Four Jews and Their Legacies

June 4, 2013
By Joan Alpert
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Jesus Simon Bar Kokhba Shabbtai Tzvi Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson No one can verify the exact number, but to date, Judaism has rejected at least 24 Jews claiming to...