Athletic Anxiety
Two athletes have received attention lately for their struggles with anxiety disorders: NBA rookie Royce White of the Houston Rockets,
Etgar Keret Mourns a Friend
Miriam Shlesinger, a prominent writer who brought the works of Israeli writers like Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua to English
Do you speak Jewish?
A new online Jewish English dictionary has been launched in an attempt to aggregate the distinctive words used by English-speaking
Join Moment for a Discussion of Jewish and Journalistic Oppression in Iran
Our November/December 2011 issue featured a photo-essay filled with the never-before-published photographs of Hasan Sarbakhshian, an Associated Press photographer whose
From Challah to Cornbread: Jewish Identity in the South
by Kelley Kidd Sometimes, when I pray in Hebrew, it feels like cheating. I do not speak Hebrew, beyond my
Tell Us Your Story!
Moment‘s annual Short Fiction and Memoir Contests are currently accepting submissions! The Moment-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, established in 2000,
Israel Takes on Wikimania
by Charles Kopel “Education is a human right,” declared Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner to an applauding crowd of
Shuttering Yale’s Center on Anti-Semitism
By Symi Rom-Rymer Yale University announced yesterday that it is closing its Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism (YIISA).
Shuttering Yale's Center on Anti-Semitism
By Symi Rom-Rymer Yale University announced yesterday that it is closing its Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism (YIISA).
Israel’s Katrina
By Gabriel Weinstein After last week’s forest fire, the Carmel region in Northern Israel’s once emerald forests and fields have
Charity vs. Tzedakah: Restoring Justice to Giving
By Daniel Kieval The “season of giving,” for better and for worse, is upon us. The bestowing of gifts upon
Jewish Senators Oppose "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
By Steven Philp Despite significant party shifts within the United States legislature, repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT)