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This article discusses the Beer Hall Putsch of November 8, 1923, a failed coup attempt by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi comrades in Munich. It highlights the vio...

Ilan Berman, Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council, and Nadine Epstein, Editor-in-Chief of Moment magazine, discuss how the war betwee...

Israeli-born comedian MODI will explore the healing power of laughter and how it can bring communities together during difficult times, such as the war in Is...

In this week's Antisemitism Monitor newsletter, several incidents of antisemitism are highlighted. German police believe that Ramin Yektaparast, the founder ...

Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller and former NPR host Robert Siegel discuss the possibility of Israel eliminating Hamas and the consequences of such an ...

This article discusses the recent events at Makhachkala International Airport in Dagestan, Russia, where a mob targeted Jews and Israelis. The author explain...

Hamas has released a video of three Israeli women who were taken hostage on October 7. The hostages are part of an estimated 200-240 people being held by Ham...

In the face of existential threats to Israel and the resurgence of anti-Semitism, American Jews are called to unity and action. The recent violence against J...

This post discusses a conversation between Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller and former NPR host Robert Siegel about the Israel-Hamas war. Miller provid...

The Republican Jewish Coalition's leadership summit in Las Vegas was dominated by discussions about Hamas' attack on Israel. All Republican presidential cand...

This article discusses the controversial Republican congressman George Santos and his complex relationship with the media. The author highlights the experien...

In this interview, Hanin Ghaddar, an expert on Shia politics in the Middle East, discusses the danger of a two-front war with Hezbollah on Israel's northern ...

In this week's Antisemitism Monitor, a few significant incidents are highlighted. In Germany, 25 people were arrested for an attempted far-right coup, with t...

The article discusses various aspects of the recent conflict in Israel and its impact on Jewish communities around the world. It highlights the story of Rach...

This 2006 article explores the relationship between Jews and tattoos. While Judaism prohibits tattoos based on the biblical command in Leviticus, it has beco...

In this discussion, Israeli writer Fania Oz-Salzberger, known for her book "Jews and Words," talks about how she and other Israelis are dealing with the curr...

The author, a Jew and Israeli, expresses their desire for revenge in response to the recent violence between Israel and Palestine. However, they argue that r...

The article discusses the transformative power of theater, particularly focusing on the impact of New York City's Public Theatre and the couple behind its cr...

The author reflects on the meaning of Rosh Hashanah and the rituals associated with it. They describe their attachment to their childhood synagogue, even aft...

Karen Davis, a collector of vintage Jewish New Year cards, has recently published a book featuring her collection of over 200 cards dating back to the 1880s....

The summer 2023 issue of Moment Magazine explores the problems and opportunities surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). Readers provided varied responses ...

Moment Magazine's editor reflects on the excitement of reading submissions for the Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest and highlights the ...

This memoir recounts the author's experience participating in the Alpine Peace Crossing (APC), a hike that commemorates the journey of Jewish Holocaust survi...

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 ...

This fictional story centers around the protagonist's discovery that Raoul Wallenberg, a heroic Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of thousands of Hungaria...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

In these three recently published memoirs by 20th-century Jewish refugees to America, the authors reflect on their immigrant experiences and the baggage they...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In this opinion piece, the author reflects on their past misjudgments regarding Israel's political landscape and asks for forgiveness from readers. They ackn...

"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...

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...

Susan Rubin Suleiman, a retired Harvard professor and author of the memoir "Daughter of History: Traces of an Immigrant Girlhood," discusses her experiences ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

The Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute (KHPI) has concluded its 18-year-long operation by ordaining its final group of priestesses and nonbinary priestexxes....