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Moment Memoir | Crossing the Krimml Pass 13 Sep 2023
This memoir recounts the author's experience participating in the Alpine Peace Crossing (APC), a hike that commemorates the journey of Jewish Holocaust survi...
13 Sep 2023
Moment Fiction // Notes on Jewish Beauty (or: Tamara Herschel) 13 Sep 2023
The story "Notes on Jewish Beauty (or: Tamara Herschel)" is about a narrator who frequently goes to a lumberyard to get wood cut. While there, he often sees ...
13 Sep 2023
Moment Fiction // Raoul Wallenberg in Orbit 13 Sep 2023
This fictional story centers around the protagonist's discovery that Raoul Wallenberg, a heroic Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of thousands of Hungaria...
13 Sep 2023
Moment Fiction // Remnants, Like Dust in Pocket Seams 12 Sep 2023
The story, "Remnants, Like Dust in Pocket Seams," is about Harry, who owns a shoe business with his sister Ilo in a neighborhood that is far from their own c...
12 Sep 2023
Moment From 1986 | The Paavo Nurmi Marathon: Where are the Jews? 12 Sep 2023
The article discusses the experiences of the writer, Nancy Datan, who ran the Paavo Nurmi Marathon in 1986 and reflects on her identity as a Jew living in sm...
12 Sep 2023
Moment Opinion | For Israel, Days of Judgment Are Looming 12 Sep 2023
The author argues that the upcoming Days of Awe in Israel, between the Jewish New Year and the Day of Atonement, may be disastrous for Israeli democracy. The...
12 Sep 2023
Moment Opinion | Three (Not So) Little Words 12 Sep 2023
In this opinion piece, the author discusses three words that are often seen as taboo when criticizing Israel: apartheid, racist, and fascist. While these wor...
12 Sep 2023
Moment Beshert | “B,” as in Beshert 12 Sep 2023
In this personal essay, the author reflects on his decision to start dating shortly after his wife's sudden passing. Despite societal expectations for a prol...
12 Sep 2023
Moment From Barbie to Artificial Intelligence and Everything in Between: A Wide-Open Conversation with Tiffany Shlain and Nadine Epstein 12 Sep 2023
Tiffany Shlain, an artist, feminist, internet pioneer, and author of "24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection," e...
12 Sep 2023
Moment Jewish Word | Not That Kind of Rabbi 11 Sep 2023
The term "rabbi" has taken on a slang meaning in professions where having influential connections is important. It originated in the New York Police Departme...
11 Sep 2023
Moment Book Review | The Maker and Breaker of Ideas 11 Sep 2023
"The Controversialist: Arguments with Everyone, Left Right and Center" by Martin Peretz is a book that explores the life and influence of the author, who bou...
11 Sep 2023
Moment Book Review | The Baggage You Can’t Leave Behind 11 Sep 2023
In these three recently published memoirs by 20th-century Jewish refugees to America, the authors reflect on their immigrant experiences and the baggage they...
11 Sep 2023
Moment Book Review | The Voice Behind the ‘SWISH!’ 11 Sep 2023
The book review discusses "Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend," a biography by Jeffrey S. Gurock. The book explores the life of Mar...
11 Sep 2023
Moment Opinion | When Not All U.S. Passports Are Created Equal 7 Sep 2023
The United States and Israel have been working towards Israel's inclusion in the U.S. visa waiver program, which allows citizens of certain countries to ente...
7 Sep 2023
Moment Ask the Rabbis | When Have You Changed Your Mind, Or Decided You Were Wrong, About Something Important? 7 Sep 2023
In this collection of responses from various rabbis, they discuss times when they have changed their minds or realized they were wrong about important issues...
7 Sep 2023
Moment Moment Debate | Would Israel Be Better Off Without U.S. Military Aid? 7 Sep 2023
The debate revolves around whether Israel would be better off without U.S. military aid. Amos N. Guiora argues that cutting off aid could send a clear messag...
7 Sep 2023
Moment From the Newsletter | Is Elon Musk Really Going to Sue the ADL? 7 Sep 2023
Elon Musk recently made a social media post suggesting that he may file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). He claims that the ADL...
7 Sep 2023
Moment Opinion | How I Got Israel Wrong 7 Sep 2023
In this opinion piece, the author reflects on their past misjudgments regarding Israel's political landscape and asks for forgiveness from readers. They ackn...
7 Sep 2023
Moment Fiction // Mark Gertler in 13 Sketches 6 Sep 2023
"Mark Gertler in 13 Sketches" is a short fiction story that won first place in the 2006 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. The story fol...
6 Sep 2023
Moment Fiction // Yiddish Land 6 Sep 2023
This fiction story tells the tale of Ruben Gedalia Petrofsky, who changed his name to Rudolf G. Peters to fit in with the non-Jewish community. He and his wi...
6 Sep 2023
Moment Daughter of History: From Holocaust Refugee to American Teenager with Susan Rubin Suleiman 6 Sep 2023
Susan Rubin Suleiman, a retired Harvard professor and author of the memoir "Daughter of History: Traces of an Immigrant Girlhood," discusses her experiences ...
6 Sep 2023
Moment Playing the Israel Card in the First GOP Debate 5 Sep 2023
The first GOP debate did not prioritize Jewish issues, including U.S.-Israel relations. However, Nikki Haley brought up the question of U.S. aid to Israel to...
5 Sep 2023
Moment Fiction // Levi 4 Sep 2023
This fictional story follows a young Jewish boy named Levi as he navigates through the disturbing images he sees on the way to school and his thoughts on Geo...
4 Sep 2023
Moment Fiction // Mirušenka Moja 4 Sep 2023
In "Miruenka Moja" by Kathryn Winter, the protagonist, Teresa, leaves her brother's home to work as a housekeeper for a Jewish couple and their daughter, Mir...
4 Sep 2023
Moment From the Newsletter | What Would Golda Think of Israel Today? 4 Sep 2023
In this interview with director Guy Nattiv, he discusses his film "Golda," which focuses on the 19 days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War that define the legacy of ...
4 Sep 2023
Moment Can Jewish Artists Transcend Germany’s Past? 29 Aug 2023
This article explores the challenge of transcending Germany's past for Jewish artists. While there has been an influx of Jews from the former Soviet Union to...
29 Aug 2023
Moment Film Review | A Requiem for Golda 25 Aug 2023
The film "Golda" by director Guy Nattiv is not a traditional biopic or war movie. It focuses on Golda Meir, Israel's first female prime minister, and her exp...
25 Aug 2023
Moment From the Newsletter | Kohenet’s Final Ordination of Hebrew Priestesses 24 Aug 2023
The Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute (KHPI) has concluded its 18-year-long operation by ordaining its final group of priestesses and nonbinary priestexxes....
24 Aug 2023
Moment WATCH | New Holocaust Museum Opens—In a Video Game 24 Aug 2023
A new user-created map in the popular online game Fortnite has turned the combat-oriented game into a virtual Holocaust museum. The map, called "The Voices o...
24 Aug 2023
Moment From 2007 | Lost in India 24 Aug 2023
This 2007 article by Rachel Safier explores the Bnei Menashe, a Jewish group in northeast India who claim to be descendants of the lost tribe of Menashe. The...
24 Aug 2023
Moment Exploring Today’s World Through Poetry with Richard Michelson & Amy E. Schwartz 22 Aug 2023
Richard Michelson, author of "Sleeping as Fast as I Can," engages with various topics in his latest book of poetry, including the rise of antisemitism, polit...
22 Aug 2023
Moment In the Aftermath of Maui’s Wildfires, a Rabbi-Turned-Farmer Steps Up 21 Aug 2023
Amidst the devastating wildfires that swept through Maui, Rabbi Mendel Zirkind and his wife Chana of Maui Kosher Farm stepped up to provide relief efforts. D...
21 Aug 2023
Moment Boychik in Blue: An Interview With the NYPD’s Chief Jewish Chaplain 21 Aug 2023
Rabbi Alvin Kass is the first and longest serving chief chaplain of the NYPD. He has been involved in fighting antisemitism and helping Jewish police officer...
21 Aug 2023
Moment Fiction // Three Dreams 17 Aug 2023
In this fictional story, the protagonist, Keren, experiences three recurring dreams that eventually come true in a devastating way. In the first dream, she s...
17 Aug 2023
Moment Fiction // How Beautiful Are Your Tents, O Jacob? 17 Aug 2023
In this short fiction story, a group of siblings return to the home of their deceased mother to sort through her belongings before the house is sold. They ga...
17 Aug 2023
Moment From 2009 | Pilgrimage to Uman 17 Aug 2023
The article discusses the pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine, the burial place of Rebbe Nachman, founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement. The pilgrimage draws tens ...
17 Aug 2023
Moment In ‘The Moss Maidens,’ Young Women Seduce Nazis to Kill Them 17 Aug 2023
"The Moss Maidens" is a play that won awards at SheNYC, a theater festival in New York City. Set in a Dutch town during World War II, the play tells the true...
17 Aug 2023
Moment Wisdom Project | Lucille Weener, 90 14 Aug 2023
Lucille Weener, a 90-year-old woman, grew up in a close Jewish community in the Bronx. She married twice and raised four children. Lucille emphasized the imp...
14 Aug 2023
Moment Book Review | From Half a Line to Hebrew Heroine 11 Aug 2023
In her book "Biblical Women Speak: Hearing Their Voices Through New and Ancient Midrash," Rabbi Marla J. Feldman focuses on bringing attention to neglected f...
11 Aug 2023
Moment From the Newsletter | Is AI Good for Humanity? 10 Aug 2023
The article explores the question of whether AI is good for humanity and discusses the various applications of AI, such as chatbots, search engines, social m...
10 Aug 2023
Moment Oy, Oy, AI: What ChatGPT Can Tell Us About Jewish Jokes 7 Aug 2023
In this article, the author explores the potential of ChatGPT, an AI language model, to explain and analyze Jewish jokes. The article presents a Jewish parro...
7 Aug 2023
Moment Could America Cut Aid to Israel? And Would It? 7 Aug 2023
The question of whether America could cut aid to Israel and whether it would do so is being discussed more openly, even among American Jewish supporters of I...
7 Aug 2023
Moment The Actors and Writers Strike from a Jewish Perspective 7 Aug 2023
On May 1, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike as their contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) expired. T...
7 Aug 2023
Moment Fiction // The Goose Girl 3 Aug 2023
This story, titled "The Goose Girl," is a fictional tale about a young Jewish girl named Shena Lena. Shena Lena, while not the smartest, is regarded as the p...
3 Aug 2023
Moment From the Newsletter | When the State Serves Death 3 Aug 2023
In this article, Moment Magazine discusses two planned executions and their implications for the Jewish community. Robert Bowers, the perpetrator of the Tree...
3 Aug 2023
Moment Federal Jury Hands Death Sentence to Tree of Life Synagogue Shooter 3 Aug 2023
A federal jury has sentenced Robert Bowers to death for the murder of 11 Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Bowers faced 63 charges, including...
3 Aug 2023
Moment Spice Box | Buy our big wood. 3 Aug 2023
The post titled "Spice Box | Buy our big wood." on Moment Magazine seems to be a collection of various reader submissions. The submissions include a request ...
3 Aug 2023
Moment Texas to Execute Jewish Man on World Day Against the Death Penalty 2 Aug 2023
Jedidiah Murphy, a Jewish man on death row in Texas for the murder of Bertie Lee Cunningham, is scheduled to be executed on October 10, 2023, which coinciden...
2 Aug 2023
Moment Fiction // The Girl of the Comet 2 Aug 2023
"The Girl of the Comet" is a short story that revolves around a man who has returned to his small town in Lithuania after living in America. He reflects on t...
2 Aug 2023
Moment The Conversation 1 Aug 2023
In this piece from Moment Magazine, readers share their diverse opinions on Israel and its significance in Jewish history. One reader recalls dancing in the ...
1 Aug 2023