From the Editor
Book Reviews
Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America’s Food Answers to a Higher Authority
reviewed by Robin Aronson
10 Commandments 2.0
These ancient laws, long central to our way of life, have become a divisive symbol. Do they still matter? Or is it time for an upgrade? A range of American thinkers speak up, and be warned—they don’t agree on much. (See related stories on pages 21 and 24.)
The Other Rosenbergs
They had the wrong name at the wrong time in the wrong place. Moment investigates discrimination against Jews who worked for the U.S. Army Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey in the wake of Julius Rosenberg’s arrest.
Is This the Golden Age of Jewish Baseball?
A new generation of high-caliber Jewish major league players—including four All-Stars—takes the field. Plus exclusive profiles of Ryan Braun, Craig Breslow, Ike Davis, Danny Valencia and Kevin Youkilis.
Opinion: Is Tenure Bad for the Jews?
Is There Life After Death? Jewish Thinking on the Afterlife
Ask Jews what happens after death, and many will respond that the Jewish tradition doesn’t say or doesn’t care. But not so fast. When Moment asked an array of prominent Jewish thinkers, artists, writers and other doers to tell us what they think they’re headed for, the range was extraordinary.