By Michelle Albert Four car bombs exploded in front of Shiite mosques in Baghdad this morning, killing 39 people and wounding 54. The Rabbinical Council of America is meeting this Sunday to discuss the possibility of female leadership in Orthodox synagogues. This comes a few months after...
By Michelle Albert Now that Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court's only Protestant member, has resigned, who will take his place on the bench? The New York Times shortlisted two Jews and another Protestant. Palestinians from Jerusalem and Palestinians from the West Bank who marry must...
By Michelle Albert President Obama has decided to remove the terms "islamic extremism" and "jihad" from the document detailing the country's national security policy in order to ease relations between the US and Muslim nations. Hungarian Jews marched through Budapest's Old Ghetto district to protest the recent...
By Michelle Albert A recent article on Slate raises the question of a possible connection between the Last Supper and Passover, dredging up a long-standing source for argument and speculation. On the surface, and indeed to many Jews and Christians, the Last Supper seems to have been...
By Michelle Albert President Obama walked out of a dinner at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Petulance and politics probably aren't a good mix. A Palestinian man who tried to bomb a Bronx synagogue in 2000 was recently convicted of a hate crime....
By Michelle Albert Political haikus Skewer talking heads to roast Pass barbecue sauce If you need an outlet for politically-based anger, want to flex your poetic muscles or just need a laugh, Haik U Glenn Beck could be the answer. The blog, supported by Jewish Funds for Justice and...
By Michelle Albert Just in time for Passover, Jewcy takes a look at haggadahs that suit the wise, wicked, simple and tongue-tied children in all of us. Check out Moment's article on A New Generation of Haggadah Art. Last week, Israeli police raided a warehouse containing seven...
By Michelle Albert Cupcakes are a long-ranging phenomenon—nay, obsession—here in the States. Ever since Carrie Bradshaw frequented Magnolia Bakery on Sex and the City, people all over have been queuing for these palm-sized cakes slathered in frosting, sprinkles and anything else bakers can possibly fit on...
Get your picture published in Moment Magazine! Where do you read Moment? On a plane, on a train, in the rain? Upside down, dressed as a clown, wearing a crown? We at Moment want to know! Send us your pictures, and every week the editorial staff will...
By Michelle Albert The newly expanded Jewish Museum in London opened Wednesday. It boasts a 13th century mikvah, an 18th century silver and coral Torah case from Iraq and the boxing shorts worn by Jewish boxer Harry Mizler, Britain's 1934 lightweight boxing champ. Minnesota senator and former...