By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler [caption id="attachment_2222" align="aligncenter" width="233" caption="May/June 2009 Issue"][/caption] The May/June issue of Moment is out! Some highlights: Publish-a-kid contest winners New column by Eric Alterman A new shot at reforming Israel's electoral system And more! ...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler Moment's Rabbi Harold S. White Fellow Jeremy Gillick (left) has an interesting--and important--piece over at New Voices. It's called "The Coming of the Intermarried Rabbi" and is definitely worth checking out. One quick excerpt: If the [rabbinical schools' harsh intermarriage] policies affect only a small number...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler To continue our post from last week: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvY98WQ5n9g] 'Nuff said. (HT: normblog)...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="322" caption="European delegates walk out during Ahmadinejad's speech (via JTA)"][/caption] Well, it's not as if the United Nations Durban II conference against racism was ever going to avoid controversy. The primary storyline going into the conference was the contentious--if not by any...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128" caption="Menachem Z. Rosensaft"][/caption] In case you haven't seen Menachem Rosensaft's Op-Ed in last week's Jerusalem Post, it was republished today (with some slight changes) at Huffington Post. It is interesting to see the long time peace supporter Rosensaft refusing to join...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler We know some families have struggled for centuries with the age old quandary of breaking a matzah in two perfect pieces. In my family, prizes range from winning the leftover brisket to a two-dollar bill for the one who can make the cleanest...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler The Jerusalem Post was with MO in Prague's historic Jewish quarter yesterday. "It was a wonderful visit, but much too short," MO said. "I'll be back." The JPost has a video, which you can see here. She had a busy day: Her visit included...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler Israel lost 2-1 in Greece yesterday, seriously mitigating their chances to qualify for the World Cup next summer in South Africa. They are now behind Latvia, Switzerland, and Greece in Europe's Group 2. Ha'aretz called the loss a "Greek Tragedy."...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler In their most recent gimmick, Heeb has outdone even their own high standard of Jewish tomfoolery. Really outdone it. The idiosyncratic Jewish quarterly has announced a fake Holocaust memoir writing contest. Entirely out of jest, the publicity stunt comes from the exposure of fake...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler Highlights from Israel's World Cup Qualifier against Greece this weekend: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN0hlPq3vbE] They play Greece again (this time at their place) on Wednesday. With nine points, Israel currently sit in third place in group 2. They needed that win! ...