It Takes a Pandemic to Elect a Prime Minister
How did a politician facing trial on two corruption cases, who came out second in the latest elections and who failed to receive the mandate to form the next government manage to end up keeping his post as prime minister?
Will Israel Finally Have a Government?
Israel is now about to have a government for the first time in almost a year and a half. How did it get here?
Coronavirus in the Sunshine State: Here Comes Trouble
There are between 6,000 and 8,000 Jewish students at the University of Florida, the largest Jewish population of any public university in the United States,...
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.”
Recipes from a Quarantined Cook | Asparagus Frittata
Welcome to “A Momentary Kitchen”—a moment of something (Jewish and foody) to do with your loved ones in these uncertain times. Come in, grab a...
Moment Crossword: Funny Business
Try your hand at a Moment crossword!
Dan Levin (FL): ‘People Can Die from More than a Virus’
Daniel Levin (50), a Democrat from Boca Raton, FL, is a past president of the southeast region of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and...
Lou Weiss (PA): ‘Anthony Fauci for President!’
Lou Weiss (63), a Republican from Pittsburgh, PA, grew up a Reform Jew in a “McGovern liberal family” in Pittsburgh. His conservative political views took...
Beshert | My Two Bundles of Meant-To-Be
I always wanted to be somebody’s mother. Since I was six, I would fantasize about holding my baby, dressing her and loving her. I shared...
Israel’s Weakened Health Care System Leads to a Near-Total Lockdown
Israel was one of the first countries to respond forcefully to the coronavirus. Many of the steps taken to contain the virus were later adopted...
Coronavirus Serves as Fodder for Conspiracy Theorists, Racists and Anti-Semites
For the vast majority of Americans, the potential collapse of our public health systems and predictions of economic Armageddon have left us frightened and uncertain. But there are some who have found a silver lining in our coronavirus fears: the conspiracy theorists, the racists and the anti-Semites.
Gaza Fears Impending Coronavirus Outbreak
The possibility of a full outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in the Gaza Strip is both likely and terrifying. More than two million people, over half of them children, live in the 139-square-mile area, one of the world’s most highly-populated regions. Unemployment stands at 52 percent and half of the population lives in poverty. Much of the housing and 97 percent of Gaza’s water is unfit for human consumption, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).