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An imaginary Zionist and anti-Zionist sit down to engage in a civil conversation about Israel, Zionism, and the future.
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Treva Silverman, Joke Whisperer
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Treva Silverman, who wrote for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and other hits, is adored and admired by fellow comedy writers and actors alike.
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A new documentary explores the life and 1924 assassination of gay Haredi anti-Zionist Dutch Jewish poet and lawyer Jacob de Haan.
on Sep 5
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In Berlin, Some Israeli Ex-Pats Organize Against Germany’s Support for Israel
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Nimrod Flaschenberg's group is a “kosher certificate” for opinions that may be perceived as too critical or controversial in Germany.
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Jewish Word | Doikayt: The Jewish Left Is Here
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Embraced by 1940s Bundists opposed to Zionism, the Yiddish word for “hereness” is being popularized by progressive American Jews
on Apr 12
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How Are American Jews Responding to the Climate Emergency?
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American Jewish organizations are moving beyond local efforts to reduce their carbon footprints to advocate for rapid system change.
on Apr 9
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After Kohenet, Who Will Lead the Priestesses?
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Over its 18 years, Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute ordained 137 women and nonbinary people. Many now work in mainstream Jewish settings.
on Mar 16
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Opinion | A Quick Guide to Zionism in Hard Times
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Herzl’s version of Zionism is still alive: a liberal-democratic country, a home for the Jewish nation and for all its citizens.
on Jan 22
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Watching 'Israelism' from Wesleyan
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Simone Zimmerman of IfNotNow, and Eitan of Breaking The Silence are the focal points of this controversial documentary.
on Dec 26
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Book Review | Hollywood Gets the Mamet Treatment
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Through all the multiple David Mamets, one personality remains constant: a bold, aggressive, exceedingly confident, superbly well-read, arguably narcissistic provocateur.
on Dec 4
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Keepers of the Diagnostic Keys
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On August 29, 1956, plainclothes police officers arrested a young Jewish World War II veteran named Franklin Kameny in a bus terminal men’s room in San Francisco.
on Dec 3
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From the Editor | A Dangerous Paradigm Shift—for Everyone
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Hamas's October 7 attack could herald the final death throes of what Francis Fukayama hailed in 1992 as the triumph of liberal democracy.
on Nov 30
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Book Review | Henry Kissinger on Successful Leadership
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Henry Kissinger, now 99 years old, has added to his prodigious scholarship a valuable and enjoyable book on the qualities of great leadership.
on Nov 30
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Opinion | Breaking the Silence on Hamas's War Crimes Against Women
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International law has long mute on rape as a weapon—now the international community is silent on Hamas's sexual violence against Israelis.
on Nov 29
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Opinion | What This Jew is Learning From This War
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"October 7 was the most difficult and poisonous chemotherapy, but it has removed the cancer that was destroying us from within."
on Nov 28
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The work doesn't stop, even on Thanksgiving, for President Biden, who stayed in close communication with Middle Eastern leaders over the holiday.
on Nov 28
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Visual Moment | John Singer Sargent: Fashioning Art
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Fans, gowns, beaded dress pumps, even a French hat ornament constructed from the stuffed body of a bird-of-paradise, complement the 50 paintings assembled for “Fashioned by Sargent” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, currently on view through January 15, 2024.
on Nov 28
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Book Review | Revisiting a 1920s Thrill Kill
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Jewish Baby Boomers like me grew up hearing about Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. because they were two intellectually precocious, rich Chicago teenagers who were also Jewish.
on Nov 27
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Opinion| Get Off Twitter Already
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In the days following the Hamas massacres in southern Israel, the group’s propaganda videos—including graphic, unedited streams of terrorists firing automatic weapons and the mutilated bodies of victims—proliferated unhindered on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
on Nov 27
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Opinion | When Government Leaves a Void
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By the first evening after Hamas's attack, Brothers In Arms had marshaled 15,000 volunteers. Where was Netanyahu's government?
on Nov 23
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Opinion Interview with Dina Porat | Do Israelis Want Revenge?
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Since October 7, Israelis have been gripped by horror, anguish, rage. Do they also see themselves as engaged in a war of revenge?
on Nov 22
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Ask The Rabbis // How do we balance civility with disapproval for others’ politics?
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How do we balance civility with disapproval for others’ politics?
on Nov 22
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The Cost of Free Land: Jews and the Lakota with Rebecca Clarren and Sarah Breger
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Join Clarren, author of the new book "The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance," for a conversation about the entangled history of her Jewish ancestors’ land and the devastating cycle of loss of Indigenous land, culture, and resources that continues today.
on Nov 21
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In South Dakota, Jewish homesteaders made their fortune on land the Lakota Nation once called home.
on Nov 21
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Opinion | Poland's Democratic Comeback
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Poland has a long tradition of bucking political trends.
on Nov 21
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The Wisdom Project | Dieter Gruen
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Dieter Gruen, 99, shares life experiences as a scientist, from working on the Manhattan Project during WWII to solar power today.
on Nov 21
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Christian Zionism: A Sign of the Times
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The aims of Christian Zionist organizations, who in the wake of October 7 have mobilized to aid Israel, is a matter of no small debate.
on Nov 21
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Talk of the Table | A Tale of Two Briskets
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Oven-baked brisket native to Ashkenazi Jewish homes versus Texas-style, smoked and spice rubbed. Plus discover a recipe for the favorite Grandma's Brisket.
on Nov 20
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Thousands gathered to honor the memory of Israeli-Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver.
on Nov 20
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What Is the One Thing Students Should Leave College Knowing?
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People working in higher education share important life advice for college students. What questions do we need to be asking ourselves?
on Nov 17
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Jewish Word | The Twisted Path of the Word ‘Genocide’
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Since October 7 and the subsequent Israel-Hamas war, the word genocide has been used liberally by parties on both sides of the conflict.
on Nov 17
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The Promise of Cancer Immunotherapy
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In 2010, Rob Densen’s wife was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. The doctors gave her 36 weeks to live, but she lived for 40 months. “She had a genetic mutation for which there was a targeted therapy,” says Densen. “We got that time because 10 or 15 year
on Nov 16
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The Biggest Jewish Genetic Myths of All Time
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We’ve all heard the generalizations and stereotypes. Moment takes a closer look at some of the persistent rumors to find out the truth.
on Nov 14
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Unprecedented Interest in DC March for Israel
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The upcoming DC March for Israel can reassure the community that despite political fractions and differences, there are still core values that unite many.
on Nov 14
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Wisdom Project | Lucille Weener, 90
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An inspirational conversation with Lucille Weener, driving force behind the renowned Torah tapestry at Temple Sinai in Stamford, Connecticut.
on Nov 13
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As Jewish progressives are reassessing their priors, Mark Pinsky discusses campus antisemitism, Islamophobia and what signs to take seriously.
on Nov 10
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Einstein's Hidden Spirituality
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Biographers typically describe Einstein as a man who disdained Jewish rituals. But what if we have been given an incomplete picture of Einstein’s spirituality?
on Nov 8
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Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch and a 1923 Pogrom
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While many are familiar with the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler's attempted coup, fewer know about the 1923 pogrom that accompanied it.
on Nov 8
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How Will Pro-Israel Evangelicals Shape U.S. Policy?
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In Trump-era Washington, pro-Israel and Jewish conferences can be divided into roughly three categories: those on the left who gather to lament, centrist groups that do their best to avoid any mention of the president, and groups on the conservative end of the spectrum for which the Trump...
on Nov 3
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The videos of a mob breaking into Makhachkala International Airport in Russia’s Dagestan constitute documentation of a genuine pogrom.
on Nov 2
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Interview | Let's Say Israel Can Destroy Hamas. Then What?
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Aaron David Miller and Robert Siegel discuss the continuing developments and best case scenarios in the 2023 war between Hamas and Israel.
on Nov 2
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Keeping the Hostages Front and Center
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Families of Israeli hostages are setting up empty Shabbat tables in public spaces to keep the plight of their loved ones front and center.
on Nov 1
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Moment Institue Fellow Nathan Guttman explores the Israel-Hamas war's impact on the Republican presidential campaign.
on Oct 31
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Examining the evolution of Hezbollah inside Lebanon's fractured political system and Iran's growing influence throughout the Middle East.
on Oct 30
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Ask The Rabbis | How Has Pittsburgh Changed Jewish Life for Your Community?
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Our reaction to the events in Pittsburgh began with mourning for the victims. From mourning we moved to the legitimate fear that comes from living in a nation where easily procured weapons of mass death terrorize people of color, Muslims, LGBTQ people and—as always—Jews.
on Oct 27
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Opinion | We Israelis Need Moral Clarity—Not Revenge
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No country could be expected to forgo retaliation for attacks on innocent citizens in its own territory. But what are the long-term goals?
on Oct 26
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The Woman Who Drove Old Dixie Down
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Eileen Filler-Corn, Virginia’s first female—and first Jewish—Speaker of the House of Delegates
on Oct 25
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Dispatch | Tensions Rise for Palestinians in East Jerusalem
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Even as some aspects of life return to a quasi-normal state, tensions in East Jerusalem remain high, reports Judith Sudilovsky.
on Oct 25
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Opinion | Hamas Has United Israel
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Moment contributor Naomi Ragen highlights how horror and grief at Hamas 's atrocities have united rather than divided the country.
on Oct 24
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The word dybbuk is a Yiddishized adaptation of the Hebrew root davek, meaning to cling or to cleave. The term first appears in Genesis.
on Oct 24