Visual Moment | A Sephardi Silversmith’s Masterwork
A remarkable and rare pair of elaborate silver Torah finials have been jointly acquired by New York’s Jewish Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston.
Talk of the Table | The Locusts Are Coming!
Peering into the jar, I can see the little brown heads, eyes, bodies and wings of about 30 dried locusts.
What Is the U.N. Doing to Fight Antisemitism? A Wide-Open Conversation with U.N. Special Advisor Alice Wairimu Nderitu and Noah Phillips
Join the undersecretary for a wide-open conversation about why she believes the United Nations should be playing a bigger role in fighting antisemitism and what that looks like; her visit to Auschwitz; and what it’s like to be a mediator.
Musk, UN, Biden and Protests: What to Look for During Netanyahu’s U.S. Trip
From the Newsletter | Shana Tova! Let’s See the Fruits!
Shana Tova in the Mail: A Collector’s Vintage Jewish New Year Cards
Poem | The Hidden
The terebinth tree in the Arava is at least a thousand years old, as was her mother before her.
The Conversation
From the Editor | A Season of Self-Reflection
Every year I look forward to reading submissions to the Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest.
Memoir | Crossing the Krimml Pass
Bricha guides didn’t allow refugees to carry lights, not only to be invisible to border guards but also so they could not see the plunging drop-offs beside the trail.