A Charming Children’s Book Emerges From the Devastation of October 7
“Nothing is by the book in this story.”
Visual Moment | The Little Boat that Could: Resistance and Rescue in Denmark
“The Jewish refugees now had a possible path of escape, if only they could get across the water.”
Talk of the Table | The Stew of Seven Tastes
The “Stew of Seven Tastes” actually has five ingredients, one of which is beef tongue, so it may just taste you back!
Ask the Rabbis | Is God the Ultimate Strongman?
“If G-d wanted to be a strongman, you would expect Him to make His presence ubiquitous,” writes Rabbi Tzvi Freedman. “Yet his PR claims He doesn’t even have a face that we can see.”
Ask the Rabbis | How Do We Balance Civility With Disapproval For Others’ Politics?
We should learn from our sages.
Not Your Father’s Jewish Mother with Rebecca Goldstein, Yael Goldstein-Love and Amy E. Schwartz—in celebration of the Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest
Rebecca Goldstein and Yael Goldstein-Love, a mother-daughter pair, and both acclaimed novelists, explore the topic of motherhood.
Overnight Shift
Leah knows that none of the shelters she calls will take the women, and the most she can do for them is make them feel that someone has tried.
The Sound that Turtles Make
It was one of the million things that his wife had done for him, unasked, that now he struggled to do.
Visual Moment | Camille Pissarro and the Birth of Impressionism
The first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris on April 15, 1874 and included five paintings from Camille Pissarro.
The Laugh
A physics professor is approached by a stranger in São Paulo and is pulled into a metaphysical mystery.
Talk of the Table | Hot Diggity Dog!
“He is the creature whose yells make night hideous, and whose wares make dreams that poison sleep,” began a Nashville newspaper’s 1886 characterization of the wienerwurst vendor.
Ask the Rabbis | Can You Be Disqualified From Being a Jew?
“To answer this question, we have to ask first what makes one a Jew.”