05
Jan
Opinion | Will Israelis Embrace Biden?
Five days after the U.S. elections, my husband and I enjoyed a rare Pilates class between lockdowns.
05
Jan
From the Editor | The Great American Reset
Every four or eight years, the United States has the opportunity for a political reset.
05
Jan
Ms. Manning goes to Washington
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By
Ellen Wexler
For newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the work begins right away.
05
Jan
Opinion | The Trouble with ‘Q’
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By
Sarah Posner
In her victory speech in August, after winning the Republican primary runoff for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, Marjorie Taylor Greene was obstreperous and foul-mouthed.
05
Jan
What’s So Funny About Jewish Humor with William Novak
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By
Moment
Jewish jokes are a precious commodity and a special part of our heritage. Some of the best ones are worth looking at as succinct and entertaining expressions of our values. William Novak, co-editor of The Big Book of Jewish Humor, in print since 1981, explores some of the values behind the jokes and how they can be treated as secular Jewish texts. From well-known classics to relatively obscure examples, there is some history, commentary and plenty of laughs.
04
Jan
Opinion | Picking Their Poison
In every Israeli election since 2015—we’ve had four now, and in 2021 are headed toward a fifth—the average Israeli voter has one main thing in mind when he or she decides whom to vote for: Do I want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep his job?
04
Jan
Opinion | A Dangerous Precedent
The Supreme Court has entangled synagogues in culture wars with its absolutist rulings on religious liberty cases during the pandemic.
31
Dec
The Top 20 Most-Read Stories of 2020
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By
Lilly Gelman
As we count down the hours left of this challenging year, take a look back at the stories that shaped the American Jewish conversation in 2020. With a mix of serious and light coverage of 2020 politics, pandemics and more, here are Moment’s top articles of 2020
31
Dec
Beshert | In Italy, “Destinato”
Writer Carolyn Ariella Sofia longs for a deeper connection to her Italian Jewish heritage. Finally, after years of waiting, she finds home.
28
Dec
Wrapping Up the Trump Presidency
Before they leave for the Sunshine State, Israel’s government is making sure to show its gratitude to Kushner for four years of holding the administration’s Middle East portfolio, brokering normalization agreements with four Arab countries and shifting America’s policy in the region to a more Likud-oriented posture.
Israelis may not be known for their fancy gifts, but they have a knack for historic symbolic presents.
So what did Kushner find in his goody bag?
24
Dec
Beshert | I Get By With A Little Help For Your Friends
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By
Nina Badzin
An editor hired me to give friendship advice on her website. From the very first question, the gig was beshert.
23
Dec
Ossoff, Warnock and Georgia’s Black-Jewish Coalitions
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By
Zoe Katz
When Jon Ossoff and the Reverend Raphael Warnock stand together to campaign in Georgia’s twin Senate runoffs, they stand on the state’s well-established foundation of Black-Jewish cooperation.