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02 Feb

Moment's Publish-a-Kid Contest

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
1 comment

Moment's annual Publish-a-Kid contest is underway! Every year, Moment invites kids ages 9-13 to write book reviews: the winning reviews will be published in the...

01 Feb

History, Latest

The Golem in the Attic

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
10 comments

By Kayla Green Tucked away in the snowy cobblestone streets of Prague’s Jewish Quarter stands a synagogue that is as old and significant as it is...

01 Feb

Culture, Latest

The Ah-Hah Moment

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Steven Philp Matt Goldman was not like the other six-year-old boys in his Cub Scout Den. First, he was Jewish. Second, he was gay. He...

28 Jan

Uncategorized

Cairo is Burning; Is Egyptian-Israeli Peace Next?

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
6 comments

By Niv Elis As the world watches the unprecedented protests in Cairo unfold live on Al Jazeera, America and Israel face an intractable dilemma over who...

28 Jan

History, Latest

The Holocaust Today

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops. In 2005, 60 years after the liberation,...

25 Jan

Uncategorized

Hollywood, Oscars and the Jews

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
10 comments

By Sophie Taylor This morning's Oscar nominations did no favors to anyone hoping to dispel the myth that Jews control Hollywood. In the nine most prominent...

25 Jan

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China Hedges Its Bets in the Middle East

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Gabriel Weinstein Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States was only the beginning of a busy week of diplomacy. Last Tuesday 10 Chinese...

24 Jan

Latest, Religion

Louder Than Words

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
1 comment

By Daniel Kieval In the wake of January 8’s horrific shooting in Tucson, Arizona, attention was rightly given to Representative Gabrielle Giffords’ 20-year-old intern, Daniel Hernandez....

24 Jan

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Jewish Mother Redux

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
4 comments

By Symi Rom-Rymer We’ve had the bad mother, the free-range mother, and now, thanks to Amy Chua, the Tiger Mother. From punishing late-night math sessions to...

21 Jan

Culture, Latest

Israel's Public Debate Over Privatized Land

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
3 comments

by Lily Hoffman Simon This week, Jews around the world celebrated Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year for trees. Among many Jews, the most popular way...

21 Jan

Culture, Latest, Misc

"Ex-Gays": Not Just for Christians

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
1 comment

by Steven Philp This past Saturday, people gathered outside Barnes & Noble in El Paso, TX to protest a book signing by Pastor Tom Brown, a...

20 Jan

Culture, Latest, Religion

The IDF's Rightward Movement?

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
4 comments

by Lily Hoffman Simon The Israeli Defense Force is often viewed as a reflection of Israeli ideologies, and of the Jewish state in general. This conception...