Great Seder Films
Marjorie Morningstar, 1958
Crimes & Misdemeanors, 1989
It Runs in the Family, 2003
When Do We Eat?, 2005
Passover works for movies the way Christmas does: Through the lens...
Passover Quiz | Test Your Haggadah IQ
Test your knowledge of Passover trivia, from oldest known complete Haggadah manuscript to Barack Obama’s White House seder.
Wine: Ambrosia of the Jews
The Torah is full of oenophiles: One of Noah’s first actions after emerging from the ark is to plant a vineyard, and the Five Books...
Einstein and His God
At home in Berlin in April 1929, Albert Einstein received an urgent telegram from Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein of New York: “Do you believe in...
Was Einstein a Jewish Saint?
As usual, Albert Einstein hadn’t dressed for the occasion.
Most of the 40 or so young men waiting for him that Friday night in January at...
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...
Debate of the Moment: Holocaust Insurance Claims
Stuart Eizenstat and Samuel Dubbin have very different points of view about how to handle Holocaust insurance claims.
Travel in Jewish circles these days and you...
Opinion | Messiahs at the Movies
By Sala Levin
Moment Presents Ten Messianic Flicks
Superman (1978)
In Richard Donner’s adaptation of the comic-book classic, Jor-El (Marlon Brando) launches his son Kal-El (Hebrew for “voice...
Anat Hoffman Dares to Take On Israel’s Orthodox Establishment. Can She Win?
A visionary to some, a troublemaker to others, Anat Hoffman is leading the charge for women to be allowed to read the Torah at the Western Wall. The executive director of the Israel Reform Action Committee and spokesperson for Women of the Wall has become the face of the fight for religious freedom in Israel.
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.
Sarah Posner: Why Abortion Is a Religious Freedom Issue
The beliefs of “Judeo-Christian” pro-lifers–aka the American Christian right–do not represent the Jewish theological position.
Gershom Gorenberg: President Obama, Don’t Miss Your Chance!
Israel’s unexpected political turn means the U.S. should push issues of peace, Palestinians and territory harder than ever.