Q&A With Leon Wieseltier
On Jewish literature, Israel, digitization, freedom of expression and the pleasures of being insulted.
The Bedouin Dilemma
Struggles over land & identity are at the heart of growing tensions between the Israeli government & its once-nomadic citizens.
Talk of the Table // Shakshuka
For years, falafel was Israel’s iconic food, its global culinary ambassador. But in recent years, another Israeli dish with working-class roots has become a major player in the game of street-food diplomacy: the savory tomato and egg mixture called shakshuka.
Ask the Rabbis // Whistleblowing
Is whistleblowing a Jewish obligation?
Opinion // The Return of the Welfare Debate
The Jewish argument against turning a blind eye to fraud
Opinion // Stop the Destruction of Palestinian Olive Groves
Trees matter, and Israelis, of all people, should understand why.
From the Editor // July/August 2015
When I was in Israel in late 2013, I drove across the rugged expanse of the Negev on Route 31. At the time, Israeli newspapers were full of articles describing highly controversial demolitions of Bedouin homes and villages, failed plans to resettle the Bedouin, and ongoing tensions between the Bedouin and the Israeli government.
Opinion // The Great Haredi Cop-out
With the draft law rolled back, Israel's Ultra-Orthodox aren't likely to serve in the military.
Wieseltier on Oren: “[I’m] Outraged and Offended”
"I don’t take kindly to being called anti-Semitic and I don’t take kindly to having Jewish self-hatred attributed to me. I don’t take kindly to it at all."
How The First World War Changed Jewish History
Professor Daniel Schwartz on how fears of Jewish disloyalty fueled deportations and massacres in Eastern Europe during and after the war, how the Jewish Legion helped conquer Ottoman Palestine for the British, and why World War I was a turning point for European Jewry.
When a Knish is More Than Just a Knish
In honor of Father's Day, we're collecting your dad stories. From sweet remembrances to embarrassing moments and everything in between, send them all to editor@dev.momentmag.com with the subject line "Father's Day" for a chance to be published on our website.
A Jewish Take on Caitlyn Jenner
by Amara McLaughlin
Five years before Vanity Fair unveiled Caitlyn Jenner on their front cover, Joy Ladin’s story made headlines and front pages in Jewish media.
The...