30
Apr
When One’s Duty and the Right Thing are not the Same
A Jewish Vietnam Veteran looks back 50 years on the moral journey that changed his life. Like a distant thunderstorm,
27
Apr
Leadership Controversy Plagues Pro-Israel Umbrella Organization
On Tuesday, members of the Conference of Presidents will vote on the approval of Dianne Lob as the next chairwoman of the organization, a two-year position that would make her the group’s top lay leader. Initially, she was supposed to take office immediately upon approval, but a last-minute change will make Lob chair-elect for the next year, after which she will assume the chairmanship—more on that later.
20
Apr
Will We Vote by Mail Because of the Virus?
If people don’t feel safe going to the polling station, or if large gatherings and close contact are still deemed dangerous, why not allow all voters to fulfill their civic duty through the mail?
13
Apr
A Post-Bernie Democratic Race
Last Wednesday, as Jewish Americans were busy wrapping up their Passover shopping (well distanced outside the supermarkets, or begging for an online delivery slot) and struggling to set up a Zoom call with their socially-distanced families, Bernie Sanders bowed out.
13
Apr
Book Review | ‘We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders’
In his foreword to Linda Sarsour’s memoir of political activism, Harry Belafonte remarks, “It wasn’t that long ago that we lost Martin and Malcom and Bobby.” He is comparing the vilification of Sarsour, the hijab-wearing, Brooklyn-born Palestinian-American, for her anti-Israeli politics to the murderous racist violence of the 1960s. It seems a stretch.
07
Apr
A Meditation on Washing Our Hands
Even though we no longer have a basin, and we no longer have a Temple, we do still have a mitzvah to wash our hands, called netilat yadayim.
06
Apr
What to Watch: ‘A Place to Call Home’
In this time of uncertainty, Moment is working hard to provide you with fact checked news, resources and analysis—plus some lighter fare—to
03
Apr
Suggested Menu for a Passover Feast, Quarantine b’Mitzrayim
With best Passover wishes from my kitchen and family to yours, here are some recipes and food essays to tempt your palate, expand your repertoire and help bring you into the delight and meaning of the holiday, this year of 2020/5781, as we revisit Mitzrayim (Biblical Egypt) from our own narrowed places.
02
Apr
Passover Potato Recipes: Kugelettes and Bhajee
Today’s offering, Ashkenazi potato kuglettes and traditional Indian bhajee, has been inspired by Tania, a lawyer by trade, who cooks
01
Apr
27
Mar
Arab-Jewish Equality Does Not Extend Beyond the Medical System
Mahmoud, the nurse working in the hospital in the north, concludes, “the medical system is a place of equality between Arabs and Jews, both for staff and for patients. But outside of the medical system, Arabs are discriminated against in many ways. We have needed systemic solutions to create greater equality for a long time, and now we realize that we needed them even more.”