Fiction // Berkeh’s Story

This story is the first place winner of the 2000 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Founded in 2000, the contest was created to recognize authors of Jewish short fiction. The 2000 stories were judged by Allegra Goodman, Anne Roiphe, and Harvey Grossinger. Moment Magazine and the Karma Foundation are grateful to Goodman, Roiphe, and Grossinger, and to all of the writers who took the time to submit their stories. Click here to learn how to submit a story to the contest.