How America Got Its (Bus) Wheels Back
The story of how discount curbside buses have transformed the nature of intercity travel. With a detour to rabbinical court. And a 15-minute rest stop.
Can You Beat Peter Sagal? Take Our Quiz Now!
Try your hand at our quiz “So you claim to be Jewish?” modeled on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me’s lightning fill in the blank segment....
Interview: Lisa Loeb
Singer-songwriter LIsa Loeb, whose hit song “Stay” became a cultural touchstone for 90’s nostalgia, talks to Moment about how religion impacts her music, her Camp Lisa foundation and her 100 pairs of eyeglasses.
Meet the Maharats: Questions for Rori Picker Neiss
Last week, Moment published interviews with two graduates of Yeshivat Maharat, the first school to train Orthodox female clergy. Today, Moment speaks with fellow classmate...
Meet the Maharats: Questions for Rachel Kohl Finegold
Yesterday, Moment published an interview with Ruth Balinsky Friedman, who will graduate next month from the first school to train Orthodox female clergy. Today, Moment...
Meet the Maharats: Questions for Ruth Balinsky Friedman
In June the inaugural class of Yeshivat Maharat, the first institution to train Orthodox women as spiritual leaders and halakhic authorities, will graduate. The three...
Do 1 Rabba, 2 Rabbis and 1 Yeshiva = a New Denomination?
As mainstream Orthodoxy moves to the Right,
a liberal faction gains momentum
The audience watches with rapt attention as Sara Hurwitz, a slim woman in a demure...
Solar Eclipsed?
Thanks to Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, the Jewish state was a pioneer in solar power. Now some of the country’s brightest solar innovators say they are being held back by red tape and a lack of government support.
Watch this Leonard Cohen Documentary Because Why Not
This 1965 44 minute black and white documentary of Leonard Cohen at 30 visiting his hometown of Montreal. He read poetry, drinks too much and...
My Name Is Asher Lev Grows Up
It’s always difficult translating books to the stage and I can only imagine the difficulty in adapting Chaim Potok’s novels—tomes that span decades and depict...
Listen to a Recording of the November/December Poem
Poet Jake Marmer recently recorded his poem, "3AM Nign", that appeared in the November/December issue of Moment. Using the print version of the "3AM Nign"...