This Tu B’Shevat, A Call to Invest in Climate Action
“The focus of the fest this year was about investing in solutions, and pulling away from supporting the systems that perpetuate the problem,”
Congressman Jamie Raskin: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy in Conversation with Amy E. Schwartz
Jamie Raskin, a father, Congressman and Constitutional law professor, began 2021 grief stricken after the painful loss of his son, Tommy, to suicide. Just seven days later he experienced the horrific events of the Capitol insurrection on January 6 and then led the impeachment effort of President Donald Trump. Congressman Raskin details the first 45 days of 2021 that forever changed him and his family in his just released memoir Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy. Congressman Raskin is in conversation with Amy E. Schwartz, Moment’s Book & Opinion Editor.
From the Newsletter | Remembering Suzanne Singer and Her Work
Moment Magazine mourns the death of former Moment executive editor Suzanne Singer, who died January 1, age 86, in her apartment in Baka, Jerusalem.
A Headstone for Zach
People told us that it would get better, the grief. But how was this different from forgetting?
Remembering Suzanne Singer (1936-2022)
Moment mourns the death of former Moment executive editor Suzanne Singer, who died January 1, age 86 in her apartment in Baka, Jerusalem.
From the Archives | An Inheritance of Words
This article was originally published in the August 2006 issue of Moment.
Lately, I've been thinking about words—my words—those that may be a piece of me...
From the Archives | Digging Deep for David’s Palace
This article was originally published in the October 2005 issue of Moment.
It was Friday afternoon in Jerusalem. The Shabbat rush filled the aisles at my...
From the Archives | The Price of Contentment
This article was originally published in the October 2006 issue of Moment.
My mother-in-law, Jeanne Singer, died in Jerusalem this summer, just four days after her...
From the Archives | The Pleasures of the Promised Land
This article was originally published in the February 2006 issue of Moment.
I'm astounded that 65 percent of American Jews have never visited Israel. Compare that...
From the Archives | Testing Ground
This article was originally published in the December 2004 issue of Moment.
A crowing rooster in a play yard and a curious granddaughter led us to...
From the Archives | India’s Lasting Gift
This article was originally published in the February 2007 issue of Moment.
India, with 16 official languages and a population of more than a billion people...
From the Archives | Necessary Losses—and Gains
This article was originally published in the April 2005 issue of Moment.
Some 20 years ago, Judith Viorst's bestseller 'Necessary Losses' seemed to me wise but,...