Talk of the Table | A Savory Georgian Feast
Nestled between the shores of the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, the country of Georgia is a land where different cultures
Poem | [From “The Naomi Letters”] January 23, 2017
There is another version of the story in which we survive nothing by accident.
Jewish Political Voices Project: The State of Truth in America
Impeachment reveals voters’ views on truth—and much more.
JPVP Debate | Does Truth Matter?
Since the launch of Moment’s Jewish Political Voices Project, the value of truth and how much consideration it should be given in today’s political arena...
Jewish Word | Emet
Suppose you’ve made a golem, a man-shaped figure of clay, and you want to bring it to life.
Italian Jews: Rome, the Renaissance and Beyond
A new museum in the medieval city of Ferrara illuminates more than two millennia of history. But it has yet to directly grapple with the Holocaust.
Roberta Kaplan Takes White Supremacy to Court
“There’s no such thing as fake news in a courtroom. There are facts—and we’re going to prove the facts.”
Talking With God at Auschwitz
A new exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the former death camp examines how faith helped sustain people during the Holocaust.
Book Review | Angels of Death on Trial
“The understandable desire to find Mengele alive and try him, presumably on television, contributed to a reluctance on the part of some to accept the fact of his death.”
Ask the Rabbis | Is Silence Consent?
On the one hand, we have the Talmudic legal adage: “Silence is like a confession”
Spice Box: Don’t Miss the Beforeskin Party
Send your unmarked original newspaper clippings, curiosities and photographs to editor@momentmag.com.
Opinion | Israel’s ‘Democracy Quake’
In future times—may they be happier and calmer—we will remember the year between April 2019 and March 2020 as Israel’s annus horribilis.