In honor of the yearlong anniversary of America’s historic Civil Rights Movement, Moment is collecting and sharing stories about Jews' role in the movement. Here are two more, submitted...
Closing the Book of Life: A Jewish Forensic Expert on Death’s Mysteries
For many Jews, the Day of Atonement marks a time for solemn reflection. After all is said and done—sins tallied, forgiveness asked, the Book of Life...
A Moment with Comedian Paul Reiser on His NYC Return
Comedian Paul Reiser, best known for the hit 1990s TV sitcom Mad About You, is returning to the New York City stage to perform a stand-up...
A Jewish State? Einstein and Opponents in 1944
by Harold Ticktin
I recently plucked a yellowed 95-cent paperback from my burgeoning backlog--one called The Jews Among the Nations, published in 1967 by Erich Kahler,...
Sweets & Symbols on Rosh Hashanah
It's almost time for Rosh Hashanah, the sweetest holiday of the year. In case you need a little easing into the holiday spirit, here's culinary...
Recorder of Misdeeds: Interview With a Holocaust Oral Historian
Moment speaks with Noemi Szekely-Popescu, an oral historian at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum who has collected stories from hundreds of survivors in the U.S. and internationally.
The Establishment Question: Should the Town of Greece Ruling Worry Religious Minorities?
by Joseph D. Becker
On a recent visit to a local post office in Westchester, I was surprised to see, on the counter facing the public,...
What’s it Like to Run the NYT’s Most-Reviled Bureau? We Asked Ethan Bronner
Think your job is tough? Try running the Jerusalem bureau of The New York Times.
Steve Greenberg: How Orthodox Jews Changed Their Minds On Gay Rights
Same-sex rights proponents suffered an unusual loss this week when a federal judge in Louisiana upheld the state's ban on gay marriage, bucking a domino-like chain...
Nathan Guttman on AIPAC: A Waning Superpower?
Is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israel lobbying group, facing an imminent crisis of power?
What do Italian Futurism, the Pre-Raphaelites and Judaism and Christianity have in common?
This summer and fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is highlighting the little-known Pre-Raphaelites in the exhibit, “The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy: British Art and Design” (through October 26).
What We’re Reading: Eileen Lavine
Each week, we'll take a look at what Moment editors are reading, from newspapers to novels. This week we hear from Eileen Lavine, a senior editor...