15
Aug
Opinion | Rushdie is a Champion of Religious Freedom, Too
The sudden reemergence of violence against Rushdie is a reminder of the great issues his ordeal represents—and that fight’s human cost over decades.
06
Jul
Moment Debate | Are We Losing Our Democracy?
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By
Moment
Every generation faces challenges, and we certainly have our share of them.
29
Jun
Opinion | Inside a Hasidic Schism
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By
Naomi Ragen
On two evenings in late May, the streets of Jerusalem were once again the scene of violent riots.
18
May
Opinion | The Exploitation of a Palestinian Journalist’s Death
The value of the life of a journalist doesn’t matter very much in a post-truth world. And so the politicians, pundits and activists lined up according to their usual and predictable positions, ready to make political, ideological and rhetorical gains off the death of a woman.
13
Apr
Moment Debate | Should the Supreme Court Outlaw Affirmative Action?
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By
Yes, if what you mean is outright racial preferences, that is, bonus points for being a certain race.
25
Mar
Opinion | How Many Ukrainians Can Israel Absorb?
Israel’s immigration policy is a constant minefield in the public discourse.
25
Mar
Opinion | Look Who’s Blowing Shofars
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By
Sarah Posner
As the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 attack gears up to hold televised hearings this spring, lawmakers probably won’t devote much airtime to religion’s role in the assault on our democracy.
25
Mar
Opinion Interview | ‘We Have to Stop Orbán’
Kati Marton doesn’t think of herself as a political activist.
25
Mar
Opinion | An Israeli PM Steps Up To Diplomacy
When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, an interesting overlap emerged in Israeli public discourse.
26
Jan
Moment Debate | Would a Ban on Abortion Curtail Jews’ Religious Freedom?
Abortion bans are predicated on assumptions about when life begins that have specific Christian theological assumptions baked into them.
24
Jan
Opinion | Dinners and Dialogues Are Not Enough
I’ve been obsessed with Black-Jewish relations for half a century.
20
Jan
Opinion | Blinded by a Black Hat
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By
I remember the Shitrit family. Very devout new immigrants from Morocco, they lived in the building next to mine in Sanhedria Murchevet, the dusty Northern Jerusalem neighborhood designated for religious olim, or immigrants, by the Jewish Agency in the 1970s.