From the Editor | Searching for Our Ben-Gurion and Jabotinsky
In the 1920s, two strong-willed leaders clashed fiercely over different visions of the Jewish state. Eventually, they became friends.
From the Editor | How Nuance Can Save Us
Since October 7, the American Jewish conversation seems to have become stuck in an infinite loop that circles between fear for the Jewish future and finger-pointing in all directions.
From the Editor | Must We Harden Our Hearts?
More than seven million Jews and seven million Arabs live in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. No matter how much one side or the other wishes, neither group is going anywhere.
From the Editor | A Dangerous Paradigm Shift—for Everyone
I am always amazed at the power of one violent act to upend the fragile progress of humanity—in particular the painstaking work of constructing peace.
Watch: Learning from Isaac Asimov
Moment Editor-in-Chief Nadine Epstein performs “Learning from Isaac Asimov” accompanied by a dynamic video.
From the Editor | Learning from Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov’s work is foundational to much of modern AI. But his robots were programmed to be truthful, and the programming mostly worked.
From the Editor | Elie Wiesel and Two Girls He Never Met
Shortly before Elie Wiesel, one of Moment’s two cofounders, died in 2016, I had an appointment to visit him in New York.
From the Editor | The Place Where We Are Right
I have been editing Moment for so long now that I can close my eyes before a story is published and see the letters to the editor and comments that we are going to receive.
From the Editor | We Can No Longer Take Enlightenment Values For Granted
2021 has turned out to be another unpredictable year. As wave after wave of news stories reporting death and mayhem rolled over us, I found myself thinking about the Enlightenment.
From the Editor | The Miracle That Is Jewish Jokes
Believe it or not, I grew up in a Jewish family that didn’t tell jokes.
From the Editor | The Blessings of Community
My father died peacefully on a wintry morning this February. The day before, there was a snowstorm, and he spent hours watching the flakes fall outside his kitchen window.