Cartoon Caption Contest
In each issue, we publish a cartoon drawn by New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff. Suggested captions for this cartoon must be submitted as a...
The Mirage of the Arab Spring
In our November/December issue, Clifford D. May says the Islamist movement could sabotage democratic reforms in the Arab World:
"Once the dictators fell, it became apparent...
An Orthodox Woman on the Bima
In our November/December issue, Moment columnist Naomi Ragen describes leaving her comfort zone and accepting an aliyah for the first time:
"I admit that at first...
What Makes Someone a “Real” Rabbi?
In our November/December issue, we ask our rabbis what makes someone a "real" rabbi. Here's what Rabbi Gershon Winkler of the Walking Stick Foundation in...
The Greatest Story Ever Retold
In our November/December issue, Daniel Klein reviews Herman Wouk's new book, The Lawgiver:
The Lawgiver, a new novel by the 97-year-old, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Herman Wouk,...
Conscripting Haredi Men Hurts Women, the Military and Israeli Democracy
In our November/December, Moment columnist Eetta Prince-Gibson explains the trouble with drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the Israeli army. "But will mass enlistment of the Haredim...
How Does Satire Influence Politics?
The Intersection of Politics and Satire.
A Moment Symposium
Robert Mankoff
Political satire is ridicule dedicated to exposing the difference between appearance and reality in public life. The...
Test Your Jewish IQ // Comedy edition
Who Said What?
1 | “Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
2 | “I’ve had so much plastic surgery, when...
Ask the Rabbis // What Makes Someone a “Real” Rabbi?
INDEPENDENT
It is the community more than anything else that makes someone a rabbi. If the community finds a person’s teachings and leadership inspiring and enriching,...
A Measured Feast
By Martin Berman-Gorvine
Contemporary poetry on Jewish religious subjects is rare in America outside the pages of specialized Jewish publications. Thus, Peg Duthie’s delightful new collection...
Symposium / Is Democracy a Jewish Idea?
For centuries, political philosophers have thought of democracy as a Greek idea, but it turns out there are a myriad of ways to attribute democratic ideas to the Jewish people. Noah Feldman, Jodi Kantor, Ruth Wisse, Ed Koch, Shlomo Avineri and others weigh in.
Arabian Nights, Jewish Dreams
By Martin Berman-Gorvine
Janice Weizman’s The Wayward Moonmarks a refreshing departure in the Jewish historical novel, which is all too prone to focus on a limited...