Talk of the Table | When Is a Latke Not a Latke?
“When people make changes to latkes, be it with ingredients or toppings, they shouldn’t be hesitant.”
Ask the Rabbis | Is Cremation Still Off Limits For Jews?
“The idea that people should own up to the finality of death is one that rejects the eternity of the soul.”
No Room For Dissent in the Newsroom?
Some Jewish students, including reporters and editors, viewed post-October 7 coverage by campus newspapers as biased. Their concerns largely went unheard.
Visual Moment | New Angles on a Sacred Land
“It came to me that a view of Israel through his unique lens would capture the people and land in a fresh, moving, artistic and informative manner.”
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.