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Mad Magazine Turns 40!

July 13, 2023
By Daphna Berman
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Mad, the American humor magazine founded in 1952, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. Founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman, a Jewish cartoonist born in Brooklyn, and publisher, William Gaines,...

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Ask the Rabbis // What Makes Someone a “Real” Rabbi?

July 25, 2019
By Moment
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INDEPENDENT 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,...

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Bloomberg Endorses Obama, Citing Climate Change

November 2, 2012
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
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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...

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The Bipartisan Tailor

November 1, 2012
By Daphna Berman
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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...

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Jewish Senator from Maryland Clinches Endorsements

November 1, 2012
By Daphna Berman
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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...

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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...

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Moment’s Halloween Edition!

November 2, 2012
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
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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....

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Romney and Iran: The Ties That Bind

October 31, 2012
By Daphna Berman
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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...

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Do you speak Jewish?

November 1, 2012
By Daphna Berman
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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...

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Does the Jewish Vote Matter?

October 22, 2012
By Daphna Berman
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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,...

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Can Christmas Be Kosher?

December 16, 2023
By Sala Levin
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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,...

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K-Pop makes aliyah

October 18, 2012
By Daphna Berman
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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJkb7NV35b0] 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...

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