What Does Kosher Mean Today?
By Scott Fox
Food is perhaps one of the “greyest” aspects of Jewish life today. The Torah instructs us to abstain from ritually impure foods—but what...
The Rise of Jews in the True North
By Scott Fox
Last week, Canada’s Consul General came to talk at my school (Carleton College in Minnesota) about the importance of the United States’ relationship...
"Ex-Gays": Not Just for Christians
by Steven Philp
This past Saturday, people gathered outside Barnes & Noble in El Paso, TX to protest a book signing by Pastor Tom Brown, a...
For Refugees, a Modern Exodus
By Adam Chandler
Before escaping to Israel in 2003, Ephraim lived in a camp with 15,000 other Eritreans. Like a growing number of refugees...
Rededicating Hanukkah Foods
By Merav Levkowitz
For those of us with food allergies and intolerances, social events tend to be awkward and isolating. So many Jewish events revolve around...
The Human Touch
By Merav Levkowitz
Tuesday (November 9th) marked seventy-two years since Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass,” which marked the beginning of the Holocaust in Germany. The...
The Fallen Kibbutz: A Microcosm of Israeli Society
By Lily Hoffman Simon
This year marked the centennial birthday of the Kibbutz. However, the structure of these unique societal experiments has changed so dramatically that,...
Sustainable Tzedakah
By Steven Philp
Now that we have entered the month of November, many of us look forward to the prospect of spending time with loved ones...
Sarah Silverman On Your Voice Mail!
If you're already in the market for a really spectacular Hanukkah gift, look no further. For the next 12 days, Moment will be auctioning off...
Moment Magazine Happy Hour – October 28th, 5-9 PM
Need a drink before the Stewart/Colbert rallies? Try a “Stewart Restoring Sanit-ini” or a “Colbert Shot of Fear” at Moment Magazine’s Happy Hour, and meet...
Boxing Gym
By Symi Rom-Rymer
Lord’s Gym, Austin, Texas:
Thwack.
Sssssss.
Clang, clang, clang.
Slapslapslapslap.
In a small, white shingled building hidden behind a Goodwill store, posters of famous fights and fighters frozen...
This Week's Links
By Michelle Albert
Just in time for Passover, Jewcy takes a look at haggadahs that suit the wise, wicked, simple and tongue-tied children in all of...