Arts & Culture

Living, reading, watching and listening Jewishly—that’s the crux of Moment’s Arts & Culture section. Here you can find book reviews, poetry, fiction, art and music. Don’t miss our fantastic interviews with artists and musicians.

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By Michelle Albert A new children’s book tells the story of how Max Yasgur, a Jewish dairy farmer in Bethel,

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Two circus monkeys recently got married, watched by two of their proud monkey parents. Such a scene would usually be

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By Michelle Albert Woody Allen speaks to NPR about his newest movie, the difference between life and fiction, and what

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By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler In their most recent gimmick, Heeb has outdone even their own high standard of Jewish tomfoolery. Really

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By Jeremy Gillick The release last week of Laish, Aharon Appelfeld’s latest book to be translated into English, provided an

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By Jeremy Gillick Following celebrations in Kiev in honor of the 150th anniversary of Sholom Aleichem’s birth, developers destroyed his

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By Mandy Katz The Israel Philharmonic must be the most relaxed symphony orchestra in the world. Really, some of these

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By Mandy Katz “Can I Interest You in Hanukkah?” may be the first ever TV ditty sung a due by

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By Mandy Katz Jerusalem voters may have told Arcadi Gaydamak, “You’re fired” last week, as Nir Barkat edged him for the

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By Jeremy Gillick The Forward has published its annual list of America’s 50 most important Jews: the Forward 50. Winners

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We hope you’ve all seen our exclusive interview with actor Kirk Douglas in the September/October issue of Moment in which

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Read the current issue’s Film Watch on Sixty Six, here. “Religion must die for mankind to live.” When Bill Maher

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