25
Nov
Jewish Word | Bark Mitzvah
The first known bark mitzvah took place in 1958 in Beverly Hills, California.
22
Nov
The Lost Jews of Disney+
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Andrew Lapin
Jewishness is both unrelated to the Disney archive and, thanks to Walt Disney’s long-rumored yet long-denied anti-Semitism, inseparable from it.
21
Nov
All You Need to Know About Netanyahu’s Indictment
What happened today?
For the first time in Israel’s history, a sitting prime minister has been indicted on criminal charges. The most serious charge is of...
21
Nov
Beshert | The Dime of His Life
He was incredibly picky. The photo album he made in the 1940s shows him dashingly handsome, in and out of New York City, in and out of baggy suits, Navy uniforms and bathing shorts, with girlfriends, pre-kiss, post-kiss. One annotation reads something like: “She had thoughts of marriage but he didn’t.” In his 30s, with two degrees and military service behind him, he was still in search of the perfect Jewish wife. This physicist, with a remarkably unique mind, drove his Kaiser to Manhattan from New Jersey on weekends to find her.
20
Nov
The Colmar Treasure: Bringing Jewish Life Into Medieval Art
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Lilly Gelman
Until recently, the Met Cloisters, situated at the top of a peaceful hill in Fort Tryon Park in the middle of Manhattan’s bustling Washington Heights—a...
18
Nov
The New Mechitza
Israel’s publicly funded universities now offer gender-segregated programs to help the ultra-Orthodox earn degrees. But at what price?
18
Nov
Talk of the Table | Jews and ’Shrooms
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When a student of the famous Talmudic sage Rabbi Gamliel doubted the majesty of the World-to-Come
18
Nov
Ask the Rabbis | Should Dirty Money Be Returned?
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Moment
The ethics of using “dirty money” has been a topic of conversation in Jewish circles for millennia.
18
Nov
Candidate Spotlight: Pete Buttigieg
This is a scenario some are now looking at, as Pete Buttigieg, even younger and less experienced than Obama was at the time, is having his moment. The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana is surging in Iowa, the first state to vote in February. He is now polling at 25 percent, leaving Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in a tight three-way race for second place.
15
Nov
Does “Jojo Rabbit” Have Anything New to Say About Fascism?
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Jojo Rabbit, which is shaping up to be easily the most divisive film of the awards season, shows us the Third Reich through the eyes of a child.
14
Nov
Beshert | ‘SHELLY!!!’ (Who Knew?)
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Jay Geller
It turns out that Uncle Leon and Amy’s cousin Sheldon had grown up together and were best friends. Beshert!
12
Nov
More Five Books
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Moment received an overwhelming response to our Big Question, in which we asked a group of rabbis, scholars, educators, authors and artists: What are five must-read books to be an educated Jew? We have been flooded with so many requests for more that we decided to continue the project. Every week, Moment will bring you a new set of recommendations, each from a unique perspective.