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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
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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...

05 Mar

2012 March-April, Issues

Recovering Messiah

April 19, 2023
By Nadine Epstein
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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...

29 Feb

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99 Problems But a Bar Mitzvah Ain't One

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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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...

28 Feb

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The Messiah (Issue) is Coming!

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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The wait for our Messiah issue is almost over! The March/April Moment is coming off the presses now, but here's a sneak peek at the cover...

27 Feb

Religion

The Age-Old New-Age Approach to Judaism

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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by Kelley Kidd This morning, I woke up feeling extremely grumpy. Too little sleep the night before combined with looming stress put me in a supremely...

24 Feb

Culture, Religion, topics

Election News Roundup

By Monika Wysocki Here's a look at a few religion and politics highlights from this week... The newest front-runner in the wildly unpredictable GOP primary, former Senator...

21 Feb

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Join Moment for a Discussion of Jewish and Journalistic Oppression in Iran

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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Our November/December 2011 issue featured a photo-essay filled with the never-before-published photographs of Hasan Sarbakhshian, an Associated Press photographer whose work documenting Iran's Jewish community...

17 Feb

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From Challah to Cornbread: Jewish Identity in the South

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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by Kelley Kidd Sometimes, when I pray in Hebrew, it feels like cheating. I do not speak Hebrew, beyond my ability to clumsily stumble over a...

16 Feb

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Are Jewish Donkeys Suffering from Elephantitis?

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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by Alexis McNamee Rampant speculations during this election season that the Democratic party is losing its Jewish loyalty are overblown. Yes, the results of 12 surveys...

10 Feb

Religion, U.S. Politics

Catholic Candidates, Voters and Contraception

By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil From the announcement of President Obama’s controversial new contraception policy, to Rick Santorum’s unexpected triple-win on Tuesday—Catholics have determined this week’s news...

07 Feb

2011 November-December, International, Religion

A Priest Bears Witness

June 1, 2017
By Sarah Breger
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Father Patrick Desbois is on a mission to uncover the mass graves of nearly two million Jews. Sixty years after the Holocaust, time is running...

03 Feb

Culture

The Jewish Jordan, King Amar’e, and a Kabbalistic Halftime

February 3, 2012
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by Sala Levin The Super Bowl is upon us, and this year the New England Patriots (owned by Robert Kraft, heavily involved in Jewish philanthropy) and...