26 Jul

Culture, Latest, Misc, Religion

Six Figures for a Thirteenth Birthday

• February 1, 2013
• By Moment
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By Lily Shoulberg Growing up in New York City, I’ve always had plenty of Jewish friends, gone to public schools with significant Jewish populations, and, in...

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25 Jul

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Is the New York Times More Jewish than Moment?

• February 1, 2013
• By Moment
• 3 comments

By Rebecca Borison For the past couple of months I’ve been mastering the skill of finding Jewish-related news. I follow the Jewish blogs and sites—Jewcy, Jewlicious,...

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24 Jul

History, Latest, Religion, topics

The (True) Myth of the Jewish Democrat

• February 1, 2013
• By Moment
• 7 comments

By Daniela Enriquez Elections are around the corner and once again the question presents itself—are Jews by nature Democrats? That American Jews tend to lean left...

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23 Jul

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L’Chaim in Lithuania

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 2 comments

by Ellen Cassedy Waving at me from across Castle Street was Violeta, a middle-aged woman with a broad, fair face and blond hair, her solid body...

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20 Jul

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No Gaga Here: Extreme Summer Camps in the Middle East

• February 1, 2013
• By Moment
• 1 comment

By Rebecca Borison While I grew up at a Jewish summer camp playing Gaga, kids growing up in slightly (read: very) different areas than me are...

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18 Jul

History, Latest, topics

TIAA-CREF Divests from Caterpillar

• February 1, 2013
• By Moment
• 1 comment

By Julia Glauberman In recent weeks, TIAA-CREF, a leading financial services organization that manages nearly $500 billion in assets, has announced that it will remove Caterpillar,...

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17 Jul

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Jewish Intellectualism

• February 1, 2013
• By Moment
• 4 comments

By Lily Shoulberg It is no secret that Jews value education.  Just as I was raised with the culture, prayers and foods that have come to...

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17 Jul

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A Jewish Tunisian Dinner in Italy

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
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by Daniela Enriquez What is the first thing I think about when I go back home to Sicily? A Tunisian family dinner, of course. As the...

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16 Jul

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A Time to Be Born

• August 16, 2022
• By Moment
• 10 comments

By Rebecca Borison When Connie G. Krupin first became a mother, she went to the nearest bookstore to find a baby book.  After purchasing one of...

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13 Jul

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Shabbat’s Gray Area

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 1 comment

by Rebecca Borison Israeli President Shimon Peres recently announced that he has cancelled his trip to London for the Olympics’ opening ceremony. Why? When he discovered...

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12 Jul

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The Kosher Higgs Boson

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 1 comment

by Daniela Enriquez Last week, on the Fourth of July, while most Americans were celebrating their Independence Day, scientists working at CERN (the European Center for...

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11 Jul

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Environmental Activism: Good For The Jews?

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 4 comments

by Kara A. Kaufman As we feel the heat this summer--the unpleasant, sweaty results of global warming-- we wondered: How are Jewish organizations working on issues...

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