Page 386 – Moment Magazine

11 Nov

The Human Touch

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Merav Levkowitz Tuesday (November 9th) marked seventy-two years since Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass,” which marked the beginning of the Holocaust in Germany. The...

09 Nov

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Jordan and Israel: Awkward Bedfellows

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Samantha Sisskind AMMAN, JORDAN - Two groups met at the banks of one of the world’s most meandering and politically significant rivers in the world....

09 Nov

Latest, Religion

What Would Abraham Do?

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Daniel Kieval A Christian, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a room. No, it's not the beginning of a bad joke. But its meaning...

08 Nov

History, Latest, Misc

The Fallen Kibbutz: A Microcosm of Israeli Society

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Lily Hoffman Simon This year marked the centennial birthday of the Kibbutz. However, the structure of these unique societal experiments has changed so dramatically that,...

08 Nov

Culture, Latest, Religion

It Gets Better for Jews, Too

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Steven Philp It has been one month since the suicides of ten LGBT teens prompted a national debate on the adverse effects of homophobic bullying...

05 Nov

Culture, Latest, Religion

E-Judaism and the Online Shtetl

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Merav Levkowitz Those of us who have a Facebook roster full of Jewish friends are used to it: “Shabbat shalom” status updates, photos of apples and...

04 Nov

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At Sanity Rally, Sense Through Satire

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer In the weeks leading up to last Saturday’s Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, the media world was practically falling...

04 Nov

History, Latest

Yitzhak Rabin: 15 Years Later

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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In a moving column in The New York Times, President Bill Clinton pays tribute to slain Israeli Prime Minister and peacemaker Yitzhak Rabin. "I continue to believe...

03 Nov

Culture, Latest, Religion

Is Society the Angel of Death? Elie Wiesel's Take

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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by Daniel Kieval "Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor." (Leviticus 19:16) In an address given last week at Wesleyan University, Elie...

02 Nov

Culture, Latest, Misc

Sustainable Tzedakah

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Steven Philp Now that we have entered the month of November, many of us look forward to the prospect of spending time with loved ones...

02 Nov

Latest, Religion

The Olive Conflict

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Lily Hoffman Simon When Noah’s ark ended its forty day journey, Noah sent forth a dove, which returned to him with an olive branch. The olive...

02 Nov

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The Emergence of Jewish Republicans

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Gabriel Weinstein After a year of raucous Tea Party protests, growing disillusionment with presidential policies and economic stagnation, Republicans’ fantasy of regaining control of at...