Ask the Rabbis // What Makes Someone a “Real” Rabbi?
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It is the community more than anything else that makes someone a rabbi. If the community finds a person’s teachings and leadership inspiring and enriching,...
Bloomberg Endorses Obama, Citing Climate Change
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has endorsed President Obama’s bid for a second term, saying climate change was the deciding factor. “The devastation that...
The Bipartisan Tailor
Martin Greenfield, a Jewish tailor who survived Auschwitz and went on to create custom-made suits for presidents, generals and a list of who’s-who in Washington...
Jewish Senator from Maryland Clinches Endorsements
Ben Cardin, the Jewish senator from Maryland, picked up the endorsement of The Baltimore Sun, and polling shows the junior senator is poised to glide...
Jewish Politicians Weigh In on the Abortion Debate
Earlier this week, former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) reassured Jewish voters in Ohio that women’s abortion rights would remain intact should Mitt Romney win the...
Moment’s Halloween Edition!
A Halloween Sneak Peek
For Halloween, get a special preview of Moment’s November/December issue and read about dybbuks, spirits of the dead that haunt the living....
Romney and Iran: The Ties That Bind
The National Jewish Democratic Council is going on the offensive in the final days before the election with the launch of a site that documents...
Do you speak Jewish?
A new online Jewish English dictionary has been launched in an attempt to aggregate the distinctive words used by English-speaking Jews. The site, Jewish English...
Does the Jewish Vote Matter?
President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney square off tonight for their third and final debate in the heavily Jewish city of Boca Raton,...
Can Christmas Be Kosher?
by Daniela Enriquez
Every year, Jews face the “December dilemma”—what to do on Christmas? Or, is it okay to do something? In his book A Kosher Christmas,...
K-Pop makes aliyah
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K-Pop has made aliyah.
Gangnam Style, the musical hit from Korean rapper Psy, has come to Israel with a Jerusalem version.
The Israeli version of the...
Arrests at the Western Wall
Anat Hoffman, leader of Women of the Wall, was arrested last night while praying and singing the Shema with a Hadassah group at the Western...