26
Feb
Book Review | FDR and the Jews
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By
Marc Fisher
Marc Fisher reviews FDR and the Jews, by Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman.
26
Feb
Book Review | jews and words
Stefan Kanfer reviews jews and words by Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger.
20
Feb
The Most Notorious Anti-Jewish Official in American History
Kaskel’s Chutzpah
By Gary Stein
“Your people must leave all the villages,” the government official barked. “The district must be emptied. I have an order here!” With...
15
Feb
Blog from Istanbul: Turkey and Israel Should Unite
The Peoples of Turkey and Israel Should Work Together
By Aylin Kocaman
Turkey has sheltered Jews since Ottoman times. The Turkish people have a particular culture and...
15
Feb
Ask the Rabbis // Are Tattoos and Body Piercings Taboo?
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By
Moment
Independent
The Torah’s proscriptions of tattoos applied to imitating religio-cultic ways of peoples who don’t exist anymore, such as Hittites and Yevusites, and later to any...
13
Feb
The Mostly Sweet Tale of Jews and Chocolate
Convinced he would encounter Jewish traders on his 1492 journey, Christopher Columbus brought along a Jew as a Hebrew interpreter. Although he met no Jews...
13
Feb
Forbidden Love
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By
Mandy Katz
Anti-Semites who loved Jews—and the Jews who (sometimes) loved them back.
12
Feb
Letter from Chautauqua
The Protestant, intellectual playground founded in the 19th century is now home to a thriving Jewish community
Inspired by the late 19th century belief that it...
12
Feb
The Latke vs. Hamentash Debate Rages On
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By
Sala Levin
by Amy Schwartz
Which tastes better, the latke or the hamentash? Does the hamentash contain the secret of the universe? Is the latke a threat to...
11
Feb
Rabbis in Movies Quiz
With the Oscars less than two weeks away, take Moment's quiz to test your knowledge of holy men (and women) in Hollywood.
_____ stars as Rabbi...
11
Feb
Answers: Rabbis in Movies Quiz
Mel Brooks
Stephen Perlman
Ben Stiller
Ben Kingsley
Gene Wilder
Sam Waterston
Alan King
Richard Benjamin
Alan Mandell, George Wyner, Simon Helberg
Rob Steiger
Kevin Pollak
Meryl Streep
Zvee Scooler
11
Feb
Sarah Silverman’s Sister Arrested at the Western Wall
The sister of comic Sarah Siverman was just one of nearly a dozen women who were detained today at the Western Wall for praying while...