Whose Side Is the U.S. Really On?
As U.S.-brokered negotiations begin–again–between Israelis and Palestinians, both sides want to know: Hey, America, whose side are you really on?
After living in Jerusalem for seven...
Book Review | More Desired than Our Owne Salvation
Paul Baumann reviews "More Desired than Our Owne Salvation: The Roots of Christian Zionism" by Robert O. Smith
From Pickles to Salmon, the Joys of Kosher-Style
The nostalgic tale of "kosher-style" foods
Recipe: (Kosher-Style) Salmon Cakes
Adapted from Ina Garten
Ingredients
1/2 pound fresh salmon
Olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)
1 1/2 cups...
A Queer Gentile in the Beit Midrash
As I was shown into the interfaith spiritual center of the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel to my first Beit Midrash (house of learning), I...
My Wife, the Suicide Bomber
Arab-Israeli conflict. Three words that are charged with so much emotion and meaning. Everyone has an opinion (a staunch one at that), everyone has taken...
Book Review | Country of Ash
Vivian Gornick reviews "Country of Ash: A Jewish Doctor in Poland, 1939-1945," by Edward Reicher
Notes on Akbar Ahmed’s The Thistle and the Drone
1. Akbar Ahmed's The Thistle and the Drone is his reading of the American War against Terrorism and its ambiguities. He is a former Pakistani...
The Week’s Reading List
In Queen Esther's Garden: An Anthology of Judeo-Persian Literature
A lot of reading this week. First, a book on Judaeo-Persian literature. There turns out to be...
A Jewish Woman’s Visceral Reaction to Buzzfeed’s 51 Hottest Jewish Men
There are so many questions about this Buzzfeed list. Why so many? Why 51 instead of 50? Does anyone think Jeff Goldblum is hot? And...
2013 Guide to Jewish Genetic Diseases
Moment examines the genetic mutations that increase the risk of certain cancers in women and men of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, plus an interview with BRCA gene pioneer Mary-Claire King.