From the Editor | The Miracle That Is Jewish Jokes
Believe it or not, I grew up in a Jewish family that didn’t tell jokes.
Talk of the Table | The Horseradish Chronicles
I slumbered eyes-open through childhood seders, bored out of my mind, wondering if that meant I was the Wicked Son, or in my case, the Wicked Daughter, who counted even less.
Go Forth and Invite: Passover Message From Moment
Moment editor-in-chief Nadine Epstein calls on the Jewish community to tackle anti-Semitism and COVID-19 at the same time by using the freedom of virtual seders to...
From the Editor | The Blessings of Community
My father died peacefully on a wintry morning this February. The day before, there was a snowstorm, and he spent hours watching the flakes fall outside his kitchen window.
From the Editor | The Great American Reset
Every four or eight years, the United States has the opportunity for a political reset.
How Will Religion Affect a New Supreme Court?
On Sunday, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC, celebrated its Red Mass, an annual event held on the Sunday before the first Monday in October when the Supreme Court term begins
RBG : A Role Model to the Nation
“She was a role model to the Jewish nation, to the American nation—and to our world. To older people. To middle-aged people. To young people.”
From the Editor | Toppling Monuments in our Hearts and Minds
Can we confront the future without reckoning with the past?
Understanding the Historic Israel-UAE Peace Deal
Aaron David Miller is a veteran Middle East peace negotiator, analyst and author, now a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Miller spoke with Moment editor-in-chief Nadine Epstein about the recent Israel-UAE peace deal.
From the Editor | Summer 2020
I have always been exhilarated by anything that gives me a chance to touch another time, past or future, even for an instant.
The Op-Ed Problem
With so many people up in arms about The New York Times’s handling of Senator Tom Cotton’s opinion piece on its op-ed page, it’s time for all of us to be thinking about the mission of opinion sections.
Why Max Brooks Blow Torches His Door Knobs
The best-selling author of World War Z and disaster preparedness expert offers advice for how to stay safe from Covid-19 over the next year—and prevent the next virus from wiping out millions.