Seeking Truth Through Journalism—and Judaism
Today, journalism is under attack on an unprecedented scale. It has always been the target of those who want to obfuscate facts and spread confusion....
Author: Nadine Epstein
Beshert | The Dime of His Life
He was incredibly picky. The photo album he made in the 1940s shows him dashingly handsome, in and out of New York City, in and out of baggy suits, Navy uniforms and bathing shorts, with girlfriends, pre-kiss, post-kiss. One annotation reads something like: “She had...
From the Editor | Women’s Voices Make Journalism Stronger
13:45 28 October
in 2019 November-December
A few weeks ago, I heard from a concerned reader. He thought that Moment was becoming too women-oriented for his taste, that we were publishing too many stories about women....
From the Editor | Reflections on Language—and Thought
16:57 26 August
in 2019 September/October
The astonishing human capacity for thoughtlessness manifests itself in many ways. One is the ease with which we toss out ugly dismissive words such as “moron,” “witch” and “idiot” to describe people we disagree with...
Marianne Williamson’s Prognosis for America
Moment editor-in-chief Nadine Epstein and Washington Bureau Chief of The Christian Science Monitor Linda Feldmann interviewed Marianne Williamson...
My Adventures With Bob Dylan: An Interview With Louie Kemp
Louie Kemp, Bob Dylan's lifelong friend and manager of Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder tour, tells about meeting Dylan at camp, their adventures over the years and Dylan's relationship with Judaism. ...
From The Editor | What to Do About Sick Civil Discourse Syndrome
11:43 23 May
in Summer 2019 Double Issue
Nadine Epstein, Moment Editor, writes about civil discourse and how we could fix it....
Soros: A Small Sacrifice for Netanyahu
George Soros and his contributions to organizations in Israel and Palestine are under attack. Many claim he is "Israel's enemy" and anti-Israel, but other political motivations behind the anti-Soros campaign encouraged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
From the Editor | Some Safe—and Not So Safe Topics
14:57 14 March
in 2019 March-April
Moment's Editor-In-Chief Nadine Epstein writes about reactions to Moment's previous issue and the contents of the magazine's upcoming, including an exclusive interview with Ehud Barak, opinion pieces tackling anti-Semitism, Israeli politics, and more. ...
Interview | Ehud Barak: An Israel Without Hate
As Israeli elections near, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak speaks out about the meaning of Zionism, a one-state vs. two-state solution and the kind of leadership Israel needs ...