Back to the Future: Obama's Peace Plan
by Amanda Walgrove
In 1967, the 25th amendment to the constitution was ratified, the U.S. was in the thick of the Vietnam War, Benjamin Netanyahu first...
Chagall's Crucifixions
By Kayla Green
For the first time in history, Marc Chagall’s Bible-themed engravings, originally intended as a gift for his second wife, are on display to...
San Francisco: No Longer a Cut Above the Rest?
By Steven Philp
San Francisco prides itself on its progressive politics. Yet a proposal to ban circumcision, which city election officials confirmed had gathered enough signatures...
Moment Magazine Launches Tweets4Peace Contest
Moment Magazine is thrilled to announce the Tweets4Peace contest. Lengthy tomes have been written about the Middle East conflict, which ranks among the world’s most...
The Last LGBT Holocaust Survivor
By Steven Philp
As Passover recently reminded us, Judaism often demands that we place ourselves within the Jewish narrative, and through its retelling live our collective...
For Glee's Lea Michele, A Nose is a Nose is a Nose is a Nose
by Amanda Walgrove
Last week's episode of Glee preached the self-acceptance of mother monster Lady Gaga's single, "Born This Way." Creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk...
Now What? How Israel Should Respond to Palestinian Unity
By Sophie Taylor
In light of the recent upheaval in the Middle East, Moment’s Niv Elis spoke to 16 experts on what the changes mean for...
Now Accepting Summer Blogger Applications
Moment Magazine, co-founded by Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel, is recruiting bright, inquisitive, and diverse bloggers to contribute to our blog InTheMoment for the summer. Moment...
The Jewish Side of "The Book of Mormon."
by Amanda Walgrove
Joseph Smith first published The Book of Mormon in March 1830. About 180 years later, The Book of Mormon made its Broadway debut...
Passover Remixed
by Amanda Walgrove
For thousands of years, the Passover Seder has evoked universal themes of personal liberation and religious freedom. Each generation tells and retells the...
Homophobia Is Not Kosher
By Steven Philp
On Thursday LGBT-interest blog Queerty posted an article outlining the newest addition to the Kosher.com affiliates program: the anti-gay group JONAH, or Jews...
Like a Yellow Star On Our Food
By Steven Philp
Kosher products are a common sight in most American stores; it is an industry that is recognized outside the Jewish community, employing both...