05 Mar

2012 March-April, Ask the Rabbis, Issues, Religion

Ask the Rabbis | Are Jews Still Expecting a Messiah?

• December 28, 2021
• By Moment
• 11 comments

INDEPENDENT Very few of us ever expected the Messiah. We spent most of our history hoping for one. And one day, indeed, the dove will return...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, Issues, Jewish Word, Religion, Topics

Jewish Word | A Word Fit for a King

• July 25, 2019
• By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
• 1 comment

By Caitlin Yoshika Kandil Today, “messiah” usually brings to mind a personal savior, the end of time, the Kingdom of Heaven—or Jesus Christ. This grand, contemporary...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, Israel, Issues, Opinion, Topics, U.S. Politics

Nathan Guttman: Is the American Right too Right for Israel?

• June 4, 2013
• By Nathan Guttman
• 0 comments

By Nathan Guttman This election cycle has officially ended the decades-long debate over whether Israel should be an American campaign issue. For better or worse, it...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, Israel, Issues, Religion

Eetta Prince-Gibson: Can a “Messiah” Save Israel Now?

• June 4, 2013
• By Eetta Prince-Gibson
• 1 comment

By Eetta Prince-Gibson “The Messiah is not coming. The Messiah is not going to phone, either.” In a still-popular song from the 1980s, Israeli rock singer Shalom...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, Israel, Issues, Opinion, Religion, Topics

Naomi Ragen: The Ultra-Orthodox’ PR Problem

• June 4, 2013
• By Naomi Ragen
• 0 comments

By Naomi Ragen The cultural divide in Israel between Haredi and secular Jews has reached new extremes. In December, Haredi men spat upon a terrified eight-year-old...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, Culture, Issues, Opinion, Topics

Clifford D. May: Are We Too Fair-minded to Take Our Own Side?

• June 4, 2013
• By Clifford D. May
• 0 comments

By Clifford D. May In the 20th century, a war was waged against the Jews of Europe. It culminated in the Holocaust. In the 21st century,...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, From the Editor, Issues, Opinion, Topics

From The Editor

• February 5, 2013
• By Nadine Epstein
• 0 comments

By Nadine Epstein Welcome to our Messiah Issue! The specter of a messiah is alive and well in the 21st century. We may not think of it...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, Fiction, Issues, Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction

Fiction // Infections

• August 2, 2023
• By Dalia Rosenfeld
• 0 comments

This story is the second-place winner of the 2010 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Founded in 2000, the contest was created to recognize authors...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, History, Issues, Religion

Messiah Mania: A Short History of Four Jews and Their Legacies

• June 4, 2013
• By Joan Alpert
• 0 comments

Jesus Simon Bar Kokhba Shabbtai Tzvi Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson No one can verify the exact number, but to date, Judaism has rejected at least 24 Jews claiming to...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, Big Questions, Issues, Religion

What Does the Concept of the Messiah Mean Today?

• July 25, 2019
• By Moment
• 4 comments

Amos Oz I’m a secular Jew. I am in dire need of sober political leadership, not of a messiah. But let me tell you this. In...

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05 Mar

2012 March-April, Issues

Recovering Messiah

• April 19, 2023
• By Nadine Epstein
• 0 comments

By Nadine Epstein If ever there was a tale of comic resurrection, it belongs to Marc Maron. The 48-year-old comedian’s climb back from drugs, drinking and...

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29 Feb

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99 Problems But a Bar Mitzvah Ain't One

• May 8, 2012
• By Sala Levin
• 0 comments

Jews have a semi-long and semi-illustrious history in rap music (Beastie Boys: yes; Mac Miller: no; Drake: the jury's still out). Even Jay-Z's given Jews...

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