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Vol. 034 Issue 002 (January 1 2009)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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FROM THE EDITOR
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Epstein, Nadine
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FROM THE EDITOR NADIN ESPSTEIN Barack Obama's election heralds a fresh chapter in Jewish and African-American relations, one written by a new generation of leaders. It was a hot July day on the...
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CONTRIBUTORS
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CONTRIBUTORS Ethan Bronner (“Middle East Lessons for Barack Obama”) is Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times. Jeremy Gillick (“Does Syria Matter?”) is Moment’s Rabbi Harold S. White...
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LETTERS
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LETTERS I want to be among the first to compliment Moment on its latest issue. It was superb in both the non-fiction and fiction departments. I was especially impressed that you ran "Three Dreams,"...
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THE SECULAR SPIRIT OF JUDAISM
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Alterman, Eric
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OPINION ERIC ALTERMAN The Secular Spirit of Judaism Sitting in a room at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, we were connected "from generation to generation," not by a religion, but by a quest for...
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WHAT IS A JEW IN POWER TO DO?
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Frum, David
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OPINION DAVID FRUM What Is a Jew in Power to Do? There will be more Jews in higher positions in these next four years than there were in the past eight. For those for whom Jews are always...
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TAMING ISRAEL'S JEWISH EXTREMISTS
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POGREBIN, LETTY COTTIN
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OPINION LETTY COTTIN POGREBIN Taming Israel’s Jewish Extremists The status quo is morally corrosive and politically explosive. When Jews feel free to flout the law, ignore Israel's High Court of...
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WHY BIBI NETANYAHU IS ISRAEL'S CANDIDATE OF "HOPE"
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RAGEN, NAOMI
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OPINION NAOMI RAGEN Why Bibi Netanyahu is Israel’s Candidate of “Hope” Americans voted for a candidate who promised to bring home troops from a war begun in the aftermath of a terror attack, who...
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IRAN: RUNNING ON EMPTY
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May, Clifford D.
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OPINION CLIFFORD D. MAY Iran: Running on Empty An American president who could restrict the flow of gasoline to Iran would wield a powerful tool. He could force Iran's rulers to reevaluate whether...
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HOW'S YOUR HISBODEDUS?
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JEWISH WORD How’s Your Hisbodedus? “I have been having real problems with my hisbodedus lately,” reads a post from a user who calls herself Yiddishe Mama on the Breslov Hasidic group’s web forum....
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DANCING A LIE IN ASHDOD
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FILM WATCH Dancing a Lie in Ashdod Love & Dance A film by Eitan Anner You could call Love & Dance “Billy Elliott meets Dirty Dancing,” but this intimate film from Israel’s Eitan Anner defies...
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NEW LIFE FOR LOST JEWISH MUSIC
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Lavine, Eileen
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New Life for Lost Jewish Music It was Robyn Krauthammer who came up with the idea for what was to become Pro Musica Hebraica—a project to revive forgotten Jewish classical music from a century ago....
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A MOMENT WITH CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER
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A Moment with Charles Krauthammer Charles Krauthammer is one of the nation’s most prominent political thinkers. A psychiatrist turned columnist, he is a proponent of what he calls “democratic...
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SHOULD THE U.S. HAVE A CHIEF RABBI?
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ASK THE RABBIS Should the U.S. Have a Chief Rabbi? Chabad Yes! A rabbi who can win the respect of all rabbis? Yes! A rabbi who can rule authoritatively on Jewish laws and practice. A rabbi who...
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AN ORTHODOX FEMINIST REVOLURTIONARY
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Ravitz, Jessica
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An Orthodox Feminist Revolutionary Tova Hartman is the co-founder of Shira Hadasha, an Orthodox synagogue where women can read from the Torah and lead services—in front of men. By Jessica...
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POEM
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Pastan, Linda
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During Visiting Hours There was something about the aide’s voice— not gentle but comforting in its very plainness (like Shaker furniture or glass milk bottles on a stoop) that opened my mother’s...
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JEWS AND BLACKS IN AMERICA
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JEWS „ BLACKS „ AMERICA Jews and blacks forged a political alliance in the early 20th century that led to the civil rights movement. This historic bond broke apart in the late 1960s. Barack Obama’s...
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DOES SYRIA MATTER?
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Gillick, Jeremy
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Does SYRIA MATTER For the first time intelligent between Israel and Syria Eight veteran Syria watch whether a deal is on the The “Syrian Spring” arrived, itwas said, when Hafez Assad died in...
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THE 2009 SUMMER PROGRAMS GUIDE
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MOMENT MAGAZINE the2009SUMMER PROGRAMSguide A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION EVERY YEAR, we excitedly anticipate the arrival of the first day of summer. The sunny weather, the freedom from hectic...
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THE GIVING GUIDE
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MOMENT MAGAZINE THE GIVING GUIDE A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION a puppy for Mitzvah Projects. The cost of a sponsorship is just $500, and it includes all the costs of raising the pup during the...
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THE NAKED TRUTH
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Nuland, Sherwin B.
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BOOK REVIEWS The Naked Truth Sherwin B. Nuland The Jewish Body By Melvin Konner Schocken 2009, $22.00, pp. 304 Melvin Konner of Emory University is one of America’s most distinguished...
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ELIE WIESEL'S TUMULTUOUS TALE
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GOLDMAN, ARI L.
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BOOK REVIEWS Elie Wiesel’s Tumultuous Tale Ari L. Goldman A Mad Desire to Dance By Elie Wiesei Knopf 2009, $25.00, pp. 288 “Listen to me for a few more minutes,” implores Doriel, the main...
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BOOK CLUB
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BOOK CLUB Rebbe Nachman’s Fantastical Fables This year, Moment's book club selections are based on the favorite Jewish books of Nobel laureates, as featured in Moments November/December 2008...
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THE BOOK GUIDE
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MOMENT MAGAZINE the BOOKguide Please order, books by using the contact Information below, or visit your l.ocal 'or online retailer . TAKING TAMAR Martha Lev-Zion The experiences of an...
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MIDDLE EAST LESSON FOR BARACK OBAMA
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Bronner, Ethan
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BOOK REVIEWS Middle East Lessons for Barack Obama Ethan Bronner Innocent Abroad Simon and Schuster By Martin Indyk 2009, $30.00, pp. 512 been defeated and for the first time all of Israel’s...
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