01 Dec

Latest, Religion

Mumbai Attack, Jewish Angle

• May 8, 2012
• By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
• 2 comments

By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler All our Thanksgiving weekends were touched with sadness as news from Mumbai interrupted what should have been cheery days watching football and spending...

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20 Nov

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Could an Evacuation of the Jewish Settlement in Hebron Spark an Israeli Civil War?

• October 14, 2021
• By Jeremy Gillick
• 1 comment

By Jeremy Gillick There is an interesting drama developing around one of the West Bank’s most radical and controversial Jewish settlements. Home to the Ma’arat HaMachpelah—the...

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20 Nov

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest

Israel Phil and Zippity Dudamel

• May 8, 2012
• By Mandy Katz
• 1 comment

By Mandy Katz The Israel Philharmonic must be the most relaxed symphony orchestra in the world. Really, some of these musicians literally lean back in their...

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20 Nov

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest

An Interest in Hanukkah? Jon Stewart Sings!

• November 24, 2021
• By Mandy Katz
• 0 comments

By Mandy Katz "Can I Interest You in Hanukkah?" may be the first ever TV ditty sung a due by Jon Stewart and fellow faux-newsie Stephen...

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18 Nov

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest

Israel's Donald Trump? Reality Show to Feature "The Arcadi"

• May 8, 2012
• By Mandy Katz
• 0 comments

By Mandy Katz Jerusalem voters may have told Arcadi Gaydamak, "You're fired" last week, as Nir Barkat edged him for the Jerusalem mayoralty. But don't imagine the...

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13 Nov

Culture, Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest, Misc, Religion

The Forward 50: 2008 Jews of the Year

• May 8, 2012
• By Jeremy Gillick
• 0 comments

By Jeremy Gillick The Forward has published its annual list of America’s 50 most important Jews: the Forward 50. Winners include Rahm Emanuel, Obama's newly appointed Chief...

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12 Nov

Culture, Latest, Religion

A B’racha for Barack? The Obama Kiddush

• July 13, 2023
• By Mandy Katz
• 3 comments

By Mandy Katz Raise a glass tonight and every night through January 20. You don't have to know Hebrew to intone this one (though it helps...

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11 Nov

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Son of Jewish Refugee Elected Prime Minister of New Zealand

• May 8, 2012
• By Nonna Gorilovskaya
• 0 comments

By Nonna Gorilovskaya John Key, son of a Jewish refugee, was elected the next prime minister of Middle-earth New Zealand, the country best known for its...

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10 Nov

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Al Franken Gets Serious

• July 26, 2016
• By Maxine Springer
• 0 comments

by David Paul Kuhn Al Franken leans over the scattered papers atop his desk. He puffs out his pasty cheeks. His round brown glasses seem slightly...

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10 Nov

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Post-Obama Fix: Jerusalem's Mayoral Election

• May 8, 2012
• By Mandy Katz
• 1 comment

In a haze of post-Obamania deflation this week, I turned for a political fix to Jerusalem and the hotly contested mayoral election taking place tomorrow....

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10 Nov

Latest, Moment Magazine

November/December Issue of Moment

• September 12, 2022
• By Maxine Springer
• 0 comments

It's on newsstands now! The election is over. Take a deep breath. Now, curl up at home with the new issue of Moment. First you'll meet Jonathan...

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07 Nov

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Obama's Jewish CIA Director: Anthony Lake?

• May 8, 2012
• By Jeremy Gillick
• 0 comments

The New York Times claims Lake can have the job if he wants it. While it's not clear that he does, he's certainly in the...

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