Book Review | A Rebbe with a Fiddle and No Followers
“There is much to be charmed by in this novel and even more to learn from it.”
Opinion | Netanyahu vs. the “Deep State”
Netanyahu’s praise for Feldstein show that he will reward loyalty to him, even at the expense of loyalty to the rule of law.
Sabbath Queen with Amichai Lau Lavie, Sandi DuBowski and Aimee Ginsburg Bikel
Amichai Lau-Lavie and Sandi DuBowski are in conversation with Lau-Lavie’s longtime friend, journalist and writer Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, author of Theodore Bikel’s The City of Light, about the Sabbath Queen and what it means to be in the "messy middle."
Wisdom Project | For Larry Schlesinger, 103, Education Is Paramount
Maybe you can't control events, but at least you'll have some vision about what's going on.
B’Ivrit | A Surprisingly Cool Reception in the Israeli Media to the Lebanon Cease-Fire Deal
Press coverage was peppered with skepticism and suspicion.
Why Is Turkey Harboring Hamas?
But why Turkey—an actual NATO member—is offering succor to Hamas and other Iranian interests, both rhetorically and now materially, is a whole other question.
Spice Box | “I See You Calling Your Mother.”
Slipperiest Guy on the Ice
Ask the Rabbis | Is Cremation Still Off Limits For Jews?
“The idea that people should own up to the finality of death is one that rejects the eternity of the soul.”
Bernie Forces Democrats to Take a Stand
Here too, everyone had something to count as a win.
The Vanishing Antisemitism Taboo
Many years ago, as a young reporter, I had the arresting experience of watching in real time as a random group of people spontaneously enforced the American taboo against antisemitism.
Safeguarding American Journalism & Democracy with Dana Bash, Robert Siegel, Debra Katz, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Nadine Epstein, Leah Siegel and Nina Totenberg
Moment’s 2024 benefit and awards dinner celebrates trailblazers in journalism and democracy.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: Make DC a State
Raskin extolled Eleanor Holmes Norton’s work in getting passed a D.C. statehood bill in the 117th congress.