Opinion | Messiahs at the Movies
By Sala Levin
Moment Presents Ten Messianic Flicks
Superman (1978)
In Richard Donner’s adaptation of the comic-book classic, Jor-El (Marlon Brando) launches his son Kal-El (Hebrew for “voice...
Rabbis in Movies Quiz
With the Oscars less than two weeks away, take Moment's quiz to test your knowledge of holy men (and women) in Hollywood.
_____ stars as Rabbi...
My Name Is Asher Lev Grows Up
It’s always difficult translating books to the stage and I can only imagine the difficulty in adapting Chaim Potok’s novels—tomes that span decades and depict...
How Does Satire Influence Politics?
The Intersection of Politics and Satire.
A Moment Symposium
Robert Mankoff
Political satire is ridicule dedicated to exposing the difference between appearance and reality in public life. The...
The Food of Great Fiction
Here a Roth, there a Stein, everywhere a Kafka—Jews are the people of the book, a group that has long prized its own erudition and...
Jewish Word | The Rabbinic Way of Fiction
By Sala Levin
You may know the story: Abraham, in an effort to convince his father, Terach, that idol worship is wrong, takes a hammer and...
Is There Such a Thing as Jewish Fiction?
By Moment Staff
Let us start by asking: Is there such a creature as a Jewish writer? Jewish mothers gave birth to Saul Bellow and Bernard...
Speaking Volumes | My Spring Break with Philip Roth
At the end of 1995, I briefly dropped out of college. It was an unpleasant time, to say the least. I kept asking myself who...
“Jewish” Oscar Winners
In honor of the Academy Awards, Moment looks back at some “Jewish” Best Picture winners of yesteryear.
Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
The dashing Gregory Peck built his career around...
The Bag Lady Of Park Avenue
by Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
The triple-level, double penthouse on Park Avenue in Manhattan has been on the market for two years, with a price tag of...
Great Jewish Films
September/October 2009
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Features
From Arab to Palestinian Israeli
Dina Kraft
In the first of a Moment series on Israel’s Arab citizens, we meet three generations of one family. Unlike her grandmother and mother, Sham Kalboni, 35, is a political activist. Still, she has no intention of leaving the country she considers home. Read the introduction to Moment’s series on Israel’s Arab Citizens.
Pilgrimage to Uman
Nadine Epstein
Every Rosh Hashanah, tens of thousands of men flock to this Ukrainian town to pray at the grave of Rebbe Nachman, nearly 200 years after his death. Once closed to foreigners by the Soviets, Uman morphs into an international Jewish happening of the first degree.
Great Jewish Films
Maxine Springer
From The Dybbuk to The Producers, Annie Hall , to Waltz with Bashir, Hollywood blockbusters to independent foreign productions, essayist Phillip Lopate, Entertainment Weekly’s Lisa Schwarzbaum and other top movie critics and scholars pick jewish movies that are not to be missed. Plus, 100 films to add to your must-see list.