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.
22
Dec
A Wide Open Conversation with Esther Wojcicki and Nadine Epstein
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By
Moment
Esther Wojcicki, educator, journalist and author of How to Raise Successful People, in conversation with Moment’s editor-in-chief Nadine Epstein about her life, creativity and the T.R.I.C.K method, a set of five values – trust, respect, independence, collaboration and kindness – she used to raise her three accomplished daughters Susan (CEO of YouTube), Anne (Founder and CEO of 23andMe) and Janet (professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco) and teach thousands of high school students. She also discusses how these same values can strengthen corporate culture.
17
Dec
Mank: A Heroic Tragedy With No Tragic Hero
No one enjoys looking in the mirror more than Hollywood, and no one does it better—as vastly entertaining show-biz movies like Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s All About Eve, Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood can all attest. Now comes Mank, David Fincher’s loving and atmospheric re-creation of 1930s Hollywood.
17
Dec
Beshert | A Dishwasher’s Cycle of Kindness
“This stranger-on-a-train held onto my father’s kindness for decades and, at the moment when I needed it the most, she gave it back to me.”
15
Dec
Deborah Lipstadt and Robert Siegel: A Conversation on Antisemitism
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By
Join Deborah Lipstadt and Robert Siegel for a conversations on anti-Semitism, hosted by Moment Magazine with the support of the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation.
Deborah Lipstadt, author of Antisemitism Here and Now, is a professor at Emory University and is best known for having won a libel suit brought against her in London by David Irving, one of the world’s leading Holocaust deniers. The story of this trial was depicted in the film DENIAL with Academy Award winning actor Rachel Weisz depicting Deborah.
Robert Siegel is the former senior host of NPR’s award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered.
14
Dec
On Peace, Normalization and Politics
The latest news came late last week. Morocco has joined the growing list of Arab countries upgrading their relations with Israel. This list now includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan.
10
Dec
Beshert | An Internet Piece, An Inner Peace
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By
Lisa Prolman
I wore my necklace almost constantly for years, thinking of my grandparents each time I rubbed my fingers across the star’s face.