Jews for Ahmadinejad, Onion-style
In an effort to improve his standing among Jews, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tried yesterday to make out with a member of the ultra-Orthodox sect...
Jewish Politicians Rip into RJC
Watch Joe Biden deliver last night's opening speech at the National Jewish Democratic Council's Washington Conference.
Jewish politicians known for their support of Israel lashed out...
Ahmadinejad's UN Speech, Full Text
We don't think this needs much of an introduction. For more information on the UN meetings this week, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech in...
Reform Judaism Promoting Politics?
By Inthemoment contributor Larry Kessner
A few years ago, not long after my daughter's Bat Mitzvah, I was talking to a good friend who had attended...
Israeli Prize for Prickly Conservationist
I confess to making a dumb and painful mistake in Israel last month: trying to harvest a sabra fruit with my bare hand. I somehow...
NOT A POLITICS POST! NOT A POLITICS POST!
Even though there is plenty of politics to cover today, we thought it would be nice to give you all something a little lighter to...
Jews Go Gaga for Eggheads
By InTheMoment contributor Larry Kessner.
Maybe in the Czech Republic, poets can become president, but not here. Maybe in France they like their presidents to be...
Livni Wins Kadima Primaries
Tzipi Livni has won the Kadima party primaries (Moment columnist Gershom Gorenberg explains how they work, or don’t work, here) with nearly 50% of the...
Announcing the 2007 Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest winners
Moment Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Moment Magazine−Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, our prestigious international contest for Jewish short fiction....
Palin and Evangelicals Give Jews the Creeps. Relax, People.
By Inthemoment contributor Larry Kessner.
Dreams about Sarah Palin (with Jewish content)
At some point before I cast my ballot this November, I am going to have a dream about Sarah Palin. It is just inevitable—she is...
As Chinese Come to Israel, Recalling One Israeli in China
We've come a long way since 1985, when Israeli travelers I met in China had to hide their "real" passports from local authorities and most...