A Moment With Dov Krulwich
By day he’s Dr. Bruce Krulwich, a computer scientist working in Israel’s high-tech industry. The rest of the time he’s Dov Krulwich, literary-religious sleuth, scouring...
Great Seder Films
Marjorie Morningstar, 1958
Crimes & Misdemeanors, 1989
It Runs in the Family, 2003
When Do We Eat?, 2005
Passover works for movies the way Christmas does: Through the lens...
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...