Ask The Rabbis | Should We Edit Our Children’s Genes?
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Maybe not edit. Maybe just proofread and add a comma or a few comments in the margin. If circumstances require, perhaps add an exclamation mark,...
How Is Your Judaism Different From Your Parents’?
Moment asked millennial Jews, “How is your Judaism different from your parents’?” The young generation of the Jewish community looks diverse—and proud to be Jewish.
Video | A Literary Evening with André Aciman and Debra Granik
André Aciman and Debra Granik discuss the art of adapting literature to film.
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Spice Box: Leaving Egypt Wasn’t Enough?
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Three Women You Should Know
Gal Lusky, founder of Israeli Flying Aid (IFA), has brought humanitarian help into some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. Lusky was born on Kibbutz Hokok in northern Israel, and she says her upbringing provided her with independence, while her Jewish values taught her to help others in need. She never thought of a career in international aid until 1992, when her brother was seriously wounded during his army service. She sat by his bedside for nearly a year and came to understand “how blessed I was to be born in Israel with its amazing medical infrastructure,” she says. “I wanted to bring this to others in the world.”
Ask The Rabbis | How Has Pittsburgh Changed Jewish Life for Your Community?
Our reaction to the events in Pittsburgh began with mourning for the victims. From mourning we moved to the legitimate fear that comes from living in a nation where easily procured weapons of mass death terrorize people of color, Muslims, LGBTQ people and—as always—Jews.
Travel to Greece and Bulgaria with Moment
Join us on Moment's Jewish Heritage Tour of Greece and Bulgaria. Together, we'll explore Greece and Bulgaria's rich Jewish traditions and histories, as well as...
Staff Picks: Seafood Menus, Lisbon Kabbalists and ‘Miracle Child’
I’ve been doing some tourism in South Carolina and…reading menus.
Back to the Future: 21st-Century Zionism via the Negev
Moment conducted an interview with Doug Seserman, who became the chief executive officer of American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev last year. He has a new vision of what the American organization means to Israel and to American Jewry.
Voter Fraud. A Jewish Issue?
PHOTO From left to right: Ami Horowitz, Dennis Prager, Mark Levin & Edward Blum
It was 1908, and New York City was in the midst of...