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

Culture, Latest, Religion

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

Culture, Latest, topics

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

Culture, Latest

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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10 Jul

Culture, Latest

The Three-Hour Diet

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 1 comment

by Rebecca Borison Thanksgiving never really manages to excite me. Yes, it’s nice to be with family, but the whole feast aspect just isn’t that novel....

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09 Jul

2012 July-August, Issues

The Genetic Legacy of Jewish Catholics

• February 1, 2013
• By Daphna Berman
• 3 comments

When Francesc Calafell, a geneticist at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona, first began swabbing cheeks as part of an effort to study the...

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09 Jul

Culture, Latest

Jews With Better Food?

• April 5, 2013
• By momentadmin
• 1 comment

by Daniela Enriquez Have you ever wondered if you have Italian Jewish roots? Or, do you think you have an Italian Jewish last name? You may...

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06 Jul

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Believe In God? There’s (Maybe) A Gene For That.

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 0 comments

Is there a God gene? The idea--that a person's capacity for belief in God, or lack thereof, is imprinted on her genetic code--is the basis...

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05 Jul

Culture, Latest

Moment Takes On Genes And Religion

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 0 comments

It's summer. We know what's on your mind: the connection between genes and religion. Well, you're in luck, folks! That's right, our July/August issue is out...

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