Lately I’ve been giving a lot of thought to people who are “irreplaceable.” ...
Longtime Moment columnist Letty Cottin Pogrebin lovingly describes the origin of a Fire Island congregation dubbed B’nai Saltaire. ...
Why are so many of us skittish about confiding our religious beliefs or lack thereof? ...
I was born under FDR, and I’m determined not to die under DJT. ...
Civil confrontation is one of the most potent forms of political resistance. ...
“Travel is enriched when you connect with local Jewish life.” ...
Bert and I met on June 9, 1963, fell madly in love, talked incessantly, got engaged in October and married two months later, astonished by our commonalities and delighted by our differences. ...
The Israel-Hamas war has turned the women’s liberation slogan on its head. ...
If you’re in a room full of mainstream Jews who hew to the uncritical AIPAC line about Israel, you undoubtedly know that “apartheid,” “racist” and “fascist” are three words you can’t say about the Jewish state without risking denunciation, cancellation or total excommunication from the tribe. ...
At long last, we’re discovering that love has its limits. ...
When I was a girl, my mother told me I must always wear clean panties in case I got hit by a bus. ...
Long story short: my father, Jack, controlled the money in my parents’ marriage. All of it. ...