B’nai Mitzah Pairing Programs Honor Children Who Died in the Holocaust
Through pairing programs, many Jewish children have chosen to “share” their b’nai mitzvah ceremonies with one of the 1.5 million Jewish children who died in the Holocaust.
What’s Changed Since the Poway Synagogue Shooting?
Three years ago today, a gunman entered the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California and fired on the congregation.
Tzedek Chicago Is America’s First Anti-Zionist Synagogue
On March 30, the congregation voted to officially adopt anti-Zionism as a core value.
Susannah Heschel: The Rabbi’s Daughter
Following in the footsteps of her father, Abraham Joshua Heschel, the biblical scholar is at the forefront of the march toward social justice and reframing Judaism in the tradition of the prophets.
The Jews of Iran: Antisemitism and the Great Exodus with Roya Hakakian and Sarah Breger
While Jews have lived in Iran for centuries, today’s Jewish community numbers around 10,000, down from 100,000 Jews prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Roya Hakakian, author of Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran and A Beginner’s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious, shares what life was like prior to the revolution, the antisemitism that caused most Jews to flee and what life is like now for the Iranian Jewish community. Hakakian is in conversation with Moment editor Sarah Breger.
This program is part of a Moment series on antisemitism supported by the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation.
“So, Are Jews a Race?” Lessons from Purim and Beyond
The story of Esther concealing her Jewishness to save her people should lead Jews to think about the politics of “passing” in 21st century America.
Recipe | Natif
In her 2003 cookbook Delights from the Garden of Eden, Nawal Nasrallah quotes a recipe she found in a 1950s cookbook for a nougat-like candy called natif using manna as the main ingredient.
From the Archives | The Afterlife is not an Afterthought
One of the many reasons I so respect Judaism is its unique take on the afterlife: While it unambiguously affirms an afterlife, it is preoccupied with this life.
Caribbean Kibbutz: How Racism Saved Hundreds of Jewish Refugees
The bustling Dominican beach town of Sosúa belies an almost-forgotten Jewish history
Beshert: Stories of Connection in a Universe of Love
There are many terms for encounters that were meant to be, but none quite as evocative as the Yiddish word beshert.
Rediscovering Majorca’s Jewish Past
Xueta Island is both a riveting portrayal of Rotstein’s quest to unearth and document Majorca’s rich, and tragic, Jewish history and an inspirational glimpse into attempts to revive Jewish life on the island.
It’s Time to Take Antisemitism Seriously, Says Colleyville Synagogue Cofounder
On January 15, Anna Salton Eisen watched as four members of Congregation Beth Israel, the synagogue she helped found in 1998, were held hostage for 11 hours.