This Week's Links
By Michelle Albert
A new game show puts a rabbi, a priest, a Muslim imam and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists. Let...
Jailhouse Hora
By Michelle Albert
These days, to have a truly memorable bar mitzvah, it has to be somewhere special. Like jail.
According to the New York Times, New...
This Week's Links
By Michelle Albert
Woody Allen speaks to NPR about his newest movie, the difference between life and fiction, and what he's like off camera.
While religious...
Menachem Z. Rosensaft: "MSNBC's deafening silence on Buchanan's Holocaust denial forum"
In an op-ed for the Jerusalem Post, Menachem Z. Rosensaft writes about how he discovered a Holocaust denial forum hosted on Pat Buchanan's website and...
Pigs in Prison
By Jeremy Gillick
Just one week after Egypt began slaughtering its 300,000-strong pig population, Reuters reported that Afghanistan has imprisoned its only known pig.
Afghanistan's only known...
The Forward 50: 2008 Jews of the Year
By Jeremy Gillick
The Forward has published its annual list of America’s 50 most important Jews: the Forward 50.
Winners include Rahm Emanuel, Obama's newly appointed Chief...
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:...
Reminder: Post Questions for Ariel Sabar
Don't forget to post your questions for Ariel Sabar regarding his story in our current issue. Leave a comment, and your question might be answered...
Israel, Palestinians, etc. Work Together On CERN Project
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) began an astounding experiment yesterday, where they hope to recreate the "Big Bang" from which scientists believe our...
Moment's 2008 Election Issue Now Online
Our September/October issue is now available online. In it you'll find:
In Religion & the Supreme Court we offer up a comprehensive assessment of whether and...
Questions for Ariel Sabar
Do you have questions for Ariel Sabar after reading his essay about journeying with his father to Jewish Kurdistan? Ask them here in response to...
MO's Jewish Cousin, A Rabbi Close to the Obamas
The Forward recently reported that Michelle Obama, wife of Sen. Barack Obama, has a cousin once removed who is a rabbi on Chicago's South Side....