29 Oct

2014 November/December, World

Opinion // Why Women Are Still Not Heard

• May 30, 2017
• By Letty Cottin Pogrebin
• 0 comments

Even today, many Jewish women leaders are afraid to speak out with self-assurance. by Letty Cottin Pogrebin  Sometimes, words speak louder than actions.  Women have proliferated lately in...

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29 Oct

2014 November/December, Israel, World

Opinion // Israel Fixes Everything and Resolves Nothing

• May 31, 2017
• By Nahum Barnea
• 1 comment

Netanyahu and Israel are stuck in the status quo as the Palestinians go in another direction. by Nahum Barnea We’re living in a period of dramatic change, but...

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29 Oct

2014 November/December, From the Editor

From the Editors // Nadine Epstein & Sarah Breger

• May 30, 2017
• By navid
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Israel is a bifurcated nation. On one side, it is a robust democracy with active executive, legislative and judicial branches. On the other, it has...

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21 Oct

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest, Uncategorized

What We’re Reading: George Johnson

• October 30, 2014
• By Rachel Gross
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Here, we share what Moment editors are reading and watching, from news to novels. Up this week is senior editor George Johnson, who recently explored the Jewish origins...

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15 Oct

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A Moment with Gary Shteyngart

• October 30, 2014
• By Sala Levin
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After three novels chronicling the experiences of Russian-Jewish immigrants in America, Gary Shteyngart has turned his attention to a nonfiction version of the story--his own. His...

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14 Oct

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• November 20, 2014
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14 Oct

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest

HRC’s Sharon Groves on Gay Rights in Religious Communities

• October 30, 2014
• By Rachel Gross
• 1 comment

It's been an eventful month for the gay rights movement. Last Monday, the Supreme Court declined to review rulings overturning bans on same-sex marriage in five...

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09 Oct

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How “Anti-Semite” Miklos Horthy Saved the Jews of Budapest

• February 2, 2016
• By Rachel Gross
• 31 comments

By Eliezer M. Rabinovich In 1944, Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy saved more Jews than anyone else in the world. Yet today, next to the efforts of heroic...

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08 Oct

2014 September/October, Big Questions, Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine

What Makes Us Happy? A Symposium

• July 25, 2019
• By Moment
• 1 comment

The search for happiness is as old as humanity itself. In Jewish culture, the subject of happiness surfaces in biblical psalms, rabbinic commentary, Talmudic pilpul...

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06 Oct

Jews & Civil Rights, Latest, Uncategorized

Reader-Submitted Stories of Jews and Civil Rights

• January 27, 2015
• By Rachel Gross
• 0 comments

In honor of the yearlong anniversary of America’s historic Civil Rights Movement, Moment is collecting and sharing stories about Jews' role in the movement. Here are two more, submitted...

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03 Oct

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Closing the Book of Life: A Jewish Forensic Expert on Death’s Mysteries

• October 30, 2014
• By Rachel Gross
• 0 comments

For many Jews, the Day of Atonement marks a time for solemn reflection. After all is said and done—sins tallied, forgiveness asked, the Book of Life...

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02 Oct

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest, Uncategorized

A Moment with Comedian Paul Reiser on His NYC Return

• October 30, 2014
• By Rachel Gross
• 0 comments

Comedian Paul Reiser, best known for the hit 1990s TV sitcom Mad About You, is returning to the New York City stage to perform a stand-up...

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