The Elephant in the Room
Moment’s annual Elephant in the Room Contest–designed to foster conversation about important but little-discussed topics–is taking on an issue many
Moment’s annual Elephant in the Room Contest–designed to foster conversation about important but little-discussed topics–is taking on an issue many
Anxiety and Judaism: the two seem to go hand-in-hand. From Moses to Franz Kafka to Woody Allen, the tradition is
You may have heard that tomorrow is Election Day. In anticipation, here’s a round-up of some of Moment’s recent political
Editorial Leadership Editor-in-Chief & CEO: Nadine Epstein Award-winning journalist Nadine Epstein is editor-in-chief and CEO of Moment Magazine, founder and
The Intersection of Politics and Satire. A Moment Symposium Robert Mankoff Political satire is ridicule dedicated to exposing the difference
irschman, unwilling to bend, was refusing to participate. A lifelong agnostic, and proud of it, he’d managed for 82 years
Our columnist leaves her comfort zone and accepts an aliyah for the first time.
The Greatest Story Ever Retold The Lawgiver Herman Wouk Simon & Schuster 2012, $25.99, pp. 232 The Lawgiver, a new
Moment editor Nadine Epstein sat down with Ed Koch at his office, just after the mayor arrived from his morning
Swift acceptance of gays by the Israeli Defense Forces in 1993 helped transform Israel into one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world. Moment looks at the history—and the future—of the gay rights movement in Israel, from the rainbow flag-strewn streets of Tel Aviv to the more traditional enclave of Jerusalem.
For centuries, political philosophers have thought of democracy as a Greek idea, but it turns out there are a myriad of ways to attribute democratic ideas to the Jewish people. Noah Feldman, Jodi Kantor, Ruth Wisse, Ed Koch, Shlomo Avineri and others weigh in.
by Rebecca Borison This evening, Jews around the world will gather to celebrate finishing all of the tractates of the