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Get Wigged Out Like Palin
A mere day after John McCain named his vice-presidential choice, I hatched a clever plan to dress as Sarah Palin for Halloween. Soon after, though,...
Frum Jewish Mothers for Obama
Could this mom on a playground be Sarah Silverman's angelic twin?
Take it as a counterpoint to Silverman's sassy, obnoxious and, you almost hate to admit,...
Jewish population's up. Quick, hit the panic button….
Ok, time to get your assimilation anxieties sorted out. The numbers of Jews and kinda-sorta Jews and non-Jews married to Jews or who are children...
Heavy Breathing in Ashkelon
Not every activist in and around Israel is focused on questions of religion or military hegemony. Some are concerned with a different sort of power:...
New Voices goes Inside Chabad
Chabad, the ubiquitous Jewish movement best known among American Jews for its outreach on college campuses, is in many ways a mystery. Why, unlike most...
Pork and Politesse: Chinese Tourists in Israel
"Should we not bring any snacks with pork?"
Maybe Chinese tourists' reputation for boorishness is unfounded, given that this considerate inquiry was one of several posed...
But is Palin good for the Pakistanis?
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari got woman trouble. During their meeting at the United Nations, Zardari told the Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin that she...
Online Exclusive Film Watch: Religulous
Read the current issue's Film Watch on Sixty Six, here.
"Religion must die for mankind to live."
When Bill Maher resolutely declares this in his new documentary...
Reminder: Moment's 2008 Book Poll
We had a wonderful response to our Presidential Poll, and now is the time to have your voice heard in our Book Poll. What's your...
Sarah Silverman's Great Schlep
Trying to push American Jewish seniors to vote Democrat, the Jewish Council for Education & Research has enlisted Sarah Silverman as the face of its...